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but not so distinctly nor so sparsely as the clypeus ; frontal fovea in 

 the form of a cuneate impression nearly as long as the scape and parallel 

 to the margin of the eye, from which it is separated by a space as wide 

 as the fovea itself ; first joint of flagel nearly as long as the next two 

 joints combined; the fourth to the eleventh joints of the antennae sub- 

 equal in length; the apical joint about as long as the two preceding; 

 thorax shining and punctured, excepting the metathorax, which has a 

 triangular rugnlose area on the metanotum and is otherwise finely 

 shagreened; hairs of tibial scopa simple, sparse, and about as long as 

 the tibia is wide on its flat side ; transverse-median vein and basal vein 

 interstitial, as are the first transverse cubitus and the first recurrent 

 veins ; abdomen shining with a fine ripple-like sculpture and with 

 punctures not so distinct as on the clypeus, but just about as sparse; 

 the apical margin of the dorsal segments obscurely testaceous, the 

 second dorsal segment depressed about one-third the distance from the 

 apex to the base; tegument mostly black, the mandibles partly casta- 

 neous, the flagel translucent brown beneath ; tarsi and claws more or less 

 dark brown ; pubescence ochreous, excepting on the face cheeks and 

 pleura, where it is rather whitish. 



Type No. 12257, U. S. National Museum, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Type locality, Fedor, Lee County, Tex. One specimen col- 

 lected by the Rev. Birkman, April 9. 



NEWCHALCIDOIDEA. 



[Hymenoptera.] 

 BY J. C. CRAWFORD. 



Leucospis robertsoni, new species. 



Female: Length 9 mm., ovipositor reaching beyond apex of first 

 abdominal segment ; head and abdomen metallic, thorax black, with 

 metallic tints ; pubescence yellowish ; the following parts reddish : 

 scape and basal joints of antennae, prothorax except a black spot on 

 each side, postscutellum and metathorax, metapleurae, mesopleuras be- 

 hind, first abdominal segment and base of second, front and middle 

 legs except coxae, hind tibiae and tarsi, margins of hind femora and 

 apices of hind coxae ; a narrow line on rear of prothorax and narrow 

 lines on sides and rear of mesonotum more yellowish ; face below 

 antennae brownish, finely irregularly vertically rugose, with scattered 

 large punctures on sides of face ; above antennae strongly metalllic, 

 rugoso-punctate ; first joint of flagellum shorter than pedicel, the 

 second about twice as long as the first ; cheeks from eyes to base of 

 mandibles longer than second jo ; nt of flagellum ; eyes slightly emarginate 

 within; prothorax without any sign of a transverse keel; mesothorax 

 strongly coarsely rugoso-punctate ; postscutellum with a semicircular 

 raised area strongly margined, the margin reflexed and projecting; 



