158 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol.53. 



Type-locality. — Charter Oak, Pennsylvania. Described from one 

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

 11812a, which refers to a note stating that this species is a parasite of 

 Strangalia luteicomis in C'arpinus caroliniana. Material collected 

 and reared May 26, 1913, by F. C. Craighead. 



Type.— Ctit. No. 19387, U.S.N.M. 



Family ICHNEUMONOIDAE. 



CRYPTUS KOEBELEI, new name. 



Vryptus ferrugineus Ashmkad, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 12, 1889, p. 412 

 (not Smith 1879 or 1861). 



OUONTOMERUS STRANGALIAE, new species. 



This species may be separated from dichrous Rohwer, its closest 

 ally, by the basal area being almost completely closed, by the poste- 

 rior lateral bases of the scutellum and the depression of the metano- 

 tum being without rugae, different venation, smaller size, etc. 



Female. — Length 7 nmi. ; length of ovipositor 8 mm. Head below 

 the antennae shining, with sparse, irregular punctures, in addition 

 the median portion finely granular ; above the antennae to the poste- 

 rior orbits shining, impunctate ; ocelli in a little less than an equilat- 

 eral triangle ; the postocellar line distinctly shorter than the ocellocu- 

 lar line; third antennal joint distinctly longer than the fourth, the 

 joints not nodose apically; scutum shining, with a few well-defined 

 punctures; the notauli not foveolate; posterior portion of the pres- 

 cutimi with fiA^e rugae, the median one being more prominent: dorsal 

 aspect of the scutellum sculptured like the scutum; the lateral pos- 

 terior aspect of the scutellum and the depressed area of the meta- 

 notum with a few very weak and poorly defined raised lines; dorsal 

 aspect of the propodeum shining, the basal area with sides and basal 

 width subequal, almost completely closed ; the areola hexagonal ; the 

 anterior lateral legs one-fourth longer than the posterior lateral legs, 

 the posterior margin less by one-fifth than the length of the posterior 

 lateral legs; the angles of the propodeum on the dorsal lateral 

 corners; sides of the propodeum practically impunctate; second re- 

 current vein much more than the length of the transverse cubitus 

 beyond the transverse cubitus. Black; palpi yellowish; legs and 

 abdomen, except two apical tergites which are piceous, rufous ; head, 

 thorax, and legs with long, white hair; wings hyaline, iridescent; 

 venation brown. 



Type-locality. — Ballston (Veitch), Virginia. Described from 

 one female recorded under Bureau of Entomology, No. Hopk. U. S. 

 12280a?, which refers to a note which indicates that this species is 



