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somewhat longer than the subcostal, the stigmal vein very short, ending in a small 

 knob, with an uncus, while the postmarginal vein is more than twice the length of the 

 stigmal vein with its knob. The abdomen is oval and hardly as long as the thorax. 



Hab. Hawaii : Kona (4000 feet). Described from a single specimen taken in 

 August, 1892. 



Necremnus Thomson. 

 1878. Necremnus Thomson, Hym. Skand., v. p. 234. 



( I ) Necremnus maculatipennis, sp. nov. 



$. Length 2 mm. Aeneous-black, coriaceous, the wings maculate with irregular 

 brown spots, the large discoidal spot beneath marginal vein having a hyaline space 

 between the base of the marginal vein and the origin of the stigmal vein, the apex 

 of the wing with three submarginal spots. The fourth joint of the antennae and the 

 legs, except the hind coxae, are light brownish-yellow. Abdomen ovate, not longer 

 than the thorax. 



Z. Length rS mm. Agrees well with the female, except that the flagellum is 

 longer, the joints of the funicle being longer and slenderer, while the abdomen is 

 oblong-oval, shorter than the thorax, concave above. 



Hab. Maui : Haleakala (5000 feet). Described from one male and two female 

 specimens taken in March 1894. 



Sympiesis Forster. 

 1856. Sympiesis Forster, Hym. Stud., 11. p. 74. 



(i) Sympiesis konae, sp. nov. 



%. Length 2 mm. Metallic blue-black, the surface smooth and shining but under 

 a strong lens exhibiting microscopic reticulate lines. The antennae are black, the 

 flagellum subclavate, compressed, the funicle 3-jointed, the first joint the longest, seen 

 from its fiat side about twice as long as wide, the second joint a little longer than wide, 

 the third not longer than wide ; club 3-jointed. Legs, except the middle and hind 

 coxae, clear yellow. Wings clear hyaline, the veins light brownish. Abdomen pointed 

 ovate, about as long as, or a little longer than, the head and thorax united. 



Hab. Hawaii: Kona (2500 feet). Described from a single female taken in 

 September 1892. 



