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smooth, without a distinct longitudinal depression on each side of the 

 median line; notaulices finely foveolate, meeting in a rather acute 

 angle ; upper groove of mesopleuron somcAvhat broadened, and striately 

 partitioned, lower groove foveolate, posterior groove coarsely foveolate 

 with a depression at the middle leading anteriorly to the lower groove ; 

 metapleuron rugose, median ventral part of anterior portion plain; 

 propodeum rugose, carinae moderately distinct, spiracle long ovate ; 

 first abscissa of radius longer than that of basal vein ; third abscissa 

 of cubitus shorter than fourth; recurrent vein shorter than second 

 abscissa of cubitus; nervulus postf ureal by about half of its own 

 length; first abscissa of submedius slightly shorter than second; in- 

 teranal vein represented by a pigmented stump. Second and fifth 

 segments of fore tarsus about equal ; apex of hind tibia not expanded 

 outwardly into a flaring process ; inner spur of middle tibia about 0.70 

 as long as basitarsus, second and fifth tarsal segments subequal ; inner 

 spur of hind tibia about 0.67 as long as basitarsus, basitarsus slightly 

 shorter than the next three tarsal segments combined, second tarsal 

 segment longer than fifth, third and fifth tarsal segments about equal ; 

 hind tarsal claws pectinate. First abdominal suture slightly curved 

 to the margin ; second tergite shorter than third ; hypopygium small, 

 slightly shorter than first tergite, in profile rounded posteriorly, its 

 median ventral line without a longitudinal fold: ovipositor sheath 

 short, pubescent, its exposed part about half as long as hypopygium 

 (pi. 5, fig. 36). 



Male. — Essentially similar to the female. 



T^y^pe.— U.S.N.M. No. 58282. 



Type locality. — Auburn, Ala. (June 6, 1897, C. F. Baker). 



Described from numerous specimens of both sexes collected at lo- 

 calities in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Maryland, Vir- 

 ginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South 

 Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Utah, Oregon, and Ontario. 



CARDIOCHILES ARUGOSUS var. PULLUS, new variety 



This variety differs from typical arugosus only in having the wings 

 uniformly fuliginous. 



ry;>e.— U.S.N.M. No. 58283. 



Type locality.— Hov^^ell, Utah (June 7, 1930, G. F. Knowlton). 



Described from eight females (one type) and four males. The 

 paratypes are from Mount Hood, Oreg. ; Riverton, N. J., June 13, 

 1901; Rusk County, Tex., June 18, 1940; Newell, S. Dak., June 28, 

 1923 ; Franklin County, Ohio, June 13, 1942 ; Onaga, Kans. ; Opelousas, 

 J.a., April 30, 1897 ; and Salt Lake City, Utah, May 3, 1928. Four 

 paratypes are in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of 

 Philadelphia and two in the collection of Ohio State University. 



