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the radius one-fourth shorter than the second; recurrent vein re- 

 ceived two-thirds the length of the first abscissa on the radius, basad 

 of the first transverse cubitus. Black; propodeum dorsally and ab- 

 domen rufous; wings dark brown, venation dark brown; body with 

 long, sparse gray hair. 



Type-locality. — Florida; Louisiana. Described from one female 

 (type) from Appalachicola, Florida, recorded under Bureau ol 

 Entoi;iology No. Hopk. U. S. 3381<7, which refers to a note stating 

 that this is parasitic on Oeme Hgida^ material collected and reared 

 by W. F. Fiske; and one female (paratype) from Morgan City, 

 Louisiana, recorded under Bureau of Entomology No. Hopk. U. S. 

 33986?, which refers to a note stating that it is a parasite of Oeine 

 rigida^ material collected and reared by W. Y. Fiske. 



Type.— Cvii. No. 19001, U.S.N.M. 



Paratype has the sides of the propodeum rufous. 



ODONTOBKACON ELAPHIDIOVORUS, new specie*. 



Female. — Length, 11 mm. ; length of ovipositor, 5 mm. ; length of 

 antennae, 9.5 mm. Face below the antennae coarsely punctato-reticu- 

 late, with a median carina, which becomes broader below; head above 

 the antennae and the entire posterior orbits shining, impunctate; 

 latrad of each lateral ocellus is a curved furrow ; antennae hairy, the 

 third and fourth joints subequal; scutum, prescutum, and scutellum 

 shining, with a few widely scattered punctures ; the posterior part of 

 prescutum and the scutum medianly reticulate; notauli finely foveo- 

 late; suture between the scutum and scutellum with five strong rugae; 

 posterior lateral bases of the scutellum and the depression of the 

 metanotum with rugae ; propodeum reticulate, the basal middle with- 

 out sculpture except a median longitudinal carina ; sides of the pro- 

 notum with dorsad-ventrad or slightly oblique rugae; the epister- 

 nauli broad, irregularly reticulate; mesepisternum shining, impunc- 

 tate; sternauli nearly completely foveolate; sides of the propodeum 

 shining, with well-separated, distinct punctures; first tergite longi- 

 tudinally striate or striato-reticulate, with two strong carinae, which 

 extend half its length; the second tergite with an oval-shaped em- 

 bossed area, which is longitudinally striate; sides of the second ter- 

 gite punctato- reticulate ; the base of the third tergite medianly stri- 

 ate, laterally punctato-reticulate ; the apex of the third and the fol- 

 folwing tergites shining, impunctate ; first abscissa on the radius one- 

 third shorter than the second; recurrent vein almost the length of the 

 first abscissa on the radius basad of the first transverse cubitus. 

 Black; body with sparse, long, white hairs; scutellum, propedeum, 

 metothorax, and abdomen rufous; wings brownish, venation pale 

 brown. 



