HYMENOPTERA 649 



{^^) Eupchims eustichus, sp. nov. 



Head green or golden and green, the surface rugulose, with shallow punctures in 

 front near the eye margins, the facial impression densely rugulosely shagreened, and 

 sometimes with a slight median raised line, dull and wide ; the antennae of the usual 

 form, palpi dark, eyes glabrous or nearly so. Mesonotum green or golden green, the 

 parapsides coppery or reddish coppery; front and hind coxae dark and metallic, front 

 tibiae with dark metallic line above, as also the middle tibiae, front tarsi more or less 

 brownish or lightly infuscate above, rest of the legs mostly yellow or brownish yellow. 

 Neuration yellow. Abdomen brightly metallic green or blue at the extreme base, 

 behind this mostly metallic blue-black or green-black, tip of abdomen in apical view 

 coppery red, pleura coppery. Ovipositor black at base, the rest yellowish or reddish, 

 rather shorter than the hind tarsi, or about equal to the basal four joints. Length % 

 3-25—4 mm. 



Hab. Oahu, mountains near Honolulu, 1500 ft. or more. 



(38) Etipelnius pelodes, sp. nov. 



Head above more or less green, in front with reddish reflections, the surface quite 

 rough, with fine wrinkles or shagreening and wrinkles together, the facial impression 

 sordidly metallic, dull, densely rugulosely shagreened, sides of the face adjoining 

 golden or coppery red ; antennae of the usual form, palpi dark, eyes with very few 

 hairs. Mesonotum very dull, and densely shagreened, clothed with pale hairs, of green 

 and dull golden colour, the parapsides dull reddish golden or coppery. Neuration 

 yellow. Front and hind coxae dark and metallic, rest of legs mostly yellow or 

 brownish yellow, front tibiae with a metallic dark line above, the middle one slightly 

 embrowned above between the pale base and apex, apical two joints of posterior tarsi 

 dark brown or blackish. Abdomen brilliant green at the base, behind this dull bluish 

 black, not metallic, tip of abdomen in apical view bright coppery, pleura uniformly 

 copper-coloured. Ovipositor yellow, black at the base, about equal in length to the 

 hind tarsi. Length % 4 mm. 



Hab. Hawaii, Kilauea. 



(39) Enpelnins hemixantluis, sp. nov. 

 Head above of a dull metallic colour, its surface densely finely shagreened and 

 very dull, clothed with white hairs, the facial impression very shallow, with dull golden 

 and green metallic tints, very densely shagreened all over and the surface quite dull ; 

 eyes considerably hairy, antennae of the usual form, the palpi dark ; scape of antennae 

 yellow on the basal half or more. Mesonotum very densely shagreened and dull, 

 metallic dull golden and green, the parapsides redder, clothed conspicuously with white 

 hairs. Neuration yellow. Front and hind coxae dark and metallic, the front and 



