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oblique plane. Propodeum depressed and with a narrow, shallow, 

 but distinct median furrow; widest at top; lateral carinae converging 

 immediately below two large rectangular depressions at top of furrow; 

 lateral to rectangular depressions ; leading lateroventrally, are three or 

 four pentagonal- or hexagonal-sided pits; below these, rest of lateral 

 areas covered with fine small pits. Tegula black. Scape of antenna 

 all yellowish brown or with upper tip dark brown; segments one to 

 five of flagellum longer than wide and moniliform; segment six closely 

 applied to segment seven but separated by a distinct annulation; six 

 to eight form terminal unit; flagellum filiform. Legs all yellowish 

 brown except black coxae and white tarsi or may be dark brown on 

 base of forefemora and medially on hindfemora; wing veins thin, 

 yellow in color; marginal averages .31 mm. in length (.30-.37) and 

 postmarginal averages .25 mm. (.22-.27) ; thus the marginal is always 

 longer than the postmarginal. 



Male: Black. Averages 2.6 mm. (2.1-3.2) in length; scape of 

 antenna with lower half to two-thirds yellowish brown, rest black; 

 segments one to five pedicellate and slightly constricted; six separated 

 from seven by a distinct annulation; all segments longer than wide; 

 two to five with two whorls of long hairs. Legs light yellowish 

 brown, except hindfemora which are brown or black medially; tarsi 

 white. Marginal vein averages .29 mm. (.27-.32) in length and post- 

 marginal averages .20 mm. (.20-.22). 



Types: 7 females and 5 males. Holotype female, allotype male, 

 and paratypes in U.S. National Museum (USNM 66064). Paratypes 

 in Bugbee collection, Meadville, Pa. 



Type locality: Haddon Heights, N.J., collected Aug. 8, 1931, by 

 L. J. Bottimer, 



Host: Bred from Bruchus brachialis Fahi'aeus in seeds of Vicia 

 villosa (Hairy vetch). 



Distribution: The host weevil (B. brachialis) of this species was 

 introduced from Europe into the United States and first discovered at 

 Haddon Heights, N.J. in June 1930 (Pinckney, 1937). Bridwell and 

 Bottimer (1933) give the distribution of the host as New Jersey, 

 Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. Peairs (1947) 

 and Peairs and Davidson (1956) add Georgia, and state that it has 

 been "recorded in a limited area near Portland, Oregon, and in 

 Washington." The only parasite specimens that I have seen came 

 from the type locality. 



Remarks: This species is close to E. tylodermatis in size, length of 

 abdomen, relation of length of marginal and postmarginal veins, 

 genitalic, and antennal characteristics. It differs in possessing a 



