328 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Bivena maria, pp. nov. Head black, with white on the anterior 

 orbits, beneath the eyes, around the immediate base of the antenna?, a 

 quadrangular spot between the antennae, the clypeus, and the labrum ; 

 antennae brownish-yellow, the third segment slightly longer than fourth, 

 fourth and fifth subequal, clypeus truncate, sinus each side of the ocelli, 

 reaching the posterior part of the head ; the tegulse, collar narrowly, the 

 scutelluni, cenchri, and apex of the basal plates, ye-Uow ; abdomen rufous, 

 the basal half of the first segment and three apical segments, including 

 the ovipositor sheath, black ; legs yellow, the anterior and middle coxse 

 slightly at base, the posterior above and below, and the posterior tibia at 

 apex, black ; wings hyaline, veins brown, including the costa, stigma 

 black, lighter at apex and behind. Length, 8 mm. 



Habitat— West Danby, N. Y. i ?, 31 May, 1890. 



MoNECTENUS, Dahlb. 



1. Wings smoky ; scutellum black ; antennae with thirteen segments 



fulvus, Nort. 



Wings hyaline ; antennpe with more than thirteen segments. ... 2. 



2. Lateral fulvous line of abdomen interrupted on the three or 



four basal segments ; antennse fifteen-jointed. . . .suffiisus. Cress. 



Lateral fulvous line continuous from the base of the abdomen . . 3. 



3. Antennae fourteen-jointed 7nelliceps, Cress. 



Antennjie sixteen-jointed jtiniperinus, n. sp. 



Monecteiiiis jKuiperimis, n. sp. Fulvous, with the following parts 

 black : mandibles, antennse, a lunate mark, including the ocelli, its horns 

 reaching the antennae ; a broad dash on the lateral lobes, the scutellum, 

 in some cases only its apex, metathorax, basal plates, tergum and venter 

 except a lateral line, pectus, pleurae except a dark fulvous spot, coxae at 

 base, and tarsi at apex ; antennae decidedly serrate beneath, with sixteen 

 distinct segments; clypeus emarginate; wings hyaline, veins brown, 

 caudal half of cross-vein between first and second submarginal cells hya- 

 line, stigma brown, clearer at middle. Length, 8 mm. 



Habitat — Ithaca, N. Y. Collected by Mr. R. L. Junghanns, a student 

 in the Entomological Department of Cornell University. Described 

 from four females, collected on Red Cedar {Juniperjis virginiaiia). 



Mailed November 3rd. 



