2O ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [Jan., ' ' IJ 



New Chalcid Flies from Maryland (Hym.) 



By A. A. GIRAULT, Glenndale, Maryland. 

 CARLYLEIA new genus. 



Female : Like Parasecodclla Girault but the marginal vein 

 is somewhat longer than the submarginal, the postmarginal 

 and stigmal veins are nearly equal, distinct, moderately long, 

 the former a little longer, the stigmal with a distinct neck and 

 ovate club ; the antennae are inserted a little below the eyes, 

 near the mouth-border and the club is solid and scarcely wider 

 than the funicle ; the distinct propodeum is noncarinate (of 

 uniform length or nearly so, its minute spiracle about central, 

 or a little caudad of middle) ; the abdomen bears a very short 

 petiole, is pointed conic-ovate, produced beneath, longer than 

 the thorax, excluding the ovipositor which is extruded for a 

 third of the abdomen's length. 



Otherwise the same but the mandibles bidentate. Parap- 

 sidal furrows complete, distinct. Axillae scarcely advanced. 

 Caudal tibial spur single. Marginal cilia of fore wing a little 

 longer than normal (that is, not extremely short). Body slen- 

 der. Coxae large. Prothorax conical. 



This group is somewhat anomalous but because of its hab- 

 itus, noncarinated propodeum, venation and the ciliation of 

 the fore wing and the paucity of teeth in the mandibles, I 

 think it is correctly placed among the Omphalini. The sub- 

 marginal vein is distinctly broken. 



Carlyleia marilandica new species. Genotype. 



9. Length, i.oo mm., excluding the ovipositor. Metallic blue green, 

 the fore wings lightly infuscated throughout except for a more or less 

 obscure, clear space across from the break of the submarginal vein ; 

 legs white except all of cephalic coxa and femur and the middle and 

 caudal femora (except at each end). Antennae black, the scape yel- 

 lowish white except above at apex. First ring joint smallest; funicle I 

 somewhat longer than wide, slightly shorter than the pedicel, 4 quad- 

 rate; club without a terminal nipple, about three-fourths the length of 

 the funicle. Head subglabrous. Thorax very densely scaly, the scutel- 

 lum smoother. Scutum with scattered, prostrate setae, the scutellum 

 with not more than four. 



