1895. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 645 



nmrgiii of scape, anterior and middle coxai, annulus at base of hind 

 tibiie, and the apical margins of first, second, third, fourth, and sixth 

 segments of abdomen white; rest of legs, except hind tibia- and tarsi, 

 reddish yellow. Head with the occiput concave, i^olished, the eyes 

 very large, occupying the whole side of the head ; antenna' very slightly 

 thickened toward apex, 20 Jointed, the llagellar joints 1 to 3 long, 

 i-ylindrical, sube(pial, the fourth about two-thirds as long as the thir.l, 

 the fifth and beyond gradually becoming shorter and shorter so that 

 the terminal joints are not l(»nger than wide. Thorax with parai)si(lal 

 grooves, the metathorax areolated but with tlie lateral longitudinal 

 carina' wanting. Abdomen, except petiole and the anneal inargins of 

 segments, as before mentioned, black, the i)etiole, except the white 

 apical margin, reddish yellow, the second and third segments, except 

 the white apical bands, are closely, opaquely shagreened, while tlie 

 petiole and the rest of the segments are smooth and shining. 



Hah'dat. — Punduloya, Ceylon. 



Tijpc.—^o. 3205, U.S.X.M. One iemale, reared by Mr. E. luncst 

 Green from the larva of Brachycyttarus suhteralbatus, Hampson. 



Genus POLYSPHINCTA, Gravenhorst. 

 Foliispliincta, Gravkxhorst, Plyincii. Eur., III. 1829, p. 112. 



POLYSPHINCTA CEYLONICA, new species (Ashmead). 



Female. — Length, 4 mm. rolishedl^lack; scape beneath, mesopleura 

 and scutellum red; mandibles, palpi, teguhe, and legs, except a spot 

 at apex of hind tibiie, and hind tarsi, except first joint toward base, 

 which are fuscous, white. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins brown. 

 Metanotum with two median carinre. 



Habitat. — I'unduloya, Ceylon. 



Type.—^o. 3200, U.S.N.M. One female, reared by Mr. E. Ernest 

 Green from an unknown spider. 



Family BRACONID.E. 



Genus BRACON, Fabricius. 

 Fracoii. F.\HRICH'.S, Syst. Pie/., j). 102. 1801. 



BRACON GREENI, new species (Ashmead). 



Female. — Length, 2.5 to 3 mm.; ovipositor two thirds length of 

 abdomen. Brownish yellow; disk of metathorax, extreme apex of sec- 

 ond abdominal segment and large dorsal blotches on third and fourth 

 segments black. Head and thorax subopaque, almost smooth ; antenme 

 24:-jointed, brown-black, and nearly as long as the body. Wings h\a- 

 line, the stigwa and veins brown, the second branch of the radius 



