ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. ; 



Four New Entomophilous Wasps- 



BY WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD. 

 PISOXOPSIS Fox. 



(1) Pisonopsis triangularis, u. sp. 



$. Length 6 mm. Stature of /?o///////o.v/r/// //.> <1ixli', ictus Fox, 

 Black, closely, opaquely punctate. Ocelli arranged almost in an 

 equilateral triangle. Eyes slightly convergentabove, with a median 

 eimrgination within, but not deeply emarginated, as in J'fxon. 

 Clypeus with a median triangular production Mandibles beneath 

 strongly emarginate at basal third and rufous from the emargination 

 to apex. Metathoraxrugulose, with a median furrow and adelicat e 

 carina, the furrow liueated on either side trom the carina. Wings 

 subhyaline. the tegulae, stigma and veins brown-black: the snip- 

 median cell is distinctly shorter than the median : the first recurrent 

 nervure is interstitial with the first transverse cubitus, while the 

 second recurrent joins the second submarginal cell at its apical 

 fourth. Abdomen distinctly punctate, the dorsal segments 1-4 

 br, > idly depressed at apex ami clothed with a silvery or at least glit- 

 tery pubescence, especially noticeable later.illy: vcnlril segments 

 2-~> mrrowly testaceous at apex anl finely, closely punctate. 

 Longer spur of hind tibiae ueirly as long as the basal joint of tarsi 



Hab Colorado. Carl F. Biker Collection, No. 2()i!l. 



Type, No." rii KM. I'. 8. N. M. 



XITKLIOF'SIS S;iiiml'i-s. 



(2) Niteliopsis striatipes, u. sp. 



?. Length G.5 mm. Head anil thorax black, finely, do-ely. 

 .-ribrately punctate, the face, temples, prouotum and pleura with 

 a silvery pubescence; abdomen rufous; legs black, the tarsi more or 

 less rufous, brownish at ba>e. while all the tibiae have a white stripe 

 outwardly. The clypeiiB is strongly produced medially and again 

 produced medially into a <|iiiilr.ite production. AVings hyaline, 

 broadly fuscous at apical margins: the second submarginal cell rc- 

 'i-ives both recurrent nervures; while the <ubmedian and median 

 cells are nearly of an equal length. 



llab -California. Cirl F. li iker ( 'ollc-cl ion. \>. iMT.') . 



Type, No 5:)fio. U. 8. N. M. 



HAK'I'ACTrs Jarine. 



(3) Harpactus howardi. n. >p. 



?. Length f>.r> mm. Head andthorix hlack : ahdumeit rufous, 

 .-moot h, i m pun 'late; inner orl)its from base of clyp;-us and ntirrowe.l 

 iliovc to beyond t! e middle of face, tin- anterior margin ot i lie cly- 

 peus, the scape heneath. a stripe on the front tibia- anteriorly and a 

 slight line on middle tibia- ne ir I he base, yellow : m i ml i hies. r\,-rpi 

 apex. black. The metatlmrix !ia~ a d i-l i nrl t ria uvular area at 1> 

 which is smooth except some liiieitions at extreme ha-e. \Ving> 

 hyaline the stigma ami vein brown-bl.ick : the siibmedian cell i.- 



