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Mr. Cameron on a 



densely haired. Abdomen shining, impunctate, the apical 

 segments pilose. Legs covered sparsely with pale hair ; the 

 coxEE usually black ; sometimes the femora are more or less 

 fuscous ; these are clavate. The joints of the club are 

 broader than long and become gradually broader to the 

 penultimate ; the last narrower than preceding and broadly 

 rounded at the apex. 



CYNIPID/E. 



EUCOILA CLARIPENNLS, Sp. IIOV. 



Nigra, flagello antennaruni pedibusgiie, rufis ; a lis dare 

 hyalinis, nervis pallide fiiscis. $. Long.: 3-5 mm. 



Hab. Mexico, Vera Cruz : in January. (//. H. Smith), 

 Antennae one half longer than the body, the third and 

 fourth joints nearly equal in length, straight. Pronotum 

 raised into a sharp margin, projecting in the middle above. 

 Scutellar foveae large, wide, and deep ; sides of scutellum 

 rugosely punctured ; the cup horse-shoe shaped, shallow, 

 depressed at the apex. Apex of metanotum semi-perpen- 

 dicular, bicarinate, hardly pilose. Abdomen shorter than 

 the thorax ; compressed, the hair fringe narrow, griseous. 



EUCOILA MEXICANA, Sp. nov. 



Nigra, niiida ; pedibus testaceis, alis griseo Jiyalinis, nervis 

 fiiscis. $ . Long. : i y^ mm. 



Hab. Mexico, Orizaba, in December (//. H. Smith and 

 F. D. Godmaii). 



Antennae about one-fourth longer than the body ; rather 

 stout ; the third joint thickened and curved, and about one- 

 fourth longer than the fourth. Cup of scutellum distinctly 

 raised ; the centre excavated rather deeply ; the apex 

 projecting ; sides of scutellum finely rugose. Edge of 

 pronotum margined. Abdominal hair fringe slight, dull 

 griseous. Radial cellule twice longer than broad ; the 

 second abscissa straight, three-fourths of the length of the 



