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thorax together, shagreeued, not distinctly striated, the venter smooth, 

 wholly rufous; dorsum with "a rufous streak along the margins. 



Habitat. — Fort George, Fla. 



Type in Coll. Ashmead. 



Described from a single specimen taken by Dr. E. S. Turner, in Au- 

 gust, 18.SL>. 



The color and sculpture of abdomen sufliciently distinguish the spe- 

 cies. 



Scelio calopteni s]). nov., Riley. 



" 9 . Length, 3 to 3.4""". Black, rugose; the mesonotum with faint 

 but distinct furrows. Head with a smooth, shining space on face above 

 the antenufe, Avith stria? on each side converging toward mouth ; man- 

 dibles pale rufous; antcunte 12-jointed, brown-black, the scape and 

 pedicel yellow; pedicel longer tlian the first funicular joint, the joints 

 after the first very transverse; club slightly compressed from above, 

 the joints closely conjoined. Thorax with the teguhe pale rufous; 

 wings hyaline, the submarginal vein ending in a rounded stigma, but 

 without a stigmal vein; legs, including the coxa', pale brownish-yellow. 

 Metanotum with 2 comi)letc longitudinal subparallel median cariuje. 

 Abdomen fusiform, longer than the head and thorax together, closely, 

 longitudinally aciculate; the venter piceous, finely aciculate at sides. 



"Described from many 9 specimens, bred June 27 and July 3, 1883, 

 from the eggs of Galoptenus atlantis, collected by self ami A. Koebele 

 in I^ew Hampshire." — [From Eiley's MS.] 



Habitat. — Boscawen, N. H. 



Types in National Museum. 



This species is closely allied to S. Luggeri, and may be but a variety; 

 but as the stigma is without a stigmal vein and the color of the anten- 

 nae is slightly different, I believe it to be a distinct species. 



Scelio Luggeri .sj). nov., Riley. 



" 9 . Lengthy 3 to 3.2""". Black, rugose, the mesonotum with two 

 furrows; scape and legs, including cox;v, brownish-yellow. Head with 

 the antenme brown-black, the pedicel distinctly longer than the first 

 flagellar joint, joints 2 to 4 very short, transverse. Metanotum with 4 

 comi)lete longitudinal median cariufe; wings subfuscous, paler at base, 

 the stigma with a short stigmal vein. Abdomen fusiform, about one- 

 third longer than the head and thorax together; longitudinally acicu- 

 late, the apex of all the segments with a smooth, polished space; 

 venter black, aciculate over entire surface. 



"Described from three 9 specimens, reared in July, 1889, from the 

 eggs of a Galoptenus sp. by Prof. O. Lugger." — [From Eiley's MS.] 



Habitat.— Otter Tail County, Minn. 



Types in National Museum. 



