INSECTS OF BEULAH, NEW MEXICO. '-'i 



verse medial nervure on the median nervine less than the first abcissa of radius. 

 First abdominal segment almost longitudinally rugulose. The second segmeiit 

 with oblique impression, making an almost triangular enclosed space on base of 

 the segment. Third segment with a curved impressed line, making a crescent 

 shaped enclosed space at base of the segment, beyond the last-mentioned seg- 

 ment the abdomen is polished. 



Black. All femora excepting at base, brownish-rufous, the four anterior tibiae 

 in greater part of a similar color, the tarsi all darker, the posterior ones brown, 

 posterior tibiae brown at base and apex, yellowish between. 



Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phila. Type locality, Beulah, 

 X. M., August 17, 1901 (H. Skinner). Described from one male 

 specimen. 



Microplitis sp. 



Urogaster sp. 



■ Melaiiobraeon apicus Cress. 

 (Det. Ashm.) (D. T. A. Cockerell). 



Rliogas uigricoxis n. s. — Dorsulum with slightly impressed parapsidal 

 grooves; metathorax with a delicate longitudinal carina. First and second ab- 

 dominal segments with a median longitudinal carina. 



t, Length 6.5 mm. Head almost entirely rugulose-opaque, cheeks shining, 

 indistinctly punctured. Antennae fifty-two jointed. Dorsulum shining, indis- 

 tinctly closely punctured, the parapsidal grooves terminating in a rugulose- 

 opaque area on posterior half of mesonotum medially. Prothorax rugulose, 

 mesopleura more finely rugulose above and below, shining along the middle. 

 Metathorax opaque, rather finely rugulose the longitudinal carina not strong. 

 opaque. First abdominal segment indistinctly, longitudinally sculptured, the 

 carina distinct, the shining dent at extreme base of the segment almost quadrate, 

 second segment more finely sculptured, the carina almost disappearing, third 

 segment very finely striate anteriorly, polished posteriorly like the rest of the 

 apical segments. Wings subhyaline, with a dark cast. Stigma very dark brown. 

 nervures paler, space between the transverse median nervure and the basal ner- 

 vure on the median nervure about equal to the length of the second cubital 

 nervure, the transverse median nervure not joining near the middle of the firs! 

 discoidal cell. 



Black. Anterior femora and tibiae, median and posterior femora and tibiae, ex 

 cept dark apices and darkened apical half of posterior tibia?, first, second and base 

 of third abdominal segments, ferruginous; the abdominal segments darkest. 



Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phila. Type locality, Beulah, 

 X. M., Aug. 17, 1901 (H. Skinner). One male, related to U. ter- 

 minalis, from which it is distinguished by the shining dorsulum, 

 uniformly different sculpture and color. 



TRANS. AM. KNT. SOC, XXIX. (13) FEBRUARY. 1903. 



