184 WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD. 



sides rugose, the mesopleura polished only at the middle; the scutellum ends in 

 a conical spine, is coarsely rugose, with two large fovese at hase. Wings hyaline 

 the veins light yellowish; petiole of abdomen about twice as long as thick, 

 smooth, shining, except a few wrinkles at base. . 



Hab. — Great Falls, Md., and Arlington, Va. 



Described from two % specimens, the one from Maryland taken 

 by Mr. E. A. Schwarz. 



AEGILIPS Haliday. 

 Aegilips victoriie sp. n. 



9 • — Length 1.9 mm. Polished black ; sides of prothorax, the scutellum and 

 the metathorax rugose; antennae slightly thickened toward tips, ferruginous, the 

 scape dusky at base above, the first joint of the flagellum distinctly longer than 

 the second. Legs honey-yellow, except tips, black ; the femora more or less ob- 

 fuscated, the hind tibise and tarsi dusky; petiole very short, grooved. 



^a6.— Victoria, V. I. 



Described from one 9 specimen taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, 

 June 2, 1893. 



AlKACHARIS Dalman. 

 Anacharis mexicana sp. n. 



9. — Length .3.1 mm. Polished black, the head and thorax above, including 

 the scutellum, with a decided aeneous tinge ; pronotum at sides, mesopleura, ex- 

 cept at middle, and metathorax rugose ; antennae, except scape and the legs, fer- 

 ruginous. The first and second joints of the flagellum are about equal, the fol- 

 lowing to the last very gradually shortening and thickening, the last joint as 

 long as the pedicel and first flagellar joint united ; petiole of abdomen slender 

 smooth, longer than the hind coxae. 



Hab. — Santa Fe, New Mex. 



Described from one 9 specimen taken by Prof T. D. A. Cockerell, 

 in August. 



Subfamily V. Euc(ELIN^e. 

 GAIVASPIS Forster. 



Ganaspis diastrophi sp. n. 



9. — Length 2 mm. Polished black; antennae 13-jointed, rufous, uniformly 

 thickened, the third joint alone being a little thinner than the others, the joints 

 beyond elongate oval, finely fluted, slightly ])ubescent and about twice as long as 

 thick. Thorax elevated, not longer than high, not compressed at sides, the scu- 

 tellum rugose, the cup much elevated, broadly oval or nearly round, its margins 

 pale, the disc flat, with a fovea posteriorly and a few punctures around the rim ; 

 anteriorly it is connected with the mcsonotum by a sharp carina: pleura smooth, 

 polished ; metathorax very short, rugulose, with two delicate parallel carina^ 

 down the centre. All coxae and femora, except tips, black ; trochanters, tips of 

 femora and rest of legs, honey-yellow. The abdomen is about as long as the 

 thorax, smooth, polished, with a slight pubescent girdle at base and abruptly 

 truncate at tip. Wings hyaline, iridescent, ciliated, the veins yellowish ; the 



