APSTKALIAN IIYMICNOPTliJi'A CII ALCIDOIDEA, XI .—ClUAU I.T. 257 



The same but ]iroiiiidi_nini Mini |i:ua]isij(>s wlidlly yrllow, tlic axillar only [jartly lilack and 

 the seutollum ia yelluw ami hears an (jhsciin- dark spot on each side of nirson ceplialad. 

 the caudal and cephalie margins of seutellum more narrowly bhiKk. Pronotuni with 

 centre of faee and a spot on meson of caudal margin Mack, rest yellow 



apcHosa (lirautt. 



Like pulchra but the dorsal tliorax all black excejit lateral margins of scutum and scntelluni, 

 base of seutellum and two narrow oblique yellow streaks on pronotum, one on each 

 side; lateral margin of jjarapside also yellow and the propodeuni. Abdomen with 

 six cross-stripes. Panicle 2 abruptly tlie shortest. Fourth stripe of abdouum curved 

 but broader. The abdomen is long in ]irop(utioii to its depth .. .. silvm (liraull. 



Reddish yellow, the projileura, abdomen, legs and head yellowish brown ; oceiput just above 

 centre, pedicel, oeellar area and four short, broad marks on abdomen, the fourth a 

 round spot, black; median line of abdomen from base to first mark also black. 

 Pronotum with a cross row of three obsiMire dusky sjiots. the smallest at the meson. 

 Venation p.ale. otherwise about as in inilclini but the propodeuin with a more distinct 

 median channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rjuiiuiitciiola/a Girault. 



The same but the black ocellar area from eac'li end is continued eaudad and ventrad onto 

 the occiput, the venation is black, the marginal vein longer and the meson of abdomen 

 is black from base to the apex of segment 5, tlie strijie narrowing rapidly. Pronotum 

 without spots. Abdominal petiole not twice longer than wide. Panicle 1 three fourths 

 the length of scape . . iiioi-rjri.c Girault; see nlgriiuitata Oirault, xilven.sis Girault. 



See liiniitiimocliaris virginica Girault. 

 II. Black species, the body marked with nnu-e or less yellow or reildish, the abdomen wholly 

 black. Venation usually lujrmal. 

 Stigmal vein with an enlarged black knob, as in the Megastigminie. 



Black; cephalic angle of pronotum. (lateral aspect) with a yellowish spot; antenna and 

 legs brownish yellow excejit li]i of sJcapi', base of pedicel, caudal coxib ami hind 

 femora centrally. Segment .j of abdomen occupying halt the surface. Marginal 

 vein thickened . . . .• . . . . . . citc.nliipli .\slunead. 



Stigmal vein normal. 



Pronotum with an (jblong o\al yellow spot on i-ejihalii- .angle (dorsal aspect); scape, 

 apex of pedicel and legs except coxa> and a broad liloldi on middle of hind fennir. 

 yellowish brown. Venation brown. Punicle Joints a little longer than wide .. 



biiiotala Ashmead. 



Distal half of iirojiodeum, oral region (sonietinn^s broadly), trochanters, knees, tibiat .and 



tarsi, ruf o-testaceous ; flagellum without .a disfim-t iluli. the pedicel twice longer than 



wide . . . . bracliyscclulis (lameron. 



A longish conical nuirk on each side of <dypeus, legs (except coXiC and hind femur) and 

 flagellum pale yellow; j.roTiotum sparsely punctate; cephalic third of scutum finely 

 transversely liueil, the rest strongly aciculated, sparsely imnetate 



Id.sininiicd Cameron. 



A small pale yellow area on cephalic margin centrally of proplenrnm; distal funicle 

 joint and the club brown; knees, tibia' and tarsi dark brown, the caudal tibias black- 

 centrally. Funicle 1 a third longer than wide. Postmarginal ami stigmal veins 

 subequal lu-ainr (lirault ; see sunnihi (Jirault, pucUd Girault. 



Legs all reddish brown except hind coxa. Scape reddish brown and the tegula; flagellum 

 brownish yellow; jjropodeum with a rather dee[i nn'dian groove; venation i)ale; funicle 

 1 much longer than wi.le. about half the Ic'ugth of the scape, nuich longer than '>. 

 ('lull apparently ".jointed. I'ephalic margin of pro|ileurum centrally Jiale yellow. 

 Aliilominal jietiole as l-oug as the caudal coxai pini.s Girault. 



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