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inipunctate space at apex of the first, second, and third segments: the 

 second, third, and fourth segments have oblique farrows from the 

 basal middle much as in the genus Glt/pta Gravenhorst. 



%^/.— Cat. No. 7237, U.S.N.M. 



Locality, — Sapporo (Doctor Matsunuira). 



Genus PIMPLA Fabricius. 

 PIMPLA PLUTO, new species. 



Ft'inalr. — Length 15 mm.; ovipositor 4 mm. Entirely black, 

 except the two apical joints of the palpi which are brownish, a stripe on 

 the front femora in front, and the front tibia', except a stripe above, 

 which are reddish, the stripe above on the front tiliia' and the front 

 tarsi are brownish. The whole insect is closely punctate, opaque, 

 except the face, which is more sparsely punctate and shining, the 

 clypeus being distinctly separated from the face, with only a few 

 sparse punctures at its base. Wings subfuliginous, the stigma, except 

 a pale spot at base, and the veins black. The metathorax is entirely 

 without carina;, 



7y^>.,— Cat. No. 7340, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. — Japan (A. Koebele). 



Genus APECHTHIS Forster. 



APECHTHIS ORBITALIS, new species. 



Plate Xlll, tig. 2. 



Female. — Length 20 mm.: ovipositor not quite 5 mm. Black, the 

 head and upper part of thorax opacjue ])ut not punctate, the sides of 

 the thorax and the scutellum sparsely punctate, shining; the inner 

 orbits within the incision of the ej'es, the apex of the scutellum, and 

 the postscutellum are yellowish; the base of the metanotum inclosed 

 by the two diverging carina? is smooth and shining, inipunctate but 

 the surface on either side of the carinie is closeh' punctate, as well as 

 abdominal segments 1 to 5, the following segments being* almost 

 smooth; the front legs from the apex of the coxje, the middle legs 

 from the second joint of the trochanters, and the basal two-thirds of the 

 hind tibia?, except a narrow ])lack annulus at base, are fiavo-testaceous, 

 the hind femora ])eing rufous, the rest of the legs black. Wings, 

 except a faint tinge, hyaline, the stigma and veins, except a pale spot 

 between the parastigma and stigma, being black. 



%>.— Cat. No. 7242, U.S.N.M. 



Locality.— ,]vi\yAn (A. Koebele). 



APECHTHIS SAPPOROENSIS, new species. 



Female. — Length 15 mm.; ovijxjsitor short, about one-fourth the 

 length of the abdomen. Black, the head and thorax not punctate, the 

 face slightl}' shagreened, with some transverse rug*a» just beneath the 



