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three apical joints of palpi pale ; wing scale, two dots behind scutel- 

 lum ; a spot on first segment of abdomen, and a dot on each side ; a 

 band on basal half of fifth segment, interrupted beneath, and the tip 

 of apical segment, white ; legs honey-yellow ; apex of coxae, the 

 trochanters and base of femora white ; base of coxeb black ; tarsi 

 fuscous above ; wings faintly clouded. Hab, Maine, N. H., (H. Coll.) 



Two specimens examined. The abdomen is not enlarged. 



Sec. 2. (Harpiphorus, Hartig.) Hind wings with one middle 

 cell. Lanceolate cell with an oblique cross vein. 



a. Body long, second recurrent nervure received near base of 

 second submarginal cell. 



4. E. VARiANUS. Testaceous ; antennae white at tip ; fourth and 

 fifth joints black ; thorax mostly black. ( ? . Long. 0.45, Ex. alar. 

 0.90, $ Long, 0.38, Ex. alar. 0.70.) 



? . Testaceous ; antennae stout, serrate beneath ; first three joints 

 testaceous, the next two black, and the four apical joints white ; a 

 spot on occiput above, and about ocelli, and one beneath each of the 

 antennas, black ; clypeus deeply emarginate, covered with pale hair ; 

 labrum white, fringed with hair ; mandibles at tip and palpi testai- 

 ceous ; thorax black, in part, above and beneath ; wing scale, scutel- 

 lum, two dots behind and ridge of metathorax, dull white ; front of 

 thorax and metathorax more or less testaceous ; abdomen flattened ; 

 basal edge of second segment and ovipositor sheath black ; legs testa- 

 ceous-yellow ; coxae, except at apex, middle of anterior femora and 

 apex of posterior femora and tibiag, black ; apex of coxa?, trochanters, 

 and base of femora and tarsi, white ; nails black ; wings long, hyaline, 

 basal half of stigma pale. 



^ . The male has the vertex black ; clypeus and labrum white, 

 four anterior femora, same color as tibia?. Hab. Farmington, Conn. 



Six specimens examined. 



5. E. TESTACEUS. Color tcstaccous ; antennae white at tip; third, 

 fourth, and fifth joints black. (Long. 0.40, Ex. alar. 0.80 in.) 



?. Testaceous; antenna? shorter and not so stout as those of -E. 

 varianus, slightly serrate beneath ; two first joints testaceous, third, 

 fourth, and fifth black, apical joints white ; a black spot back of ocelli ; 

 clypeus emarginate ; labrum pure white ; mandibles black at tip ; 

 palpi whitish ; wing scale and two dots behind scutellum white ; scutel 

 immaculate ; sides of mesothorax and spots on pectus, before each 

 of four anterior coxa?, black ; legs testaceous"; coxa? black ; their tips, 

 the trochanters, base of femora and tarsi, white ; posterior tibiae at 

 apex black ; wings hyaline, base of stigma white ; superior pair 

 clouded toward tip. Hab. Easton, Pa. (Dr. Clemens.) 



One specimen. This is smaller and the abdomen more slender 

 than the preceding species. 



