464 PROCEEDINGS OP THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 57, 



narrow apical margins of tergites (interrupted laterally on basal ones), 

 and most of the sternites luteous; spot on mesepisternum posteriorly 

 and side of propodeum rufous; legs rufous, anterior coxae and 

 trochanters, intermediate and posterior trochanters, base and most 

 of exterior surf ace of hind tibiae and base of two basal joints of hind 

 tarsi luteous; remaining parts of hind tibiae and tarsi dusky; apices of 

 hind femora above brownish; wings hyaline, slightly dusky; vena- 

 tion, including stigma, dark brown. 



Type locality. — Sisldyou County, California. Described from one 

 female. 



Type.—Csit. No. 22163, U.S.N.M. 



PHYTODIETIIS CALIFORNICUS Cresson. 



Phytodietus calif ornicus Cr-esson, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1878, p. 380. 



Type.—Csit. No. 1512, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 



Inner margins of eyes slightly converging toward the clypeus; 

 anterior basitarsi but little more than half as long as their tibiae; 

 longer calcarium of hind tibia about two-thirds as long as the hind 

 basitarsus, second and third tergites subequal in length. 



This species is known only from the type wiiich came from Califor- 

 nia, and one female collected at Easton, Washington, by A. Koebele. 



PHYTODIETUS PLEURALIS Cresson. 



Phytodietus pleuralis Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., vol. 4, 1865, p. 266. 



Type.—Csit. No. 1510, Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 

 Female. — Length, 4.5 mm.; length of ovipositor, 1.75 mm. Inner 

 margins of eyes slightly converging to clypeus; postocellar line slightly 

 longer than ocellocular line; anterior basitarsi a little more than half 

 as long as their tibiae; longer calcarium of hind tibia but little more 

 than half as long as its basitarsus; first tergite short; third tergite 

 distinctly shorter than the second. Black; palpi, mandibles, clypeus, 

 small spot on inner superior orbits, small spots on anterior margin 

 of scutum, apex of scutellum, tegulae, a spot before, narrow line on 

 metanotum, narrow apical margins of tergites and sternites broadly, 

 luteous; sternum, lower part of mesepisternum and sides of 

 propodeum ferrugineous; apex of hind femora above, base and apex 

 of hind tibiae and apex of hind tarsi brownish; trochanters and base 

 of hind tarsi whitish; wings hyaline; venation dark brown. 



This species is known only from the type male which came from 

 Colorado and the single female, also from Colorado, described above. 



Riley and Howard,^ record Eudemis hotrana as the host of this 

 species but the specimen on which this record is based was errone- 

 ously determined. The record should refer to P. hurgessii Cresson, 

 given below. 



Kins. Life, vol. 3, 1891, p. 464. 



