42 INSECUTOR INSCITI^ MENSTRUUS 



podeum with a carina across meson near middle (at base of 

 the neck) whose lateral ends turn at right-angles and proceed 

 to apex ; also a weak median carina. Scutellum simple. Head 

 round, antennae level with eye ends. Otherwise similar. 



Nerotolepsia bella, new species. 



Yellow, fore wing with a narrow stripe cross from the tuft 

 and a large mark cross from stigmal and distal one-third 

 marginal ; this mark is conically produced beyond stigmal over 

 half way to apex. Abdomen except segment 2 and apex valves 

 of ovipositor, which are silvery, purple, also hind tibia save 

 tip, middle tibia dark. Propodeum neck whitish, longitudinally 

 rugulose. Petiole longitudinally striate. Thorax scaly, scutum 

 with scattered coarse black setse, scutellum with four main 

 ones of which, the caudo-lateral, is elongate. Middle portion 

 of mesopleurum punctate, dorsum to venter. Pedicel not long, 

 funicle 1 smallest, 3 and 4 longest, a bit longer than wide. 

 Maxillary palpi 3-jointed, 2 longest, all short. 



Meringa, jungle, November. Two females next day, 



Urogramma, new genus. 



Antennae 8-jointed, 2 funicle, 3 club, shaped as in Tricho- 

 gramma, the funicle compact like the club. Venation normal, 

 characterized by the very short marginal vein which is quad- 

 rate from its base to where the stigmal originates but twice 

 longer than wide if measured its whole length, since the short 

 oblique neckless stigmal is given off from the distal half ; 

 stigmal not quite as long as wide, both veins thick and uniform. 

 Discal cilia of fore wing in regular lines, marginal cilia short. 

 Abdomen slender conical, longer than thorax, the free ovi- 

 positor inserted after middle. Hind wing rather broad, with 

 three lines of discal cilia, the first near costa, 2 and 3 on each 

 side of middle, distad a straggling fourth between 2 and 3. 

 No line of setae back from stigmal vein. Type, the following. 



Urogramma minuta, new species. 



1.10 mm. Slender. Black, including tarsi, the wings sub- 

 hyaline. Pedicel somewhat longer than wide, equal funicle 



