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He also records the rearing of Tehnomus coccidivorus Muyr from a 

 coccid; but in all probability this is a mistake, and it <'aiiu' from the egjf 

 of some Lepidopteron, Syrphid, or other predaceous insect Ui^sociated 

 with the cocfid. 



In America Telenomi have been reared th)m the foHowinj; insect eggs: 



Spct^ien. 



Lepidoptera 14 



Ilemiptera 3 



Nenroptera 1 



Our species are quite numerous and separated with difficulty, but it 

 is hoped that the student will find assistance in the foUowing dichoto- 

 mous table : 



TABLK OF SPECIES. 



* kkmai.es. 



Secoud iibdi>uuii:il 8»»}^iiieut not, or very litth?, louj^er tLun wide 2 



Second ubduniiiial Hegmeut jibout twice as long as wide. 

 Head trans ve^s(^-q^adl•at^'. 

 Legs, inclnding coxa; and scajie, reddish-yellow; thorax flattened. 



Moih-rute T. hi'hbardi, sp. uov. 



Legs, including coxiu and scape, pallid yellow ; thorax convex. 



Minute T. pusillus, sp. nov. 



Head transverse. 

 Legs and anteuuie black, knees and tarsi honey-yellow. -T. koeuelei, sp. nov. 



2. Pedicel distinctly longer and thicker than the first liinicle joint 3 



Pedicel not longer than the first funicle joint. 



Scape black, tlagellum brown-black, tip of pedicel yellow, fnnicle joints 2, 3, 

 and 4 equal, nioniliforni. 

 Legs black or piceons, trochanters, knees, anterior tiliiiB, and tarsi, yellow. 



T. NIGKI8CAPUS, sp. nov. 



Antennae brown-black, pedicel yellow at tip, shorter than first funicle joint, 

 funicle joints 2 and 3 subequal, the third transverse. 

 Legs piceons, trochanters, anterior tibiaj beneath and tarsi, brown. 



T. UTAHENSIS, sp, nOV. 



3. Scape of antennw pale or pale at base »)r tip 4 



Scape of antenna', black or brown-black. 



CoxiB pale. 

 Marginal vein punctiforin. 



Claval joints 2, 3, and 4 about equal, quadrate T. noctu.^, sp. nov. 



Coxai black. 

 Funiclar joints 2 and 3 longer than thick, 

 _; Legs black or piceons, trochanters, knees, tips of tibise and tarsi, yellow. 

 First abdomal segment and the second, at base, striate. 

 Marginal vein J the length of the stiguial. 

 ,_ Second abdominal segment wider than long.. .T. GNOPH^iELiE, sp. nov. 



, • . Second abdominal segment longer than wide. * 



T. CALIFOKNICUS, sp. UOV. 



Marginal vein punctiform T. gracilicornis, sp. uov. 



Legs pale rufous. 

 Thorax and scutellnm closely punctate; head large, polished. 



T. PER8IMIUS, sp. nov. 



