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the frons is moderate, that is slightly broader here, the scape 

 has a moderate ventral dilation (slender in the other) ; the pedi- 

 cel is subequal to funicle 1, which is somewhat over twice 

 longer than wide (6 quadrate). Mandibles tridentate, the mid- 

 dle tooth somewhat the longest. A further difference is that in 

 elasmoceri the scutellum is densely, finely punctate while here 

 it is but scaly like the rest of the thorax. Propodeum trans- 

 verse-quadrate, plane, a little longer laterad than at the meson. 

 Eyes longer than the cheeks. Scrobes short, forming a semi- 

 circle. Hypopygium absent or nearly, reaching to the middle 

 of the abdomen only. Like the Australian species. Compared 

 with type of elasmoceri. Head scaly, with traces of obscure 

 punctures. Hind tibial spurs double. 



One female, woods, Glenn Dale, Maryland, S'eptember 21, 

 1916. 



Type, Cat. No. 20607, U. S. Nat. Mus., the female on a tag, 

 the head, a fore wing, and a hind tibia on a slide. 



Sympiesis argenticoxas, new species. 



Female. — Similar to meteori Girault (types compared) but 

 the abdomen is not reddish beneath, there is no indication of a 

 second spot (proximad) on the fore wing, the last two pairs 

 of coxae are silvery white, the tarsi also white (so in meteori 

 but joint 4 is black), the legs otherwise reddish yellow except 

 the concolorous first two pairs of femora and the first coxse. 

 Moreover, the scape is not dusky above and the propodeal 

 spiracle is round instead of oval. Parapsidal furrows complete 

 in both. No lateral carina on the propodeum, no spiracular 

 sulcus. Mandibles 7-dentate. 



One female, woods, Glenn Dale, Maryland, September 23, 

 1916. 



Type, Cat. No. 20609, U. S. Nat. Mus., the female on a tag, 

 a head and the hind tibiae on a slide. 



Pseudomphale texana, new species. 



Female. — Like micro gaster Say but segment 2 of the abdo- 

 men somewhat less than half the surface and sculptured as in 

 sardus; funicle 3 subquadrate, somewhat smaller than club 1, 



