ICHNEUMON-FLIES OF AMERICA: 1. METOPIINAE 165 



Type: 9, Galax, Va., Aug. 28, 1955, H. and M. Townes (Wash- 

 ington, USNM 63640). 



4. Hypsicera cuneata, new species 



Figure 182,h 



Front wing of male about 2.25 mm. long, of female 2.7 to 2.85 mm. 

 long; head of male about 0.80 as long as high, of female about 1.13 

 as long as high; lateral ocellus of male separated from eye by about 

 1.35 its diameter; first flagellar segment of female about 1.9 as long 

 as wide, about 1.9 as long as second flagellar segment; costula entirely 

 absent; median longitudinal carinae of propodeum straight, weakly 

 divergent posteriori}"; propodeal spiracle circular; second abscissa of 

 radius about 1.0 as long as intercubitus; tarsal claws apparently 

 simple; first tergite of male about 1.40 as long as wide, of female about 

 1.35 as long as wide; punctures on second tergite moderately large, 

 rather weak, evenly distributed, their interspaces about 2.0 times 

 their diameter. 



There are two subspecies, distinguishable on color as keyed and 

 described below: 



1. Frons of male entirely black; female hind femur fulvous, tinged with brown; 

 basal half of female flagellum light brown; range: Alleghenian fauna. 



4a. cuneata cuneata, new subspecies 



Frons of male pale yellow ventrolaterally; female hind femur brown; basal 



half of female flagellum medium brown; range: Alaska, Alberta, California, 



and Arizona 4b. cuneata opaca, new subspecies 



4a. Hypsicera cuneata cuneata, new subspecies 



Male: Black. Upper third of face light fulvous or yellowish 

 except laterally, ventrally shading into the blackish color of rest of 

 face; antenna light brown basally, shading to dark brown apically; 

 mandible brown; palpi stramineous; tegula yellow; pronotum next 

 to tegula narrowly stained with fulvous; legs fulvous, the hind femur 

 apically and hind tibia basally a little infuscate and the hind coxa 

 basally stained with brown. 



Female : Black. Face near antennal sockets strongly stained with 

 fulvous; antenna light brown basally, shading to medium brown 

 apically; mandible brown; palpi stramineous; tegula yellowish fulvous; 

 pronotum next to tegula narrowly stained with fulvous; legs fulvous, 

 the hind femur medially vaguely stained with brown and the hind 

 coxa mostly brown. 



Type: 9, Westerly, R. I., Sept. 1, 1936, M. Chapman (Washington, 

 USNM 63641). 



Paratypes: <?, Casco, Maine, Aug. 11, 1944, J. C. Bradley (Townes). 

 9, Bemus Point, N. Y., Jul. 21, 1937, H. Townes (Townes). 9, 



