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black. Two basal abscissae of radius together nearly as long as the third; 

 recurrent nervure received at nearly the length of first abscissa of radius 

 from the first transverse cubital. Length nearly 3 mm., terebra 1 mm. 

 ('hinandega, Nicaragua. 



Head smooth and shining; a large distinct fovea on the sides of the 

 clyiieus above. Mesonotum depressed at the apex laterally. Scutellum 

 roundly convex; the furrow at its base crenulated. Metanotum with a 

 shallow furrow in the middle. Abdomen smooth and shining; the area on 

 the base of the second segment about twice longer than broad, its base 

 obliquely narrowed, becoming gradually slightly narrowed from the 

 widened part to the apex which does not roach to the suturiform articu- 

 lation and has a depression on either side. 

 1456 Bracon Caroli sp. nov. 



Black, a large squarish mark in the centre of the apical half of the 

 mesonotum, scutellum, mesopleurae, mesosternum, the two basal segments 

 of the abdomen and the sides of the third segment, rufo-testaceous; legs 

 testaceous, the hind tibiae from near the middle and their tarsi except 

 the two basal joints at their bases, black. Wings hyaline, highly irides- 

 cent, the stigma and nervures dark fuscous. Male. Length 2 mm. Cham- 

 perico, Guatemala. 



Abdomen smooth and shining; the second segment with a keel in rhe 

 centre, dilated at the base; suturiform articulation straight, narrow, 

 smooth. Two basal abscissae of the radius as long, united, as tl.e third, 

 the first as long as the secod transverse cubital nervure, which is faint; 

 recurrent nervure received near the apex of the first cubital cell. 

 145.5 Bracon longicaudis sp. nov. 



Eufo-testaceous, the antennae Ijlack, the scape testaceous below; 

 wings hyaline, highly iridescent, the nervures and stigma fuscous; the 

 first and second abscissae of radius are together slightly longer than the 

 third; second abdominal segment aciculated, a keel down the centre. Fe- 

 male. Length nearly 2 mm. terebra 2 mm. Champerico, Guatemala. 



Smooth and shining, antennae longer than the body, 21-jointed, the 

 joints elongated, fuscous below, recurrent nervure received close to the 

 transverse cubital; second transverse cubital faint. The keel on the second 

 abdominal segment is indistinct and is not dilated at the base. 



1460 Forsteria? ruficoUis sp. nov. 



Black, the prothorax, mesonotum. and scutellum rufous; the metano- 

 tum and base of mesopleurae piceous; antennal scape testaceous below, 

 the base of flagellum fuscous; legs rufo-testaceous, the hind tibiae and 

 tarsi fuscous; the apex of third abdominal segment pale testaceous; wings 

 clear hyaline, the nervures fuscous, the stigma black. Female. Length 

 3 mm. terebra 2 mm. San Marcos, Nieai-agua. 



Head smooth and shining, thickly covered with long white pubes- 

 cence; face closely distinctly punctured, less strongly so in the centre; 

 clypeus rufous, punctured above; mandibles rufo-testaceous, broadly 

 black at the aj)ex. Thorax smooth, covered with white pubescence; the 



