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abdomen white ; wings subhyaline, witli a dusky spot beneath 

 stigma. Mesothorax shining, with finely impressed lines ; raeta- 

 thorax rounded, densely and finely rugose, tubercles short, suba- 

 cute; areolet 5-angular, outer nervure hyaline; abdomen de- 

 pressed. Length 3f lines. 

 Orizaba. 



14. Hemiteles admirabilis, n. sp. 



9. Head, antennae, pro- and mesothorax, scutellar region and 

 pleura above and anterior margin beneath, black ; remainder of 

 pleura, metathorax, legs, and abdomen honey-yellow or pale fer- 

 ruginous ; orbits, middle of face, clypeus, labrum, spot at base of 

 mandibles, annulus on antennae, collar, tegulte, spot beneath, two 

 discal lines on mesothorax, scutellum, dot behind, sj^ot behind 

 base of wings, spot beneath wings, two spots at apex of meta- 

 thorax, anterior coxae and trochanters, posterior coxae except 

 base and apex, and apical margins of abdominal segments 1, 2, 

 and 7, white; remainder of seventh segment black; base and 

 apex of posterior tarsi fuscous ; wings hyaline, with a fuscous 

 cloud at apex. Opaque ; metathorax without tubercles or spines. 

 Length 4 lines. 



Cordova. 



15. Hemiteles sulsus, n. sp. 



9. Head, antennae, and thorax black; face, mouth, orbits, 

 scape beneath, broad annulus on flagellum, collai*, tegulffi, line 

 before, spot beneath, two short discal lines on mesothorax, scutel- 

 lum, pleura except anterior and posterior margins, spot on flanks 

 of metathorax, two spots at tip covering tubercles, four anterior 

 coxae and trochanters, spot on posterior coxae above, posterior 

 tarsi, apex of first abdominal segment and spot on each apical 

 corner of second, white ; legs and abdomen pale honey-yellow ; 

 four anterior tarsi, tips of posterior pair, base of first and second 

 segments of abdomen more or less, fuscous; wings 113'aline. Slen- 

 der; opaque; metathoracic tubercles very short and blunt; areolet 

 small, 5-angular, open ; base of abdomen slender, beyond which 

 it is oblong-ovate, shining. Length 3^ lines. 



Orizaba. 



16. Hemiteles transilis, n. sp. 



9. Head, antennae and mesothorax black; metathorax, legs 

 and abdomen pale honey-yellow ; face, mouth, orbits, cheeks, scape 



