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23. Femoral teeth five ; basal small, followed by three large well separated teeth 



and a broad tri-dentate portion; ovipositor reaches metauotura ; face 

 mostly yellow, female 6.5 mm IS. ornatifrons, new species. 



24. Hind coxa with distinct spur on upper margin 25 



Hind coxa without spur (margin sometimes thin and serrate) 28 



25. Propodeum with a transverse, sparsely punctate, polished, cushion-like area 



near its hind margin, female 10.5 mm 19. decorata, new species. 



Propodeum without sparsely punctate polished cushion-like area near its 

 hind margin 2& 



26. Hind femur shining, its punctures separated by more than their width; 



pronotum almost entirely margined with yellow, female__ 20. afanis Say.* 

 Hind femur dull, its punctures distinct but close and separated by a dis- 

 tance not greater than their width; at most only hind margin of pro- 

 notum yellow 27 



27. Large (8.1-10.1 mm.) ; apical abdominal segment broadly yellow; anterior 



ventral margin of hind fenmr yellow ; ovipositor extends to base of pro- 

 podeum 21, azteca Cresson. 



Smaller (7.1 mm) apical abdominal segment black; hind femur unicolorous, 

 brownish black; ovipositor extends to base of abdomen. 



22. dubiosa Cresson. 



28. Propodeum longer than metanotum in median line 29 



Propodeum equal to or less than motanotura in median line 30 



29. Lateral carinae of propodeum absent and median carina not pronounced 



posteriorly; large light colored polished spot on outer surface of hind 



coxa; metanotum emarginate, female 8. mm 23. hopei Westwood. 



Lateral and median carinae of propodeum pronounced posteriorly, outer 

 surface of hind coxa entirely punctuate, male 11.3 mm, 



26. japonica Walker 



30. Wings dark, except at apex 31 



Wings uniformly dark 32 



31. Color uniformly brownish, the wings dark except at apex; hind femur 



coarsely punctured, basal tooth largest, then six rather small teeth of 

 nearly uniform length before the fused double tooth ; hind coxa not spurred,^ 



its upper posterior angle rounded and edge thin 24. apicalis Cresson, 



82. Mesoscutum with yellow lateral markings; scutellum with yellow crescent- 

 shaped marking posteriorly, female 8.7 mm 25. orientalis, new species. 



Mesoscutum and scutellum black, immaculate, female 12. mm. 



26. japonica Walker. 



33, Ovipositor reflexed dorsally, not reaching hind margin of second (first ap- 



parent) abdominal segment; abdomen In side view abruptly depressed 



behind 34 



Ovipositor reflexed dorsally reaching forward beyond hind margin of second 

 (first apparent) abdominal segment; abdomen in side view straight along 

 dorsal line 36 



34. Anterior transverse carina of pronotum prominent, as high as posterior in 



median line ; front wings not spotted at apex ; second abdominal segment 



with smooth median line, female 27. brevicauda Fabricius. 



Anterior transverse carina of pronotum weak, much lower than posterior in 

 median line 35 



« "All markings bright fiery ferruginous or reddish yellow instead of yellowish white ; 



head without any metallic luster, etc." 20a. affinis, var. floridana Cresson. 



Wings slightly yellowish ; sculpture of abdomen somewhat closer and markings more 

 extensive ; pronotum practically all yellow, also scutellum ; hind coxa and end of 

 abdomen reddish (specimen determined by Cresson) 20&. affinis, var. poeyi Gu^rin. 



