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tain irregular mass of dark foreign matter. Asterisk (*) indicates point 

 whence the embryos issued. 



Fig. 2. One of the legged larvae borne by No. 1, much more enlarged. 

 Length, distended, about 1.7 mm. 2a, head greatly magnified; 2b, sketch 

 of hind leg, showing the two claws at tip of the chitinized tarsus. 



Fig. 3. Larva, nearly full grown, in its gallery; much enlarged. Length 

 about 4 mm. 



IDENTITY OF SGOTIONEURUS STENOSTIGMA PROV. 



BY A. B. GAHAN. 



Through the courtesy of Rev. V. A. Huard of the Provincial 

 Museum, Quebec, it has been the writer's privilege recently to 

 examine the type of Scotioneurus stenostigma Prov. The genus 

 was erected by Provancher (1886) for the reception of two sup- 

 posed species of Aphidiinse. One of these species, S. dives, was 

 afterward found by its author to be the male of his previously 

 (by pagination) described Ephedrus incompletus. In recording 

 this fact Provancher (1888) whether intentionally or not, trans- 

 ferred the species to the genus Scotioneurus, notwithstanding it 

 is plainly an Ephedrus and it has been so recognized by several 

 writers since Provancher, [Urich (1893), Hopkins (1898), Gahan 

 (1910 and 1011)]. 



The identity of the other species, 8. stenostigma, which must 

 be considered the type of the genus, has remained more or less 

 of a mystery. Dr. Ashmead (1901) regarded the genus as a syno- 

 nym of Ephedrus and in this he was followed by Szepligeti (1904) 

 who indicated by a question mark his doubt as to the correctness 

 of this conclusion. 



In a revision of the Aphidiinse of North America, the present 

 writer (1911) made the following statement with reference to the 

 species in question. "The type of Scotioneurus stenostigma has 

 not been examined but judged by the figure of the wing given by 

 the author it is believed not to belong to this group." This in 

 effect left the genus and species unplaced in the classification. 



It is with considerable satisfaction, therefore, that I am now 

 able to state definitely that the species is not an Aphidiinse but 

 that it belongs in the Alysiidse. Unfortunately the antennse of 

 the type specimen are missing, making exact determination diffi- 

 cult but it apparently runs to the genus Aspilota in Foerster's 

 table of the Alysiidse and is congeneric with specimens placed in 

 that genus in the collection of the United States National Museum. 



A description drawn from the type follows : 



