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15. Sagaritis ventralis. 



Female. Black. Head and thorax thickly and minutely 

 punctured, slightly shining; clypeus prominent. Mandibles 

 yellow. Antennae shorter than the body ; first joint lu- 

 teous beneath. Areas of metathorax slightly marked. 

 Abdomen subfusiform excepting the petiole, nmcli longer 

 than the thorax ; dorsal segments luteous on each side from 

 the middle to the tip ; ventral segments yellow. Coxae 

 and four anterior legs yellow, the former short and thick. 

 Hind femora luteous; hind tarsi black. Wings dark cine- 

 reous ; stigma and veins black ; discal areolet triangular, 

 minute, petiolated. Length of the body 4| lines. 



16. Gharops {?) luteipes. 



Female. Black. Head and thorax very thickly and 

 minutely punctured, not shining. Mandibles yellow. An- 

 tennae shorter than the body ; under-side of first joint 

 reddish-yellow at the tip. Metathorax with distinctly 

 marked areas. Mesopectus with a slight furrow. Abdo- 

 men fusiform excepting the petiole, much longer than the 

 thorax. Oviduct about one-third as long as the body. 

 Legs reddish; hind coxae black. Wings cinereous; stigma 

 and veins black, the latter testaceous towards the base ; no 

 discal areolet. Length of the body 2| lines. 



BRACONID^. 



17. Bracon semiluteus. 



Female. Deep black, smooth, shining. Antennae a 

 little shorter than the body. Abdomen luteous. Oviduct 

 much shorter than the body ; sheaths curved upward. 

 Wings black; stigma and veins deep black. Length of the 

 body 2 lines. 



Nearly allied to B. ovator, ISTees ; the oviduct is shorter. 



EUSPATHIID^. 



18. Spathms fasciahis. 



Female. Black, smooth, shining. Head nearly round. 



