118 Psyche [October 



sal comb short, its bristles less than half the length of the fore 

 basitarsus. Length: 7 mm. (cf unknown) .wheelerisp. nov. 

 Black; apex of the first two abdominal tergites with a scarcely 

 visible rufous tinge; hind tibise and femora entirely, and hind 

 tarsi partly reddish. Ocellar triangle distinctly flattened, 

 the lateral ocelli much farther from each other than from the 

 eyes. Tarsal comb long, its bristles over half the length of 

 the fore basitarsus. Length: 6.5 mm. (cf unknown) 



banksi sp. nov. 



5. Vertex as broad or slightly broader than the face below. Lat- 



eral ocelli nearer to the eyes than to each other. Second 

 cubital cell over twice as long as broad. Abdomen with 

 distinct silvery apical fasciae. Length: 7-8 mm. (cf un- 

 known) laticeps Banks. 



Vertex narrower than face below ; lateral ocelli hardly nearer to 

 the eyes than to each other. Second cubital cell about twice 

 as long as broad 6, 



6. Body, except the apical two abdominal segments, uniformly 



sericeous. Posterior emargination of the propodeum feeble, 

 the lateral angles small. Length: 5.5 to 6 mm. 



completus Banks. 

 Sericeous pubescence interrupted by black cross bands, espe- 

 cially on the second to fourth abdominal tergites which have 

 distinct silvery apical fasciae. Posterior angles of the propo- 

 deum very pronounced, large. Length: 9 , 6 to 8 mm.; 

 cf , 4.5 to 6.5 mm fasciatus (Smith). 



Aporinellus wheeleri sp. nov. 



Female. Length 7 mm. 



Head distinctly broader than the thorax. Inner margins of the 

 eyes subparallel below, feebly sinuate about the middle, then 

 slightly converging towards the vertex which is much narrower 

 than the face at the clypeus. Ocellar triangle very little flattened, 

 almost equilateral; the lateral ocelli hardly nearer to the eyes 

 than to each other. Clypeus straightly truncate at the anterior 

 margin. Antennae moderately slender; the third and fourth 

 joints about of the same length and about as long as the scape. 

 Pronotum convex, much shorter than the mesonotum when seen 

 from above, its posterior margin broadly and evenly arcuate. 



