no. 3639 PTEROMALIDAE — HEDQVIST 5 



Epistenia media, new species 



Female. — Dark blue with tint of violet (mixed with green) on face, 

 collar, scapulae, scutellum, propodeum, and coxae. Occiput with tint 

 of green, also anterior part of mesoscutum and below antennal sockets 

 glistening with green. Legs except coxae dark yellowish brown. 

 Funicle of antenna and wing veins dark brown. Apex of gaster black. 



Figure 2. — Epistenia coeruleata Westwood: a, thorax in lateral view; b, scutellum in lateral 

 view. E. media, new species: c, scutellum in lateral view. 



Gaster short, only as long as head and thorax combined. First 

 tergite of gaster as long as third (second not visible in dorsal view). 

 Median ocellus with clava as long as funicle joints 5-7; funicle joints 

 with few rhinariae. Distance from ocellus to antennal scrobe half 

 diameter of an ocellus. Last tergite of gaster nearly as long as wide at 

 base. 



Male. — Similar to female. 



Holotype. — Female, in collection of USNM, no. 69557. 



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