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postpetiole with scattered punctures, second segment strongly and densely 

 punctured, third more finely, remainder polished, scarcely punctate ; 

 petiole partly and the three or four terminal segments black, the latter 

 narrowly margined with white ; ovipositor one-half as long as abdomen, 

 sheaths black. 



Described from two $ specimens from Victoria, V. I. (Taylor). A 

 pretty little species resembling somewhat in coloration C. extrematis, 

 Cress., but easily separated by the smaller size and the much coarser 

 punctuation. 



Cryptus flavipes, n. sp. 



Female — Length, 4 mm. Black, with yellowish legs. Head small, 

 finely punctulate, vertex shining ; spot on mandibles and palpi pale ; 

 antennae wanting. Mesonotum polished ; metathorax rounded, closely 

 punctured, without distinct carin^e ; legs, including cox?e, pale rufo-testa- 

 ceous, tips of posterior tibiae and tarsi darker ; tegulse pale, nervures 

 brownish, stigma paler. Abdomen with first and second segments closely, 

 liiiely punctulate ; terminal segments with apical margins indistinctly 

 whitish ; ovipositor as long as abdomen, red, with piceous sheaths. 



Described from one $ specimen from Victoria, V. I, (Taylor.) 



Ch.«retymma Ashmeadii, n. sp. 



Female — Length, 8 mm. Black, with red legs. Head transverse, as 

 wide as thorax, polished, eyes prominent, front with sparse punctuation, 

 slightly concave, with a small shallow basin above each antenna ; cheeks 

 polished, impunctate ; face below antennae finely opaquely punctured ; 

 palpi pale ; antennae wanting. Thorax entirely black, very slightly 

 pubescent; sides of prothorax striated; mesonotum prominent, the 

 middle lobe slightly advanced, polished with sparse fine punctures, pleurae 

 closely, not coarsely, punctate ; scutellum polished ; metathorax closely 

 punctured, opaque; posterior transverse carina distinct, but metanotum not 

 areolated ; legs, including coxae and trochanters, entirely red ; wings 

 rather small, slightly infumated, nervures and stigma piceous, areolet 

 medium in size, subpentagonal, considerably higher than wide. Abdomen 

 as long as head and thorax, black ; first segment gradually expanded to 

 tip. finely opaquely punctulate and with fine lateral carinae ; second seg- 

 ment as wide as long, also finely opaquely punctulate, except at apex ; 

 remaining segments polished ; the ovipositor longer than abdomen, red, 

 with black, polished sheaths. 



