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radial cell is narrow, closed ; the stigma broad, thick, with a clear ^[«>t at base ; the 

 basal nervine is strongly curved and thickened, in a dusky cloud ; there is another 

 cloud at and below stigma and base of radial cell. 

 Hah.— Florida. 



XIII. PERISEMUS Foerster. 



15 I. Perisemus fioridanus n. sp. 



(^, §. Length .12 inch. Black, finely punctate. Head with some coarser, 

 scattered punctures. The 12-jointed antenna;, palpi and legs, honey-yellow. All 

 femora and middle and posterior tibiae, black. Wings hyaline, veins pale, stigma 

 brown. The male is slightly smaller and the antennae toward apex brownish. 



I lab.— Florida. 



This species approaches quite closely to a European species in my 

 collection, Perisemus triareolatus Foerst. 



16 2. Perisemus mellipes n. sp. 



Q. Length .13 inch. This species differs from P. flaridanus in its larger siz^- 

 and the uniform dark honey-yellow legs. The antennae are infuscated toward tips : 

 wings hyaline, stigma black. 



Hab. — Florida. 



XIV. GONIOZUS Foerster. 



17 1. Goniozus foveolatus n. sp. 



9- Length .12 inch, black, finely punctate, with coarse, scattered foveas. 

 Antenna; 13-jointed, honey-yellow. Legs black, the knees and tarsi honey-yellow. 

 Wings hyaline, stigma black, basal cells, two. 



Hab. — Florida. 



18 2. Goniozus grandis n. sp. 



rj 1 , 9- Length .25 inch. Black, highly polished with a few coarse, scattered 

 punctures. Antenna; and legs rufous. The head and thorax in certain lights have a 

 bluish tinge. Wings subhyaline, veins yellowish. The <$ differs from O. in having 

 a much narrower head, longer, darker antennae and clear hyaline wings. 



Hab. — Florida. 



XV. EPYRIS Westwood. 



19 1. Epyris analis Cress. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. IV, p. 193. '" • 



Hab. - Texas. 



20 2. Epyris laeviventris Cress. 1. c. p. 190. 



Hab. — Texas. 



21 3. Epyris rufipes Say. 



Bethylus rufipes Say. Leconte's Ed. Say's Works, I, p. 221. 

 Epyris rufipes Cress. 1. c. p. 194. 

 Hab. — Missouri, Texas. 



XVI. ISOBRACHIUM Foerster. 



22 1. Isobrachium floridanum n. sp. 



9- Length .10 inch. Black, subopaque, finely punctate, sparsely pubescent. 

 Antennae and legs ferruginous, femora with a dark line above. Wings fusco-hyaiine. 

 pubescent ; veins brown ; stigma small. 



Hab. — Florida. 



This genus is distinguished from Perisemus and Goniozus by the 

 basal vein not having a backward directed branch. 



(TO BE CONTINUED.) 



