IlymenopievouH Genuf: T'i[A\ii\. 131 



Length 7 min. 



llab. Castro; Pm ana (^E. Dak i/tjield Jones). 



Type iu B. M. Described from two S[)ecimens. 



Tiphia fiavipennis. Spin. 



Tiphia Jlavipennis, Spin. Ann. Soc. Entom. France, (1) x. p. 102 



(1841), $ (nee Smith). 

 Tiphia eleijans, Cam. 1:5 iol. Ceutr.-Amer., H^^m. ii. p. 240 (1893j, J J . 

 Tiphia vchropteru, 1). T. Cat. liym. viii. 139 (1897). 



I do not under.stand why Dalla Torre sinks Spiuola's 

 name, which lias priority over iSmitli's. As iSmitli's name 

 has to sink, I j)ropose 2\Jfox21£fMALs for ihat species. I regard 

 specimens from the ontinent of Asia winch have been 

 referred to fiacipennis as distinct. 



Tiphia intricata, Sm. 



Tiphia intricata, Sm. Descr. N. Sp. Hym. p, 188. u. 13 (1879), J 2 ■ 

 Tijihia cannata, Cam. Biol. Centr.-Amer., pt. 112, Hym. ii. p. 24-5 

 a693;, d^. 



Tiphia parallela, Sm. 



Tiphia par allela, Sm. Descr. N. Sp. Hym. p. 185. n. 7 (1879), J. 

 Tiphia yaameri, Cam. 13iol. Centr.-Amer., H}m. ii. p. 244 (ltt9o), J. 



Tipihia inornafa. Say. 



Tiphia inornata, Say, Keating'^ Narrat. Exped. ii. App. p. 331 (1824). 

 ? Tiphia (/natetnalensis, Cam. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Hym. ii. p. 241 

 (1893). 



The differences in sculpture seem to hd too slight to 1)3 of 

 s[)ecihc importance. 



Genus PcECiLOTlPHlAj Cam. 



As I have before said, 1 agree with Ashmead in regarding 

 this genus as allied to Ali/zitie rather than to Tiphia. 

 Although there are only two cubital cells as in Tiphia, the 

 second transverse cubital nervure seems to be missing, not 

 the fir.st as in Tiphia. Tlie female is unknown. 



In spite of some differences in neuration, 1 am inclined to 

 think that the following species are nearly allied to this 

 genus : Methoca ri/gosa,C?im., in which there are two cubital 

 cells, and Myzine dimidiaticorni.% Bingh., in which there are 

 three. They show many points m common, and are not well 

 placed in the genera to which the authors have assigned 

 them. The claws of M. diinidiaficorni.f, however, are bitid, 

 not simple, which togetiier with the difference in neuration 

 may be sufficient to torm a new genus tor it, but it is better 

 to wait till the female is known. The antennae of all three 

 species differ widely from thu.'^e of Mt/:in(\ and the pronotuin 

 is mucli lonuer. 



