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braconim: 



Bassns cylasovorns sp. nov. 



Wings dusky; head, prothorax, and scutum largely rufous; 

 sides of thorax, propodeum, and abdomen largely black. 



Female.— Length, 4 millimeters. Head seen from in front 

 but little wider than high; malar space somewhat shorter than 

 the greatest transverse diameter of eye; clypeus truncate apic- 

 ally, convex toward median line ; posterior orbits narrow ; occiput 

 concave; postocellar line slightly shorter than ocellocular line; 

 head smooth, shining, with only setigerous punctures; antenna 

 longer than head and thorax, 31-jointed ; thorax shining ; suture 

 before scutellum broad, coarsely granular; propodeum smooth, 

 the central dorsal area coarsely punctate-reticulate, the latero- 

 dorsal area punctate; abdomen shining, highly polished; ovi- 

 positor slightly longer than abdomen; stigma broad, about 4.5 

 times as long as broad; radial cell very narrow, the radius 

 curved anteriorly. Black; head except spot surrounding ocelli 

 and reaching bases of antennae, prothorax, and scutum except 

 a central spot rufous; apical margin of first tergite, base of 

 second, and first two sternites yellowish ; four anterior legs red- 

 dish yellow; hind legs black except basal three-fourths of tibiae 

 which are whitish; wings dusky hyaline, venation dark brown. 



Male. — Length, 4 millimeters. Besides the usual sexual char- 

 acters the male differs from the female only as follows: Head 

 and scutum entirely rufous; second and third tergites except a 

 median spot yellowish. 



Type locality.— Manila, Philippine Islands. 



Described from one female (type) and one male received from 

 C. S. Banks and said to be parasitic on Cylas turcipennis Boh. 

 The labels bear the date April 20, 1919, and "A. G. Toquero. 

 L. H. R. 495 Bur. Agr., P. I." 



Type.— Catalogue No. 24730, United States National Museum. 

 Microbracon cylasovorns sp. nov. 



Female.— Length, 2.5 millimeters. Head strongly receding 

 behind eyes, polished; ocelli in an equilateral triangle; antennae 

 almost as long as body, flagellar joints of nearly equal length; 

 prescutum completely defined ; notauli not f oveolate ; mesonotum 

 shining, polished, with rather long sparse hair; posterior part 

 of scutum and anterior part of scutellum with distinct separate 

 punctures; propodeum polished but with a median longitudinal 

 area which is sculptured ; sides of first tergite coarsely reticu- 



