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terior femora and a dusky spot on the apex of the posterior tibiae 

 black; wings yellowish hyaline, slightly darker at the apex of the 

 cubital area; venation dark brown, stigma ferruginous. 



Tomahawk Lake, Wisconsin. Described from one female recorded 

 under Bureau of Entomology No. Hopk. U. S. 10109, which refers 

 to a note stating that this species is a primary parasite of Diprion le- 

 contei. The type specimen was collected by P. C. Christensen and 

 emerged from the cocoon October 3, 1912. 



Type.— Cat. No. 18518, U.S.N.M. 



Genus MOEROPHORA Forster. 



MOEROPHORA NEOCLYTI, new species. 



This species is readily distinguished from the other species belong- 

 ing to the genus by its color, sculpture, and areolation of the propo- 

 deum. 



Male. — Length 12 mm. Head below the antennae transversely 

 irregularly striate, above the antennae transversely irregularly striate 

 but more sparsely so; head behind the ocelli and the posterior orbits 

 shining, the occiput with sparse, poorly defined punctures, posterior 

 orbits with distinct, rather close, cephalo-caudad striae; prescutum 

 not dentate, transversely striate and with a broad median depression 

 on the basal portion; sides of the scutum finely transversely striate, 

 the median basal portion with strong slightly oblique striae; suture 

 between the scutum and scutellum not foveolate; sides of the pro- 

 notum with small sharp tubercles, the surface coriarious; scutellum 

 granular, over which are fine longitudinal striae; propodeum coriari- 

 ous; the basal area and the areola confluent; the areola hexagonal 

 in outline; the posterior legs subequal with the anterior lateral legs; 

 the basal lateral area not sharply separated from the median lateral 

 area; the first segment finely transversely reticulate, the base of 

 second and third segments finely longitudinally aciculate; the apices 

 of the second and third and the entire following segments smooth, 

 practically impunctate. Black; inner orbits to the top of tlie eye 

 and a small spot below the tegula yellow; abdomen rufous; legs, 

 except a small white spot on the outside of the posterior tibiae at the 

 base, black; wings hyaline, iridescent; venation dark brown. 



Santa CataUna Mountains, Arizona. Described from one male re- 

 corded under Bureau of Entomology No. Hopk. U. S. 10544e which 

 refers to a note stating that this species is parasitic on Neoclytis 

 capraca Say, in Quercus arizonica. Material collected by Morris 

 Chrisman and reared, November 17, 1913, by H. B. Kirk. 



Type.— C^t. No. 18421, U.S.N.M. 



