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the hind coxas above and a spot on the first joint of the hind tro- 

 chanters, the tibial spurs and the hind tarsi, except the last joint, are 

 white; rest of legs, except knees of hind legs, tips of hind tibite and 

 last joint of tarsi which are black, red; the eight segments of the 

 abdomen are banded with yellowish white at apex, those of the fifth 

 and sixth interrupted, those on the following very narrow. Wings 

 h3"aline, the veins dark brown, the lanceolate stigma brownish 

 mediall}'. 



2rah\ — Length 7 mm. Agrees practicall}" in every respect with the 

 female, but differs in having joints 9 to 16 of antennae white, except 

 a streak above, the abdomen with only 7 segments, compressed at apex, 

 all being banded at apex with white and none interrupted medialh'. 



Type.—C^t. No. 7231, U.S.N. M. 



Locality. — China (A. Koebele). 



Suioiainiir III. pi]vrr»Li]sr.g7:. 

 Tribe III. LISSONOTINI. 



Genus PIMPLOPTERUS Ashmead. 

 PIMPLOPTERUS JAPONICUS, new species. 



2rale.—LiQwg\h 7 mm. Black; the mandibles, the clypeus, a minute 

 dot on orbits irlfhin near the base of the eyes, the palpi, an irregular 

 band on each side of the anterior margin of the mesonotum, the teg- 

 ula^, front coxa? and trochanters and the tibial spurs yellowish or yel- 

 lowish white; the rest of the legs, except the hind coxa% tips of hind 

 tibia?, and the hind tarsi whidi are black, red. Wings hyaline, the 

 stigma and veins brown. The head is shining, almost impunctate 

 above, l)ut finely punctate in front; the mesonotum although shining- 

 is distinctly punctate; the metathorax finely ruguloseh" punctate and 

 subopaque; the long abdomen is black, subopaque, but the extreme 

 apical margins of dorsal segments 2 toO exhibit a yellowish tinge whmi 

 viewed from behind. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins brown. 



7}//>>.— Cat. No. 7235, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. — Hakone (A. Koebele). 



Tril^e IV. l^IXIF'I.INI. 



Genus MEGARHYSSA Ashmead. 

 MEGARHYSSA JAPONICA, new species. 



Female. — Length 32 nnu.; ovipositor 10 mm. Black; face below 

 the antennte to the clypeus, except a median black line, the hind orbits 

 broadly to the cheeks, the palpi, the upper lateral margins of thepro- 

 notum, an ol)long spot above the front coxa", a large spot below the 

 tegulte and a smaller spot below that on the anterior margin of the 



