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long as thick, these together as long as the scape; second flagellar joint rounded, 

 but little longer than thick; third one-half longer than thick, larger than the second 

 and excised beneath; fourth to ninth passing from submoniliform to suhquadrate 

 each somewhat longer than thick. Pro- and mesonotum coarsely and sparsely- 

 punctate, shining; the punctures larger on the pronotum behind; parapsidal fur- 

 rows complete, straight; almost twice as far apart in front as behind; lateral margin 

 of mesonotum with a deep groove next to the tegula which extends forward along 

 the lateral margin as a crenate line to meet the parapsidal furrow. Scutellum with 

 a curved row of very large, closely placed punctures anteriorly and a similar straight 

 row posteriorly; its disc finely and sparsely punctate; postscutellum very short, of 

 even width, coarsely longitudinally grooved. Metathorax with two blunt teeth 

 behind toward the sides. Propleuraj irregularly sculptured, smooth on the upper 

 anterior portion; vertical strip between pro- and mesopleurse longitudinally grooved; 

 mesopleurae with an oblique depression to receive the femora, this depression smooth 

 except for an oblique line of punctate grooves behind the middle; metaplcur£e irreg- 

 ularly rugose; mesosternum coarsely punctate. Abdomen twice as long as the 

 head and thorax together; first segment scarcely longer than broad, toward each 

 side with a longitudinal carina that extends backwards as far as the apex of the 

 third segment; between these with three carinfe that converge and become weaker 

 behind, only the middle one extending on to the base of the second segment; be- 

 tween the carinas the first segment is more or less distinctly irregularly longitudi- 

 nally striate. Second segment twice as long as broad, punctate-reticulate; third 

 segment a little longer, similarly sculptured; fourth as long as the second, fifth 

 and sixth growing shorter, narrower, and more finely sculptured. Venter punctate, 

 sparsely pale pubescent and with a stout median carina. Legs obscure brownish 

 yellow the clavate portion of the hind femora infuscated. Marginal vein one-half 

 longer than the stigmal; postmarginal nearly twice as long as the marginal. 



One specimen from Independencia, Parahyba, Brazil, Mann 

 and Heath. This was taken in sweepings. 



Hoploteleia pallipes sp. nov. 



cf . Length 4.8 mm. Head, including flagellum of antennje, postscutellum, 

 metathorax and abdomen, black; lower part of mesopleurse piceous; mesonotum 

 and propleurse ferruginous; legs light brownish-yellow, coxae fuscous; wings sub- 

 hyahne. Head twice as broad as thick; ocelli large, in a triangle, with the lateral 

 ones removed by less than their diameter from the eye-margin; surface of head 

 with large, separated thimble-shaped punctures above, on the front, and cheeks, 

 the ones on the cheeks more irregularly placed; mandibles ferruginous. Antennae 

 12-jointed; scape brownish-yellow below, almost as long as the three following 

 joints; pedicelmuch constricted at base, pale below; two-thirds as long as the 

 first flagellar joint; first flagellar joint twice as long as thick; following becoming 

 almost imperceptibly shorter to the longer, pointed apical joint; flagellum scarcely 

 thickened apically. Eyes large, broadly oval, bare. Mesonotum with a few, ir- 

 regularly placed, large punctures; parapsidal furrows deep, straight, converging 

 behind; median furrow complete, but not so deeply impressed. Scutellum large. 



