No. 22.] HYMENOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 3O9 



of the face in the emargination of the eyes, an inverted U 

 beneath antennae, spot beneath eyes, labrum, clypeus excepting 

 two black dots, palpi, most of mandibles, tegulse, a line be- 

 neath the latter, spot on anterior pleurae, apex of scutel, fore and 

 mid legs except coxae and hind portion of femora, and basal por- 

 tion of hind tibiae and tarsal segments ; areolet subpetiolate. Male 

 differs in having the entire face, spot on scape beneath, and more 

 or less of the legs, yellowish white. 



Metopius Panzer, 



An undetermined species of this genus has been bred from 

 Bombycids and Noctuids in Europe. 



M, pollinctorius Say. 



Female and male : length 13-16 mm. ; facial shield without a 

 distinct median carina ; thorax black, with yellow markings ; ab- 

 domen with most of the dorsal segments apically margined with 

 yellow, but only the apical corners of the second segment 

 yellow; basal segment pyramidal, bituberculate, mostly yellow; 

 apex of scutel more or less yellow ; hind tibiae and tarsi black or 

 blackish, or with a faint yellow line on tibiae beneath. 



Westville, 19 September, 1904 (W. E. B.). 



Grotea Cresson. 

 °G. anguina Cresson. 



Length 14-17 mm. ; mostly brown or brownish stramineous 

 maculated with yellow ; wings clear ; fore and mid legs mostly 

 yellow ; hind legs largely brownish stramineous ; exserted portion 

 of ovipositor about half the length of the abdomen. 



Labena Cresson. 

 °L. grallatrix Say. Howard, Insect Book, PI. x. Fig. 25. 

 Length 14-21 mm. ; body more or less brown, variegated with 

 brownish yellow to yellow ; wings dark brown, with a more or 

 less distinct, oblique, subhyaline or hyaline streak beyond the 

 basal half; exserted portion of ovipositor about as long as the 

 abdomen. 



Euxorides Cresson. 

 *E. (Calliclisis) americanus Cresson. 

 Length 11.5 mm.; body mostly black; scape and pedicel be- 

 neath, palpi, tubercles, tegulse, bases of wings, lower border of 



