394 BULLETIN 45, UNITED STATER NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



ceut; antenna^, except the last joint, and tlic legs honey — or reddish — 

 yellow. Antenna^ 13-jointed, subclavate, the first tlagellar joint sliiihtly 

 shorter than the i)edicel, the followino- joints to the fifth snbeqnal, 

 from thence moniliform, loosely joined, the last joint fusitbrni, nnn-e 

 than twice the length of the preceding, fuscous or black. Thorax 

 without furrows, somewhat flat, the sides compressed; collar reddish 

 laterally; mesojtlenra entirely smooth; metaplcura rugose, tlie meso- 

 uotal median keel small. Wings hyaline, pubescent, the venation pale 

 yellow, the marginal nervure short, about twice as long as thick at 

 apex. Legs with the femora strongly clavate, the tarsi very long, the 

 anterior and middle pairs being much longer than their tibia'. Abdo- 

 men pointed or conic-ovate, smooth and polished, the petiole a little 

 longer than thick, strongly fluted, the second segment witli two lateral 

 impressions at extreme base. 



Habitat. — Ottawa, Canada. 



Type in Coll. Ashmead. 



Described from a single specimen received from Mr. W. Hague Har- 

 rington. 



Paraniesius utahensis, sp. nov. 



9 . Length, 2.6'"'". Polished black, impunctnred, with a sparse cine- 

 reous pubescence. Antenn.^i two-thirds the length of the body, subcla- 

 vate, black or fuscous, the basal flagellar joints a little reddish, the 

 pedicel a little thicker but not, or scarcely, longer than the first flagel- 

 lar joint, flagellar joints 6 to 10 quadrate, the last fusiform, alxmt 

 thrice as long as the penultimate. Thorax with 2 furrows, abbreviated 

 anteriorly, the scutellum truncate behind with a large creuate furrow 

 across the base; mesoplenra along the mesoi)ectus longitudinally stri- 

 ate; metapleura rngulose. Wings hyaline, the marginal nervure 

 brown, only twice as long as the short stigmal. Legs pale brown, the 

 coxie black, the thickened part of the femora piceous, sometimes with 

 the posterior tibia3 fuscous. Abdomen conic-ovate, polished, black, the 

 petiole twice as long as thick, fluted and pubescent beneath. 



Habitat. — Utah Lake, Utah. 



Types, two 9 specimens, in Coll. Ashmead. 



Taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, in Utah. 



Paramesius spinosus, sj). iiov. 



9 . Length, 3""". Polished black, impunctnred, with a sparse cine- 

 reous pile; antennse, except the 3 terminal joints, and legs, reddish-yel- 

 low. Antennfe 13-jointed, about as long as the body, subclavate, 

 l>nbescent, the scajte very long, first flagellar joint a little longer than 

 the pedicel, joints 2 to 5 subequal, the fifth thicker than the preceding 

 joint, the following joints to the last submoniliform, the last fusiform, 

 a little thicker and longer than the two i)re('eding joints together. 

 Thorax with 2 complete furrows, the scutellum truncate at apex with a 



