HEMITELES. 25 9 



25. Hemiteles leucosoma. 



Ferruginous ; antennis capiteque nigris ; annulo antennarum, ore, prothoraceque antice, albis ; alis flavo-hyalinis, 



medio apiceque fumatis, stigmate testaceo. <f 

 Long. 7 raillim. ; terebra 2 millim. 



Hab. Guatemala, San Geronimo (Champion). 



Antennae longish ; scape obscure brownish on the lower side. Head opaque, finely 

 punctured all over. Thorax finely punctured, the sides more or less striated. The 

 prosternum broadly, the tubercles below the tegulae, and the metathoracic tubercles, 

 clear white. Sutures of the mesonotum obsolete. Metathorax more strongly punc- 

 tured than the mesothorax; the transverse keels distinct; tubercles stout, rounded at 

 the apex, scarcely twice as long as wide. Abdomen (including the petiole) finely and 

 closely punctured ; the apical segments yellowish at the apex. Coxae punctured. The 

 middle fascia in the wings is placed between the basal nervure and the base of the 

 stigma ; the cloud at the apex is broader. Areolet higher than long, open at the apex. 



b. Head ferruginous. (Species 26 and 27) 



26. Hemiteles mexicanus. 



Pallide f errugineus ; antennis nigris, medio annulo albo, basi testaeea; orbitis flavis; alis hyalinis, fusco 



bifasciatis. $ . 

 Long. 7 millim. ; terebra 2 millim. 



Hab. Mexico (Salle). 



Antennae longer than the body. Head and thorax very finely punctured, shining ; 

 scutellum aciculate ; metathorax, if anything, more strongly punctured ; the two trans- 

 verse keels distinct, but very slightly bent upwards ; tubercles absent. Abdomen finely 

 punctured ; petiole aciculate, yellowish at the base. Coxae finely punctured ; the legs 

 more pallid in tint than the body, especially the anterior pair and the tarsi ; the latter 

 blackish at the apex. The wings have a cloud at the basal nervure, and one at the 

 areolet, and the apex is faintly clouded. Areolet angled on the lower side ; the rest 

 and the stigma torn off. 



27. Hemiteles ruficornis. 



Rufo-testaceus ; facie tarsisque pallidis ; alis hyalinis, fusco bifasciatis. c? . 

 Long. 9 millim. 



Hab. Guatemala, Zapote (Champion). 



Antennae stout, if anything, thickened towards the apex, covered with a microscopic 

 pile. Head minutely punctured ; tips of the mandibles blackish ; palpi longish, pale 

 testaceous. Thorax closely punctured, the pleurae more strongly than on the top, and 

 more or less striated. Scutellum shining, impunctate. Metathorax closely punctured 

 all over; upper transverse keel thin but distinct; tubercles and lower keel absent. 



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