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spaces more strongly Inil similarly convex, except the 8th, carinate 

 and closely, uniseriateh-, coarscK' granulate, with stout reddish, 

 uniseriate hairs; the 2nd and 3rd united at the base of the apical 

 prolongation to form its dorsal carina, the 8th more strongh- 

 carinate on the apical third, the Oih granulate throughout its 

 length, sparsely and more feeblv on ihc niiddh' ibird, rather coarseK" 

 and irregularly at the base. 



The metasternum has the middle line sulcate on the caudal half; 

 the abdominal sternites are closely, moderatcK' granulate-punctate, 

 more coarsely than the metasternum and more coarseh* than in 

 the female, and with distinctl>' longer hairs. 



The type, a female, is from Tsitga heterophylla, taken at Camp- 

 bell River, B. (\ It is in the collection of the Entomological 

 Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. 



Pi. ATI- VI. 



A. Platypus wilsoni, C . Greatly enlarged. Slightly nKjdified 

 from Entomological Bulletin Xo. 7, Dept. of Agriculture, Canada. 



B. Platypus icilsoni, >:/'. Apices of the ehtra. CreatK- en- 

 larged — (Origi nal ) . 



Plate VII. 

 1, Boring dust of Platypus unlsoni, 2, Maxilla; 3, Labium; 

 4, Maxillary Palp, greatly enlarged; 5, Antenna. All enlarged. 

 (Original). 



DESC RIPTION OF ELEVEN NEW SPECIPZS OF 

 CHALCID FLIES. 



RV A. A. (ilKAlLT, \VASHIN( .TON, L>. C. 



Neomphaloidella ceroplastae, il sp. 



Female — Length l.UO mm. 



Differs from Tetrastichus periplauetcc Crawiord in b"ing darker, 

 the scape is partly metallic, there is no lateral carina on the pro- 

 podeum, the latter is not distinctly scaly, there are punctures along 

 the lateral margin of the scutum. 



Greenish black, the wings hyaline, the \enation pale yellow, 

 the knees, tibia' and tarsi (except the last joint) distal 

 half of scape and the pedicel, except the proximal half a]>ove, 

 golden yellow. Funicle joints subequal, each nearly twice longer 

 than wide, slighth- longer than the pedicel; club 1 as long as funicle 



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