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except tips, black or fuscoiip, the anterior and middle tibice 

 narrowly annulated with fuscous. . (5) E. cupreicollk, n. sp. 

 iEneous-black or sub-metallic, the temj^les and mesopleura with a 

 bluish tinge ; legs yellowish-white, the femora and tibia; with a 

 brownish spot ; antennae black, the scape aeneous ; abdomen 

 elongated, pointed at apex, much longer than the head and 

 thorax united, the ovipositor subexserted. 5 • (6) E. snlcatus, n. sp. 



154. Eupclmus alhoriiaculatus, n, sp. 



9. Length 2'5 mm. ; ovipositor 5 mm. Cupreous ; face Ijetween 

 antennae and the vertex bluish, the former below the antennae clothed 

 with a sparse silvery pubescence. Legs pale yellowish, the tro- 

 chanters, all the tarsi and the hind tibiae whitish, the hind coxae 

 metallic, the hind femora, except basally, embrowned, sub-metallic 

 in certain lights. "Wings fuscous, the basal third or nearly hyaline, 

 the apical two-thirds fuscous, with two oval, oblique, white spots on 

 the disk behind and below the stigmal vein ; marginal vein very long, 

 longer than the submarginal ; stigmal vein clavate, shorter than the 

 postmarginal. Antenna3 slender, subclavate, black, the scape and 

 pedicel metallic ; the funicle joints are more than twice longer than 

 tliick, suljequal, the club being much thicker than the last joint of 

 the funicle. Thorax smooth, impunctate ; the pronotum is triangular, 

 narrowed anteriorly, with a median grooved line above ; the 

 mesonotura is twice as long as wide, deeply impressed but with a 

 convexly elevated triangular prominence or lobe anteriorly, the 

 parapsides carinate, the scutellum (including the axilla) or lateral 

 lolies) is closely and finely punctate, contrasting greatly with the 

 smooth mesonotum, the middle lobe pointed at base, the axilla; or 

 lateral lobes almost meeting at its base. The metapleura and the 

 hind coxae are clothed with a silvery pile. Abdomen clavate, as 

 long as the head and thorax united, compressed along the venter ; 

 ovipositor at base for two-thirds its length yellowish, the apical third, 

 except the extreme apex which is tipped with white, black. 



St. Vincent. Described from two $ specimens. 



155. Eitpehaus cyancicollis, n. sp. 



$ . Length 2'1 mm. Bronze-green, shagreened, the jjronotum blue 

 or violaceous ; scape beneath and mandibles, except teeth, reddish ; 

 flagellum subclavate, black ; legs, except hind coxae, brownish- 

 yellow, the hind femora medially and their tibiae medially more or 

 less obfuscated ; wings hyaline, pubescent ; tegulae submetallic ; the 

 venation pale brown, the marginal vein very long, a little longer 



