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of mstathorax dud also the apex enclosing a black spot, yellowish-rofl; wings 

 hyaline, beautifully iridescent j four anterior coxse; apical half of posterior 

 pair, all the trochanters, apex of four anterior femora, and their tibiae, white ; 

 remainder of four anterior femora pale-yellowish ; posterior femora j-ellowish- 

 red ; base of posterior coxse, base and apex of their femora, apex of their tibise, 

 spot above near base, and their tarsi except base, black; remainder of their 

 tibife and basal half of first tarsal joint, white; abdomen broad, feebly punc- 

 ture<l, black, shining, the oblique lines not deeply impressed : apical margin, 

 dilated laterally, of all the segments, lateral margin of each segment, dilated 

 into a spot at base, and a small round spot on the middle of the first four seg- 

 ments, all white ; venter whitish ; ovipositor about three-fourths the length of 

 the abdomen. Length 3 lines. 



Ilah. — New Jersey. This is a lovely little species, with the colors 

 remarkably bright and varied. 



14. Glypta simplicipes, Walsh MS.— 9- — Black; clypeus, mandibles except 

 tips, palpi, tegul.ie, line before and spot on scutellum, yellowish-white ; anten- 

 nae brovvn-black, paler beneath except base; legs, including coxse, reddish-yel- 

 low, posterior pair darker, their tibiae except base and their tarsi more or less, 

 blackish; wings hyaline, faintly dusky; surface of body densely punctured, 

 confluently so on abdomen, and with a short, pale, glittering pile ; face scarcely 

 prominent medially ; metathorax rounded, coarsely punctured, with distinct 

 elevated lines ; abdomen robust, broader than usual, the oblique lines very 

 deeply impressed, making the basal corners of the segments very prominent ; 

 apical margin of fourth and remaining segments smooth and polished; yenter 

 whitish ; ovipositor nearly as long as abdomen. Length 5 lines. 



The % has the four anterior legs in front, and their coxse and trochanters 

 yellowish-white, and the pleura is sometimes more or less reddish, as is also 

 tlie flanks of metathorax ; in one specimen, probably immature, the entire body 

 is varied with pale ferruginous. Length 4^—5 lines. 



Ilah. — Mass.; N. Y. ; Illinois. This is oae of our most commou 

 species, and is easily distinguished from all others having the poste- 

 rior legs not annulated with black and white, by the broad abdomen, 

 white mouth and spot on scutellum. 



15. Glypta rubripes, n. sp. — 9- — Deep black, shining, with a very short, 

 pale, glittering pile; clypeus and mandibles nigro-piceous; palpi pale fuscous; 

 legs, including coxse, reddish-yellow ; posterior tibise, except base, and their 

 tarsi, black; wings hyaline, faintly dusky; venter whitish ; face minutely, not 

 very densely punctured, with a median swelling; thorax densely and finely 

 punctured; metathorax more coarsely punctured, with well defined elevated 

 lines, apex subtruncate, bounded above by an arcuate carina ; abdomen long, 

 rather narrow, with fine, close, distinct punctures, the three apical segments 

 smooth and polished, the oblique lines deeply impressed; basal segment with 



,two distant longitudinal carinse at base; ovipositor as long as the body. Length 

 5 lines. 



-J, .^Moro slender, less shining, the abdomen very densely punctured and 

 opaque. Length 4i lines. 



Ilah. — Canada. 



