ART. 20. ICHNEUMON-FLIES OF TEIBE PANISCINI CUSHMAN. 19 



ABSYRTUS PANISCOIDES (Ashniead). 



Perilissus paniscoides Ashmead, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 23, 1896, p. 187 



(excluding male). 

 Eczetesis paniscoides Davis, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 24, 1897, p. 253. 

 Absyrtus paniscoides Cushman, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 61, art. 8, No. 2429, 



1922, p. 2. 



As pointed out in the last reference cited Ashmead's species is 

 composite, the male being that of Parabates monticola Cushman. 



It differs from the two other North American species and from 

 luteus Holmgren in its entire lack of propodeal areolation. 



ABSYRTUS AREALIS, new species. 



Distinguishable at once from the other two North American species 

 by the areolation of the propodeum. In this it is like luteus Holm- 

 gren, but differs from that species in its larger ocelli. 



Female. — Length 9 mm. 



Shining, minutely shagreened, face opaquely, abdomen very 

 indistinctly so; temples strongly convexly narrowed; clypeus medi- 

 ally inflexed at apex, the lateral angles thin and rather prominent; 

 mandibular teeth acute at apex, lower tooth distinctly the longer; 

 ocell-ocular hne less than half the diameter of an ocellus. Propo- 

 deum without longitudinal carinae but with distinct petiolar and 

 posterior lateral areas, the former very short; areolet much longer 

 than wide; nervulus not broken; nervellus broken distinctly above 

 middle. Abdomen slender, strongly compressed at apex; post- 

 petiole more than twice as long as wide at apex. 



Entirely luteous except a black spot inclosing ocelli. 



Male. — Differs only sexually from female. 



Type-locality. — Cabin John Bridge, Maryland. 



Type.—C&t. No. 25981, U.S.N.M. 



Two specimens taken by R. M. Fonts, the type on August 5, and 

 the allotype on July 1, 1917. 



ABSYRTUS PERILISSOIDES, new species. 



The swollen head, nearly completely areolated propodeum, and 

 weakly compressed abdomen give this species a strong superficial 

 resemblance to the subgenus Spanotecnus of the genus Perilissus, 

 but the broken brachial vein at once indicates its true aflinities. 

 The large head, strong longitudinal carinae of the propodeum, and 

 broken nervulus distinguish it at once from any other described 

 species. 



Female. — Length 10 mm. 



Subopaque shagreened, face opaque, clypeus inflexed at apex, 

 lateral angles not prominent, shining and with a few coarse punc- 

 tures; mandibular teeth rounded at apex, the lower larger but 

 barely longer than upper; temples swollen, nearly as broad as eyes; 



