ART. 6. STUDIES ON" LEUCOSPIDINAE C. J. WELD. 9 



12. Metanotum rounded at apex ; pronotum bluish iridescent with touch of red 



near front margin and a transverse yellow band near hind margin ; basal 

 tooth of hind femur large followed by eleven smaller teeth, female 9.1 mm. 



9. elegans, new siiecies. 



Metanotum truncate at apex ; pronotum yellow with central area black, 



large basal tooth of hind femur followed by more than fourteen smaller 



teeth, female 8.7 mm 10. egaia Walker. 



13. Pronotum with one transverse carina parallel to its hind margin 14 



Pronotum with two transverse carinae parallel to its hind margin 33 



14. Ovipositor reflexed dorsally but not reaching hind margin of second (appar- 



ent first) abdominal segment 15 



Ovipositor reflexed dorsally, reaching forward beyond hind margin of second 

 abdominal segment 20 



15. Metanotum two-toothed ; propodeum entirely punctate with arched median 



carina ; hind femur with large basal tooth followed by numerous smaller 



teeth, female 7.3 mm 11. biguetina Jurine. 



Metanotum rounded at apex ; propodeum with polished light colored median 

 spot, basal tooth (sometimes second tooth also) small, followed by three 

 or four large free teeth and a broad four dentate one 16 



16. Hind coxa with spur or sharp angle on upper margin ; punctures numerous 



on second abdominal tergite and separated by a space less than their 



diameter 17 



Hind coxa without spur; punctures few on second abdominal tergite and 

 separated by a space greater than theii diameter 19 



17. Large sharp teeth on hind femur preceded by two very small basal teeth; 



distinct spur on upper margin of hind coxa, female 11.5 mm. 



12. fuliginosa, new species. 



Large sharp teeth on hind femur preceded by one smaller basal tooth ; hind 



coxa sharply angled on upper margin 18 



18. Oxipositor nearly touches front margin of sixth tergite; mesoscutum with 



punctures gradually becoming coarser behind ; its posterior half not notice- 

 ably depressed ; hind femur silvery pubescent, female 10.5 mm. 



13. indiensis, new species. 

 Ovipositor only about three-fourths length of sixth tergite ; mesoscutum with 

 two types of sculpture, fine punctures on the arched anterior half and 

 coarser punctures behind on the depressed flatter portion, the change of 

 slope being marked by a narrow transverse nearly smooth area; hind 

 femur mostly bare, female 12.7 mm 14. banksi, new species. 



19. Transverse carina in front of lateral ocelli ; space between dorsal margin of 



scrobe and median ocellus about equal to diameter of ocellus, female 7 mm. 



15. pulchella Crawford. 



20. Basal tooth of hind femur small, followed by several large teeth; hind coxa 



without spur 21 



Basal tooth of hind femur large, followed by numerous teeth ; metanotum 

 rounded behind or at most with emarginate edge 24 



21. Metanotum distinctly two-toothed, large species 22 



Metanotum rounded behind, small species 23 



22. Ovipositor reflexed dorsally, reaching forward beyond hind margin of 



scutellum, female 10. mm 16. intermedia Illiger. 



Ovipositor reflexed dorsally (varies from middle of second tergite to base 

 of abdomen) not reaching hind margin of scutellum ; upper margin of hind 

 coxa serrate posteriorly, female 12.4 mm 17. gigas Fabricius. 



