380 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 56. 



long; second tergite much wider than long; ovipositor sheath about 

 a half longer than first tergite. 



Face almost entirely white; pronotum and mesoscutum, except 

 for white markings, black; postscutellum and propodeum entire!}^ 

 black; legs with same color pattern, but pale testaceous rather than 

 stramineous and with dark markings of hind tibiae larger. 



Type-loc(Uity. — Mount Washington, New Hampshire. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22002, U.S.N.M. 



Described from one female taken by Mrs. Annie T. Slosson. 



NSLIOPISTHUS LUGGER! (Ashtnoad). 



Polysphinctomorpha luggcri Ashmead IMS., Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 23, I'JOO, 

 p. 59. 



This species was not described by Ashmead, but was merely men- 

 tioned by him as type of the genus Polysphinctomorpha. 



Differs from similis principally as follows: 



Female. — Length, 4 mm. 



Head and thorax more strongly punctate; propodeum more 

 strongly sculptured, areola rugoso-pmictate, nearly as broad as long, 

 petiolar area reaching very nearly to middle; basal vein strongly 

 curved; second abscissa of cubitus barel}^ longer than intercubitus; 

 post-petiole wider at apex than long; ovipositor sheath distinctly 

 longer than first tergite. 



General color fulvous to ferruginous; head with occiput, vertex 

 and frons mediaU}^ black; face almost entirely white; scape and 

 pedicel beneath white; pronotum medially and prescutum anteriorly 

 black; propodeum basally piceous; legs testaceous, front and middle 

 coxae and trochanters yellow and hind trochanters paler, hind tibia 

 at apex and all tarsi fuscous; tergites apically narrowly yellow; 

 ovipositor sheath black. 



Male. — Differs from female as follows: Black with same color 

 pattern as female; antennae not annulated; eyes not convergent 

 below; intercubitus longer than second abscissa of cubitus; abdomen 

 somewhat more slender, the postpetiole not wider than long; hind 

 coxae more or less piceous; hind tibiae more strongly infuscate. 



Type-locality. — Minn eso ta . 



Type.— Cat. No. 22003, U.S.N.M. 



Described from one female labeled by Ashmead '^ Polysphincto- 

 morpha luggeri Ashm.," and three females and two males reared March 

 17, 1883, from a tineid larva on Comptonia without localit}^ or col- 

 lector's name, but probably reared in Missouri by Miss Mary E. 

 Murtfeldt. 



Tlie type is apparently not fully matured and is paler throughout, 

 the normal color being probably ferrugmous rather than fulvous. 



