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and the antenna?, except the two basal joints, pale ferrug-inou.><; palpi 

 and legs 3"ellowish white; the hind coxa? behind and the hind femora 

 pale ferruginous, the extreme apex of the hind femora, an annulus at 

 base, and the apex of the hind tibia? being black; the tarsal joints 1 to 

 5 are tipped with black. Wings hyaline, the stigma, except a spot at 

 base, and the internal veins black. 



Type.— C^t. No. 7247, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. — Sapporo. Bred by Doctor Matsunmra from Naranya 

 diffusa. 



Genus THERONIA Holmgren. 



THERONIA JAPONICA, new species. 



Female. — Length 11 mm. ; ovipositor about one-third the length of 

 the abdomen. Yellowish; the suture at base of clypeus, a median line 

 on face, the frontal depressions back of the origin of the antenna, the 

 space surrounding the ocelli, the occiput and the eyes, black; the fla- 

 gellum is brown; thorax at sides and beneath black, the upper margin 

 of the pronotum, the margin of the prosternum, the tegulae, the ridge 

 beneath, a small line on mesopleura anteriorly and a spot posteriorl3% 

 a spot on metapleura, the apex of metathorax broadly, the postscutel- 

 lum, scutellum, and two lines, on the mesothorax, yellow, the middle 

 lobe of the mesonotum is black while the lateral lobes are brownish; 

 abdomen yellowish, the first segment black at basal half or more, the 

 following dorsal segments more or less dusky at base; legs yellowish, 

 but with a spot at base of middle cox^e, a spot on middle femora 

 beneath, the hind coxte anteriorly and the hind femora beneath, black. 

 Wings hyaline, the costal vein and the stigma yellow, the internal 

 veins brown. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 7239, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. ^^2i^^OYfi (Doctor Matsumura). 



Tribe V. XORIDINI. 



Genus ODONTOMERUS Gravenhorst. 

 ODONTOMERUS NIKKOENSIS, new species. 



Female. — Length 8 mm.; ovipositor nearly as long as the body. 

 Black, with segments 3 to 5 of the abdomen dark rufopiceous, the 

 front tibiae and tarsi testaceous; the middle tibiae and tarsi darker; the 

 hind legs, except the tibiae beneath which have a piceous tinge, wholly 

 black; antennae brown; palpi white. Wings hyaline, the stigma and 

 veins brown. The head and thorax, except the metathorax, are smooth 

 and shining, almost impunctate; the mesonotum only sparsely punc- 

 tate, more distinct on the prominent middle lobe anteriorly; the petiole 

 and the second segment of the abdomen are finelv shagreened, suh- 

 opaque; the other segments smooth and shining. 



Type.—C^t. No. 7248, U.S.N.M. 



Locality. — Nikko (A. Koebele). 



