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curved, without trace of ramellus; nervulus nearly interstitial; nerv- 

 ellus broken nearly in the middle ; abdomen strongly compressed from 

 base of third tergite; first tergite long, rather narrow, especially 

 before the tuberculate spiracles, latter slightly before middle; 

 glymmae separated by a deep basal basin; thyridia very minute; 

 seventh tergite membraneous medially nearly to base; ovipositor 

 sheath acute at apex. 



Genotype. — Hypopheltes pergae, new species. 



Fig. 5.— hypopheltes pergae cushman, female. 

 HYPOPHELTES PERGAE, new species. 



Female. — Length 20 mm. ; antennae 20 mm. 



Head polished behind, coarsely punctate in front; malar space a 

 third as long as basal width of mandible; diameter of lateral ocellus 

 twice as long as ocell-ocular line which equals post-ocellar line; first 

 flagellar joint with apical portion very little longer than second; 

 thorax polished, mesopleurum rugosely roughened, vertically below 



