BY WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD. 357 



tures; mesopleura, except along anterior margin, and mesosternum 

 smooth, impunctate; metathorax rugulose, ivith a distinct median 

 carina. Wings hyaline, stigma and veins, except costal, median 

 and submedian veins, which are pale yellowish, reddish-brown. 

 Abdomen as long as thorax and, except as noted, black, plate of 

 first segment fully twice as long as wide, sparsely punctate, sides 

 parallel, hind angles rounded; second segment shorter than third, 

 sparsely punctate and with two oblique furrows; segments 4-6 

 subequal, second separated from third by a punctate or crenate 

 furrow. 



Type— No 4913, U.S. KM. 



Hab. — Australia (A. Koebele, collector). 



Subfamily xiv.— OPIIN.E. , 



Genus Diachasma, Forster. 



(59) Diachasma carpocaps^;, n.sp. 



9- — Length 5 mm. Robust; head and thorax orange, stem- 

 maticum, antennae, legs and abdomen black, wings fuliginous, 

 stigma and veins brown-black. Head and thorax smooth, 

 impunctate, scutellum with a crenate furrow across base, 

 metathorax with some coarse, irregular punctures. Abdomen 

 oblong-oval, highly convex above, smooth and polished, except 

 first segment which is longitudinally striate; ovipositor a little 

 shorter than hind femur. 



Type —No. 4914, U.S.N. M. 



Hab. — New Zealand. 



The species is from Mr. Koebele, and is labelled, " On Carpo- 

 capsa pomcmella ? ? " 



The Opiines are, however, mostly parasitic upon Diptera, and 

 I suspect, from what Mr. Coquillett tells me, that the species 

 will be found to be parasitic on Dactvs tryoni, a dipterous fruit- 

 fly. 



