NO. 1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA—ASHMEAD. 177 



mesopleura, two longitudinal lines on the mesonotuni, the scutellum 

 and postscutellura, a small -spot on the lateral ridges that extend from 

 the scutelhim, the apex of the metathorax rather broadly, a large 

 spot at the apex of the metapleiira. a band at apex of dorsal abdominal 

 segments 1 and !^, and oblong spots on segments 3 to T, yellow; the 

 legs are trioolored, yellow, black, and ferruginous; the front legs, 

 except the coxa^ behind Avhich are black, and the femora within which 

 are reddish are 3'ellow; the middle coxae, except two united spots at 

 the sides, the base of first joint of the trochanters and the femora 

 beneath and behind, except at apex, are black, otherwise the middle 

 legs are 3'ellow; the hind legs are black, but the the cox* have a spot 

 at base abov^e, the base of the trochanters and the femora at apex yel- 

 low. Wings subfuscous, with a large black cloud across from the 

 apical half of the stigma to be3'ond the middle of the front wing. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 7238, U.S.N.M. 



Loadity. — Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). This beautiful species 

 shows some affinit}' with M. sujxrha. 



HEMIEPHIALTES, new genus. 



This new genus, on account of having the claws simple, will fall in 

 Yt\y generic table of the Pimpliui, Classitication of the Ichneumon Flies, 

 1900, page 54, between OdUiephialtes Ashmead and Perithous Holm- 

 gren. Mv generic table may be modiiied as follows: 



S. Front wings with an areolet 8 J 



Front wings without an areolet. 



Metathorax finely, sparsely punctate, with the lateral areas present, the supe- 

 rior margin of the truncature bounded by a delicate carina, the spiracles 

 small, oval; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken far below the 



middle Ilemiephialteif, new genus. 



8j. Metathorax smooth, shining, without punctures; areolet in front wings rhom- 

 boidal, not petiolate; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken above 

 the middle Perithous Holmgren. 



HEMIEPHIALTES GLYPTUS, new species. 



Plate XIII, tig. 1. 



FemAjle. — Length about 12 mm. ; ovipositor much longer than the 

 whole body. Black, finely punctate; legs pale ferruginous, the front 

 coxa» and trochanters, the second joint of the hind trochanters, except 

 a spot above, and an annulus at base of hind tibial, 3'ellowish white, 

 while the first joint of hind trochanters, the hind femora, tibia?, and 

 tarsi are black. Wings subfuscous, the tegulw and costal veins j'^el- 

 lowish white, the internal veins and the stigma dark fuscous or black. 

 The abdomen is elongate, nearly twice as long as the head and thorax 

 united, closely punctate. opa(|ue or subopaque, except a small shining 

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