452 HYMENOPTERA. 



The insect I treat as the male of the same species is similar to the female in colora- 

 tion and sculpture. The flagellum is sparsely pilose, and the basal joint of the antennae 

 is (if anything) shorter than the third, the latter being longer than the fourth. The 

 femora (particularly the hinder pair) incline to fuscous. 



6. Epyris testaceipes. (Tab. XIX. fig. 18.) 



Niger, sparse punctate), antennis basi late, tegulis, pedibus abdominisque apice testaceis ; alis fere hyalinis, 



apice fumatis. S abdomine brunneo-testaceis. 

 Long. 6 millim. 



Hal. Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 



Antennae a little longer than the thorax; the first joint curved, longer than the 

 second and third joints united ; the third joint longer than the fourth, and fully three 

 times the length of the second; joints 3-13 densely pilose. Head almost alutaceous, 

 covered with shallow scattered punctures ; behind and laterally bearing some rather 

 long fuscous hairs ; eyes large, reaching to the base of the mandibles and behind to the 

 front ocellus ; mandibles finely punctured, reddish, sparsely covered with white hairs, 

 the teeth blackish. Pro- and mesothorax alutaceous, sparsely punctured, clothed with 

 scattered fuscous hairs. Prothorax above somewhat shorter than the mesothorax ; 

 dilated at the apex. Parapsidal furrows complete. There are no foveas at the base of 

 the scutellum ; the latter is more sparsely punctured than the mesonotum. Meta- 

 notum at the base and down the centre (except at the apex) irregularly reticulated and 

 with a keel down the middle ; the sides and apex (which has a semiperpendicular 

 slope) finely rugose. Abdomen broader than the thorax ; the sides covered with pale 

 hair. Wings: radial nervure broadly curved; second discoidal cellule open at the 

 apex. 



Not unlike the male of E. nitidieeps ; but that differs from the same sex of E. testa- 

 ceipes in having foveas at the base of the scutellum, in the parapsidal furrows being 

 deeper, wider, and not reaching to the base of the mesonotum, in the eyes being much 

 smaller and not reaching to the ocelli, in the legs being reddish (not testaceous), in the 

 apex of the metanotum not being rugose, and in the antennas being longer. 



7. Epyris multicarinatus. (Tab. XIX. fig. 13.) 



Niger, basi et apice femorum, apice coxarum, trocbanteribus, tibiis tarsisque anticis, ore mandibulisque runs ; 



capite fere punctato ; metanoto striolato ; alis fumatis. 

 Long. 6 millim. 



Hah Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 4000 feet (Champion). 



First joint of the antennas longer than the second, third, and fourth joints united ; 

 the latter a little longer than the second and blackish at the apex (the other joints 

 absent). Head and thorax shining, almost impunctate; eyes large, reaching nearly 

 to the mandibles, but not to the ocelli; the latter are placed quite close to the 



