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Propodeuin with a complete, narrow, shallow, margined, median, 

 longitudinal groove, often much broader anteriorly; area laterad of 

 groove very rugose, quite flat. 



Abdomen equal to or slightly longer than head and thorax com- 

 bined ; segments vary considerably in length : fifth longest, 3 usually 

 shortest. 



Legs : Three-fourths of the upper and lower faces of front femora 

 pale fuscous; middle and hind legs, except at knees, fuscous; front 

 tibiae, lateral faces of front femora, and all knees luteous to testaceous. 



Antennae: First funicle plus ring-joint slightly longer than 

 pedicel; fifth funicle and first 2 club joints usually about quadrate. 

 Scape black. 



Species medium sized. 



Male (pi. 46, fig. 3). — Length, 2 mm. Praescutum as in female. 

 Pronotal spots obscured and may vary from not visible from above 

 to visibly occupying one-third to one-half the anterior dorsal margin 

 of prothorax. 



Propodeum usually with a complete groove and may be either 

 rugose or granulose within and laterad of groove. 



Petiole one and one-half times as long as broad and about two- 

 thirds length of hind coxae. 



Legs fuscous except distal one-third of front femora and knees, 

 which are testaceous; occasionally the front tibiae are testaceous. 



Antennae: Flagellum with pedicel shorter than head and thorax 

 combined; scape distinctly broader than first flagellar joint; one- 

 third as broad as long in broadest place, exclusive of base, and has 

 a distinct shoulder near distal extremity. 



Type-locality. — Santa Cruz Mountains, California. 



7'y^e.— Cat. No. 21763, U.S.N.M. 



Described from many females and males in the United States 

 National Museum that were collected in California, under No. 4255, 

 bearing the label " Reared from Elymus americanus "; also from 

 specimens No. 547 that were collected in the Santa Cruz Mountains, 

 California. All of these specimens were collected by Mr. Albert 

 Koebele. As previously stated there are many males and females 

 among this material. 



HARMOLITA ELYMICOLA, new species. 



Plate 40, fig. 9; plate 44, fig. 10; plate 45, fig. 4 ; plate 48, fig. 2. 



Female. — Length, 3 mm. Praescutum rugulose. Pronotal spots 

 very large, occupying about three- fourths anterior dorsal margin of 

 prothorax. 



Propodeum with a continuous, median, longitudinal groove, which 

 may be either rather broad and shallow or narrow and deep, but 

 always distinctly broader anterior]}-; when groove is narrow and 



