304 BULLETIN 4r>, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, 



<'eiit; aiitoiiiia', ex('('i»t tlio last Joint and the Icjis honey — or rcddisli — 

 yellow. Antenna' 13 jointed, subclavate. the tirst tiaj^t'lhir Joint slij^htly 

 shorter than the i)edicel, the tbllowinjj Joints to the fifth subequal, 

 from thence monilit'onn, loosely Joined, the last Joint iusifoini, more 

 than twice the length of the preceding, fnscons or black. Thorax 

 withont furrows, somewhat tiat, the sides compressed; collar rerhlish 

 laterally; mcsopleura entirely smooth; metapleura rugose, the meso- 

 notal median keel small. Wings hyalin«', pubescent, the venation pale 

 yellow, the marginal nervure short, about twice as long as thick at 

 ai)ex. Legs with the femora strongly clavate, the tarsi very long, the 

 anterior and middle pairs being much longer than their tibia-. Abdo- 

 men pointed or conic-ovate, smooth and polished, the petiole a little 

 longer than thick, strongly fluted, the second segment with two Literal 

 impressions at extreme base. 



Hauitat.— Ottawa, Canada. 



Type in Coll. Ashmead. 



Described from a single specimen received from ]Mr. W. Hague ITar- 

 ringtou. 



ParamesiuB utahensis, sp. nov. 



9 . Length, 2.6" '". Polished black, impunctured, with a sparse cine- 

 reous pubescence. Antenna* two-thirds the length of the body, subcla- 

 vate, black or fuscous, the basal flagellar Joints a little reddish, the 

 pedicel a little thicker but not, or scarcely, longer than tlie first flagel- 

 lar Joint, flagellar joints 6 tt) 10 cpiadrate, the last fusiform, alxmt 

 thrice as long as the penultimate. Thorax with 2 furrows, abbreviated 

 anteriorly, the scutellum truiu-ate behind with a large crenate furrow 

 across the base; mesoi)leura along the nieso])ectus longitudiimlly stri- 

 ate; metapleura ruguh)se. Winj^s hyaline, the marginal nervure 

 brown, only twice as long as the short stigmal. Legs pale brown, the 

 coxte black, the thickened part of the femora piceous, sometimes with 

 the posterior tibite fuscous. Abdomen conic-ovate, polished, black, the 

 petiole twice as long as thick, fluted and i)ubescent beneath. 



Habitat. — Utah Lake, Utah. 



Types, two 5 specimens, in Coll. Ashmead. 



Taken by Mr. E. A. Schwarz, in Utah. 



Paramesius spinosus, sp. nov. 



9 . Length, 3""". Polished black, impunctured, with a sparse cine- 

 reous pile; antenna^, except the 3 terminal Joints, and legs, reddish-yel- 

 low. Antennje 13-Jointed, about as long as the body, subclavate, 

 tvubescent, the scape very long, tirst flagellar joint a little longer than 

 the pedicel, joints 2 to o subequal, the fifth thicker than the preceding 

 joint, the following joints to the last submoniliform, the last fusiform, 

 a little thicker and longer than the two preceding joints together. 

 Thorax with 2 complete furrows, the scutellum truncate at apex with a 



