SMICEA. 93 



Hab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer). 



In one specimen the head and thorax are fulvous, variegated with yellow, in the 

 other they are yellow variegated with fulvous ; in both the abdomen is fulvous, marked 

 on the back at the junction of the segments with yellow bands. Scape narrow, curved, 

 cylindrical ; joints of the flagellum closely united, covered with a close pile. Head not 

 excavated in front beyond a furrow which runs down from the ocelli, projecting 

 broadly between the antennae, the projection being triangular. Furrow behind the hind 

 ocellus deep, wide. Thorax obscurely punctured, almost impunctate, pleural depression 

 obscurely striated. Scutellum bordered behind, ending in a blunt point. Metanotum 

 with faint reticulations at the apex, projecting at the side into a large tooth. Petiole 

 about one half the length of the coxae. Abdomen of the length of the thorax, the 

 apex bluntly acuminate ; ovipositor shortly projecting. Posterior femora not much 

 longer than coxae. 



The male has the petiole, if any thing, shorter and thicker than in the female, the ab- 

 domen is longer and thinner, and the scape is thicker at the apex and carinated beneath. 



The absence of black on the thorax and petiole, smaller fuscous mark on the wings 

 (it not reaching to the middle of the wing), longer petiole, and almost impunctate thorax 

 easily enable this little species to be separated from S. maculipennis. v 



- — 39. Smicra fulvo-maculata. 



Citrina, fulvo-maculata ; antennarum flagello nigro, subtus branneo ; alis hyalinis, nervis sordide flavis; femoribus 



posticis 19-dentatis. 

 Long. 6 millim. 



Hab. Panama, Bugaba {Champion). 



Antennae thick, becoming somewhat thicker towards the apex, the joints distinctly 

 separated at the apex ; scape nearly straight, not cariDated beneath. Furrow between the 

 two posterior ocelli deep, broad, and there is a curved groove on their outer side. Head 

 and thorax covered with a pale, glistening pubescence. Mesonotum obscurely punc- 

 tured, transversely striated in front of the scutellum, which is a little rounded at the 

 base ; its apex produced into a point, margined. Metanotum with a central keel, which 

 bifurcates in the middle, forming a narrow longish cellule ; from the point where it 

 bifurcates a keel runs to the side. Above this keel the metanotum is smooth, below it 

 reticulated ; sides of the metanotum straight, margined. Petiole thick, not one half longer 

 than broad. The abdomen is obscure fulvous ; but I am not quite sure if this is not 

 owing to discoloration ; the base is yellow ; sheath of ovipositor black, projecting. 

 Posterior knees and femora mostly fulvous. 



40. Smicra obtusiventris. 



Flava ; antennis supra nigris, subtus sordide rufis, scapo flavo, tarsis posticis apice nigro ; femoribus posticis 



12-13-dentatis, parvis, nigris ; alis hyalinis. 

 Long. 5 millim. 



