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brownish, the rest of front legs and the hind legs brownish black 

 with a slight bluish luster on the hmd coxae and femora, the nuJdle 

 tibiae and spur dark brown, and middle tarsi white above but blackish 

 beneath, the last two joints brownish even above. First funicle 

 joint slightly longer than thick, tlie following joints subequal and 

 about as long as thick; postmarginal vein about a fifth longer than 

 the stigmal. Length, 1.72 mm. 



Series 2. One female reared from material of Saissetia oleae (Ber- 

 nard), actual host unknown. Cape Town, South Africa, March 15, 

 1907 (C. P. Lounsburj). Head invisible green (R.) with a metallic 

 slightly bluish luster, pronotum and mesoscutum shining black, with 

 a bluish green luster, axillae and scutellum opaque blackish, rest 

 of thorax and the abdomen metallic blue-black; legs brov/nish black; 

 the middle tibiae, front and hind tarsi and last two joints of middle 

 tarsi more brownish; the coxae, femora, and hind tibiae with a bluish 

 luster, the spur of middle tibiae and the first three jomts of middle 

 tarsi yellowish white. First funicle joint about a fourth longer 

 than thick, the following joints gradually shortening, the sixth as 

 thick as long; postmarginal vein slightly longer than the stigmal. 

 Length, 2 mm. 



Series 3. One female, Swatow, China (A. Koebele). Colored like 

 the Cape Town female, but the head slightly more bluish in luster, the 

 notum slightly more greenish, tlie mesopleura not as deeply blue- 

 black, the middle femora with apical half on outer sm-face brownish 

 yellow, onlj'" the last joint of middle tarsi brownish black and the last 

 funicle joint brownish. First funicle joint about a sixth longer than 

 thick and no longer than the second, the last two funicle joints no 

 longer than third; the postmarginal vein a little shorter than the 

 stigmal. Length, 1.85 mm. 



Series 4. Eight females, two males, Chma (A. Koebele), Koebele's 

 No. 1200. Head metallic olive green, the notum greenish black, 

 otherwise like the Swatow specimen, but the legs slightly more 

 brownish with a less distinct bluish luster, the middle femora with a 

 narrow yellowish or whitish annulus near the base, and the funicle of 

 antemiae more brownish, the last joint becoming yellowish at apex. 

 First funicle joint nearly twice as long as thick, distinctly longer than 

 the second, the following joints shortening but the sixth still slightly 

 longer than thick; the postmargmal vein a little shorter than the 

 stigmal. Length of female, 1 .94 to 1 .98 mm. ; length of male, 1 .83 mm. 

 Series 5. One male, China (A. Koebele), Koebele's No. 1146. 

 Head nearly sepia (R.) but darker with very little luster, the clypeal 

 margin and a transverse spot above antennal sockets and between 

 the lower corners of eyes cinnamon buff (R.), otherwise much like the 

 preceding series except that the underparts of thorax, the abdomen, 

 and leg's are more brownish with but little or no bluish luster. First 



