ART. 17 WASPS OF THE GENUS TIPHIA ALLEN AND JAYNES 89 



at the sides; the impunctate emargination very broad, usually 

 shagreened. Length, 8 to 10 mm. 



Male. — Not known. 



DistHhution. — Cliekiang and Kiangsu, China. 



Type.— Cut. No. 41804, U.S.N.M. Female, Zakow, China, June 9, 

 1925 (Chao), No. 5X. 



Paratypes. — All females. Retained in the collection of the Japa- 

 nese Beetle Laboratory: One Zakow, China, June 5, 1924 (Jaynes). 

 In the collection of the Illinois Natural History Survey : One, Zakow, 

 China, July 23, 1924 (Chao), No. W. In the British Museum : One, 

 Zakow, China, June 9, 1925 (Chao), No. 5W. In the U. S. National 

 Museum : One, Chinkiang, China, July 10, 1924, No. G. 



This species bears a superficial resemblance to hiseculata., from 

 which it may readily be distinguished by the characters given in the 

 key, the sparser punctation of the front, by the presence of a parallel- 

 sided areola having its lateral carinae bordered by grooves, by the 

 lack of minute punctures on the anterio-median region of the first 

 tergite, by the strong tendency of the apical primary punctures of 

 the intermediate tergites to be grouped in transverse bands, and by 

 the presence of a much broader impunctate emargination of the 

 punctate portion of the pygidium. 



38, TIPHIA CLAUSENI, new species 



Female. — Vertex between, beside, and directly behind the rear 

 ocelli with primary punctures of second-degree density, and irregular 

 impunctate areas on either side of the medial patch. Front with 

 punctations of uniform density on lower half medially and along 

 inner orbits of eyes to vertex, with vague, nearly impunctate areas 

 obliquely below ocellar triangle, with numerous interspaces on upper 

 half as broad as an ocellus. Clypeus with its lateral margin slightly 

 convex; extension with length of its impunctate apex two-fifths the 

 clypeoantennal distance. Pronotum with its transverse carina nearly 

 lacking across the dorsum; primary punctures slightly larger in the 

 poorly defined discal band than elsewhere, and slightly denser medi- 

 ally than on the lateral disks, of first-degree density except on the 

 disks, where they are of third degree; secondary punctures lacking; 

 longitudinal extension of punctate area medially about equal to 

 impunctate, though a small emargination gives the impunctate apex 

 the appearance of being longer. Side of pronotum with a median 

 groove extending nearly to alar angle, but interrupted on upper side 

 by many minute rugae. Metathorax sparsely punctate, the punctures 

 much smaller than the primary punctures of the scutellum. Legs 

 with major calcarium of hind tibia widest at the pronounced bend 

 near the middle ; hind basitarsus with groove, on (uitside with row of 



