62 R. OSTEN SACKEN. 



6. C. brevicauda, n. sp. — Green or bluish-green, abdomen with a reddish or 

 coppery rollection ; fore eoxse 3'ellow, with a green spot near the base, feet red- 

 dish yellow. Ovipositor of the J not longer than the abdomen; metathorax 

 deeply rugose. 'J, about 0.12 — fl.lSjjO.H; ovipositor about 0.06 of an inch 

 long. 



Head green, with some golden or bluish reflections; mouth yellowish-brown; 

 face finely punctured and sparsely pubescent; front sericeous in consequence 

 of very dense microscopic striae; antennae black, scapus yellow, first joint of 

 tlie tiagellum green. Thorax green or bluish, microscopically rugose and 

 punctured with moderate density; hind border of the prothorax with a more 

 golden reflection. Latter part of the scutellum separated by a transverse row 

 of punctures, more green or golden-yellow than the remainder, microscopically 

 rugose, Pleurse more light green between the fore and middle coxse ; a bril- 

 liant, smooth, sometimes coppery spot above the middle coxse. Metathorax 

 deeply rugose, not shining. Fore coxse yellow with a green sjjot near the basis, 

 anteriorly. Middle coxre green at the base, the remainder yellow. Hind 

 coxre green, densely punctured ; their tip yellow. Feet yellow ; tarsi slightly 

 whitish at the base. Hind femora sometimes with a slight green reflection on 

 the outside, which is often wanting. Seen from above, the metathorax and 

 the inner side of the hind coxre appear blue. Abdomen green at the base ; the 

 remainder more coppery. Ovipositor very short, not longer than the abdo- 

 men. "Wings hyaline. The 9 with a pale, yellowish tinge in the middle of the 

 disc. 



Numenuis S and 9 specimens, reared from the commou blackberry 

 gull of Di'istrojjhaa ncbulosna, 0. S. 



7. C. magnifica, n. sp. — Thorax green, or bluish-green; collare with a pur- 

 plish red spot near the junction with the head; abdomen blue or greenish at 

 tlie basQ. purplish and coppery towards the tip; ovipositor longer than the 

 body.— -J) about 0.14; 5—0.16—0.17; ovipositor 0.21—0.23 of an inch long. 



Face with a golden reflection, rather smooth and shining and only with in- 

 distinct ami scattered punctures; a distinct, longitudinal carina in the middle; 

 pubescence whitish, short and very scarce. Mouth yellowish-brown. Front 

 generally purplish-red in the middle. Antennae black, scapus yellow, infusca- 

 ted, and with a greenish reflection on the upper side, especially towards the 

 tip. Thorax green, or bluish-green, with moderately dense, eipially distribu- 

 ted punctures, visible under a moderate magnifying power; pubescence very 

 delicate; on the prothorax, above, near the head, there is a pur])le spot, 

 of variable size, but never reaching the hind margin of the prothorax ; meta- 

 thorax smooth, shining ; pleurae usually with a coppery spot on the prothorax, 

 a golden-green, sometimes slightly coppery, finely striated space behind it, be- 

 tween the fore and the middle coxae, and a j>erfectly smooth, shining space 

 above the middle coxae. Fore coxae green at the base, yellow on their latter 

 half, which color extends on their inside much further towards the base than 

 on the outside. Middle coxae green, their latter half yellow. Hind coxae 

 green; their tip yellow. They are, as usual, finely sculptured, but thiir sculp- 

 ture is less deep and dense than in C hrcvis, tubico/a, advena, etc.; the coxae, 

 therefore, are not opaque, as in those species, but preserve their lustre. Feet 

 yellow; tarsi whitish at the base ; this color is most extended on the middle 

 and hind tarsi; tip of all the tarsi brown. Knees also somewhat whitish. 



