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Bracon rufithorax. n. sp. 



Piceous ; head, pectus, mesothorax and legs, rufous; wings hyaline; abdo- 

 men oblong-ovate, shining, two basal segments aciculate; ovipositor longer 

 than the abdomen. 



Female. — Head globose, rufous, slightly pubescent ; tips of mandi- 

 bles blackish ; antennae longer than the body, very slender, piceous, 

 the two basal joints tinged with rufous. Thorax rufous, minutely punc- 

 tured, slightly pubescent; the dorsal lines of mesotborax deeply im- 

 pressed, the disk somewbat depressed and rugose; pleura piceous-black, 

 tinged with rufous beneath ; scutellum and metathorax also piceous- 

 black, the former shining, the latter rugose, smoother at base, near 

 which there is a transverse, sharply defined, shining carina; tegulae 

 pale rufous. Wings hyaline, iridescent; nervures and stigma fuscous, 

 the latter rather large. Legs, including the coxa?, pale rufous. Ab- 

 domen oblong-ovate, incurved, pointed at tip; basal segment covered 

 with dense longitudinal striae which extend on to the basal third of 

 the second segment and funning a semicircular space margined with 

 obscure rufous, outside of this space the surface is minutely and irregu- 

 larly striated, the apical margin smooth and polished, as well as all of 

 the remaining segments, which are faintly stained with pale rufous ; 

 ovipositor longer than the abdomen, pale rufous, valves piceous-black. 

 Length 2 lines ; expanse of wings 4 lines. 



Collection. — Dr. J . (iundlaeh. One specimen. 



Bracon discolor, n. sp. 



Pale honey-yellow; antenna?, metathorax and basal segment of abdomen, 

 piceous, legs whitish; wings obscure hyaline; abdomen ovate, the two basal 

 segments striated : ovipositor as long as the abdomen. 



Female. — Pale honey-yellow, shining; head globose; antennas as long 

 as the body, slender, piceous, the basal joint pale honey-yellow. Thorax 

 with the dorsal lines deeply impressed; scutellum depressed, shining; 

 postscutellum and metathorax piceous, the latter rugose, with a large 

 honey-yellow spot on each extreme side ; tegulae yellowish-white. Wings 

 obscure hyaline, slightly iridescent; nervures pale, stigma rather large, 

 fuscous, white at base and tip. Legs, including the coxae, whitish ; 

 tips of the femora beneath and extreme base of the posterior tibiae, 

 black; all the tibia? and tarsi more or less dusky. Abdomen ovate, the 

 two basal segments covered with dense longitudinal striae, less distinct 

 on the second segment, the apical margin of which is smooth and po- 

 lished, as well as all the remaining segments; basal segment piceous ; 

 the rest honey-yellow, paler towards the tip ; ovipositor as loug as the 

 abdomen, blackish. Length I4 line; expanse of wings 8 lines. 



Collection. — Ent. Soc. Philad. One specimen. 



