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First joint of tarsi much thickened (-'• 3- Tricoryna, Kirby. 



First joint of tcarsi very long, but not thicker than the others 



G. 4. Metagea, Kiiby. 

 **Antenna' not moniliform, 



Joints of antennae long G. 5. Psilogaster, Blanch. 



Joints of antennte short G. 2. Orasema, Cameron. 



2 Antennre lamose in male G. 6. Chalcura, Kirby. 



Antentv.TS l^iramose in male G. 7. Rhipipallus, Kirby. 



3 ScutelUun often as long as tlie abdomen 4. 



Scutellum of moderate ^ize. 



Antennre simple in male G. 8. Stilbula, Spinola. 



Antennre ramose in male. 



Metathorax unarmed G. 9. Schizaspidia, Westw. 



Metathorax with a strong lateral projection. 



fMelathoracic processes curving downwards 



G. II. Lophyrocera, Cameron. 



tfMetathoracic processes consisting of two diverging horizontal teeth 



G. 10. Tetramelia, Kirby. 



4 Scutellar processes covering the whole abdomen. 



JScutellar processes very broad G. 13. Thoracantha, Latreille. 



JJScvitellar processes long, contiguous, and tapering to the extremity 



G. 15. Uromelia, Kirby. 

 Scutellar processes long and slender, generally curving inwards towards the tips. 



||Third joint of the antennae as long as all the rest together 



G. 14. Lirata, Cameron. 



i|||Tliird joint of the antennie not much longer than fourth 



G. 12. Kapala, Cameron. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF A'EW SPECIES: 



LOPHYROCERA, Cameron. 



Lophyrocera floridana, n. sp. 



rj'. Length .15 inch. Brownish-yellow; thorax with some brownish blotches ; 

 legs and abdomen pale, honey-yellow. Head small, triangular, ceneous black, 

 coarsely fluted. Eyes and antennse brown, the latter as long as the whole body, 13- 

 jointed. The scutellum ends in two short, diverging horns, horns black. Meta- 

 thorax with two prominent projections, one on each side. Abdomen compressed, 

 triangular ; the petiole long, slender, smooth, the length of the abdomen. Wings 

 clear hyaline, veins pale, the stigma thickened, brown. 



Hab. — Florida. 

 Described from one specimen captured in April. 



ORASEMA, Cameron. 



Orasema violacea, n. sp. 



1^. Length .12 inch. Violaceous, except the tibioe and tarsi, which are yellowish. 

 The head and thorax, rugose, and there is a slight golden lustre on disks of meso- 

 notum, parapsides, scapulse, scutellum and pleurae. The abdomen is shortly petiolated. 



