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of the basal tarsal joint; second cubital cell of forewing very minute, 

 triangular ; abdomen about equal to the thorax in length, compressed 

 from the sides, its greatest width not more than half the width of 

 thorax at the tegulae; first tergite twice as long as broad, the apex 

 scarcely broader than the base, the lateral apical angles slightly 

 rounded; tergites all polished; ovipositor slightly exerted but not 

 extending beyond the apex of abdomen, very slightly curved 

 downward. 



Male. — Agrees with the female except that the middle femora 

 and the hind tibiae are mostly testaceous. 



Type-locality. — Kampala, Uganda, British East Africa. 



Type.— Cat. No. 21598, U.S.N.M. 



Host. — Deilemera apicalis Walker. 



Sixteen females and three males received by the Bureau of Ento- 

 mology from Mr. C. C. Gowdey and on his authority reared from the 

 above-named host. 



The cocoons of this species are pure white and arranged side by 

 side in a compact mass like the cells in honeycomb. The arrange- 

 ment of the cocoons is similar to that of some species of MicropUtis 

 and the nonsculptured abdomen also suggests that genus, but the 

 long spurs on hind tibiae and the absence of crenulate episternauli 

 place the species in Miprogaster. 



APANTELES PALLIDOCINCTUS, new species. 



Female. — Length, 2.9 mm. Black; mouthparts, scape, legs, in- 

 cluding all coxae, venter of the abdomen and the first and second 

 dorsal segments pale testaceous; wings hyaline, veins and stigma 

 dark brown. Head polished with sparse weak punctures on face; 

 anteimae about as long as the body, the first six flagellar joints sub- 

 equal and three times as long as thick, following joints gradually 

 shorter. Thorax smooth, polished, the mesoscutum anteriorly and 

 the mesopleura anteriorly and below moderately punctured, the 

 sternauli smooth and not deeply impressed; propodeum smooth, 

 impunctate, without a median carina; hind coxae extending back- 

 ward beyond the middle of the abdomen and sparsely punctured; 

 abdomen smooth and polished, narrow, its greatest width only a 

 little more than half the width of thorax at tegulae; first tergite 

 slightly narrower at apex than base and about twice as long as broad 

 at base; second tergite with a short oblique furrow on each side ot 

 the middle extending backward and laterally from the angles of the 

 first tergite; ovipositor not exerted beyond the apex of abdomen. 

 Male unknown. 



Type-locality. — Kampala, Uganda, British East Africa. 



Type.—Qai. No. 21599, U.S.N.M. 



Host. — Papilio demodocus Esper. 



