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insertion of the antennae, the mesonotum subopaque, the metathorax 

 sparsely punctate on either side of the quadrate median inclosure, the 

 basal median inclosure smooth and highly polished, open posteriori}^; 

 the abdomen is distinctly, closely punctate; the ocelli are yellowish 

 white; tlie palpi blackish, with the two or three apical joints 3'ellowish; 

 the antennie are black, but with the basal two or three joints of the 

 flag-ellum heneath ferruginous; the apex of the scutellum, the post- 

 scutellum, the front legs, except the coxte, trochanters, the femora 

 ahoiu' and a spot on the tibia? hehind^ the apex of the middle tibiae, an 

 annulus toward base and their tarsi, and an annulus toward base of 

 the huid tibije, and tibial spurs, pale yellowish, the rest of legs black. 

 Wings hyaline, the hind margins of the tegul», a very small spot in 

 front and the costal vein pale yellowish white, the stigma and other 

 veins black. 



ryy>e;. -Cat. No. 7241, U.S.N. M. 



Locality. — Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). 



Genus EPIURUS Forster. 

 EPIURUS ANNULITARSIS, new species. 



Female. — Length about 10 mm. Black and shining, the head and 

 thorax, except some punctures on the sides of the metathorax, almost 

 impunctate; palpi and tegulse yellowish white; legs red, the hind tibiae 

 and tarsi 3^ellowish white, the hind tibite with an annulus near base and 

 their apices black; pulvilli and claws black. Wings hyaline, the 

 parastigma, stigma, and poststigmal vein yellowish, the internal veins 

 brownish. The metanotum has two median carina above that con- 

 verge toward base, and back of these are two large impressions 

 bounded by a carina on each side and at apex, the space between this 

 carina and the pleural carina being punctate, but the upper face of 

 the metanotum is smooth and impunctate. 



Type.—i^^ii. No. 7245, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. — Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsunuira). One specimen. No. 6. 



EPIURUS HAKONENSIS, new species. 



Female. — Length about 12 mm.; ovipositoi' as long as the abdomen, 

 the sheaths very hairy. Black and shining, the head smooth, impunc- 

 tate, the thorax faintly, feebly ])unctate, except the middle mesotho- 

 racic lobe anteriorly and the metathorax, which are distinctl}' punctate; 

 the abdomen is distinctly, rather closely punctate, except at the apical 

 margins of segments 2 to 6 and the two apical segments, which are 

 impunctate; the palpi, pedicel, and first three joints of the flagellum 

 beneath, the tegula?, a line beneath, and the costal vein at basal half, 

 yellowish white; the legs are ferruginous, the front coxae, trochanters, 

 and tarsi, the middle trochanters, apex of middle femora, an annulus 

 at base of their tibiae, all tibial spurs, an annulus at base of hind tibia?, 



