ART. 6. STUDIES ON LEUCOSPIDINAE C. J. WELD. 19 



Female. — Length 11.5 mm. A shining hlaeh and yellow species 

 with fuliginous wings, ovipositor less than half the length of ahdornen 

 and l)asal tooth of hind femur inconspicuous. 



Yellow markings on body as follows : upper half of scape ; front 

 and hind margins of pronotum strongly, lateral margins weakly; 

 transverse crescent-shaped spot near middle of mesoscutiim and lines 

 above tegulae ; large bilobed marking near hind margin of scutelliim ; 

 d median spot on propodeum ; wedge-shaped spot on metapleura ; 

 two conspicuous marks on outer side of hind femur, one of which ex- 

 tends from base to second tooth, the other from apex along upper 

 margin about half way ; short lines near apex of hind tibiae opposite 

 spurs; most of dorsal surface of second tergite, except toward base; 

 a wide transverse band near hind margin of sixth tergite which nar- 

 rows laterally. Front and middle legs and tibiae and tarsi of hind 

 legs inclined toward rufous. 



Head as wide as pronotum; face finely rugosely punctate, short 

 pubescent ; line from median ocellus to level of clypeus 1.1 longer than 

 greatest distance between eyes ; malar space 0.22 length of eye ; vertex 

 broad closely punctate with polished striated area about median ocellus 

 and on either side of lateral ocelli ; clypeus sinuate Avith small polished 

 tooth in median line ; eyes slightly emarginate ; postocellar space 1.5 

 times ocellocular, occipital carina distinct; antennae 12-segmented 

 slightly ferruginous at apex, first funicular segment 1.5 times pedicel, 

 third and fourth subequal, rest becoming stouter, apical segment 

 conical with faint concentric rings near tip. 



Pronotum contiguous punctate with faint transverse wrinkles in 

 median line near anterior margin, and a nearly complete transverse 

 carina parallel to its carinate hind margin ; mesoscutum about 1.4 

 times length of pronotum in median line, densely umbillicate punc- 

 tate ; scutellum broadly rounded behind, its apex smooth and shining ; 

 foveae of metanotum parallel ridged, punctate between ridges, hind 

 margin polished laterally, apex rounded, punctate ; propodeum nearly 

 twice as long as metanotum, median keel jDrominent with area on 

 either side polished and coarsely punctured ; rugosely punctate toward 

 lateral carinae, spiracular areas pubescent. Hind coxa punctate 

 except in femoral groove which is mostly smooth and polished toward 

 apex, dorsal margin has small notched spur behind middle. Hind 

 femur 1.8 times as long as wide, setigerous punctate, its first two basal 

 teeth small and followed by four long, sharp, widely separated teeth 

 and a broad 4-dentate portion (pi. 2, fig. 11) ; hind tibiae with apex 

 produced into a strong prominent spur from inner edge of which 

 projects a slender spine ; front and middle claws pectinate, hind claw 

 simple with few minute teeth at base. Fore wings uniformly fuligi- 

 nous, veins dark brown. 



