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Described from three females. The typo was reared from a clcrid 

 larva under Hopkins U. S. No. 2884^7 by Dr. A. D. Hopkins; para- 

 typo a from Tryon, North Carolina, was reared from tlie larva of 

 Enoderus quariguttatus, under Hopkins U. S. No. 303 j; paratypo 6 

 from Hugo, Kansas, August 13, 1896, No. 557. Both paratypes aro 

 much like the type, except that a is somewhat smaller with abdomen 

 darker and face paler; and h has the mcsostcrnum and pleura reddish 

 piceous with a rufous spot at the upper hind angle, and face paler. 



The meager description of granulatus Davis gives an impression of 

 an insect very closely related to this and the following species, and 

 one or the other may be found to bo synonymous with it. The 

 present species differs from the description of granulatus in size, in 

 relative length of ovipositor, in having the propodeal carinae strong 

 at apex, and in the darker pale markings. 



CREMASTUS (ZALEPTOPYGUS) SIMILIS, new species. 



Female. — Length 7 mm., antennae 4.5 mm., ovipositor 2.7 mm. 

 Very closely related to cleridivorus Cushman, from which it differs 

 principally as follows: Head from above more than twice as wido 

 as long; temples less strongly rounded and more sloping; eyes longer 

 than width of face, only two-tliirds as wide as long; clypeus strongly 

 rounded at apex; interfoveal line nearly twice as long as foveo- 

 ocular line; ocell-ocular and postoccllar lines equal, but diameter of 

 ocelli about three-fourths as great as former. Thorax more slender, 

 propodeum weakly arched, and extending nearly to middle of coxae, 

 areola and petiolar area subcqual in length and breadth, each scarcely 

 more than half as wide as long; vestiture of head and thorax not 

 conspicuous. Abdomen twice as long as head and thorax; first and 

 second tergites subcqual, first with postpetiole slightly elevated 

 above petiole, of similar conformation but barely one-fourth as wide 

 at apex as long, second nearly four times as long as wide, parallel- 

 sided. Colored almost exactly like cleridivorus except that hind 

 legs are paler and scutcllum is red. 



Type-locality. — Collins, Idaho. 



Type— Cat. No. 20268, U.S.N.M. 



One female collected July 27, 1898 by C. V. Piper. 



Comparison of the types may show this species to be the same as 

 granulatus Davis, but it lacks the dark middle of hind femora, has 

 the propodeal carinae distinct apically, the yellow color is darker 

 than indicated in the description of granulatus and the ovipositor is 

 relatively shorter. Also apparently granulatus has the scutcllum 

 black instead of red. 



CREMASTUS (ZALEPTOPYGUS) PLESIUS, new species. 



Female. — Length 7 mm., antennae 4 mm., ovipositor 2 mm. 

 Allied to the last two preceding new species. Compared with cleri- 



