THE TRIBE CHALCIDINI — BURKS 249 



male two small areas at posterolateral angles of mesopraescutum, wide 

 basal, dorsal, and subapical areas on outer surface of metafemur, 

 basal and ventral stripe on metatibia, petiole, and transverse dorsal 

 spot on male third abdominal segment, yellow ; disk and apex of outer 

 surface of metafemur brown or black. 



Female : 8 mm. Antennae inserted ventrad of center of frons, scape 

 exceeding level of posterior ocelli, pedicel one-third, ring segment one- 

 tenth length of segment 4, flagellar segments somewhat variable and 

 asymmetrical, segment 5 usually two-thirds length of 4, last three seg- 

 ments indistinctly divided; scrobe cavity deep, surface provided with 

 strong transverse carinae; interantennal projection with a small, ir- 

 regular anterior carina; frons densely covered with long, white pu- 

 bescence; surface provided with irregular punctures and minute 

 carinae; width of malar space one-half height of compound eye, 

 f rontogenal suture obsolete ; combined widths of compound eyes three- 

 quarters width of interocular space at level of antennal bases; left 

 mandible with two blunt teeth, dorsal one much larger, right mandible 

 with three teeth, dorsal one acute, two ventral ones blunt. 



Dorsum of thorax deeply and densely punctured, punctures sorne- 

 w^hat shallower on mesoscutum, pubescence very long and dense; an- 

 terolateral angles of pronotum carinate, anterior dorsal margin acari- 

 nate on mesal two-thirds; parapsidal grooves obscure; apical spur 

 of mesotibia small; apex of mesoscutellum with a narrow lamina, 

 which is not depressed on meson; metafemur densely covered by 

 minute setae, outer ventral margin with 11 to 14 small, widely spaced 

 teeth, basal tooth larger than others ; inner tooth minute, located near 

 trochanter ; apex of mesotibia acute, variable in length. 



Propodeum covered with strong, irregular carinae ; two basolateral 

 areas minutely reticulated, almost smooth; spiracular openings 

 slightly oblique ; no lateral propodeal teeth present ; petiole glabrous, 

 two and one-half times as long as wide, lateral carinae present on 

 basal one-third of petiole; gaster slightly shorter than metafemur; 

 abdominal segments 3 to 7 with long lateral setae; eighth tergite 

 obscurely punctured and lightly shagreened; cerci oval, located near 

 anterior margin of ninth tergite ; apex of hypopygium isolated from 

 eighth tergite. 



Male: 7 mm. Antennal scape expanded (fig. 8, 5) ; frontogenal 

 suture extending parallel with dorsal margin of clypeus for two- 

 thirds its length, then sharply curved toward com^pound eye (fig. 

 7, i) ; combined widths of compound eyes equal to interocular space 

 at level of antennal bases ; protarsal claw (fig. 11, a) with many long, 

 comblike teeth; basal tooth of metafemur not larger than others; 

 petiole three and one-half times as long as wide; ninth sternite (fig. 

 14, h) slightly excavated on meson. 



