22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 61. 



scutum is depressed in posterior half with traces of parapsidal 

 grooves, the boundary between arched and depressed regions being 

 marked by a narrow transverse sparsely punctate area, which sep- 

 arates the finely punctate anterior portion from the coarsely punc- 

 tured posterior region ; scutellum more sparsely punctate at base than 

 in middle and hind portion; median keel of propodeum weak behind; 

 hind femur on outer side finely punctate, polished and mostly bare ; 

 wings darker than in indiensis with violaceous luster more pro- 

 nounced. 



Abdomen less hairy than indiensis^ the reddish color extending from 

 base over sixth tergite; gi'oove of ovipositor reaches almost to front 

 margin of sixth tergite but ovipositor only 0.77 length of this segment. 



Described from one female received from C. S. Banks (December 

 1, 1919). 



Type.—C2it. No. 24385, U.S.N.M. 



Habitat. — Philippine Islands, LfOS Baiios. 



15. LEUCOSPIS PULCHELLA Crawford. 



Leucospis pulcliella Crawford, Philippine Journ. Sci., vol. 9, No. 5. sec. D. 

 1914, p. 457. 



Described from one female received from C. F. Baker from Los 

 Baiios, Philippine Islands. 

 Type.— Cat No. 18401, U.S.N.M. 



16. LEUCOSPIS INTERMEDIA Illiger. 



The United States National Museum contains one female, collected 

 in Southern France, which has been determined by the writer, from 

 literature, as this species. Cornell University has one female which 

 has been available for study. 



17. LEUCOSPIS GIGAS Fabricius. 



This species is represented by three females in the United States 

 National Museum, one from Sicilia (1858, Mann) ; one from Eagusa 

 (1868, Mann) ; and one from Italy (1886, Magretti). Cornell Uni- 

 versity has one female of this species, and the Museum of Compara- 

 tive Zoology at Cambridge three females (Imhoif collection), all 

 of which the writer has seen. Diagram of scutellum, metanotum, and 

 propodeum shown in text figures 2e and // abdomen shown on plate 

 3, figure 15. 



18. LEUCOSPIS ORNATIFRONS, new species. 



This Philippine species resembles erthrogastra Cameron quite 

 closely, but differs in size, color markings, and teeth on under side of 

 hind femur. 



