Ciatichneumon. 107 



aud basal tbird of flagelhmi, rufoiis, medial tbird yellow, 

 apical tbird black. Tborax ratber coarsely puiictured, rufous, 

 soDie of the sutures blackisb, a faiut yellow liue on tbe lateral 

 borders of tbe mosotborax, exteuding to tbe wiugs; wings 

 sub-byaline, more dusky toward tbe apex, stigma rufous; 

 coxae aud femora rufous, tibiae yellow, posterior ones rufous 

 at apex, posterior tarsi rufous, tbe rest yellowisb-rufous, 

 coxal scopae wanting; scutellum yellow; metatboracic area 

 borse-sboe sbaped, broader tbau long. Abdomeu elougate; 

 pétiole red; gastrocoeli deep aud large, red, but the rest of 

 tbe second segment yellow, except tbe apex, wbicb is bordered 

 witb rufous ; tbird segment yellowisb rufous, bordered at 

 apex and base witb rufous; fonrtb aud fiftb segments mfous, 

 tbe apex of eacb witb a black band; reniaining sevuieuts 

 totally black. 



Habitat: Corvallis, Oregou, Juue 11 tb 1898, Oae Ç 

 received from Professor Arthur B. Cordeleij. 



Type iu tbe autbors collectiou. 



The species is not closely affiliated witb auy otiier known 

 to nie except tbe oue described below. Tbe cob^r called 

 rufous is not exactly that sbade, but a pecuUar sort of dull 

 crimsou. 



2. Craticlineuinoii Davisi sp, nov. Q. 



Femilla nigra flavaqae ; alis ßavo-/iijalinis; antenni'i annn- 

 latis ; gantrocoelis parvis; ahdomine lonyo, ojnce ßavo, — L. 

 1 5 mm. 



Head rufous, face yellow, tbe clypeus aud a longitudinal 

 line in tbe centre rufous; basai half of tbe antennae rufous, 

 tben a ligbter anuulus and a black apex; bead and face 

 finely, tborax more rougbly punctate. Tborax black, pro- 

 thorax and mesotborax above tbe pleura more or less ferru- 

 giuoiis ; wings goldeu-yellow, transparent, veins and stigma 

 pale; coxae aud femora rufous, the latter pale at tip, except 

 tbe posterior pair wbicb are black at tip ; in tbe type spéci- 

 men tbe left front leg bas the coxa aud stripe on fémur 

 black; tibiae and tarsi paler; posterior tibiae black at apex; 

 scutellum aud post-scutellura yellow; propodeum yellow, black 

 above; areolet ou tbe propodeum borse-sboe sbaped, longer 

 tban broad. First abdominal segment black, bordered witb 

 rufous; gastrocoeli small, not very distinct; second segment 

 yellow witb an irregulär black spot in the centre and a 

 narrow black apical border; tbird yellow witb black basai 

 border; fonrtb yellow witb broad black basai border; fiftb 

 yellow witb red basai border, and tbe remaiuing segments 

 çutirely yellow, 



