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CHALCIS PHOENICAPODA, new name 



Smiora rufipes Kibby, Journ. Linn. Soc. London, Zool., vol. 17, p. 70, 1883. — 

 Cbesson, Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hymenoptera of 

 America north of Mexico, p. 234, 1887. — ^Dajlla Torkb, Catalogus hymenop- 

 terorum, vol. 5, p. 381, 1898. — Schmiedeknecht, Genera insectorum, fasc. 

 97, p. 36, 1909. 



The placing of this species in the genus Chalcis makes it a sec- 

 ondary homonj^m of Chalcis rufipes Olivier ^ ; a new name is therefore 

 necessary. 



This species is closely related to Chalcis canadensis (Cresson) but 

 differs in that the left mandible has three, rather than two, teeth, and 

 the petiole is three times as long as wide, completely glabrous dorsad, 

 and lacks lateral carinae. 



Description. — Black, with red-brown legs. 



Female: 6.5 mm. Antennae inserted slightly ventrad of center of 

 frons, apex of scape slightly exceeding level of posterior ocelli, seg- 

 ment 4 of antenna one and one-half times length of 5, segments 5 to 

 8 equal in length, 9 and 10 slightly shorter, 11 to 13 combined equal 

 in length to 4; width of malar space one-half height of compound 

 eye; frontogenal suture slightly curved, almost straight; combined 

 widths of compound eyes three-fourths interocular space at level of 

 antennal bases; left mandible with three blunt teeth, dorsal one 

 largest. 



Dorsum of thorax uniformly covered with deep pits; anterolateral 

 angles of pronotum acute, anterior dorsal margin acarinate; pre- 

 pectus bladelike, extending to tegula; apex of mesoscutellum pro- 

 vided with a minute, mesally depressed lamina; metacoxa glabrous, 

 provided with a few inconspicuous setae ; outer surface of metaf emur 

 minutely shagreened, ventral margin provided with 13 to 15 minute 

 teeth, the basal one not larger than following teeth ; inner tooth large, 

 acute; claws of posterior tarsi elongate, slender, basal enlargement 

 with a few minute teeth. 



Propodeum provided with three strong carinae radiating obliquely 

 laterad from meson, basolateral areas minutely reticulated, spaces be- 

 tween carinae glabrous, spiracular slits vertical; petiole three times 

 as long as wide, surface glabrous, lateral carinae lacking, a pair of 

 minute, lateral, subbasal projections present ; gaster shorter than meta- 

 femur, third abdominal tergite asetose, following tergites provided 

 with long lateral setae; eighth tergite very lightly shagreened and 

 sparsely setose; cerci located near posterior margin of epipygium; 

 hypopygium with apex isolated from eighth tergite. 



Male: Unknown. 



Type locality. — Georgia. 



8 Encyclopedic m^thodlque, vol. 5, p. 440, 1790. 



