382 E. T. CRESSON. 



19. Aleiodes Rileyi, n. sp. 



9. — Robust; fulvo-ferruginous ; tip of mandibles, and spot within 

 ocelli, black ; antennoc fuscous, with a broad yellowish annulus at about 

 the middle, basal joint honey-yellow; eyes elongate, distinctly emargi- 

 nate within ; metathorax rugulose and pubescent, central carina sharply 

 defined and with a short, prominent carina on each side; wings hya- 

 line, iridescent; tips of tarsi black; two basal segments of abdomen 

 longitudinally rugose, central carina sharply defined, the remaining 

 segments smooth and shining. The S is more slender; antennae 

 entirely black; lateral carinas of first abdominal segment sharply defined 

 and base of third segment slightly longitudinally aciculate. Length 

 3J lines. 



ifai.— Missouri. C. V. Riley. 



20. Aleiodes femoratus, n. sp. 



9. — Small, slender; opaque luteous, paler beneath; spot within 

 ocelli, base of antennae, stripe on each side of prothorax, patch beneath 

 wings, basal margin of metathorax, two spots at its apex, and the poste- 

 rior femora except base and apex, fuscous ; antennae jiale, slender, much 

 longer than body, scape robust ; eyes large, ovate, black ; wings narrow, 

 hyaline, iridescent, faintly clouded, nervures pale, stigma and middle 

 veins pale fuscous ; abdomen narrow, fulvous above, the first, second 

 and third except apex, longitudinally aciculate. Length 02 lines. 



Hah. — West Virginia. James Ridings. 



21. Aleiodes melleus, n. sp. 



-^ . — Elongate, slender; entirely pale honey-yellow; legs paler; 

 antennoc long and very slender; eyes large, ovate, black; wings narrow, 

 hyaline, faintly yellowish, nervures pale; abdomen opaque above, the 

 four basal segments indistinctly longitudinally aciculate, Aviththe cen- 

 tral carina sharply defined on first three segments. Length 3 J~ lines. 



ILd). — Massachusetts. James Ridings. 



22. Aleiodes fusciceps, n. sp. 



9 . — Slender; head fuscous, flice pale; eyes very large and promi- 

 nent, black; antenna; luteous, the eight basal joints of ilagcllum black, 

 (apex wanting); thorax yelluwish-white, finely pubescent; lobes of 

 mesothorax prominent; wings hyaline, iridescent, faintly yellowish, 

 nervures pale yellow; legs and abdomen pale honey-yellow, the latter 

 subpetiolate, first and second segments longitudinally aciculate ; a promi- 

 nence at apical middle of first segment; basal suture of third segment 

 crenulated ; ovipositor nearly as long as first segment. Length 3 2 lines. 

 Hah. — Mexico. Prof. Sumichrast. 



