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Apanteles iselyi, new species. 



Closely allied to Apantelec (Pseudopanteles} etiellae Viereck. 

 It is, however, noticeably smaller and differs from that species 

 especially in having the whole dorsum of the abdomen, except 

 at extreme apex, opaque though with only sparse and vague 

 sculpture. 



Female. Length 2.5 mm.; antennae 2.0 mm. 



Head slightly wider than long; face and clypeus at base subpolished with 

 rather coarse punctures; temples strongly, convexly sloping; coarsely, densely 

 punctate; polished area of occiput extending triangularly onto vertex nearly 

 to ocelli; mesoscutum densely, finely, opaquely punctate; scutellum polished, 

 with uniform separated punctures, its lateral furrows crenulate and lateral 

 areas polished impunctate; mesopleura densely, rather coarsely punctate, 

 opaque; propodeum basally and medially opaque without distinct sculpture 

 except medially where it has a distinct longitudinal carina flanked by short 

 radiating rugae, laterally at apex polished; metapleura posteriorly opaque 

 with scattered punctures; femora shagreened; abdomen dorsally opaque 

 but not distinctly sculptured, apical tergites polished; first tergite very narrow 

 at apex, arcuately widening toward base; second tergite very small, fully 

 four times as wide as long; ovipositor sheath twice as long as first tergite, 

 in side view long clavate. 



Black; tegulae transparent, pale yellowish; palpi pale; wings milky hyaline, 

 stigma and metacarpus dark brown, other veins pale; legs black, front and 

 middle femora at apex, front tibiae and tarsi, middle and hind tibiae except 

 at apex, and middle tarsi at base testaceous; calcaria white. 



Male. Length 2.0 mm.; antennae 3.0 mm. 



Differs principally in having the scutellum polished medially and the dark 

 color of all tibiae extending farther basally. 



Host. Canarsia hammondi Riley. 



Type-locality. Bentonville, Arkansas. 



Type. Cat. No. 22147, U. S. N. M. 



Described from two females and two males reared October 

 8-10, 1918, under Quaintance No. 16356, by Dwight Isely, for 

 whom the species is named. 



Actual Date of Publication, Jl/av 5, 



