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out a lateral point or with a weak point; dorsolateral and ventrolat- 

 eral longitudinal carinae of first abdominal tergite distinct, usually 

 complete but weak; dorsal carinae of first tergite moderately strong, 

 reaching beyond the spiracle; second tergite mat, with fine, close or 

 moderately close punctures; tergite 7 not marked with white; oviposi- 

 tor sheath 0.30 to 0.9 as long as front wing; ovipositor somewhat 

 compressed, its tip usually sagittate. 



This genus contains the eight Nearctic species described below, Hab- 

 rocryptus shikokuensis Uchida 1936, and Cryptus alberti Ashmead 1906, 

 from Japan, and undescribed species from Burma, Chile, and southern 

 Brazil. Habrocryptoides alberti (Ashmead) is a new combination. 

 It is not certain that the genus, as constituted, is a natural one; yet 

 there is not sufficient evidence at this time to warrant subdividing it. 



Key to the Nearctic species of Habrocryptoides 



1. Apical carina of propodeum about 30° from the horizontal at the position of 



propodeal crest; ovipositor sheath about 0.45 as long as front wing ... 2 



Apical carina of propodeum about 45° from the horizontal at the position of 



propodeal crest; ovipositor sheath 0.6 to 0.9 as long as front wing .... 5 



2. Male clasper with a long, lingerlike apical process; dorsal valve of ovipositor 



with an abruptly tapered point (shaped about as in Agrothereutes lophyri, 

 fig. 327,f) ; female flagellum without a white band. 



1. oregonensis (Cushman) 



Male clasper without an apical process, its apex simply rounded; dorsal valve 



of ovipositor with a gradually tapered point; female flagellum with a median 



white band 3 



3. Mesoscutum fulvous with fuscous margins (at least the lateral lobes fulvous), 



in the male with a median white spot; punctures on lateral lobe of meso- 

 scutum separated by about 1.3 their diameter ... 2. rufifrons (Walsh) 

 Mesoscutum black with a central white spot; punctures on lateral lobe of 

 mesoscutum separated by about 0.7 their diameter 4 



4. White orbital mark not interrupted on temple; segments 2-4 of male hind 



tarsus white 3. virgeus, new species 



White orbital mark interrupted on upper part of temple; segments 2-4 of male 

 hind tarsus fuscous 4. pictus, new species 



5. Metapleurum black with its upper 0.6 white; frons polished and punctate. 



5. lumbariiis, new species 



Metapleurum entirely black or with a ferruginous tinge dorsally; frons more 



or less mat, also with punctures 6 



6. Apical transverse carina of propodeum absent on median 0.5 of propodeum; 



hind coxa with a basal dorsal yellow area; apical half of clypeus deflexed 



and almost flat 6. erasus, new species 



Apical transverse carina of propodeum complete, not absent medially ... 7 



7. Clypeus in profile convex with its apical 0.4 weakly concave; hind coxa with a 



basal dorsal yellow spot; mesopleurum polished, with rather coarse punc- 

 tures 7. nitens, new species 



Clypeus in profile pyramidal, its apical 0.5 sharply deflexed; hind coxa without 

 a yellow spot; mesopleurum weakly mat, with small punctures. 



8. inflexus, new species 



