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Abdomen oblong-oval, the first dorsal segment being longitudinally striate, with 

 two carinae toward base, becoming obsolete at about the middle of the segment ; rest of 

 the segments smooth and polished, the ovipositor about as long as the hind tarsi. 



Hab. Hawaii : Kona (2000 feet), in September (4000 feet), in August. — Oahu : 

 Waianae Mts. (3000 feet), in April. — Molokai Mts. (3000 feet), in May and June. — 

 Kauai : Mts. Waimea (4000 feet), in June. — This species is widely distributed over 

 the United States and in Canada. 



AsriLOTA Forster. 

 1862. Aspilota Forster, Verh. d. naturh. \'er. Rheinl, xix. p. 268. 



(i) Aspilota konae, sp. nov. 



%. Length 2-1 mm. Polished black; antennae 28-jointed ; the mandibles, except 

 the teeth, first two joints of antennae, first segment of abdomen and the legs, including 

 the coxae, honey-yellow ; palpi white ; fiagellum black, bearded with rather long sparse 

 hairs. 



The mesonotum has a central fovea posteriorly just in front of the scutellum ; the 

 scutellum is convex, deeply foveated at base, the fovea divided into two parts by a 

 delicate median carina, while the metanotum is biareolated, the posterior face of the 

 metathorax being wrinkled. The wings are hyaline, ciliated ; the costa and the 

 linear stigma, as well as the radius, are brown, the internal veins being pale. The 

 abdomen is compressed from the second segment and ends in an upward curved 

 ovipositor, which is not longer than the basal joint of the hind tarsi. 



Hab. Kona (2000 feet), in October. Described from a single specimen, taken 

 by Mr Perkins. 



Family LXXVHI. BRACONIDAE. 



Subfamily IX. CHELONINAE. 



Chelonus J urine. 

 1807. Chelonus Jurine, Nouv. meth. Hym., p. 289. 



(i) Chelonus blackburtii Cameron. 



1 88 1. Chelonus carinatus Cameron, Tr. Ent. Soc London, p. 559 nee 



Provancher. 

 1886. Chelomis blackbiirni Cameron, Proc. & Mem. Manchester Litt. & Phil. 



Soc. x. p. 242. 

 1898. Chelonus cameronii Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., iv. p. 200. 



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