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thimble-like punctures; first segment of abdomen punctured apically, 

 hardly as long as the succeeding segments combined. 



Male. — Length about 1.75 mm. Similar to the female, the scape 

 dark brown with metallic luster, the femora slightly infuscated with 

 brown. 



Habitat. — Kingston, Jamaica. 



Host. — Apanteles (sens lat.), sp. 



Type.— Cat, No. 13655, U.S.N.M. 



Eight female and three male specimens bearing the Bureau of 

 Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, number 5755, the note 

 stating that the specimens were reared by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. 



HORISMENUS COCKERELLI, new species. 



Female. — Length about 2.25 mm. Green, scape and legs, except 

 coxae, white; first joint of funicle slightly longer than pedicel; second 

 and third joints of funicle longer than wide; face above transverse 

 carina with thimblelike punctures; ocellar triangle finely reticulate; 

 mesoscutum reticulate, scutellum and axillae with a reticulation of 

 impressed lines; pleurae, including prepectus, smooth; median eleva- 

 tion of propodeum wider than the depressions on either side of it; 

 petiole hardly longer than wide; first segment of abdomen punctured 

 apically, about as long as the succeeding segments together. 



Male. — Length 2 mm. Similar to the female. The type-specimen 

 lacking the antennae beyond the pedicel. 



Habitat. — Kingston, Jamaica. 



Host. — Apanteles (sens lat.), sp. 



Type.— Cat. No. 13656, U.S.N.M. 



Five female and one male specimen bearing the U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology Number 5516, the note stating 

 that the specimens were reared by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Named for Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Subfamily TBTRASTICHIN^. 

 TETRASTICHUS ANTIGUENSIS, new species. 



Female. — Length about 1.5 mm. Green, the legs, except coxae, 

 testaceous; the antennae yellowish, pedicel about as long as first 

 joint of funicle; head finely lineolated, the face above antennae with 

 large punctures; pronotum finely rugoso punctate, mesonotum with 

 finely longitudinal impressed lines; median area of mesoscutum with 

 a single row of large punctures along the parapsidal furrows; meta- 

 notum rugulose, about half as long as the propodeum; propodeum 

 with a strong median carina and laterally a carina curving outward, 

 these lateral carina centrad of the spiracles; area between the lateral 

 carinae with thimblelike punctures, space surrounding spiracles 



