246 P- CAMERON. 



JOphionin^. 

 Pristonieridia sulcata sp. nov. 



Rufous; the eye orbits and basal half of the first abdominal segment pallid 

 yellow; the rest of the first segment, the second and third above, the apex of the 

 penultimate and almost the whole of the last, black. Flagellum of antenna fus- 

 cous, darker towards the apex. Four front legs pale yellow, the hinder pale 

 rufous, the apex of the femora and the spine pale yellow, the basal and apical 

 fifth of the hind femora black, the tarsi fuscous. Wings hyaline, the nervnres 

 and stigma fuscous. 9 • Length 6 mm. 



Shining, impunctate, glabrous, the apex of metanotum distinctly, transversely 

 striated beyond the keel ; the areola fully four times longer than wide, rouiided 

 at the base, becoming gradually slightly narrowed towards the apex, which is 

 transverse; there are three basal arese, the central small, longer than wide, the 

 lateral large, wider than long ; the sides and apex of the metanotum are bordered 

 by a keel. Areolet small, oblique, of equal width, shortly appendiculated. 

 receiving the recurrent nervure at the apex. Femoral tooth oblique, twice 

 longer than it is wide at tlie base, narrowed towards the apex. Ovipositor pro- 

 jecting, longer than the last segment, broad. Parapsidal furrows distinct. TJiere 

 is also an oblique, short wide furrow on the base of the mesosternum on the sides. 



Chiiiandegas, Nicaragua (Baker). 



Ill having a distinct areolet this species differs from typical Fris- 



\ tomeridia. 



J\ Pristomeridia nigro-oriiata sp. nov. 



Eufotestaceous, the sides of the face, clypeus. orbits narrowly and basal half of 

 petiole, pale yellow; the ocellar region, middle lobe of mesonotum, metanotum, 

 apex of first abdominal segment and the greater part of the others, black. Legs 

 pallid yellow. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma blackish; there is no 

 areolet; the transverse cubital nervure is short and thick; from it the cubitus 

 slopes down obliquely. Femoral spine short, thick. 9 • Length 6 mm. 



Smooth, shining, the posterior median area strongly, closely, transver.sely 

 striated ; the areola obliquely narrowed to a sharp point at the base, gradually 

 narrowed towards the apex, where the keels are clearly separated ; there are 

 three basal areas, the central small, triangular, the lateral large, longer than 

 wide, six-angled, half the width at the base as it is at the apex, where it is longer 

 on the outer than on the innerside; there are two lateral areas; the basal (four 

 shorter) at the apex extends below the middle. The basal two abdominal seg- 

 ments are cylindrical, the apical are strongly compressed. 



Belize (I. D. Johnson). 



