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210. Urogaster meridioialis, n. &ip. 



9 c^. Length 2"5-2'7 mm.; ovipositor as long as the abdomen or 

 nearly. Black, subopaque, closely, finely punctate, the scutellum 

 and a short space in front polished, shining, impunctate ; labrum 

 and palpi white ; legs brownish-yellow, the anterior pair paler, 

 middle and posterior coxa) Ijlack, pubescent, impunctate, the an- 

 terior coxse usually pale at apex. Head on vertex shining, more 

 feebly punctate ; punctures on face distinct, the face sparsely 

 pubescent. Antennce about as long or longer than the body, black, 

 the basal joint sometimes with a pale spot beneath. Mesonotiim 

 subopaque, finely, confluently punctate, the liind margin just in 

 front of the scutellum and the posterior angles, near the tegula), 

 smooth and shining. Scutellum highly polished, impunctate, with 

 a crenate furrow at base and along sides. Prosternum closely, finely 

 punctate ; mesopleura polished, impunctate posteriorly and sur- 

 rounding the deep femoral furrow, but anteriorly, closely, finely 

 punctate. Metathorax rugulose, coarsely areolated, the central 

 area nearly lozenge-shaped, the posterior lateral angles siibacute, 

 the metapleura anteriorly Ijefore the spiracle, smooth, shining, 

 posteriorly rugose and opaque. Wings clear hyaline, the stigma 

 and veins hyaline, the costa yellowish ; the areolet is open behind 

 and its petiole is only slightly longer than its inner face ; the 

 submedian cell is much longer than the median. Abdomen black, 

 shining, the coxal cavities, on each side, sometimes pale, the plate 

 of the first segment is more than twice as long as wide, rugulose, 

 with a central depression, the sides parallel ; the central depression is 

 transversely rugulose ; the second segment is about half the length 

 of the third and sometimes faintly sculptured. 



St. Vincent; Grenada. Described from one $ and 

 three $ specimens. 



211. Urogaster grcnadcnsis, n. sp. 



$ . Length 2"5 mm. Black, subopaque, finely, closely punctate, 

 except the head on vertex, the scutellum and the mesopleura which 

 are smootli and shining. Mandibles ferruginous. Palpi white. 

 Legs brownish-yellow, the coxa3 black, the anterior pair sometimes 

 pale at apex, the hind femora, tips of their tibia; and their tarsi 

 black or dark fuscous. Wings hyaline, the stigma and poststigraal 

 veins light brown, the other veins pale yellowish or hyaline. Abdo- 

 iheh black, hardly as long as the head and thorax united or no 

 longer, the ovipositor very long, as long as the abdomen, a little 

 thickened at apex, pilose ; plate of first segment more than twice 



