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Baoanusia africana, n. sp. 



Female — Length 1.35 mm. 



I^iffcrs from the description of the genotype as follows: The 

 club is only somewhat longer than the funide; fiinides o and (iare 

 white; the dorsal apex of the second tooth of the mandibles is tooth- 

 likc, appearing nearly as a small intermediate tooth; the marginal 

 \ein is only about twice longer than wide, subecjual to the post- 

 marginal, the stigmal somewhat shorter; only the tips of the tibia', 

 the tarsi (except last joint) and a band on caudal tibia just below 

 the knee, are yellowish white (a broader band at base of middle 

 tibiie) ; otherwise about the saine. Scutelluni with \elvety appear- 

 ance. Hairless line of fort- wing with oiiK al)out 4-5 loose lines of 

 cilia proximad of it. Club oblicpieU truncate from the base of 

 joint 3. l-\inicle (5 a little longer than 1. much wider. 



The male has the knees somewhat pale, the frons distinctK' 

 broader, the facial inllexion less, the antenna' inserted higher and 

 with a long ridge-like carina between them. The antenna' (except 

 the pedicel) are reddish brown, the joints of the fimicle excised 

 and bearing two whorls of long hairs, 3 and 4 longest, o\er twice 

 longer than wide, 1 about a half longer than wide, (5 a little shorter. 

 Scape short and stout, ("lub solid, distinctK' longer than the body 

 of the scape, o\"er thrice longer than wide. 



Described from two males, four females in the r.S..\.M., 

 lal)elled "Parasite of Lecavittm olecr. Cape Colony, South Africa, 

 C. P. Lounsbury." 



Types — Catalogue No. 19920, U.S.N.M., the above specimens 

 on a tag. 



Catolaccus perdiibius, n. sp. 

 Female — Length usual. 



Differs from nigroceneiis Ashmead, which is the same in the 

 female as caliodis Ashmead in that the tibia* in both sexes are deep 

 metallic blue-black (in the other species only lightly embrowned, 

 more so at base), and the male is like the male of incertus. Differs 

 from incertus Ashmead in that the funicle joints are all short, G onl\' 

 slightly shorter than 1, subquadrate, 1 slightly longer than wide, 

 shorter than the moderate pedicel. 



Described from a large number of each sex reared in connection 

 with the strawberry wee\'il, St. Paul, Minnesota (S. Marcovitch). 



