ICHNEUMON-FLIES OF AMERICA: 1. METOPIINAE 



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segments of flagellum about 2.2 as wide as long; galea short, broadly 

 rounded, with moderately dense setae; glossa short, broad; second 

 segment of maxillary palpus pyriform, a little flattened, weakly 

 swollen in male and strongly swollen in female; mesopleurum with 

 very coarse punctures, the interspaces about 0.7 the punctural diam- 

 eter; metapleurum with very coarse punctures, the interspaces about 

 0.8 the punctural diameter; prepectal carina complete; areolet about 

 2.0 as wide as length of second recurrent vein; claws of front and 

 middle tarsi pectinate throughout. 



Figure 50. — Localities for 

 Metopius (Cultrarius) comptus. 



Black, the pleura, propodeum, legs, and abdomen except apically, 

 more or less piceous or dark ferruginous. Face except for median 

 longitudinal area on facial shield, interantennal process, side of frons, 

 underside of scape, labrum except mediobasally, palpi of male, broad 

 mark along upper edge of pronotum, subtegular ridge and sometimes 

 an adjacent part of mesopleurum below it, often a spot above middle 

 coxa, most of metapleurum, scutellum except basally, spot at apex of 

 area dentipara, apical part of front and middle coxa above and in 

 front, much of hind coxa above, first trochanters except below and 

 basally, second trochanters, extreme bases of femora, apices of front 

 and middle femora, front and middle tibiae and tarsi, large apicolateral 

 spot on first and second tergites (those of the second tergite often 

 connected to form a tranverse band), apical 0.5 to 0.8 of third tergite, 

 apical 0.3 to 0.6 of fourth tergite (extending forward a little sublat- 

 erally), apical 0.2 to 0.3 of fifth tergite (widened laterally), apical 

 0.15 to 0.2 of sixth tergite (usually with a sublateral forward projec- 

 tion), and male genitalia, yellow; female palpi more or less yellowish 

 brown; antenna ferruginous except for yellow on under side of scape, 

 somewhat darker above and apically; legs, especially the front and 

 middle legs, tending towards ferruginous or brownish ferruginous 

 where not colored yellow; wings tinged with brown. 



