HYMENOP TERA 64 1 



(18) Etipelnius monas, sp. nov. 



Head somewhat shining, golden with some green and coppery reflections, finely 

 rugulose and with some sparse fine punctures, facial impression, purple or reddish purple, 

 with the surface rugulose and not shining, with a more or less distinct median longi- 

 tudinal carina. Antennae of the usual form, eyes with very short hairs, palpi dark. 

 Mesonotum rather dull golden, densely shagreened, quite conspicuously clothed with 

 white hairs, scapulae more or less infuscate. Neuration yellow. Front and hind coxae 

 dark and metallic, the rest of the legs yellow, hind femora appearing a little dark above. 

 Abdomen bright metallic coppery at extreme base and at the apex, the intermediate 

 parts dull blackish, the pleura uniformly metallic coppery, ovipositor black or blackish 

 fuscous, a little shorter than the hind tarsi, about equal to the three or four basal joints 

 together. Length % 3 mm. 



On account of the dull rugulose facial impression, which is less narrow at the 

 bottom than is usual in the species, in which the colour of this part is purple, and also 

 because the impression is of more metallic tint than in the other species, it is doubtful 

 whether this species should really be placed with those having a blue-black or purple- 

 black face. 



Hab. Oahu, near Honolulu, 1500 ft. 



(19) Eupeltnus asthenes, sp. nov. 

 Head shining, golden, more or less rugulose and with fine punctures, facial im- 

 pression very deep, smooth, deep black or purplish black ; eyes scarcely hairy, antennae 

 of the usual form. Palpi dark. Mesonotum dull, finely and closely shagreened, deeply 

 depressed in the middle, dull brassy, in front and the scapulae coppery. Front and hind 

 coxae black and metallic, general colour of rest of legs yellow or yellowish brown, the 

 front femora behind darkened and metallic, front tibiae excepting the apex and extreme 

 base dark and metallic above ; hind femora, hind and middle tibiae also more or less 

 embrowned and with metallic reflection, the apex of the tibiae being quite pale. Base 

 of abdomen brightly metallic green, behind this the segments are blackish and hardly 

 metallic, the terminal segment bright coppery ; abdominal pleura also copper-coloured. 

 Ovipositor black, about equal in length to the hind tarsi. Length $2-25 mm. 



Hab. Hawaii, Kilauea. 



(20) Eupelmus parasthenes, sp. nov. 

 Head above somewhat shining, green or golden, the facial impression very deep, 

 purple-black in colour, and sometimes with more or less evidence of a median carina, in 

 some aspects the surface appearing nearly smooth. Palpi dark, eyes collapsed after 

 death, probably very little hairy, antennae with no special characters, Mesonotum with 

 conspicuous white pubescence, brassy with the front lobe and the scapulae more reddish 



