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broad triangular truncation extending to the aj)ex. Head very 

 finely and densely punctured, a short, median frontal sulca 

 between the antennae, separating two small tubercles. Prothorax 

 shining, with very minute, shallow punctures, the anterior margin 

 slightly raised. JMesothorax and scutellum densely and finely 

 punctured, the scutellum subtriangular, rounded at the apex. 

 Median segment very finely reticulate, with a short, median, 

 longitudinal sulca from the base. Abdomen elongate fusiform, 

 ver}'- faintly punctured, shining; epipygium strongl}^ punctured, 

 with thin fulvous pubescence on the sides. Hypopygium rounded 

 and ciliated at the apex. Black; the antennae, legs, except the 

 cox^e, and abdomen, light ferruginous; the mandibles, the trian- 

 gular truncation of the clypeus and the anterior margin at the 

 sides of the clypeus, the prothorax, except a black spot in the 

 middle and the tegulte, yellow. Wings hyaline, iridescent, 

 nervures fuscous. Length 10 mm. 

 Hah. — Victoria (French). 



L. ARENARIA, n.Sp. 



(J. Head large, produced behind the eyes, the sides nearly 

 parallel; shining, rather closely and shallowlj^ punctured; two 

 rather prominent tubercles between the antennae. The clypeus 

 with a small elevated triangular area on the basal portion, 

 depressed on the apical portion, subtruncate at the apex and 

 produced into minute spines at the apical angles. Prothorax 

 almost smooth with minute shallow punctures. Mesothorax and 

 scutellum shining, rather sparsely punctured, scutellum broadly 

 rounded at the apex. Median segment nearly smooth at the 

 base, very finely transversely rugulose at the apex. Abdomen 

 shining, with a few scattered punctures; epipygium punctured, 

 elongate, with a very fine median carina at the apex, and with 

 sparse fulvous pubescence. Black; the abdomen, except the 

 extreme base, and legs, except the coxse and trochanters, ferru- 

 ginous. A fuscous mark on the fifth abdominal segment. The 

 anterior margins of the clypeus and face uniting wdth a central 

 mark on the clypeus extending nearly to the base, the two 

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