MONOGRAPH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PROCTOTRYPID.E. 401 



Front wing,s pubescent, the subinarginal nervure reaching the eosta 

 near the utiddle, the marginal vein short, the stignial vein distinct 

 with an appendage, basal nervnre distinct. 



Abdomen petiolate, oblong, oval or t)bovate, the petiole short, rugu- 

 iose, the second segment very long. 



Legs clavate. 



No species in this genus is known out of the European fauna. 



GLYPTONOTA Forster. 



Hym. Stud., ii, p. 122 (185«}). 



(N«» type mentioued. ) 



Head transverse, the frons rounded, not iminessed, occiput rounded; 

 ocelli 3, in a triangle, eyes rounded. 



Antenme inserted on a slight frontal prominence; in ? 12-jointed, 

 clavate, the 4 or 5 terminal joints enlarged, the last being twice as 

 large as the penultimate; scape cylindrical, slightly curved, reaching a 

 little beyond the ocelli; pedicel oval, shorter than the first fuuiclar 

 joint; in S 13 jointed, filiform. 



Maxillary iialpi 5 jointed. 



Mandibles short, bidentate at tips. 



Thorax oblong-oval; prothorax visible from above, impressed lat- 

 erally; mesonotum with 2 distinct furrows; scutellum large, subcon- 

 vex, foveated at base and with a distinct frenum posteriorly; metatho- 

 rax emarginated, the jiosterior angles acute. 



Front wings pubescent, the submarginal vein reaching the costa at 

 about half the length of the wing, the marginal vein punctiform, with 

 a short oblique stigmal vein; basal vein wanting. 



Abdomen ovate, 7- or 8- segmented, the petiole longer than thick, 

 faintly strigose, beneath towards apex angulately produced; second 

 segment very. large, occupying more than two thirds of the body of the 

 abdomen, with 3 sulci at base. 



Legs moderate, sparsely pilose, the femora and tibije clavate, tibial 

 spurs weak, the posterior tarsi short, the basal joint more than twice 

 as long as the second. 



The genus seems to be a valid one, although Forster mentions no type, 

 and I can find no described European species. 



The following, therefore, appears to be the first species described: 



Olyptoiiota nigriclavata, 8p. uov. 



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9 . Length, 2.8""". Polished black, sparsely pilose; antennte, except 

 the 4 terminal joints (or club) which are black, mandibles, palpi, tegulae, 

 and legs, pale brownish yellow. Antenna- 12 jointed, clavate; iiedicel 

 stouter ind a little longer than the first fuuiclar joint; the fuuiclar joints 

 to the club are very gradually shortened, but gradually widened, the 

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