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face with sparse somewhat diverging rugulse; tegulse brown; wings 

 somewhat infuscated; second submarginal cell slightly more than 

 half as long as third, as long as the fu'st transverse cubital vein; 

 third submarginal narrowed about one-halt toward marginal; mar- 

 ginal cell minutely truncate at apex; legs dark brown, the coxae 

 concolorous with the body; tarsi apically more reddish; scopa on 

 femora very light ochraceous, on tibige and tarsi more yellow, hind 

 inner spur minutely denticulate; abdomen almost impunctate except 

 for insertions of hair, which are coarser on the first segment ; apical 

 margins of segments very narrowly black; base of first segment with 

 long yellow pubescence, rest of abdomen with veiy thin dark pubes- 

 cence; venter dark brown; tooth on first ventral segment very poorly 

 developed and more Uke a strongly elevated carina. 



Male. — Length about 7 mm. Similar to the female but with more 

 coppery and greenish reflections; punctures of the mesoscutum and 

 scutellum not so close as in female and somewhat coarser; metanotum 

 covered with fine punctures ; tcgulse and legs aeneous, the legs basad 

 becoming more greenish; venter green basally and coppery apically, 

 with broad apical margins of segments brown, the first segment 

 medially carinate on apical half. 



Habitat. — Island of Dominica. 



Described from 13 females and 4 males. 

 • Type.— Cat. No. 16734, U.S.N.M. 



In Vachal's table ^ runs to couplet 35 but does not agree with 

 either alternate. 



Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA. 



SPILOCHALCIS FEMORATUS Fabricius. 



One female and five males. 



» Misc. Ent., vol. 19, 1911, pp. 14 and following. 



