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pedicel yellow, the Hji^elliim brownish-black; the lirst fiiniclar Joint is 

 very small, the second elongate, twice the length of 'he pedicel, the 

 third obconic, shorter than any of the following joints, which are fully 

 twice as long as thick, cylindric and loosely joined, the last being con- 

 ical and a little longer than the preceding joint. Thorax long, with 2 

 eonii)lele fuirows; scutellum with a tuft of ijubcscence at a]>ex cover- 

 ing a minute tuben^le; metathorax pubescent. Ijegs brownish-yellow, 

 the anterior i)air yellowish, the initldleand ixisteriorcoxa'. and thickened 

 parts of their fenn)ra and tibije bnnvnish. VVMngs hyaline, pubest*ent. 

 Abdomen long, conically i>ointed, polished, the ])etiole sti'iated, the 

 third segment with a t insverse row of punctures, the fourth striated; 

 the apical dorsal valve tlattene<l, smooth, delicately margined at sidea. 



Habitat.— Jacksonville, Fla. 



Type in Coll. Ashmead. 



Trichasis virginieusis, sp. iiov. 



9. Length, 1.1"". Polished, black, impunctured; head transverse, 

 shining, the vertex separated from the occi]>nt by a transverse ridge, 

 the lateral ocelli '>eing ne-U'er to the front o(!ellus than to the margin 

 of theeye. Antenna' lO-joJnted. brownisii yellow, the club black; tirst 

 and second funiclar joints equal, longer than thick, the third small, 

 the fourth triangular; the club a little thickened towards apex, the 

 first three joints transverse, rounded at base, truncate at tip, the first 

 the snnillest, the last joint conical, nearly twice as long as the penulti- 

 mate; all the club joints slightly pedicellate. Thorax ovate, polished, 

 with two distinct furrows which are very delicately impressed anteii- 

 orly; sides of collar visible in front of the teguhe; scutellum, with 

 finely rugose, pubescent fovea? at base, a convex, shining prominence 

 medially and a tuft of pubescence at tip, inclosing a small tubercle; 

 meta])leura jnibescent. Wings subhyaline, probably from the fuscous 

 pubescence. Legs brownish-yellow, the coxa? and femora with a red 

 dish tinge. Abdomen pointed ovate, polished, petiolated; the petiole 

 roughened, the aj)ical segment coide.al, as long as the fourth and fifth 

 together; the second segment with 2 striated foveohe at base. 



IlAiiiTAT. — Arlington, Ya. 



Types in Coll. Ashmead. 



Trichacis auripes Prov. . ^ , 



Add. .t ('orr.,]».403. 



9 . Long, li) pee. Noire, polif, brillanto; le scapti uvoir lea pattea d'un bean 

 janno d'or. L« funicnlo des anteniies liruii fonco. Ailcs sans nervures distinctes, 

 grandes, plna loiifjnes quo ralidoineii. Lo tborax r<^trt'<i en avant, le nK^sotliorax 

 avec denx sillona tres npparonts; IVciisson coinexe, terniiiio jiar nno toiille de ])oils 

 grisiUres, 8<^par6 du mesothorax par nno double* fossetto large et jirofonde. I>ea 

 hanebea noires, lea cuisKes ]>08t< rienres renllei-s en ninssiie et ])ln8 on nioins obacnres. 

 Abdomen anbaesailo, ])oli, brillant, deprinie, arrondi a I'extrouiit*^, le 2" segment le 

 pbiH gmnd. (Provaneber.) 



Haditat. — v'ap. Rouge, Canada. 



Not recognized. , • 



