430 DESCRIPTIONS OF ICHNEUMONID.E ASHMEAD. 



6. Abdomen not entirely black 7 



Abdomen entirely black. 



Anterior and middle coxae and trochanters, white. 



Middle area of metathorax narrow ; ovip. short L. annulipes Cr. 



Middle area of metathorax wide ; ovip. long, half the length of abd. 



L. pterophnrw n. sp. 



7. Abdomen more or less rufous. 



Anterior and middle coxae and trochanters, white. 



Apex of petiole and second and third abdominal segments and the greater por- 

 tion of the following rufous; scape pale beneath; ovip. as long as 

 petiole L. fura Cr. 



Apex of all abdominal segments, except petiole, and oblique dilated blotches 

 at sides of the segments after the second, orange yellow ; scape black ; 



areolet subsessile L. flavicincta sp. no v. 



Anterior and middle coxae and trochanters, rufous. 



Apex of petiole and second abdominal segment and the greater portion of the 

 following segments, except black blotches at base, rufous; scape rufous 

 beneath L. vidua Cr. 



8. Abdomen entirely black ; ovip. hardly exserted. 



The small area behind the postscutellum triangular L. fugitiva Say. 



The small area behind the postscutellum quadrate L. cedemasiw sp. nov. 



9. Abdomen not wholly black 10 



Abdomen wholly black ; hind coxa? black. 



Scape black ; hind tibiae with dusky blotch at base and apex ; tarsi dusky but the 



joints pale at base L. rufipes Prov. 



Scape pale beneath. 

 Hind femora with a blotch beneath at base; base and tips of tibiae aud the 



tarsi, except first joint basally, black L. eureka sp. nov. 



Hind femora without a blotch at base beneath; the tip of tibiae and tarsal 

 joints dusky L. salicicola sp. nov. 



10. Apex of second abdominal segment and blotches on sides of fourth, fifth, and 



sometimes the following segments, red ; scape pale beneath. 



Hind coxae black; posterior legs dark brown ; the second joint of trochanters and 

 a blotch on middle of tibiae, pale ; abdomen mostly black ; ovipositor 

 long L. cupressi sp. nov. 



Hind coxae black ; posterior legs ferruginous ; a dusky blotch at base and apex 

 of tibiae ; anterior and middle coxre and trochanters white ; abdomen 

 with the apex of second and sides of all the segments, red ; ovip. 

 long L. obliterata Cr. 



Hind coxae and legs ferruginous ; the tibiae with a dusky blotch at base and 

 apex; tarsi dusky; anterior and middle legs pale, their coxae and 

 trochanters white; sides and apices of abdominal segments red. 



L. noctuiv sp. nov. 

 Limneria melanocoxa sp. nov. 



Female. — Length, 9 mm ; ovipositor, 2 mm . Black, punctate ; mandi- 

 bles, except the black teeth, palpi and legs, ferruginous; the posterior 

 tibire aud tarsi dusky; tibial spurs and base of first tarsal joint, yellow- 

 ish; all coxse and first joint of trochanters, black. Metathorax finely 

 rugose with a median sulcus. Wings subhyaline; tegulse yellowish; 

 costse and stigma, black; veins brown; the areolet is large, triangular, 

 sessile. 



Habitat.— Texas. 



Described from a single specimen in the Belfrage collection. 



