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legs ochraceous orange, the front and middle coxae somewhat 

 brownish, the middle tibiae pale bro%vn especially distad, the front 

 and hind tibiae and tarsi rather dark brown, the spur and middle 

 tarsi yellowish white. First funicle joint about a third longer 

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

 no longer than wide; the postmarginal vein slightly shorter than the 

 stigmal. Length, 1.77 to 1.96 mm. 



Series 2. Six females reared from a Coccinelline larva, Crescent 

 City, Florida, May 25 (H. G. Hubbard), Hubbard's No. 157&. Sim- 

 ilar to the preceding series, but the yellowish parts more suffused 

 with brownish, the metallic luster stronger and present on the 

 mesopleura, the notum enthely black, the venter of abdomen bronzy 

 brownish black; legs darker, the coxae pale brownish with a purplish 

 luster on the front pair, the middle tibiae brown, the front and hind 

 femora a little darker brown, the front and hind tibiae and tarsi 

 blackish brown. Length, 1.70 to 2 mm. 



Series 3. Six females, one male reared from a Cydoneda larva. 

 Lakeland, Florida (G. G. Ainslie), Webster No. 5252 I. Head 

 about raw sienna (.U.) with a strong bronzy luster, the dorsal orbits 

 of eyes and the vertex metallic dark vinaceous purple (R.); propleura 

 like the face, the mesopleura shining, slightly metallic antique 

 brown (R.); the venter bronzy bluish black; antennae black, except 

 the club; legs brownish black, the front coxae with a purplish luster, 

 the front femora somewhat yellowish brown, the middle femora 

 about raw sienna, v/ith a narrow annulus of purer yellow near the 

 base. Otherwise like series 2, except that the first funicle joint is 

 about a fourth longer than thick. Length of female, 1.67 to 1.82; 

 length of male, 1.63 mm. 



Series 4. Four females, two males reared from a Coccinelline 

 larva, Cayamas, Cuba (E. A. Schwarz). Head v.dth a strong green 

 luster largely concealing the yellowish brown ground color except 

 on the face; antennae, thorax, and legs as in series 3, except that the 

 luster of the mesopleura is more bluish, the front and middle coxae 

 with a strong purplish luster, the front and middle femora a little 

 more yellowish, the latter with the annulus near the base indistinct, 

 the tegulae almost entirely white, with a faint brownish spot near 

 the apical inner corner; venter of abdomen about raw umber (R.) 

 or more antique brown (R.) toward the base, and with a bronzy 

 luster. First funicle joint about a fourth longer than thick; the 

 postmarginal vein nearly as long as the stigmal. Length of female, 

 1.57 to 1.64; length of male, 1.25 to 1.40 mm. 



Series 5. Thirty-eight females, 29 males reared from larvae of 

 Coleomegilla and Cydoneda, Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba (George 

 Dunmock), Dimmock Nos. 2226, 2230, 2235, and 2236. Practically 

 the same as the preceding series, some of the specimens being a 



