THE TRIBE CHALCIDINI — BURKS 293 



Female: 3.5 mm. Apex of antennal scape reaching level of pos- 

 terior ocelli, pedicel much narrower than flagellar segments, two- 

 thirds length of segment 4, ring segment one-half length of pedicel, 

 segment 5 slightly shorter than 4, segments 5 to 11 equal in length, 

 12 and 13 slightly shorter; scrobe cavity shallow, margin carinate 

 only at ventrolateral angles; apical carina of interantennal projection 

 extended dorsad one-half distance to anterior ocellus ; frontal tentorial 

 pits minute, located near margin of compound eye, and ventrad of 

 antennal bases ; f rons almost glabrous, with minute slightly irregular 

 carinae, these carinae transverse on area of f rons ventrad of antennal 

 bases, pubescence long, sparse; small mesal area located just dorsad 

 of clypeus more closely reticulated than remainder of f rons ; width of 

 malar space one-third height of compound eye; frontogenal suture 

 almost straight, very slightly cui=ved ; a vague carina usually present 

 on genal area parallel to posterior margin of compound eye ; combined 

 widths of compound eyes two-thirds width of interocular space at 

 level of antemial bases; left mandible with two teeth, ventral one 

 mucli longer than dorsal, right mandible with three teeth, middle one 

 minute; diameter of posterior ocellus one-third interocellar space. 



Dorsum of thorax minutely reticulated, almost glabrous, a few 

 vague, shallow punctures present, pubescence long, sparse; antero- 

 lateral angles and anterior dorsal margin of pronotum acarinate, pre- 

 pectus wider than in most species, just reaching anterior apex of 

 tegula; stigmal knob of forewing large, rounded (fig. 10, h) ; apex 

 of mesoscutellum with an extremely narrow lamina; metepisternum 

 glabrous; metacoxae glabrous on outer dorsal surface, sparsely cov- 

 ered with short setae on ventral side; metafemora rather narrow 

 (fig. 12, h) , outer ventral margin provided with 14 to 20 small, acute 

 teeth, these teeth often widely spaced ; inner tooth large, acute. 



Propodeum with a single mesal and lateral carina, basolateral areas 

 minutely reticulated, almost smooth, spiracular openings slanting 

 laterad (fig. 13, 5), no lateral propodeal teeth present; petiole gla- 

 brous, twice as long as wide, basal lamina wide on ventral side, nar- 

 row on dorsal; gaster usually equal in length to metafemur, ab- 

 dominal tergites 4 to 7 each with a single sparse lateral row of long 

 setae ; eighth tergite slightly shagreened, provided with a few slender, 

 inconspicuous setae, spiracular openings round; cerci large, oval, lo- 

 cated near posterior margin of epipygium ; apex of ovipositor sheath 

 with a few long ventral setae. 



Male : 3.5-4 mm. This species exhibits greater antigeny than most 

 other species of the genus. Antennal scape (fig. 8, ;p) with apex 

 markedly exceeding level of posterior ocelli, antennal segments 5 to 

 10 usually equal, last three slightly shorter; width of malar space 

 three-tenths height of compound eye ; combined widths of compound 



