No. 22.] HYMENOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 405 



as long as the second, third a little longer than the first and 

 second combined and very slightly curved, the fourth tvv^o-thirds 

 and the fifth one-half as long as the third, the sixth to the thir- 

 teenth equal in length, the apical joint half as long as the preced- 

 ing one ; thorax rugose and thinly covered w^ith short hairs, the 

 parallel lines of the mesonotum extending more than half-way 

 to the scutel, parapsidal grooves quite obscure, the impressed lines 

 over the bases of the wings more apparent than the parapsidal 

 grooves, scutel with foveae that are not smooth; legs uniformly 

 dark red ; wings subf uscous, veins brownish red, radial area open, 

 the areolet large and nearer to the anterior border of the wings 

 than in most species, cubitus reaching to the first transverse vein ; 

 abdomen shining and microscopically punctate. 



Type locality: Waterbury. Found ovipositing in the buds 

 of Quercus ilicifolia, 9 April, 1897. 



A. badia Bassett. 



Female : length 6 mm. ; mostly dark brownish red ; head and 

 thorax covered with short appressed red hairs ; antennae 13- 

 jointed, second joint globular, the third one-third longer than the 

 two preceding combined, the fourth one-third shorter than the 

 third, the fifth and sixth gradually shorter, the third to sixth 

 larger at the apex than at the base, face covered with appressed 

 hairs, obscure converging line extending from the base of each 

 antenna to the mouth, head not broader than the thorax ; pro- 

 thorax anteriorly with a very narrow shining band, mesothorax 

 finely and evenly but rather sparsely punctate, parapsidal grooves 

 and other lines rather obscured by the short, dense and closely 

 appressed hairs, which completely hide the parapsidal grooves 

 posteriorly, scutel rounded and slightly elevated posteriorly, 

 foveae almost obsolete ; legs darker . than the thorax and 

 densely covered with short, fine and appressed hairs; wings 

 dark smoky brown, veins almost black, areolet well defined, cubi- 

 tus disappearing a short distance from the first transverse vein ; 

 abdomen black and shining, the second segment concealing nearly 

 all the others above, but its length beneath less than half its 

 length above, the sides of this segment covered with a dense patch 

 of reddish hairs. 



Type locality of this species is probably Connecticut. It has 

 been taken early in spring. 



