262 Mr. P. Cameron on new Species of 



Head and thorax closely, finely, nigosely punctured, tlie 

 mesonotum finely transversely striated ; a loni^-itudinal furrow 

 outside the parapsidal one, reaciiing to the apex, but not to 

 the base of the mesonotum ; the scutellum is more strongly 

 punctured than the mesonotum ; the sternum and the lower 

 part of the mesopleurai black. Antennae entirely ferruginous. 

 The tips of the mandibles black. Abdomen of a lighter tint 

 than the thorax, shining. The logs have the tarsi lighter 

 coloured than the tibite or femora. 



I believe this is a true Andriciis {Aphilo(hria^) . The third 

 joint of the antennaj is hardly one third longer than the 

 fourth ; the parapsidal furrows are distinct and complete ; 

 the loveee at the base of the scutellum are broad, not very 

 acutely separated ; the metanotal furrows are straight and 

 parallel. The radial cellule is entirely open at the fore 

 margin, the areolet obsolete. The claws have only one tootii. 



Fam. ChalcididaB. 

 Subfam. CuALciDixjs. 

 Smicra ardens, sp. n. 

 Long, fere G millira. 



Hah. Llexico, Orizaba {F. D. Godman and 11. 11. Smith). 



Antenna^ deep black, Avith a bright clear yellow line on the 

 underside of the flagellum, which is stout and thickly covered 

 with short black microscopic hair. Head lemon-yellow, the 

 occiput for the greater part black ; the centre of the vertex 

 black, and from this runs a narrow black line to tlie bottom of 

 the occiput ; on the top and in front the liead is thickly 

 covered witii black hair. Thorax lemon-yellow, covered 

 rather thickly with black hair, the hair being longest on the 

 scutellum. The mesonotum in the centre is transversely 

 striolated, the sides coarsely punctured ; at the base is a 

 black transverse line, narrowed at the sides ; from this runs 

 to the scutellum a broad black line, narrowed at the base, 

 dilated towards the aj)ex, which has also a transverse line in 

 front of the scutellum ; down the centre of the scutellum is a 

 black line, narrowed at the apex. The mesopleuraj and the 

 sternum are tor the greater part black, the former having an 

 irregular yellow mark under the tegular in front and a smaller 

 one obliquely under it over the sternum ; the metapleurie are 

 yellow, bordered all round with black. The apex of the 

 scutellum is margined, narrowed to a blunt rounded point at 

 the tip. The median segment is short, not much longer 



