MONOGRAPH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PROCTOTRYPID^. 143 



He also records tlie reariug- of Telenomus coccidivorus Mayr from a 

 coccid; but in all probability tliis is a mistake, and it came from the egg 

 of some Lepidopteroii, Syrpbid, or otber predaceoiis insect associated 

 with the coccid. 



In America Teleiwmi have been reared from the following insect eggs : 



Species. 



Lepidoptera 14 



Hemiptera 3 



Neuroptera 1 



Our species are quite numerous and separated with difficulty, but it 

 is hoped that the student will lind assistance in the following dichoto- 

 mous table ; 



TABLE OF SPE(!IES. 



KKMALES. 



Second abdominal segment not, or very little, longer than wide 2 



Second abdominal segment about twice as long as wide. 

 Head transverse-quadrate. 

 Legs, including coxa' and scape, reddish-yellow; thorax iiattened. 



Moderate T. hubbardi, sp. nov. 



Legs, including coxie and scape, pallid yellow; thorax convex. 



Minute T. pusillus, sp. nov. 



Head transverse. 

 Legs and antenute black, knees and tarsi honey-yellow.. T. koebelei, sp. nov. 



2. Pedicel distinctly longer iuid thicker than the tirst fuuicle joint 3 



Pedicel not longer than the tirst funicle joint. 



Scape black, flagellum brown-black, tip of pedicel yellow, funicle joints 2, 3, 

 and 4 equal, moniliform. 

 Legs black or piceous, trochanters, knees, anterior tibi;©, and tarsi, yellow. 



T. XIGRISCAPUS, sp. nov. 

 Anteun;e brown-black, pedicel yellow at tip, shorter than tirst funicle joint, 

 funicle joints 2 and 3 subei^ual, the third transverse. 

 Legs piceous, trochanters, anterior tibiie beneath and tarsi, brown. 



T. UTAHENSIS, sp. nov. 



3. Scape of antennte pale or pale at base or tip 4 



Scape of antenuie black or brown-black. 

 Coxai pale. 

 Marginal vein punctiform. 



Claval joints 2, 3, and 4 about equal, (quadrate T. nocture, sp. nov. 



Coxte black. 

 Funiclar joints 2 and 3 longer than thick. 

 Legs black or jiiceous, trochanters, knees, tips of tibia) and tarsi, yellow. 

 First abdomal segment and the second, at base, striate. 

 Marginal vein ^ the length of the stigmal. 



Second abdominal segment wider than long.. .T. gxoimi^el.e, sp. nov. 

 Second abdominal segment longer than wide. 



T. CALIFOKNICUS, sp. noV. 



Marginal vein punctiform T. gracimcohnis, sp. nov. 



Legs pale rufous. * 



Thorax and scutelluni closely punctate; head large, polished. 



T. PERSi.MiLis, sp. nov. 



