rr, 2281. A REVISION OF CHALCID-FLIES— PHILLIPS AND EMEIiif. 461 



5 longest; 4, 6, and 7 subequal; abdomen as seen dorsally as broad 

 in the sixth segment as in the third; sides of abdomen nearly parallel 

 to the sixth segment. 



Legs: Basal half of front femora, middle and hind legs fuscous; 

 front tibiae testaceous to dusky, knee testaceous. 



Antennae: First funicle plus ring-joint equal to pedicel; none of 

 fimicle or club joints quadrate; club slightly broader than the three 

 preceding joints. Scape black. 



Species small in size. 



Male (pi. 46, fig. 1). — Length 1.9 mm. Praescutum as in female. 

 Pronotal spots distinctly visible from above, occupying one-third of 

 anterior dorsal margin of prothorax. 



Propodeum with a distinct shallow, narrow groove; granulose. 

 rarely rugose, laterad of groo^'e. 



Petiole about three-fourths of the length of hind coxae, granulose. 



Legs: Basal half of front, middle and hind femora fuscous to 

 black: middle and hind tibiae fuscous; front tibiae and knees testa- 

 ceous to dusky. 



Antennae : Flagellum with pedicel about same length as head and 

 thorax combined ; scape as seen in lateral profile broadening distally 

 Avith a sloping shoulder; scape one-third as broad as long in widest 

 place, exclusive of base; much broader than first flagellar joint. 



Type-locality. — Koehler, New Mexico. 



Type.— Cat No. 21770, U.S.N.M. 



Described from many females and males reared from stems of 

 species of Agropyron collected in New Mexico by Mr. V. L. Wilder- 

 muth and in Kansas by Mr. E. O. G. Kelly. It makes inconspicuous 

 galls near the head of species of Agropyron and has not been reared 

 from any other grass. Males normally occur. 



HARMOLITA GILLETTEI, new species. 



Plate 41, fig. G ; plate 44. fig. 11 ; plate 45, fig. 3. 



Female. — Length 2.5 mm. Praescutum rugulose. Pronotal spots 

 large, well defined, occupying about two-thirds anterior dorsal mar- 

 gin of prothorax. 



Propodeum with a continuous, median, narrow, deep, longitudinal 

 groove which is margined throughout and deeper anteriorly ; floor of 

 groove usually more or less smooth in anterior half and with cross 

 rugae in posterior half: propodeum rugose laterad of groove and 

 granulose between the rugae. 



Abdomen longer than head and thorax combined ; segments 3 and 

 7 about equal in length and each shorter than 4, 5, or 6; 4 and 6 equal 

 in length. 



T^gs : Basal one-half to two-thirds of front femora dusky to almost 

 Mack: middle and hind femora brownish-black to black; distal por- 



