770 MR. W. H. ASHMEAD — BEPOET ON THE PARASITIC [NoV. 19, 



(9) Hexaplasta striatiscutellabis, sp. n. 



2 . Length 1-2 mm. Polished black ; antennae, except the 

 funicle which is rufo-piceous, black ; legs reddish yellow. 



Antennae 13-jointed, two-thirds the length o£ body, the first 

 joint of funicle about 3 times as long as thick at apex, joints 2-5 

 twice as long as thick : club-joints oblong, about 1 1 times as long 

 as thick. Cup of scutellum exceedingly narrowed, elliptic, almost 

 a carina, with a fovea posteriorly and one puncture on the anterior 

 part, the channels at sides striated, the posterior part rugose. 

 "Wings hyaline, ciliate, the veins yellowish, the marginal cell as in 

 the previous species. Abdomen as long as the thorax, with a 

 narrow pubescent girdle at base. 



Balthazar (windward side). Described from one female 

 specimen. 



In the very narrow scutellar cup and the striated sides of the 

 scutellum this species bears a close resemblance to those species 

 of Kleldotoma belonging to the subgenus Hexacola, Forst. 



(10) Hexa-Plasta tenuicornis, sp. n. 



$ . Length 1"5 mm. Polished black ; antennae, except the 

 4 or 5 terminal joints which are fuscous or black, and legs 

 brownish yellow ; venter piceous. 



Antennae 13-jointed, as long as the body, the first joint of 

 funicle 4 times as long as thick, the second and following joints 

 about 3| times as long as thick ; club-joints a little more than 

 twice as long as thick. Scutellum rugose, the cup small, ex- 

 ceedingly narrowed, merely a carina with a single puncture and 

 produced into a long carina anteriorly. Wings hyaline, ciliate, 

 the veins, except the submarginal vein at base which is yellowish, 

 brown, the marginal cell completely closed, the second abscissa of 

 radius about 1| times as long as the first. Abdomen black above, 

 piceous or reddish beneath, with a sparse pubescent girdle at base. 



The male, or rather what is taken to be the male of this species, 

 measures l-2o mm. in length, is black, with the antennae, except 

 toward tips, and the legs brownish yeUow. The first joint of the 

 flagellum is one-halt longer than the second, the third and follow- 

 ing joints being scarcely longer than the second and nearly three 

 times as long as thick. 



Mount Gay Estate (leeward side). Described from one male and 

 one female specimen. 



(11) Hexaplasta unieoyeata, sp. n. 



2 . Length 1*2 mm. Polished black ; antennae, except club 

 which is fuscous or black, and legs yellow or brownish yellow. 



Antennae 13-jointed, extending a little beyond the middle of 

 abdomen ; first joint of funicle about 2| times as long as thick, joints 

 2-5 about 1| times as long as thick or a little longer ; club-joints 

 not quite twice as long as thick. Cup of scutellum small, narrowed, 

 with a small fovea posteriorly, the part before the fovea subconvex. 



