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clnb stouter than in P. ovivorus; pedicel much longer {in<l thicker than 

 the first funiclar joint, the funiclar joints after the second, transverse, 

 the club 4 jointed, the joints excepting the las|) transverse, the last 

 ovate. Legs pale brownish-ycUow, tlie coxjc black or dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen pointed ovate, about as long as the head and thorax 

 together, the first segment short, narrowed, the second occupying half 

 the rest of the surface, the segments beyond short, about ecjual. 

 Wings hyaline, ciliated, the venation yellowish, the marginal vein 

 about one-third the length of the stigmal. 



Habitat. — Jacksonville, Fla. 



Type in Coll. Ashuiead. 



Phaiiurus flavipes, sp. nov. 



9 . Length, 0.65'"'". Polished bhick. Head quadrate, a little wider 

 than the thorax across from tcgula to tcgula, and with the occiput 

 slightly emarginated. Eyes large, oval, subpubescent. Mandibles pale 

 or yellowi^i. Antenna; 11-jointed; the scape is half the length of the 

 flagellum, pale rufous or yellowish; the flagellum subclavate, brown, 

 the pedicel about 2^ times as long as thick or nearly twice as long as 

 the first funiclar joint, the two last funiclar joints a little shorter and 

 stouter than the preceding joints, club joints stouter, a little longer 

 than thick. Legs, including coxa?, bright yellow. Abdomen as long 

 as the head and thorax together, polished, impuncturcd, the second 

 segment nearly twice as long as wide at .apex, the first short and nar- 

 row. Wings hyaline, somewhat narrowed, with long cilia. 



Habitat. — Arlington, Va. 



Type in Coll. Ashmead. 



Described from a single specimen. 



The color of the antennaj and legs readily separate the species from 

 all the others. 



Phanurus opacus How. 



Thoron opacus How., las. Life, i, p. 268, f. 64. 



"^. Length, 0.84'"'"; expanse, 1.2"'"'; greatest width of forewing, 

 0.163"""; length of antenna;, 0.6'"'". Joint 1 of funicle rather shorter 

 and slightly narrower than pedicel ; funicle joints distinctly separated, 

 subequal in length, ^iicreasing very slightly in width from 4 to 9, joints 

 2 and 3 equal in width and slightly slenderer than either 1 or 4; club 

 one third longer than joint 9 of funicle, ovate, at base of same width 

 as joint 9 of funicle, without a trace of dividing sutures. Metauotal 

 spiracles large, oval; metascutellum with a straight median longitudi- 

 nal furrow. Abdomen flattened, ovate, rather longer than thorax. 

 General surface of the body with no visible punctation, opaque. Head, 

 antennae, and thorax dark brown; abdomen rather lighter; all legs 

 brown; tarsi nearly white; base of all tibiae nearly white. Wings 

 hyaline; veins slightly dusky." {Howard.) 



Habitat. — Los Angeles, Cal. 



