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of the lateral carina. Propodeum and petiole seal}', the latter about 

 as long as the hind coxae. 



Abdomen smaller than the thorax, slightly scaly toward apex, widest 

 at apex of segment 2, flat above, kneeled beneath; segment 2 occupying 

 over a third of the surface, with a small, distinct incision at meson 

 caudad; other segments much wider than long; the ovipositor valves 

 extruded a little. 



Hind tibial spur slender. Postmarginal vein long, a little shorter 

 than the marginal, distinctly longer than the elongate stigmal. 



One female reared from a leaf-miner on corn, St. Vincent, 

 British West Indies (F. Watts). 



Type : Catalogue No. 20682, United States National Mu- 

 seum, the female being on a tag; hind legs, the head and a 

 fore wing on a slide. 



Mosolelaps cyaneiventris Ashmead. Genotype. 



One ring-joint, seven funicle, three club, the antennae 13-jointed. 

 Female. From the type. 



Sycophila incerta Ashmead. 



The scutellum is flat and quite as in Kocbclca but the postmarginal 

 vein is much shorter than the stigmal, yet distinct. Mandibles triden- 

 tate. Propodeum plane, distinct, wider than long. Funicle joints all 

 wider than long, shorter than the pedicel. Tzt'o ring-joints, contrary 

 to the description. The abdomen bears four brown cross-stripes, the 

 first at the apex of segment 2; body honey yellow. Type seen. 



Many females reared from Ficns laurina, Barbadoes, West 

 Indies ( F. Watts). 



Idarnes carme Walker. Genotype. 



The antennae are II -jointed with one ring-joint, the club 3-jointed 

 and with a slight nipple at apex. Mandibles with two equal acute 

 teeth. Ovipositor about twice the length of the body. Scape yellowish 

 except above. The original description is otherwise about correct. 

 There is no minute fourth club-joint (or a nipple which has the ap- 

 pearance of being articulated). 



Reared, together with a Blastophaga, from Fie us laurina. 

 Barbadoes, British West Indies ( F. Watts). Compared with 

 specimens in the United States National Museum. A syno- 

 nym is my Idarnomorpha. 



Bruchobius laticeps Crawford. 



9. Length, 2.30 mm. Short, robust. Differs from the description of 

 the genotype of Metastenoides in that the postmarginal vein is a lit- 



