8 HYMENOPTERA. 



(across the apex of the marginal vein) and shortest at the 

 cephalic margin ; posterior wings acuminate but not acute at 

 apex. 



Legs normal, the tarsal joints subequal, the posterior 

 femora shorter and broader than the others, the cephalic coxae 

 largest and the trochanters 2-jointed. No strigils. Tibial 

 spurs single ; tarsal claws present but concealed from dorsal 

 aspect and turned back upon themselves. 



Male. — Unknown. 



Type. — Ticmidiclava pulchrinotum species nova, described 

 beyond. 



As stated, a genus closely allied with Aphelinoidea but 

 differing from that genus in the wing and antennal characters 

 pointed out. The type species is described herewith. 



1. Tuinidiclava piilclirinotuiii species nova. 



Female. Length 1 mm. ; normal in size for the subfamily ; easily 

 visible to the naked eye. General color opaque black. Varicolored, 

 black and yellowish ; eyes and ocelli dark garnet ; face, thoracic 

 venter, coxae, flagellum, scutellum, median line of mesoscutum, its 

 caudal fourth and the caudal halves of its lateral margins, mesopost- 

 scutellum, metanotum and caudal margins of pronotum (narrowly) 

 all dusky yellow, the yellow pattern on the mesoscutum forming 

 against the black background of that sclerite an anchor-shaped figure, 

 the shank of which is the median line of the mesoscutum ; tegulae 

 pallid yellow ; scape of the antennae nearly black ; legs concolorous 

 with the abdomen with the exception of the articulations, trochanters, 

 mesal aspects of the tibiae and proximal two tarsal joints which are 

 dusky yellow ; fore wings hyaline, excepting proximad where, caudad 

 of the venation, they are slightly clouded or fumated ; the posterior 

 wings are less distinctly fumated in the same place ; venation dusky 

 yellow. 



Sculpture of the body very fine, inconspicuous, excepting that of all 

 of the abdominal segments (excluding the discal 2) which bear fine 

 longitudinal striae, the distal or caudal two segments finely sheened. 

 Pubescence on the body inconspicuous. 



Antennae short, the scape and pedicel normal, the former cylindrical, 

 not much longer than the latter and subequal to the club in length ; 

 scape not reaching up to the vertex; pedicel obconic, longer than 

 wide, about two-thirds the length of the club ; ring-joints minute and 

 narrow, very much wider than long ; club abruptly larger, rounded- 

 ovate, widest at its proximal third or at the apex of its second joint, 

 subacutely pointed and terminating in a colorless spine-like seta, thrice 



