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brown, the scape yellowish ; legs, except the coxre, honey-yellow, the knees, tibice 

 towards apex, and the tarsi yellowish-white ; wings hyaline, the veins light brownish, 

 the marginal vein not short, the stigmal vein ending in a little knob, less than two 

 thirds the length of the marginal, the postmarginal longer than the stigmal. 



Type. — No. 7192, U. S. National Museum. 



Hakone. One specimen received from ]\Ir. A. Koebele. 



Genus CRYPTOPRYMNUS Forster. 



Cryptoprymnus japonicus, new species. 



9 . Length, 3 mm. Head and thorax bronze green, closely punctulate ; ab- 

 domen reneous black, petiolated, the petiole shagreened ; antenna brown, the scape 

 yellowish ; legs, except the coxce and the femora, very pale yellowish, the coxEe 

 metallic, the femora, except at apex, reddish brown ; wings hyaline, the veins brown- 

 ish, the stigmal vein two thirds the length of the marginal, ending in a little knob, the 

 postmarginal almost as long as the marginal. 



Type. — No. 7193, U. S. National Museum. 



Japan (exact locality not given). Described from a single speci- 

 men, labelled No. 1266, received from Mr. A. Koebele, evidently 

 bred, but the host is unknown. 



Family LXX, ELASMID.^. 



Genus ELASMUS Westwood. 



Elasmus atamiensis, new species. 



9. Length, 2-2.1 mm. ^Eneous black, the pronotum bluish, the head with 

 close thimble-like punctures, the thorax with a scaly punctuation ; flagellum brown ; 

 scape of antenna, the mandibles, a spot at extreme apex of the scutellum, and the 

 legs, except the front coxse basally, middle and hind coxce and the hind femora, which 

 are concolorous with the thorax, yellowish-white, the hairs on the hind tibice are 

 arranged to form five cells or areas ; wings hyaline, with a fuscous cloud across from 

 the apex of the short stigmal vein. 



Type. — No. 7195, U. S. National Museum. 

 Atami (Mr. A. Koebele). Many specimens. 



Elasmus hakonensis, new species. 



9 . Length, i.S mm. Greenish-blue, the head with thimble-like punctures, the 

 thorax with a scaly punctuation ; flagellum brown ; scape, mandibles, spot above 

 tegulre, apex of scutellum, abdomen at base and beneath and a band above, and the 

 legs except as hereafter noted, yellowish or yellowish-white, the apex of middle and 

 hind femora broadly banded with black, the hind tibice with the hairs arranged on its 

 outer face to form seven areas, the first row composed of four areas, the second of 

 three ; wings hyaline, faintly clouded across from the stigmal vein. 



Type. — No. 7196, U. S. National Museum. 



Hakone (Mr. A. Koebele). 



