NO. 2197. 



NEW PARASITIC HY MEN OPT ERA— O AH AN. 197 



Subfamily Braconinae. 

 The -enus Brmon Fabriciiis, as shown in the remarks under the 

 subfamily Vipiinae. must be transferred to the subfamily Agathi- 

 dinae of authors. This being the case, the subfamily name Bra- 

 coninae must be substituted for Agathidinae of authors, since other- 

 wise we would have the family Braconidae with the genus Bracon 

 as type, but no subfamily with Bracon as its type, which is c(m- 

 trary to the rules of nomenclature. 



Subfamily Microgasterinae. 



MICROGASTER EPAGOGES. new species. 



F€m«Z6— Length 3.5 mm. Closely allied to M. cannata Packard, 

 but differs from that and related species in that the posterior tibiae 

 and tarsi are black, with only a narrow basal annulus and a longi- 

 tudinal stripe on the inner side of the tibiae pale. Face below 

 antennae strongly rugoso-punctate, with a distinct carmate line medi- 

 ally extending from the antennal fossae about halfway to the base 

 of clypeus; clypeus sculptured like the face, its anterior niargm 

 trunc"ate: a line drawn between the eyes, tangent to the base ox cly- 

 peus, would about equal a line from the antennal fossae to the base 

 of clypeus; frontal depression with distinct curved rugae and di- 

 vided medially by a smooth longitudinal carina; vertex with shal- 

 low large, suberased punctures, more distinct along the posterior 

 margin; posterior orbits similarly sculptured; cheeks sculptured 

 about as strongly as the face; ocellocular line and postocellar line 

 nearly equal; mesoscutum posteriorly with shallow, suberased punc- 

 tures which become more distinct and closer on the anterior halt, 

 posterior half shining, the anterior half subopaque; scutellum practi- 

 cally smooth and polished, the transverse suture at base strongly 

 crenulate; mesopleura smooth posteriorly, but with punctures simi- 

 lar to those of the mesoscutum anteriorly; propodeum coarsely 

 riKTose. with strong median and lateral longitudinal carmae; vena- 

 tion normal; abdomen about equal in length to the thorax, its first 

 tergite broader at apex than long down the middle, narrowed al base 

 and strongly rugose-punctate; second tergite sculptured like the hrst 

 and nearly four times as broad as long; third tergite two-thirds the 

 length of the second, its basal half punctate, but more weakly so 

 than the second tergite. its apical half and all of the followmg 

 tergites smooth; ovipositor sheaths rather broad and subequal in 

 length to the middle femora. Head, thorax, all coxae, basal joint 

 of hind trochanters, large blotch on hind femora above, hind tibiae 

 except a narrow basal annulus and an incomplete longitudinal stripe 

 on the inner side, hind tarsi, and the abdomen black; antennae in- 

 cluding the scape black; palpi pale yellowish; fore and median legs 



