;n4 riioci'ii'.inNas or riii': Ntrioyti. /»///,s7';/'iU. v..i,.xxi. 



iiiiU};iii; liypopyjiiiipi Iiorizoiilal, iiH lonj;' as (lie third scj^ini'iit of the 

 iibdoiiuui, bcibrc Mio middle of lis iippcr sido b(^iuiiij»' si nithJM- iijutow, 

 vcilicjil pio(;(iHs, wiiiUi beyond Ml(^ iniddU^ iuc two pairs of shortor 

 l)r()c.('.MS(\M, du', iintciior oiu^.s cuch bciuiiin' ii short tooth iicar the rni<bllo 

 ol' the- front side, ;uid ubovo it is ii dct^p <'.on<',;ivity ; tiic Iowcm- portion of 

 tlio hypo|tyji;iuni consists of ii broiul iiook, which docs iM)t rciich the 

 nMd<nc of liic. upper portion ; in tiio fcnnih^ th(^ sixth :iiid IbUowinj;' scj;- 

 intMits ol' the iiib(h»nien ;ii'e <',oin|)resse(l, ;i,pp;ueiitly fctrniinj;' the biise of 

 1,1m^ ovipositor, wiiieli is neiii'ly :is lonji' ns tiie four prc^cedin^' Kej>'inent8 

 niid is «h'stitiite. of n, eireh'. of spinels at tiie tip. Hairs of the lepfs 

 mixed yellow iunl blaek, iVont femora d(^stitutei of biisth\s, mi(hlI(^ 

 femora inich beariiij;' two near th(^ apox, the liiiid ones boaiinfjf tliree 

 near th(Mr apices and one or two near the midd](H)f the front si(l(^; liind 

 tibiao of tlie male eacii bearinf^' a eomb lilie row of four bristles on the 

 posteiMoi- side near the base, (hc^ thrcic basal ones truncated and some- 

 what hooked at th(t lipH; on the ontiM- Hide of ea/ch hind tibiae are two 

 bristles, one near the base and the ot her b(\vond tin', middle, in the 

 lennile with six on the (niter side and one or t\\») on the posterior side; 

 mid<l!e tibial each beaiinj;" two l)rislhis on the outei' side; front tibiae 

 each bearing" a row of Ibiii' biistles on tiie onti'i' si«le and with two on 

 the posterior sid(s; IVont taisi of mah^ bearinj; sincial km>bbe(l bristles. 

 Win^s hyaline, tli(^ portion in front of the liltJi vein usually tinj^tul with 

 yellowish, the broad apex and jjosterior margin beyond the apex of the 

 anal <'-ell j;ra.y, the subcostal <'ell sometinuvs brown. Ijcnfith, li.'{ to 27 

 mm. four mal(^s and thic*' females (No. OoS). This species also belonj^s 

 to th(^ snbf^enus Neoitamus. 

 .7'///>r._No.:«)7!>, n.S.N.M. 



ASILUS HRKVISTYI.US, new species. 



Mal(^ and lemale: hil'lei's from thti above (bvscription of iun/(ttli>rs hh 

 follows: l<'(Mnor,i wholly black; tarsi brown. AntennaJ style slightly 

 shoitcr than the thii'd antennal Joint ; tlu^ latter narrow, almost linear. 

 Th(^ two rows of thoracic bristU^s behiinl the suture very stout. Scu- 

 tellum covcired with very shoit hairs, and beaiing two or Ibui' nmrginal 

 bristles. Abdomen, except the goidtalia, opaque, gray i)ruinose; a 

 row of y(^llow bristh^H in front of the jjosterior margin of segments 

 I to (I; hypopyglum d«^Htitute of tlu^ two i)aiis of processes beyond 

 thci middle of il-s upper si«l(^, the hook lik(^ lower portion reaching 

 slightly beyond tlu^ middle of the up])er part; eighth segment of the 

 abdomen prolonged in a triangle at the ai)ex of its under side; sixth 

 and si^vcnth segments in IIm^ fennile not forming part of the ovipositor, 

 which is threivlbnrths as hmg as these two S(^glnents taken togetluir. 

 l*'ronl femora each bearing I or r» stout bristles on the under side before 

 tins nnddle, and 1 to .'{ im the i)ostcrior side b(\vond tlui nuddh^ middle 

 femoia each bearing S {o 10 in two rows on tlu^ undei- side, L* on the 

 front side at. the first aud second third of its length, and I to ."{ on 



