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lum very closely, finely punctured. Scutellum convex, a little more distinctly 

 punctured than dorsulum. Meso- and ruetapleurse punctured more distinctly 

 than dorsal am. Metauotum opaque, minutely roughened. Wings hyaline; ner- 

 vares dark brown ; stigma much paler, almost transparent ; areolet pentagonal ; 

 second recurrent nervure received a little beyond the middle. Submedian cell 

 much longer than the median ; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken 

 distinctly below the middle. First dorsal segment roughened somewhat like 

 metanotum, the remaining segments less so, the apical ones polished. Ovipositor 

 distinctly shorter than the length of the insect. 



Black. Clypeus, mandibles excepting apex, a spot on each side of the head 

 bordering apex of the eye, a line extending from the anterior margin of dorsu- 

 lum to tegulae, the tegulae, base of wings, a spot aside aiid below, and the coxae 

 and trochanters of the four anterior legs (more or less) ; white. All the femora 

 and tibiae rufous, the tarsi, especially those of posterior legs, brownish. 



Type, Coll. x\cad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Type locality, Beulah, KM., 

 Aug. 17, 1901 (H. Skinner). One female specimen. 



Liissinota eleetra n. sp. — Face and dorsulum almost uniformly, rather 

 distinctly punctured. Mesopleurae anteriorly partially divided by a longitudinal 

 raised line; transverse carina on metanotum distinct, especially medially; raised 

 line separating metanotum from metapleurae indistinct. 



9 Length 6 mm. Face with close, fine indistinctly separated punctures, opaque 

 as is also the front, cheeks more shining indistinctly sculptured ; clypeus not 

 strongly convex, moderately shining, about twice or more than twice as broad as 

 long, with few punctures. Dorsulum sculptured much like face. Propleurge 

 shining, distinctly punctured. Mesopleura indistinctly shining, in greater part 

 finely and distinctly punctured. Metapleurae more opaque and not so distinctly 

 punctured. Metanotum opaque, coriaceous, with a median, longitudinal impres- 

 sion extending almost to the transverse carina. Wings hyaline ; nervures and 

 stigma a dark brown, the cellular arrangement much like in fenella, the first and 

 second transverse cubiti almost joining on the radius. First four dorsal segments 

 opaquely sculptured, almost obscurely punctate, the apical segments shining. 

 Ovipositor almost as long as insect. 



Black. Clypeus, mandibles, except apex, spot on malar space, a line from face 

 to, and a spot opposite, lateral ocelli, bordering on the eye, a band on margin of 

 dorsulum, with an internal point. The tegulae, a spot aside and below, base of 

 anterior wings, coxae and trochanters of four anterior legs (more or less) and a 

 streak on mesopleurae posteriorly ; white. Otherwise the legs are (with exception 

 of posterior tibiae and tarsi, which are brown) rufous to ferruginous. Apex of 

 second and third dorsal segments distinctly bordered with a narrow, pale band. 



Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila, Type locality, Beulah, N. M., 

 Aug. 17, 1901 (H. Skinner). One female specimen, related to the 

 preceding but manifestly distinct. 



Meniscus occidentalis n. sp.— Face opaque, closely punctured ; dorsu- 

 lum shining, with separated punctures; mesopleural carina delicate ; transverse 

 carina on metathorax prominent; inetanotrtl and metapleural carina distinct. 



9 Length 9.5 mm. Face opaque, indistinctly punctured; malar space large, 



