tennae nifo-testaeeous, the tibiae rufo-testaeeous, the tarsi white, the 

 hind coxae violaceous, closely punctured; wings clear hyaline, the ner- 

 vures testaceous. Tegulae dark green. Female. Length 2.5 mm., terebra 

 nearly 2 mm. San Marcos, Nicaragua. But also at Managua, Chinandega, 

 and at Champerico, Guatemala. 



Head sparsely covered with longish white hairs each issuing from 

 a puncture. Mandibles dark testaceous, darker at the apex. Mesonotum 

 and scutellum closely minutely punctured; the pro- and meso-pleurae 

 closely but not cjuite so strongly punctured; the metapleurae smooth. 

 Abdomen smooth, largely marked with green and brassy tints, the 

 apical segments bearing longish white hairs. The Chinandega example is 

 smaller and darker coloured than the others. 



Torymus aztecus sp. nov. 



Greenish blue, the abdomen for the most part blue, the pleurae lar- 

 gely blue and violaceous, the coxae and femora blue, tinged with green, 

 the tibiae black, the tarsi white; wings hyaline, the nervures black; 

 antennae black, the scape testaceous. Female. Length hardly 2 mm., 

 ovipositor as long as the body. Mexico (Coll ?) 



Head and upper part of thorax with thimble-like punctures, the 

 thorax more strongly then the head. Pleurae smooth, largely violaceous. 

 Eyes brown. Abdominal segments narrowly banded with black. Tegulae 

 fuscous. 



1429 Perilampus reticulatus sp. nov. 



Head and upper part of the thorax dark brassy, the head and lateral 

 lobes of mesonotum bright firey red; the pleurae blue, abdomen brassy, 

 tinged with green; legs for the most part green, the tibiae dark green, 

 their base and apex and the tarsi white; wings hyaline, the nervures 

 testaceous; flagellum of antennae black, brownish at the apex. Female. 

 Length 3 mm. Chinandega, Nicaragua. 



Face and clypeus dark brassy, the apex of the latter depressed; the 

 lower part of the face with thin oblique striae, extending from the eyes 

 to the clypeus. Frontal depression sharply margined round the edges; the 

 vertex on the sides obliquely striated, the striae somewhat irregular and 

 clearly separated. Pronotum stoutly keeled before and behind, the space 

 between irregularly reticulated, with a central transverse keel. Mesono- 

 tum and scutellum closely, regularly reticulated, except the inner side 

 of the lateral lobe of th former which is smooth and fiery red. Scutellum 

 gradually, roundly narrowed to the apex, the lower edge of the latter 

 with a distinct projecting border, and with a shallow, but distinct inci- 

 sion in the middle. Top of metanotum hollowed, bordered above and 

 below and with longitudinal keels, below this is a curved keel forming 

 an area. Pleurae smooth and shining, the meso- with an irregular, cur- 

 ved, crenulated furrow, the metapleurae irregularly rugose. Pubescence 

 dense and white. 

 1428 Perilampus laeviceps sp. nov. 



Black, the thorax dark brassy, the pleurae dark blue, the legs dark 



