on somic niovv ivaifasitio insi^dts {)v tiiio hhiji'amilv 



i<:n(!Vi:tinaI':. 



r.y L. <). IIOWAIM), I'll. I)., 



Ilouonirii Ciinihir, liirinitni of luHvrlH, 



IMioro follow (h'iscriitlioiis of Irii now j;(iiu'rii iiiul Miirly lour iiciw 

 Hpocics of lOncyrtiiu^ iiisc^cts, llio lunv jj^i'iuMM boiiij; (UiHcjrilx'd \\\, lliis 

 tiiiKi to HCicnri^ tlioii- iiiscitioii in Mr. Willium II. AsliiiiciKTs iihoiil lo- 

 l)C-|Mil>lislMMl K'cvisioii of (lu^ l*lii(iyi(.iii;M'. 



ASTEROPA EIJS, new qoriiis. 



Female. — Tins is iiilciriiMMliiitc, in soiixi ro.spccfs l)(',t\v«'<'n ('liri/sojiltdi/- 

 eeriis AsIiiiuv.kI iiikI Aiiiertiin llowiird. liody Hliort, stout ; jibdoiiuMi 

 iioiirly <;ir«'Mliir, coiiciix <■ iiltovc, shorter lliiiii llionix; Hciitclliim rounded 

 at tip, with no t.ul'l of hiisth'.s; sciipnhio nu'ctiii;;' iit, inn»'r hasiil iinj;!**.; 

 Irons uuxlcrately broad, ocicHi forming' iislif^iitly a<',ut,o-anj;h',d trian^iic; 

 facial impression boundcMJ by an iirehod carina sup(>.riorly; :Lnt(Mina(^ 

 rat her short, scape iiiwl iia^'cllutn liat.ttMUMl and very broad, fiini(;leJoints 

 (vxtrcMiK'Jy short, the whole funicle ('(piabnj;' only tlu^ first Jcunt of the 

 elub in length; (^ycs smooth; win^s clouded, hyalini^ at tip; marginal 

 vein thick, short, shorter than stigmal, sulx^qual in lengt.li to post- 

 marginal. 



ASTEROPAEUS PRIMUS, new species. 



Female. — [/(Migth, ().8(» mm.; ('xpanse, 2 mm.; greatcist widtii of foiiv 

 wing, ()..'{7 mm. (Jeiu'ial color dark orange; nu^soscutum suffused 

 with p»ir])le; or at least giving i>urplisli i<',lle(;tions; facial carina, also 

 pnrplisli; abdomen metallic gre<ui, somewhat yellowish in middle; 

 antennaei with superioi- margin arid tip of club black; all legs honey 

 yellow, hind til)ia<i somewhat dusky without. Head and niesos<Mitellnm 

 finely shagreened; mesoscutum and alxlonuMi lustrous; antcniuu^ and 

 thorax with rather ]>roniin(Mit daik-colored hairs; wings with a thin 

 ]>aich of ])i'onounced dark bristles below submargimil vein, remaining 

 discal cdia, whitish. 



PuoCLEDlNQS U. S NAiir>NAL MusruM, VuL. XXI-No. 1142. 



L':u 



