EUEYTOMA.— BEPHBATA. 109 



Hab. Panama, Bugaba {Champion). 



Antennae as long as the head and thorax, moderately thick, becoming gradually and 

 slightly thicker towards the apex, covered sparsely with hairs, which are depressed and 

 directed towards the apex ; the scape is not much longer than the second and third 

 joints together ; the second less than one half of the length of the third ; the third is a 

 little longer than the fourth, and a little shorter and thinner than the fifth ; sixth 

 shorter than the seventh ; the eighth longer than the latter, compressed, and with no trace 

 of segmentation. The head and thorax are covered sparsely with short glistening white 

 hairs, except on the vertex and pronotum ; the mesopleurae and mesocoxse are finely 

 and closely punctured. Abdomen shorter than the thorax, oval, and very strongly 

 compressed. The ovipositor projects a little, issuing from the middle of the abdomen. 

 Wings glabrous at the border; nervures pallid testaceous. 



BEPHRATA. 



Antennae 9-jointed, filiform; the joints longish, tapering towards the apex; scape 

 short, of the length of the ring and the next joint ; ring distinct, ovoid ; first joint of 

 flagellum a little longer than next, the others subequal ; they are situated high on the 

 front, which is deeply excavated between them and the ocelli. Ocelli in a curve. 

 Eyes bare ; the head projects but little behind them. Prothorax large, quadrate, 

 compressed at the sides. Thorax much longer than broad. Scutellum large. Abdomen 

 strongly compressed laterally ; second segment one half longer than the next, which is 

 shorter than the fourth ; the fifth is longer than the fourth. Ovipositor concealed ; last 

 ventral segment deeply incised. Legs simple ; posterior femora a little enlarged, the 

 spurs minute. Costal branch one half of the length of the ulna ; cubitus half the length 

 of the costal branch. The costal nervure in the posterior wings is well developed. 



In the strongly punctured thorax this genus agrees with Eurytoma ; but the structure 

 of the antenna? (in the joints being longer and thinner, and in the last not forming a 

 club) and of the abdomen is very different. The marginal branch of the ulna is much 

 longer. In the long strongly compressed abdomen it departs from the other Eury- 

 tomids entirely. 



1. Bephrata ruficollis. (Tab. V. figg. 13, $ ; 13 a, antenna.) 



Eufa ; antennarum articulis 6°-9 m , meso- metathorace abdominisque dorso nigris ; alis fere hyalinis. 

 Long. 6-7 millim. 



Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 to 4000 feet {Champion). 



The head is punctured, more strongly on the top ; the antennal grooves smooth, 

 shining. Thorax coarsely punctured. Mesopleura smooth, scarcely punctured, a deep 

 striated oblique groove in the centre. Head and thorax covered with a white glistening 



