638 FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS 



longitudinal carina, its upper margin distinctly defined. Palpi pale, antennae obscurely- 

 brown basally, of the usual structure, eyes apparently with very few hairs or almost 

 glabrous. Mesonotum metallic green, with brassy or golden reflections, mesopleura 

 with a bluish space near the middle. Abdomen brilliantly metallic green at the base, 

 its depressed portion dark bluish or purplish black, the pleura metallic green and 

 coppery. Legs, e.xcept the dark and metallic front and hind coxae, entirely yellow or 

 brownish yellow. Neuration yellow. Ovipositor yellow, black at the base, shorter 

 than the hind tarsi. Length % about 3 mm. 

 Hab. Oahu ; Koolau range, 1500 ft. 



(11) Etipeh7t2is axestops, sp. nov. 



Head brightly metallic above, brassy or golden with more or less red or coppery 

 red reflections ; facial impression deep, blue- or purple-black, dull, distinctly and closely 

 shagreened, its upper margin distinctly defined. Antennae slender and elongate, the 

 four basal funiclar joints all long and slender, scape brightly metallic, usually more 

 or less brownish basally. Palpi pale, eyes somewhat pubescent, but not very con- 

 spicuously so. Mesonotum bright green, or brassy green, the scapulae metallic red or 

 coppery red, the pubescence white, the surface dull with dense distinct shagreening ; 

 pleura with red and coppery reflections. Abdomen at the extreme base bright green, 

 behind this dull black or purplish black, the apical segments metallic, the pleura nearly 

 uniformly coppery red. Front and hind coxae dark and metallic, rest of legs yellow or 

 brownish yellow. Ovipositor black at the extreme base, the rest yellow or brownish 

 yellow, nearly as long as the hind tarsi. Length $ 3 '5 — 4 mm. 



Hab. Oahu ; widely distributed at elevations of 1 200 ft. and upwards. 



(12) EiLpelmus rliodias, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax of an infuscate or sordid copper colour, extremely dull and very 

 densely shagreened, clothed conspicuously with pale hairs. Facial excavation shallow, 

 very densely shagreened and dull, not distinctly margined above ; antennae widely pale 

 (yellowish brown) at the base, on the apical portion dark brown or fuscous ; palpi pale ; 

 eyes conspicuously hairy ; first funicle joint of antennae longer than the pedicel, the 

 second also elongate but shorter than the first ; mesopleura somewhat like the 

 mesonotum in colour, but with dull green tints in part. Legs with the front and hind 

 coxae dark and metallic, for the rest the legs are brown and yellowish, being darker in 

 some parts than others, the apices or base and apices of the joints being usually more 

 yellow. Neuration yellow. Abdomen very dull and densely shagreened, black and red 

 or dull rose-coloured for the most part, at the extreme base brilliantly metallic, but even 

 here with a quite distinct surface sculpture. Ovipositor sordid yellowish, black at the 

 base, longish, as long or longer than the hind tarsi. Length ? 3"5 mm. 



Hab. Molokai, 2500 ft. 



