no. 1830. DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW IIYMENOPTERA— CRAWFORD. 441 



This species is distinguished from T. tabani Mayr by being 

 smaller, with less distinct sculpture of the vertex and mesonotum, 

 and by the short, more uniform striae on the base of the second 

 abdominal segment. 



Named in honor of Mr. H. H. King, who collected the material. 



TELENOMUS GOWDEYI, new species. 



Female. — Length about 2 mm. Black; coxae and femora black, 

 tibiae medially dusky, rest of legs dark testaceous; antennas brown, 

 the club 5 jointed, base of scape testaceous; pedicel longer than first 

 joint of funicle, first joint of funicle longer than wide, the following 

 joints subquadrate; face along lower inner orbits and the front, retic- 

 ulate, rest of face smooth and polished; mesoscutum with fine 

 punctures; scutellum smooth; metanotum finely rugose; propodeum 

 coarsely rugose; smooth area around insertion of abdomen extending 

 dorsally to front of propodeum making a conspicuous triangular area; 

 wings slightly dusky; abdomen smooth, the first segment at base 

 longitudinally striate; the second segment over twice as long as wide; 

 segments 1-5 in length in the following ratio: 1:6:4:4:4. 



Male. — Lengtli about 1 mm. Similar to the female, the antennas 

 and legs entirely testaceous; pedicel and joints 1-3 of funicle subequal 

 in length; second segment of abdomen about twice as long as wide; 

 following segments hardly showing. 



Habitat. — Entebbe, Uganda, Africa. 



Type.— C&t. No. 13653, U.S.N.M. 



Paratypes in the British Museum (Natural History). 



Many specimens reared from the eggs of Anaphe infracta, by C. C. 

 Gowdey and sent by him under number 1325. 



In the female the apical segments of the abdomen are often re- 

 tracted, so that only segments 1-3 show. 



Named for Mr. C. C. Gowdey. 



Superfamily CHALCIDOIDEA. 

 Family TORYMIDyE. 



TORYMUS MONTSERRATI, new species. 



Female. — Length about 2.5 mm.; ovipositor about 1.5 mm. Green, 

 the propodeum and abdomen more brassy; head finely reticulate and 

 with scattered large setigerous punctures; scape testaceous, pedicel 

 light brown, flagellum dark brown; mesoscutum with fine transverse 

 irregular rugulae, appearing almost as irregular punctures; axillae and 

 postscutellum with fine thimble-hke punctures; -the whole mesonotum 

 with scattered setigerous punctures; propodeum with a very fine 

 reticulation of raised lines; veins brown, the stigmal knob sessile; 



