ICHNEUMON-FLIES — GELINAE : MESOSTENINI 



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Figures 61-63. — Localities: 61 (left), Ischnus cinctipes; 62 (center), /. laurae; 63 (right), 



I. sparsus. 



apically, sometimes its basal 0.15 ± paler or with a whitish mark, 

 but without a distinct white band; abdomen fulvous, its apex a little 

 darkened; hind tarsus fuscous, the basal 0.25 of its first segment, all 

 of second segment, and part or all of third segment, white. 



This species is named for Laura Townes, the collector of some of 

 the specimens used in this and other studies. 



Type: cf , Greenville, S.C., Apr. 20, 1952, George and Laura Townes 

 (Washington, USNM 63764). 



Paratypes: d', Tarpon Springs, Fla., Mar. 21, 1950, H. Townes 

 (Townes). 9, Columbia, S.C., Sept. 10, 1950, G. Townes (Townes). 



4. Ischnus sparsus, new species 



Front wing of male 5.1 to 6.8 mm. long, of female 5.5 to 7.4 mm. 

 long; body moderately slender; clypeus narrow; tyloids on about 4 

 segments, moderately sharp, extending about 0.7 the length of the 

 segments; mesoscutum mat, with small, weak punctures that are 

 separated by about their diameter; scutellum with lateral carinae on 

 its basal 0.3 ± ; metapleurum of male subpolished, rather smooth but 

 with weak irregular punctures and fine indistinct wrinkling; meta- 

 pleurum of female rugulose because of close, irregular weak punctures 

 and wrinkling; apical carina of propodeum complete, sharp, roughly 

 in the shape of an inverted V; postpetiole weakly mat, in male with 

 moderately large, weak, rather close punctures, in female with very 

 sparse, fine, weak punctures; second tergite of male weakly mat, with 

 rather large, shallow punctures that are separated by about 0.5 their 

 diameter; second tergite of female mat, with sparse, shallow punctures 

 that are separated by about 3.0 their diameter. 



Male: Head ivory, the median half of frons and occiput except 

 near eyes, black; mouth parts ivory; scape and pedicel whitish, fus- 



