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the scutum and scutellum strongly foveolate; propodeum finely gran- 

 ular without well-defined carinse; first tergite with its apical width 

 subequal with its length, sharply defined laterally by carinse ; tv/o of 

 the carinjE predominating, so it is divided into three areas which are 

 finely, longitudinally striate; abdomen beyond the first tergite im- 

 punctate. Ferruginous; antennse beyond the fourth joint piceous; 

 wings hyaline, strongly iridescent; venation ferruginous. 



Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. Described from two females col- 

 lected June 10 by Hubbard and Schwarz. It is named in honor of 

 E. A. Schwarz. 



Tyi^e.— Cat. No. 15515, U.S.N.M. 



ECPHYLUS JOHNSONI, new species. 



Feraale. — Length to the apex of the abdomen 1.25 mm.; length of 

 the ovipositor 0.75 mm. Head smooth, practically impunctate; pre- 

 scutum very finely granular and not dentate laterally; scutum shin- 

 ing, impunctate ; notauli not defined posteriorly; suture between the 

 gcutum and scutellum faintly foveolate; propodeum finely granular 

 with strong median carina which connects with the apex of a nearly 

 diamond-shaped areola; basal tergite almost twice as wide apically 

 as its length, not defined laterally by carinas but with two longitudi- 

 nal carinse forming a median area; median area more strongly striate 

 than the lateral areas; abdomen beyond the first tergite shining, 

 impunctate. Piceous; abdomen, propodeum slightly paler; wings 

 hyaline, iridescent; venation very pale brown. 



North Mountain, Pennsylvania. Described from one female col- 

 lected September 3, 1897. Species was probably collected by C. W. 

 Johnson, as the manuscript name, johnsoni, of Ashmead, indicates. 



Type.— C&t. No. 15512, U.S.N.M. 



ECPHYLUS CALIFORNICUS, new species. 



Female. — Length to the apex of the abdomen 2 mm.; length of 

 the ovipositor 0.75 mm. Head shining, impunctate; prescutum 

 shining, practically impunctate, laterally distinctly tuberculate; 

 notauli not foveolate; scutum posteriorly finely granular; the suture 

 between the scutum and scutellum distinctly but finely foveolate; 

 propodeum granular, without carinse; first tergite slightly wider 

 apically than long, without well-defined lateral carinse but with two 

 sublateral strong carinse wliich divide the segment into tliree areas 

 which are rather finely but distinctly striate; segments beyond the 

 first tergite shining, impunctate. Ruf o-f erruginous ; head black; 

 first five joints of the antennse pallid, apically strongly dusky; legs 

 slightly paler than the body; wings hyaline; venation pale brown. 



Siskiyou County, California. Described from one female. 



Type— Csit. No. 15514, U.S.N.M. 



