610 THE BOTHRIOTHOEACiyE INSECTS— HOWARD. vol.xvii. 



Described from three female specimens reared by Albert Koebele at 

 Alameda, Cal., in July, from pupa of Catacomha pt/rastn, Linua'us, 

 among apliides on rose. Types in the U. S. Xational Museum. 



BOTHRIOTHORAX NIGRIPE8, new species. 



Female. — Length, 2.2 mm.; expanse, 5 mm.; greatest width of fore- 

 wing, 0.93 mm. Axilhie well separated; eyes, naked, scutellum 

 slightly emarginate; head punctured as with preceding species, facial 

 depression not marked; punctation of scutum and scutellum like tbat 

 of head, except that posterior one-third of scutellum bears no large 

 punctures, but is very iinely and longitudinally shagreened or aciculate. 

 AxilliB smooth, except for two large rountl i)unctures side by side on 

 the wider portion of each. Teguhe as with preceding species. Entire 

 surface of abdomen faintly shagreened; jdeura smooth ; occiput as with 

 preceding species. Antenna^ as with the preceding species, except that 

 the first funicle joint is as long as the pedicel. General color metallic 

 bluish-green, with strong bronze retiections on thorax, these reHections 

 being given oft" from the interspaces between the punctures. Base of 

 antennal scape brownish, remainder of antenna' black; teguhe black; 

 all legs black, except that the tarsi are lioney-yellow, and fore tibise 

 are light brown; wing veins light brown. 



Described from two female specimens, one collected on cabbage at 

 Las Cruces, N. Mex"., by Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, and the other collected 

 at Los Angeles, Cal., by Mr. I). W. Coquillett. Types in the U. S. 

 National Museum. 



BOTHRIOTHORAX ROTUNDIFORMIS, uew species. 



Female. — Length, 1.7 mm.; expanse, 4.3 mm.; greatest width of fore- 

 wing, 0.85 mm. Scutellum not emarginate at tip; axilhe well sepa- 

 rated at tips; uotum of thorax transversely and longitudinally convex 

 (a character which this species j^ossesses in common with, though in 

 rather more marked degree than, all the preceding species, but in which 

 it- differs radically from the following species). Head punctured as 

 with preceding species, occiput transversely shagreened, facial depres- 

 sion well marked, transversely rugose; eyes faintly hairy. Scntum 

 j)unctured like head, scutellum similar!}^ punctured anteriorly, punc- 

 tures becoming fainter toward tip, which is delicately transversely 

 shagreened; axilla^ with several small faint impressions; tegulte 

 smooth; pleura smooth; abdomen smooth, ovipositor very slightly 

 exserted ; antenna', as with californicus, not so thickly clothed with pile 

 as most of the other species. General color metallic bluish green; 

 teguliTB dark brown, somewhat metallic at base; antenn;ie dark brown, 

 with scape yellowish at base. All cox;ie metallic, hind femora metal- 

 lic, middle and front femora dark brown at middle, yellowish at ti])s; 

 front femora rather darker than middle. Fronj: and middle tihm honey- 

 yellow, hind tibia' nearly black, all tarsi honey-yellow, except apical 



