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separated punctures, punctuation of dorsulum fine and distinct, close yet visibly 

 separated. Anterior margin of mesopleura? feebly defined, the mesopleurse 

 punctured closely below the middle, more separately above. Scutellum with 

 fine, well separated punctures. Areola wider than long, anterior margin truncate, 

 surface with a few rugae, shining, the other enclosures of metathorax well 

 defined, the areas rugose, shining, metapleurse rugulose. Wings pale, sulihyaline, 

 nervures brown, stigma testaceous. Head, thorax and legs more or less sericeous. 

 Area on petiole striate posteriorly. Abdomen dorsally rather opaque, second 

 and third dorsal segments closely and minutely punctured, the other segments 

 indistinctly sculptured, becoming smoother toward the apex. 



Black. A spot on each side of clypeus, yellow, four anterior legs except coxae 

 and trochanters, and posterior tarsi, brownish testaceous, basal joint of posterior 

 femora pale, basal two-thirds of posterior tibiae ochreous. Apex of petiole, seg- 

 ments two, three and part of fourth ferruginous, edge of fourth segment pale. 



Related to C. cervulus Prov. Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sci., Pliila. 

 Type locality, Beulah, N. M. (H. Skinner). One male. 



t 'raticliueumoii compar Cress. 



John's Canon, above 10,000 ft., June 29 (T. D. A. Cockerell). 

 One 9 . 



< rsil ichneumon pluto n. sp. — Face and dorsulum closely punctured, 

 metathorax distinctly areolated. Almost totally black, scutellum and part of 

 two apical segments white. 



% Length 9 mm. — Face produced, closely punctured and opaque medially, 

 punctures on sides of face and clypeus more separated, the surface shining, 

 punctures shallow and separated, dorsulum very closely punctured, especially 

 anteriorly, mesopleurae shining, punctures deep and well separated, areas of 

 metathorax strongly margined, the areola about as broad as long, roughened, 

 shining, the other areas rugoso-punctate, the superior latera area divided trans- 

 versely by a distinct raised line, metapleurae coarsely and closely punctured^ 

 Wings subfuscous, nervures and stigma dark brown. Medial area of petiole 

 smooth and shining, with three or four punctures. Dorsal abdominal segments 

 very closely, but distinctly punctured. 



Black. A small yellow mark bordering apex of eyes. Part of anterior 

 femora and tibiae yellow to brown. All tarsi more or less deeply brown. Scutel- 

 lum yellow, a dot on tegulse, a mark on apex of penultimate dorsal segment and 

 greater part of apical dorsal segment white. 



Related to C. brevicinctor Say. Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sciences, 

 Phila. Type locality, Beulah, N. M., Aug. 17, 1901 (H. Skinner ). 

 One male. 



< ral ichneumon gracilicoruis n. sp. — Antennae slender, basal joint 

 of fiagellum the longest, more than four times longer than thick. Parapsides 

 only indicated by a depression on anterior margin of dorsulum. Ridges on sides 

 of metathorax not so distinct. Areola about as long as broad, it and the petiolar 

 area distinctly outlined by the raised lines. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXIX. JANUARY, 1903. 



