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tion of the hind wing-.s, the scuteHum, a spot on metathorax just above 

 the liind coxa\ the front coxtu jind trochanters, an annuhis at base of 

 hind tibia* and tarsi, the base of the first abdominal segment, a band 

 at base of the second and third segments, and a band at apex of the 

 third, all white; rest of the legs, except the hind femora toward apex, 

 the hind tibi^, the tibial spurs, and the tarsi, which are fuscous, red. 

 Wings hyaline, with a large fuscous blotch just before apex, the 

 stigma and veins blackish or dark fuscous. The thorax anteriorly is 

 finely punctate, shining; the metathorax coarser and more closely 

 punctate, without carina^ and opaque. 



JIalc. — ^Ditiers in having the white line on the face dilated and con- 

 nected with the spot on the upper or))its, leaving a triangular black 

 spot beneath the antenn;\?, while the apices of abdominal segments 2 to 

 5, as well as a l)and at the base, are white. 



Ti/pe.—Cnt. No. 8006, U.S.N.M. 



Manila. Descril)ed from 2 female and 2 male specimens (W.^A. 

 Stanton). 



Siibtamily A^ OIT'IIION'IISJ'^E. 



Tribe IV. ANOMALINI. 



Genus ATROMETUS Forster. 



ATROMETUS MINUTUS, new species. 



Jfale. — Length 3.5 to 4 mm. Polished black; first four joints of 

 antenna^, the palpi, the tegula^ the apices of the coxa?, the trochanters 

 and middle tibia?, and the base of the abdominal petiole, ivory white; 

 rest of le^s, except the hind legs, honey-yellow, the hind legs ])Iack 

 or fuscous, the hind coxa? beneath and toward apex, and the hind tibia? 

 beneath and more or less medially, ferruginous; the hind femora 

 medially are also sometimes ferruginous. The abdominal segments 

 1, 2, 3, and 4 at base are pale yellowish, or whitish; otherwise, except 

 the ventral segments 1 to 4, the abdomen is black or blackish. 



I'ypc.— Cat No. 7921, U.S.N.M. 



Manda. Three specuuens (W. A. Stanton). 



Tribe VIII. MESOCHORINI. 



Genus MESOCHORUS Gravenhorst. 



MESOCHORUS PHILIPPINENSIS, new species. 



Femah'. — Length 1.1» mm. Luteous, the head above tinged with 

 reddi.sh, the ocelli on a black spot, the me.sonotum, except a spot just 

 in front of the scutellum, blackish; palpi, coxa\ trochanters, tibial 

 spurs, and the hind tibia, except at base and apex, whitish, the base 

 and apex of the iiind til)ia^ fuscous; al)domen above blackish, the apex 



