220 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
but to me it seems but a remarkable form in the Eupelmince. It has all 
the characters of the group, and falls in it naturally. 
I have recognized Pelecinella phantasma Westw. in Mr. Smith's collec- 
tion, and have brought specimens with me to-night to ascertain whether 
Mr. Howard does not coincide with me as to its position. I also exhibit 
a new species in this genus, which I propose to call Pelecinella West- 
-woodii, in honor of this venerable and distinguished master of our science. 
Among other rarities in the collection, I was much delighted to recog- 
nize Westwood's genus Polychroma and one of his species Polychroma 
histrionicum. 
It is one of the most remarkable of Chalcids, with the brilliant metallic 
colors of the Torymince and Pteromalina, the swollen toothed posterior 
femora of the Chalcidince and Leucospinat, the front legs of the Chiro- 
pachides, tlie eyes and thorax of Cleonymus, antennae similar to Eupelmus, 
and an abdomen peculiarly its own, although similar to certain Ptero- 
malids. 
This genus, with the genus Chalcodectus Walker, I propose to separate 
as a distinct sub-family, Polychromince. Types of the genus Polychroma 
are exhibited to-night. 
Mr. Westwood's Lycisca ignicaudata has also been determined. The 
genus Lycisca belongs properly to the tribe Chiropachides in the Ptero- 
malince, and bears some resemblance to my genus Dasyglenes, a genus 
parasitic on bees, Osmia sp. 
Of the other groups I can at present say but little, not having had the 
time to study them. 
The Encyrtince, Aphelinince, Pteromalince, Entedonince, and Tetra- 
stichince are all represented. 
Before closing, I would like to draw special attention to a remarkable 
form in the Encyrtince, allied to Tetracnemus, a genus which I had the 
pleasure of exhibiting to you at a previous meeting. This form has, how- 
ever, six-branched antennse, and is probably the type of a new genus. 
You will see, on examination, that excepting in its antennal characters 
it agrees with many forms in the Encyrtince thorax, venation, legs, &c. 
The antennse are similar to those of some of the Eulophince. 
Mr. Howard, in discussing this paper, said that he agreed with 
Mr. Ashmead in placing Axima in the sub-family Eurytomince, 
and he also thought Mr. Ashmead correct in his additional genera 
in the Eupelmince. 
Mr. Schwarz thought it somewhat remarkable that there were 
almost no new genera ; but Mr. Ashmead, in reply, stated that 
this fauna had been very thoroughly worked out in various papers. 
Mr. Howard then read the following note : 
