ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 625 



Family 



The discovery of the curious genus Lysiognathus Ashm., 

 with the mandibles, etc., agreeing with Alysia and allies, but 

 with two recurrent nervures, has induced me finally to treat 

 the Alysiinse and the Dacnusinse as a distinct family apart 

 from the Braconidae, since, as was suggested by Dr. Theodore 

 Gill at the time my paper on Lysiognathus was read before the 

 Washington Entomological Society, 1 believe now that the 

 limber and distended jaws of these insects are of more taxo- 

 iiomic value than the number of recurrent nervures in the 

 front wings. 



Three distinct subfamilies are recognized In the family, sepa- 

 rated as follows : 

 Front wings with only one recurrent nervure, or the species are apter- 



ous ..... .2. 



Front wings with two recurrent nervures . Subfam. I, LYSIOGNATHIN.K. 

 2. Front wings with three cubital cells ; or if with two only, the first 



transverse cubitus is wanting ; species sometimes apterous or 



subapterous ..... Subfam. II, ALYSIIN/E. 

 Front wings with two cubital cells, the third transverse cubitus always 



wanting ; species never apterous . Subfam. Ill, D^NUSIN.K. 



Subfamily II, 



Tribe II, Alhrini. 

 ASOBARA Forster. 



(31 Asobara antipoda n. sp. 



9. Length 3 mm. Ovipositor hardly two-thirds the length of the 

 abdomen. Head, two basal joints of antennae, upper part of prothorax 

 and slightly at sides, the mesonotum, the scutellum and the legs brown- 

 ish yellow or pale rufous ; rest of antennae, the thorax and abdomen 

 shining black ; palpi and tegulce whitish ; teeth of mandibles blackish at 

 tips ; wings hyaline, ciliate, the stigma and veins dark brown. The an- 

 tennae are broken off at tips, but were evidently longer than the body ; 

 the second joint of the flagellum is the longest joint, being considerably 

 longer than the first, as well as distinctly longer than the third ; the third 

 and fourth joints are about equal, while those beyond are slightly shorter; 

 all are bearded with short, sparse hairs. The entire body, except a small 

 triangular space behind the insertion of the hind wing, which is rugose or 

 wrinkled, is polished, shining and impunctate ; the mesonotum lias a 

 median longitudinal fovea posteriorly just in front of the scutellum, the 

 latter being convexly elevated with a broad, crenate furrow at base; 



