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petiole of abdomen scarcely as loug as the first three joints of the hind tarsi 

 united. Abdomen glabrous, black; clypeus silvery. Legs entirely yellowish 

 testaceous. Length 3.5 mm. 



New York ; Pennsylvania. The form of the enclosure on nieta- 

 thorax seems to be subject to variation. 



4. Ktigmiis fulTipes n. sp. 



9 . — Clypeus medially distinctly bilobate or bidentate ; inner eye margins con- 

 verging but little towards the mouth. Head shining, the shape from above is 

 about like that of inordinatus, but it is more transverse, and is narrowed more 

 behind; front with exceedingly fine, longitudinal striations; in addition, there 

 is some sparse punctures, the rest of the head, especially the cheeks, with fine, 

 separated punctures; autennse gradually thickened, the joints of the flagellum 

 not irregular, or perhaps the basal joints are slightly so, third antenual joint 

 distinctly longer than the fourth, the apical joint obtusely pointed at tip and 

 approaches the form of fraternus more than any of the other species; dorsulum 

 with very fine, longitudinal striations throughout; metathorax covered with 

 irregular fossulets, which are by far the largest posteriorly ; petiole of abdomen 

 not as long as the first two joints of the hind tarsi united. Abdomen glabrous; 

 black; mandibles, except tips, basal half of the scape and tubercles, white; basal 

 half of antennae, tegulfe. and legs, except the hind coxte, reddish fulvous. Wings 

 hyaline, uervures testaceous, stigma black. Length 5 mm. 



Los Angeles, Cal. (D. W. Coquillett). 



