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nietatborax subacatc. Legs, iiicliidini;- tlie coxa', yellow,, the i)()steni)r 

 pair slightly dusky at base. Wings subhyaliiie, when folded, not or 

 scarcely longer than the abdomen and somewhat narrowed. Abdomen 

 rotund, oval, polished, widened from the base of the first segment; first 

 and second segment at base striated, the first, twice as wide as long. 



Habitat. — Fortress Monroe, Ya., and District of Columbia, 



Types in Coll. Ashmead. 



This species was taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, at Fortress Monroe. 

 The color of the legs and the shape of the abdomen and wings, readily 

 separate the species from all the others, 



Hoplogryon brachypterus Aslim. 



Prosacantha hracliyptcra Ashni., Can. Ent.. xx, p. 50. 



9 . Length, 0.75 to 0.80'""'. Black, subopaque, closely microscopi- 

 cally punctulate; the head polished, shining, the face having a delicate 

 central line below the front ocellus; mandibles pale; legs brownish- 

 yellow, reddish, brownish or fuscous, with the distal ends of femora 

 and tibite and the tarsi, yellow or pale. Antennie 12-jointed, black or 

 brown-black; first and second funiclar joints subequal, a little longer 

 than thick; third and fourth, very minute. Post-scutellar spine 

 minute. Angles of metathorax not toothed. Wings subhyaline, much 

 narrowed and shortened, when fi)lded reaching scarcely beyond the 

 middle of the abdomen, pubescent, but not distinctly fringed. Abdo- 

 men broadly oval, highly polished, black, the first segment wider than 

 long, yellowish and striated. 



Habitat. — Ottawa, Canada. 



Types in Coll. Ashmead. 



For several specimens of this higldy interesting species, I am in- 

 debted to Mr. W. H. Harrington, Tlie abbreviated, narrowed, non- 

 ciliated wings and the yellow petiole distinguish the species, 



Hoplogryon obsciiripes, sp. uov. 



9 , Length, 9,80""". Black, opaque, closely, minutely punctulate, 

 covered with a fine sericeous pubescence; the face shining, striolated. 

 Mandibles pale brown. Antenna^, 12-j()inted, brown-l)lack; first and 

 second funiclar joints subequal, the first about one and a half times as 

 long as thick; third and fourth minute, transverse. Post-scutellar 

 spine minute but acute. jNIetathoracic angles obtuse. Wings entirely 

 wanting. Legs fuscous, the coxas black or dusky basally, the trochan- 

 ters, knees, tips of tibia», and tarsi, yellowish. Abdomen oval, polished, 

 the first segment transverse, twice as wide as lon,g, striated, the sec- 

 ond striated only at the basal suture, the venter impunctate. 



Habitat. — Ottawa, Canada. 



Types in Coll, Ashmead. 



Described from two specimens received from Mr, W, II. Harrington. 



