450 DESCRIPTIONS OF ICHNEUMONID.E ASHMEAD. 



Habitat.— Kirk wood, Mo. 



Described from a single specimen, received from Miss Mary Murt- 

 feldt, reared from an undetermined Tortricid on oak. 



LAMPRONOTA Curtis. 

 Larnpronota puritana sp. nov. 



Female. — Length, 12 nim ; ovipositor, 14 mm . Stature similar to L. 

 americana Or. Entirely black, subopaque, punctate and finely aeicu- 

 lated ; the metathorax more closely punctate and laterally the punct- 

 ures are confluent, the surface slightly rugose ; the abdomen is trans- 

 versely aciculated and with only a few scattered punctures on the first 

 and second segments, some of the segments showing obscure rufous 

 stains. The anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi and posterior tarsi 

 dusky-ferruginous, the rest of the legs black. Wings fuscous; venation 

 similar to L. americana, only the areolet is subpetiolated and the 

 cubitus is not so strongly curved as in that species. 



Habitat. — Boscowen, N. H. 



This species is close to L. americana Cr., but readily separated by the 

 color of the legs and abdomen and the subpetiolated areolet. 



XYLONOMUS Grav. 

 Xylonomus Rileyi sp. no v. 



Female. — Length, 15""" ; ovipositor about 12" ]m (broken). Black, 

 subopaque ; head smooth, shining, with only a few, fine, scattered 

 punctures; the face rugoso-punctate. Antennas as long as the ante- 

 rior wing, black, joints 13 to 1G white. Thorax trilobed, somewhat 

 coarsely punctured, the middle lobe posteriorly transversely rugulose ; 

 the prothorax above with prominent lateral corners, but not so promi- 

 nent as in X. humeralis Say ; pleurae smooth, polished ; metathorax 

 puuctato-rugulose, areolated, the posterior lateral corners subacute. 

 Legs, except a white aunulus at base of all tibia?, entirely black. Ab- 

 domen but slightly longer than the head and thorax together, trans- 

 versely aciculated, the first and second segments finely rugulose, fourth, 

 fifth, and sixth segments very short, the fourth emarginated at the 

 middle above, the seventh with a longitudinal groovedown the middle. 

 Wings hyaline; venation as in X. stigmapterus Say. 



Habitat. — Missouri. 



Described from one specimen in Riley collection. 



Xylonomus pulcher sp. nov. 



Female. — Length, 9 mm ; ovipositor, 5 mm . Head and thorax black; 

 all pleurae, metathorax, legs, and abdomen, rufous. Anterior orbits, 

 not reaching to summit of eyes and interrupted opposite the base of 

 antennas, posterior orbits dilated on cheeks, large oval spot on face, 



