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out on the disk, a small longitudinally striate area between their 

 posterior extremities; scutellum transverse, convex; polished; meso- 

 pleurum and sternum densely punctate, the former obliquely striate 

 in upper anterior corner and in the oblique impression, polished 

 along dorsal and posterior margins; sternauli distinctly impressed; 

 metapleurum vertically striately shagreened with sparse punctures, 

 propodeum completely areolated except that areola is open laterally ; 

 basal areas shagreened ; middle area shagreened, laterally more or less 

 punctate and medially transversely striate; apical areas transversely 

 rugose; petiolar area as long as areola, rounded in front; inter- 

 cubitus short but not entirely obliterated; abdomen nearly three 

 times as long as head and thorax ; second tergite slightlj' longer than 

 first; epipleura of third tergite extending to spiracle; ovipositor 

 sheath half as long as abdomen, 



Tricolored ; middle of face, frons, vertex, occiput, flagellum, meso- 

 scutum, anterior margin of mesopleurum, the oblique impression in 

 front, sternauli, part of lateral areas of scutellum, basal lateral areas 

 and streaks in middle lateral areas, and a narrow median stripe 

 extending the entire length of the abdomen except the petiole black ; 

 the head and thorax otherwise, except ferruginous stains on meso- 

 pleurum, sternum, propodeum, and the posterior orbits yellow, abdo- 

 men ferruginous, petiole stramineous ; palpi, front and middle coxae 

 and trochanters, apices of all femora and of hind coxae, hind tibia 

 beneath at base and its calcaria stramineous; legs otherwise testa- 

 ceous, except hind tibia and tarsus which are black; wings hyaline, 

 venation black, front wings apically infumate. 



Male. — Differs only sexually from female. 



Type locality. — Ancon, Canal Zone, Panama. 



Type.— C^t. No. 25923, U. S. N. M. 



One pair reared August 8, 1921, from Stenoma catinifer Walsing- 

 liam by J. Zetek, under his No. Z1532. 



TRIBE PANISCINI. 

 PANISCUS RUGOSUS, new species. 



Very distinct in its complete and very high propodeal carina. 



Female. — Length 23 mm.; antennae 23 mm. 



Temples nearly flat and sharply receding; occipital carina strong 

 iind complete though weak medially and approaching closely to 

 ocelli; face longer than wide slightly convergent below, distinctly, 

 sparsely punctate, the intersj)aces shagreened; clypeus sculptured 

 like the face, long, narrowly truncate; frons narrower than face; 

 ■ocelli very large, touching the eyes, postocellar line one-third as 

 long as ocellar diameter; antennae rather stout, basal flagellar joint 



