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base, posterior tibire except black annulu? near base and black extremity, 

 and tips of the abdominal segments beyond the first, yellowish-white. 

 Remainder of legs fulvous, with a black spot at the base of all the femora 

 and an annulus near the tip of the posterior femora ; tarsi dusky. 

 Antenna? long, slender, black. Wings hyaline, without areolet. Meso- 

 sternum and meso-and metapleura? rufous. Metanotum smooth, oval, 

 coarsely punctured, with one small circular transverse carina near the- 

 abdomen. First segment of the abdomen shining, 2 and 3 finely punc- 

 tured. $ with the abdomen as in the ? . The Iiead is yellow except 

 the central part of the vertex and occiput, which are black. Pronotum 

 and a spot on the front edge of mesonotum, black ; remainder of meso- 

 notum rufous, with yellow markings as in the ? ; scutellum, pleurae and 

 venter, yellowish-white. Antenna? reddish-brown, with scape beneath 

 yellow. Legs same as in $ except more yellow. 



Described from 3 9 ? and i (J taken at the Michigan Agricultural 

 College. 



Meniscus SLossoNa?, n. sp. 



?. Length, 12 mm.j ovipositor, 8 mm. Black, with lemon-yellow 

 markings as follows : orbits, two more or less united longitudinal stripes 

 on the front, cheeks at base of mandibles, mouth except tip of mandibles, 

 tegulaj, minute spot beneath and dash in front, sometimes wanting, V on 

 scutellum, post-scutellum, central spot on metanotum, tips of abdominal 

 segments i, 2 and 3, and sometimes base of the first. Legs yellow, with 

 all the coxte, and posterior legs with first joint of the trochanter, femora 

 except tip and base, tibia^ except base, and tarsi, black. Antenna? black. 

 Apex of wings infumated ; areolet large, petiolate. Thorax and head 

 coarsely and closely punctured, metanotum rough. Abdomen shining, 

 smooth. 



Described from 3 $ specimens collected at the top of Mount Wash- 

 ington, N. H., by Mrs. Annie Trurabr.ll Slosson, to whom I take 

 pleasure in dedicating this species. 



Meniscus comptus, n. sp. 



? . Length, 8 mm.; ovipositor, 6 mm. Black, with abdomen beyond 

 second segment rufous. Orbital lines nearly enclosing base of antennje, 

 face, except three short black dashes just beneath antenna?, mouth, gula, 

 nearly all of prothorax, tegulse, line beneath, long line in front confluent 

 with triangular spot on mesonotum, spot in front of scutellum, scutellum 



