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black, cuneiform spots on scutum anteriorly, tegulae, a spot before 

 and below, dorsal and ventral margins of pronotum, wedge-shaped 

 spot on scutum posteriorly, sides and apex of scutellum, metascu- 

 tellum, two spots on metanotum behind origin of hind wings, U- 

 shaped spot on propodeum posteriorily and prepectus luteous; ster- 

 num, sides of mesepisternum below, and sides of propodeum reddish; 

 abdomen black, complete apical margins of tergites, and all sternites 

 except the first basally, luteous; legs reddish, apices of intermediate 

 tibiae and their tarsi, a preapical band on hind femur (followed by a 

 luteous apical band), hind tibiae, except luteous basal and median 

 annuli, and hind tarsi, except most of basitarsi, which are luteous, 

 blackish; wings hyaline, iridescent, venation dark brown, stigma 

 pale brown. 



Type locality. — Louisiana. Described from one female. 



Type.— Cut. No. 22162, U.S.N.M. 



PHYTODEETUS DISTINCTUS Cresson. 



Phytodietus distinctus Cresson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 3, 1870, p. 166. 

 Phytodietus zonalus Provancher, Natural. Canad., vol. 6, 1874, p. 79. 

 Mesostenus nohilis Provancher, Natural. Canad., vol. 13, 1882, p. 363. 

 Mesoleius telarius Provancher, Addit. fauna Canad. Hym., 1886, p. 106. 

 Phytodietus nohilis Davis, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 1894, p. 187. 

 Phytodietus telarius Davis, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1894, p. 189. 



Type of distinctus. — Cat. No. 1507, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Type of 

 zonatus. — ^Yellow label 514 first Provancher collection, of nohilis yellow 

 label 1049 second Provancher collection, of telarius yellow label 1241 

 second Provancher collection. Public Museum, Quebec. 



This species is recorded from Cap Rouge and Becancour, Canada, 

 by Provancher and from Massachusetts and Delaware by Cresson. 

 Other than the various types no specimens have been examined. 



PHYTODIETUS PARVUS, new species. 



This species is closely allied to californicus Cresson and pleuralis 

 Cresson, but can be distinguished by the characters used m the 

 above key. 



Female. — Length, 4 mm.; length of ovipositor 1.25 mm. Clypeus 

 shining, with sparse punctures ; face more distinctly sculptured medi- 

 ally; inner margins of eyes parallel or slightly nearer together oppo- 

 site bases of antennae; ocelli prominent; postocellar line but little 

 longer than the ocellocular line; anterior basitarsi but little more 

 than half as long as their tibiae; longer calcaria of hind tibiae about 

 two-thirds as long as their basitarsi; areolet shortly petiolate; first 

 tergite short; second and third tergites sub equal in length. Black; 

 palpi, mandibles (except apices), a small spot on inner superior 

 orbits, elongate spots on anterior margin of scutum, tegulae, a spot 

 before, apex of scutellum and two small basal spots, metascutellum, 



