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shallow scattered pinictiiiX's tlu' int(.'mini(.'iU l)L't\vc'c-n inicr')Scoiii- 

 oally lineolatc. shining, mesonotuni and scutclluni much the same, 

 ])ropodcimi t'mely transversely striaturugulose with a smooth posterior 

 narrow hand separating the ui)])er faci- from the somewhat more dis- 

 tinct transverse striae of the declivity; mesopleura shinini; with 

 rather coarse scattered punctures, sides of propodeum smooth and 

 shining with some longitudinal striae on the lower ])art of the con- 

 ca\ity. Hind coxae outwardly transxersely -^triate. 



Ahdonien minutely trans\-t'rsely lineolale with feehl_\' indicated shal- 

 low scattered [nmctures. 



Length 3.,^ mm.; width of head .S mm. 



One iii(li\'i(lii;il t'oiiiid niiiiiiiii; on rlic iii'oiuhI. .Mowlirav 

 (iolf Links, ( ';i])cr()\vii. South Africa, Ajiril. I'di:. (.1. ( '. 

 nridwcli ), 



Tvjx' ill tlic aiitliof's ('(illcci ioii. 



Affiiilflrs. The form of the head and iiiscM'tion of the aii- 

 tcnuijc (ill the cxtrciiic anterior iiiari^iii of The licad -ccni to 

 .show afHiiity with the ( "('ra])hr<»iii<hi(' Imt the foi'iii (,f the |)i'(i- 

 thorax and the lo jointed antennae seem to forltid a-^ociation 

 with them. The form of the head and mandihies, the h)iiii- 

 scape and jxdicel, the slemh'r leas and four seuinenleil ahdomen 

 forhid association with the l^eth_vli(hie, Kmltoleiuidae and Drvi- 

 iii(hie, the short hind coxae forhid association with I he l'-;immo- 

 chari(hi( . The ahsence cf a hasal constriction of the ;;h'lomen 

 and many other eharaetei's forhid association with other fam- 

 ilies (d' tin Scolioidea. On the whole, this insect would seem 

 to fall in the Ser]ihoidea Init for tlii' present it seems hetter I0 

 consider it as the nionoty]>ic represcnial i\'e of a family .\lieni- 

 dae rather tlian lo moilify any of the exi-tiiii: families lor its 

 reccpt ion. 



TIPHIIDAE. 



7. Km .MoDKii'i i;i;< I.N IJomand. 

 Srni;j>lii,i r.anks Can. I-'.nt. ll:i'<H. \\\\-2 



Epimodiopteron spilota (Banks). Arizona. 



I lia\c seen s|)(v"imens of this s])ecies from llic Si;,nlord 

 I'liiv-ei'sii \- c(,||('clion collecleil h\- W". .\l . .Mann in .\ri/.ona 



