NO. 2340. TRIBE EPHIALTINI OF THE ICHNEUMONINAE—CUSHMAN. 345 



Washington, reared from the bud moth {Tmetocere ocellana) ; another 

 male from Duncan, British Columbia, reared from Tortrix fumi- 

 ferana; and a male from Summit, Placer County, California, collected 

 by W. M. Giffard. 



EPHIALTES (ITOPLECTIS) LATUS, new species. 



Female. — Length, 10 mm.; antennae, 7 mm.; ovipositor, 2 mm. 



Differs from ohesus Cushman by the characters used in the key 

 and also as follows: Mesoscutum scarcely as wide as long, sparsely 

 finely punctate; propodeum slightly convex in profile; tergites very 

 narrowly pale at apex; antennae brownish below, the sutures black. 



Host. — CJialia fragmentella Henry Edwards. 



Type locality.- — Albee, Oregon. 



Other localities. — Pullman, Washington, and Beulah, New Mexico. 



Type.— Csit. No. 22872, U.S.N.M. 



Discussion from three females, the type reared under Hopkins 

 U. S. No 9063aa on August 15, 1913, by Carl Heinrich, paratype a 

 taken June 7, 1908, at Pullman, Washington, and paratype h on 

 August 13 at Beulah, New Mexico, by T. D. A. Cockerell. 



EPHIALTES (ITOPLECTIS) LEA VITTI. new species. 



Female. — Length, 8 mm.; antennae, 6 mm.; ovipositor, 1.5 mm. 



Differs from description of ohesus as follows : Postocellar line longer 

 than diameter of lateral ocellus, which is much less than twice as long 

 as ocell-ocular line; mesoscutum sparsely, weakly punctured, the pu- 

 bescence dark and inconspicuous ; propodeum convex in profile, dorsal 

 carinae extending about halfway to apex ; spiracles rather small, nearly 

 round; abdomen not especially broad, third tergite more than half as 

 long as ^vide; first tergite with dorsal carinae strong to beyond mid- 

 dle, anterior basin occupying little more than half of dorsal length; 

 tegulae yellow throughout; wings brownish hyaline, stigma brown 

 and only slightly paler at base and apex; humeral angle of pronotum 

 without a pale spot; abdomen black with only first and second tergites 

 obscurely piceous at apex; apical joint of hind tarsus with complete 

 basal annulus. 



Type locality. — St. Johns, New Brunswick. 



Type.—Csit. No. 22873, U.S.N.M. 



Described from two females collected October 3 by A. G. Leavitt, 

 for whom the species is named. 



The paratype has the piceous margins of tergites more distinct. 



EPmALTES (ITOPLECTIS) PACIFICUS, new species. 



FeTn^Ze.— Length, 7.5 mm.; antennae, 5.5 mm.; ovipositor, 1.4 mm. 



Differs from description of ohesus as follows: face with well sepa- 

 rated punctures, and sparsely pubescent; malar space nearly half as 

 long as basal width of mandible; postocellar line longer than diame- 



