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TETRASTICHUS EPIDIUS Walker 



astichus epidius Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Mist., vol. 20, p. 28, 1847. — Howard, 

 U. S. Bur. Ent. Bull. 5, p. 47, 1885.— Ckesson, Synopsis of families and genera 

 of Hymenoptera . . ., p. 245, 1887. 



The types, two females from Florida, were in the British Museum 

 in 1938. At that time, Dr. Ferriere sent the following notes: "The 

 entire body finely and closely punctate, also the propodeum and the 

 abdomen. Median furrow of mesonotum (mesopraescutum) very 

 weak. Inner furrows on scutellum also weak, visible only at apical 

 half; outer furrows strong. Propodeum short; middle carina well 

 marked; no lateral (paraspiracular) carinae; spiracles small and 

 round . . . Abdomen elongate and pointed at apex." 



TETRASTICHUS FLAVIPES Ashmead 



Tetrastichus fiavipes Ashmead, Trans. Ainer. Ent. Soc, vol. 13, p. 135, 1886. — 

 Cbesson, Synopsis of families and genera of Hymenoptera . . ., p. 245, 1887. 



Ceranisw fiavipes (Ashmead) Ashmead, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 14, p. 202, 

 18S7. 



Ceranisus flaviccps Ashmead, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 14, p. 202, 1887. 



T. ftavipes was described from a female specimen from Florida; 

 the type has subsequently been lost. The name flaviceps, published 

 without description, was undoubtedly a misspelling of fiavipes. 



TETRASTICHUS FLAVOPICTUS (Ashmead), new combination 



Oeranisus flaropiclus Ashmead, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 14, p. 202, 1887. — 

 Gikault, Aun. Ent. Soc. Amer., vol. i), p. 300, 1916. 



No types for this species can be found ; in 1916 Girault stated, "types 

 too mutilated to place . . . Species hopeless." 



TETRASTICHUS GALA Walker 



Tetrastichus gala Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 20, p. 28, 1847. — Howard, 

 U. S. Bur. Ent. Bull. 5, p. 47, 1885. — Ckesson, Synopsis of families and genera 

 of Hymenoptera . . ., p. 245, 18S7. 



The type, a single female from Florida, was in the British Museum 

 in 1938. Dr. Ferriere kindly furnished the following notes: "Body 

 reddish yellow, more or less brownish in the thoracic sutures and on 

 the sides of the propodeum near the postscutellum (metanotum) ; 

 abdomen with transverse brown stripes. Hindwing acute at apex. 

 Propodeum short, almost smooth; median carina short; no lateral 

 (paraspiracular) carinae." 



This species is evidently close to, or identical with, that called T. 

 marylandensis Girault in this synopsis. 



TETRASTICHUS GRANULATUS Walker 



Tetrastichus granulatus Walker, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 14, p. 17, 1844 — 

 Howard, U. S. Bur. Ent. Bull. 5, p. 47, 1885— Cresson, Synopsis of families 

 and genera of Hymenoptera . . ., p. 245, 1887. 



