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in the middle of the face, but below the ventral ends of the eyes, 

 the latter shorter than the cheeks. Scape greatly, rectangularly 

 dilated (over twice longer than wide, excluding the bulla) ; pedicel 

 somewhat longer than wide at apex, subequal to funicle 5; funicle 1, 

 or the "ring-joint," a little wider than long; 2 over twice longer 

 than wide, 3 and 4 subequal, longest, a little longer than 2; 8 a 

 little longer than wide, subequal to club 1. Mandibles tridentate. 

 Wings rather slender. Cephalic raised piece of scutum and the 

 lateral ridge weak, yet distinct. Axillae small, convex barely 

 separated, or not at all; scutellum globular, convex. Pronotum 

 quadrate. Abdomen a third longer than the thorax. Sculpture 

 weak. Cephalic femur compressed. Middle tarsi with black teeth 

 beneath. 



Described from one female captured by sweeping in the forest, 

 Chevy Chase Lake, Maryland, April 24, 1915. 

 ' r3;^e— Catalogue No. 20094, U. S. N. M., the above female on 

 a tag, the head and a fore wing on a slide. 



Eupelmus speciosus, n. sp. 



Female — Length 2.00 mm., the ovipositor valves shortly 

 extruded. 



Light orange yellow, the wings hyaline or sometimes slightly 

 infuscated under the marginal vein, the head dark metallic green 

 (except the mouth) as is also the distal third of the scutellum; 

 legs, ovipositor valves and scape pale yellow. Pedicel suffused 

 with yellow; rest of antenna black. Scape a little compressed; 

 pedicel twice longer than wide at apex, longer than any of the 

 funicle joints, of which 4 is longest, nearly twice longer than wide; 

 1 wider than long, 2 a fourth longer than wide, 3 next longest, 

 8 somewhat wider than long. Postmarginal vein but very slightly 

 longer than the stigmal. Head, axillae and scutellum densely scaly, 

 rest of thorax delicately so. Lateral ridges of scutum joined across 

 near caudal margin, the raised triangular piece reaching to about 

 the middle. Ovipositor valves black at extreme base. Abdomen 

 narrowing gradually to apex, as long as the rest of the body com- 

 bined. Middle tarsi with black teeth beneath. 



Described from seven females in the collection of the U. S. 

 National Museum, on tags bearing the following label: "4841''^\ 

 April 3, 1890." Locality, Washington, D. C? 



