THE TRIBE CHALCIDINI — BURKS 299 



margins of compound eyes, and dorsad of antennal bases (fig. 7, /) ; 

 width of malar space one-third height of compound eyes, fronto- 

 genal suture extending directly from compound eye to mandible, 

 paralleled by two strong carinae; combined widths of compound 

 eyes slightly greater than interocular width at level of antennal bases ; 

 left mandible with two teeth, ventral one slightly larger, right man- 

 dible with three teeth, ventral one more acute and slightly larger 

 than others; diameter of posterior ocellus slightly less than one-half 

 interocellar space. 



Dorsum of thorax deeply and densely pitted; pubescence short, 

 inconspicuous; anterolateral angles of pronotum with an obscure 

 carina, anterior dorsal margin acarinate ; parapsidal furrows distinct ; 

 prepectus narrow, slightly overlapping anterior end of tegula; apex 

 of mesoscutellum with a very narrow lamina, which is strongly de- 

 pressed on meson; metepisternum strongly punctured except at 

 anterior and posterior ventral angles, unpunctured areas glabrous or 

 very faintly reticulated, pubescence fine, scattered; metacoxae 

 glabrous on outer dorsal and inner surfaces, elsewhere shallowly 

 punctured and setose; metafemora glabrous, sparsely covered with 

 short setae, outer ventral margin with 12 to 20 small teeth, basal one 

 larger than others, often long, acute (fig. 12, i) ; inner tooth acute, 

 metatibia with apex long, slender, acute. 



Propodeum with a few short, lateral setae, surface covered by 

 irregular carinae, areas between carinae minutely reticulated, no 

 lateral projections present, spiracular slits strongly arced; petiole 

 short, usually shorter than wide, but occasionally slightly longer than 

 wide, glabrous or very minutely reticulated, basal lamina wide on 

 ventral side, narrower on dorsal side, slightly depressed on dorsal 

 meson, interrupted at dorsolateral angles, lateral carinae usually pres- 

 ent on petiole; gaster acuminate, one-third to one-half longer than 

 metafemur, abdominal segments 4 to 7 each with a sparse row of short 

 lateral setae ; eighth tergite lightly shagreened, sparsely covered with 

 short, black setae, spiracular openings round; cerci small, almost 

 round, located near posterior margin of epipygium; apex of ovipositor 

 sheaths densely covered with short setae. 



Male: 5.6 mm. Antennal scape (fig. 8, r) broad at apex; malar 

 space one-fourth height of compound eye; combined widths of com- 

 pound eyes slightly less than interocular width at level of antennal 

 bases ; inner tooth of metafemur sharp ; petiole twice as long as wide, 

 with lateral carinae obscure or wanting. 



Type locality. — West Indies. 



Types. — Chalcis No. 8, Fabricius collection. University of Kiel, Kiel, 

 Germany, 5 specimens. Comparisons made by Dr. Olaw Schroeder, 

 June 1936, Types much broken and moldy, sex not discernible. 



