MONOGRAPH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PROCTOTKYPID.E. 401 



Front wiugs pubescent, the submarginal nervine reaching the costa 

 near tlie middle, the marginal vein short, the stigmal vein distinct 

 with an appendage, basal nerv-ure distinct. 



Abdomen petiolate, oblong, oval or obovate, the petiole short, rugu- 

 lose, the second segment very long. 



Legs clavate. 



No species in this genus is J^nown out of the European tauna. 



GLYPTONOTA Forstei. 



Hym. .Stud., ii, p. 122 (1856). 



(No type iiit'utioued.) 



Head transverse, the Irons rounded, not impressed, occiput rounded: 

 ocelli 3, in a triangle, eyes rounded. 



Antennne inserted on a slight frontal prominence; in 2 12-jointed, 

 clavate, the 4 or 5 terminal joints enlarged, the last being twice as 

 large as the penultimate; scape cylindrical, slightly curved, reaching a 

 little beyond the ocelli; pedicel oval, shorter than the first funiclar 

 joint; in S 13-jointed, filiform. 



Maxillary palpi 5 jointed. 



Mandibles short, bidentate at tips. 



Thorax oblong-oval; prothorax visible from above, impressed lat- 

 erally; mesonotum with 2 distinct furrows; scutellum large, subcon- 

 vex, foveated at base and with a distinct frenum posteriorly; metatho- 

 rax emaiginated, the posterior angles acute. 



Front whigs pubescent, the submarginal vein reaching the costa at 

 about half the length of the wing, the marginal vein punctiform, with 

 a short oblique stigmal vein ; basal vein wanting. 



Abdomen ovate, 7- or 8- segmented, the i)etiole longer than thick, 

 faintly strigose, beneath towards apex angulately produced; second 

 segment very large, occupying more than two-thirds of the body of the 

 abdomen, with 3 sulci at base. 



Legs moderate, sparsely pilose, the femora and tibite clavate, tibial 

 spurs weak, the posterior tarsi short, the basal joint more than twice 

 as Jong as the second. 



The genus seems to be a valid one, although Forster mentions no type, 

 and I can find no described European species. 



The following, therefore, appears to be the first species described: 



Glyptonota nigriclavata, sp. uov. 

 (PI. XVII, Fig. 1, 9.) 



9 . Length, 2.8'"™. Polished black, sparsely pilose; antennsB, except 

 the 4 terminal joints (or club) which are black, mandibles, palpi, tegulije, 

 and legs, pale brownish-yellow. Antenna^ 12-jointed, clavate; pedicel 

 stouter and a little longer than the first funiclar joint; the funiclar joints 

 to the club are very gradually shortened, but gradually widened, the 

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