116 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



carina, long, with a lateral obtuse sulcus, and between these, 

 delicate (a few) curved rugae; spiracles minute. Antenna* inserted 

 a little below the middle of the face. Axilla* and scutellum polished. 

 Head with scattered punctures. Abdomen glabrous, yellowish 

 mesad along basal third or more (dorsal), Club 1 longest. Funide 1 

 longest, about twice longer than wide, 4 barely longer than wide, 

 larger than the small pedicel. Blotch on fore wing terminates 

 distad at the apex of the stigmal vein and extends proximad along 

 under most of the marginal. Postmarginal vein a third shorter 

 than the stigmal, in a wing of one specimen; as described in the 

 other. Original description otherwise about correct. F"rom two 

 female types in the I'.S.X.M. (a slide bearing a head, wings and a 

 hind tibia). 



D. a/6 //>f 5 Ash mead, male, is a Sympiesomorphelleus, and bears 

 two caudal tibial spurs. Its colour description is correct, but the 

 specimen is a female and is described abo\c. 



Pirene marylandica, n. sp. 



Female — Length 0.80 mm., excluding the ovipositor, which is 

 extruded for a third of the abdomen's length, .^neous black, the 

 wings hyaline, the tips of tibia? and proximal four tarsal joints 

 yellowish white; tip of scape distinctly and funicles 1-3 silvery 

 white. Postmarginal and stigmal \cins subequal, short, the 

 marginal slender yet somewhat shorter than the submarginal. 

 Scape obcla\ate; pedicel distinctly longer than wide at apex, 

 longer than funicle 5, which is largest, large but somewhat wider 

 than long; funicles 1-3 like ring-joints (in the Pteromalida*), no 

 transverse-linear ring-joint present), 1-2 subequal, 3 larger, a third 

 the length of 4, which is about half the size of 5. Club large, ovate, 

 with a small terminal nipple, as long as the funicle. Flagellum 

 with scattered minute hairs. Form as in Parecrizotes (iirault. 

 Body finely scaly, the propodeum smooth, noncarinate. Legs not 

 stout, the caudal femur a little compressed. Parapsidal furrows 

 complete. Mandibles spreading, 4-dentate. Maxillary palpi 2- 

 jointed apparently, the distal joint long. 



Described from two females captured by sweeping meadows, 

 September 30, 1915, at Hillmead (Glenndale), Prince George Co., 

 Mary' and. 



Type — Catalogue No. 19924, U.S.N.M., one of the above 

 specimens on a tag, the head and hind tibia on a slide. 



