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is lacking, so the presence or absence of a white band on flagellum 

 cannot be determined. 



Type: 9, Tanbark Flat, Los Angeles Co., Calif., June 24, 1952, 

 W. V. Garner (Berkeley). 



3. Cryptohelcostizus genalis, new species 



Male: Unknown. 



Female type: Front wing 9.4 mm. long; temple almost flat, at 

 level of lower corner of eye somewhat widened, posteriorly bulged, 

 and margined by the occipital carina which in that area is curved 

 outward and very strong; temple above rather coarsely punctured 

 its full width, towards its midheight the coarse punctures restricted 

 to its hind edge, elsewhere impunctate or with only small, sparse 

 punctures; punctures on mesopleurum separated by about 0.2 their 

 diameter; hairs on front face of hind femur sparse, then* sockets sepa- 

 rated mostly by about 2.0 the length of the hairs; areolet large, 0.87 

 as high as radial cell, 0.95 as long as high; second abscissa of 

 discocubital 1.1 as long as third abscissa; punctures on second tergite 

 separated by about 1.0 their diameter; ovipositor sheath 0.40 as 

 long as front wing. 



Black. Orbit narrowly whitish in front and behind; small sub- 

 median spot on collar and small spot on upper end of epomia whitish ; 

 femora ferruginous, the front femur infuscate above; front and middle 

 tibiae infuscate, reddish brown below; hind tibia tinged with reddish 

 brown basally below; wings strongly infuscate; abdomen ferruginous. 



Type: 9, Capella, Mendocino Co., Calif., May 20, 1955, E. I. 

 Schhnger (Davis). 



4. Cryptohelcostizus fumipennis, new species 



Male: Unlaiown. 



Female: Front wmg 8.8 to 9.3 mm. long; temple moderately con- 

 vex, its hind half with moderately small, moderately sparse punctures, 

 its front half almost impunctate ; punctures on mesopleurum separated 

 by about 0.15 their diameter; hairs on front face of hind femur sparse, 

 their sockets separated by about 2.0 the length of the hairs; areolet 

 large, 0.72 as high as radial cell, 1.0 as long as high; second abscissa 

 of discocubital 1 . 1 as long as third abscissa ; punctures on second tergite 

 separated by about 0.9 their diameter; ovipositor sheath 0.45 as long 

 as front wing. 



Black. Front and hind orbits, part of cheek, clypeus except mar- 

 ginally, sometimes small spot near base of mandible, collar, upper 

 margin of pronotum, spot on base of tegula, postscutellum, and some- 

 times apex of scutellum, white; labrum brown, paler centrally; palpi 

 fuscous; front leg, middle leg beyond trochanters, and hind femur 

 piceus; wings strongly infuscate; abdomen ferruginous. 



