786 ME, W. H. A8HMKU5 — EEPOKT OK THE PARASITIC [NoV. 19, 



Subfamily AiiTsiiN^. 

 Stnceasis, Forster. 



SyKCEASIS PIATIFEONS, sp. n. 



(S . Length 1-5 mm. Polished black ; head, except vertex, 

 trophi, first three joints of antennae, tegulse, legs, including coxae, 

 and the basal half of the abdomen brownish yellow. 



Antennas 25-jointed, longer than the body, the fifth joint longer 

 than the fourth. Mesonotum trilobed, the middle lobe extending 

 only to half the length of the mesonotum, a fovea or grooved line 

 between its apex and the scutellum ; metanotum with a transverse 

 carina before its apex. Wings hyaline, the stigma and venation 

 brown ; the radius originates beyond the middle of the stigma, 

 its first branch short, only one-third the length of the radius ; 

 first submarginal and first discoidal cells confluent. Abdomen as 

 long as head and thorax united, with the first segment striated, 

 the following segments smooth, polished. 



Mount Gay Estate. One male specimen. 



Aphaeeeta, Torster. 



Aphaeeeta apicalis, sp. n. 



2 . Length 1-8 mm. Polished black ; mandibles, palpi, first 

 four joints of antennae, tegulae, legs, and basal abdominal segment 

 brownish yellow or pale yellow ; last six joints of antennae white. 

 Wings hyaline, the venation light brown. Mesonotum without 

 furrows, while the metanotum has a median carina connected by 

 a carina bounding the posterior margin. Abdomen, except the 

 basal segment which is striate, smooth and pohshed ; the ovipositor 

 as long as the abdomen, black and hairy. 



Mount Gay Estate. Described from one female specimen, and 

 readily distinguished from all other species by the white apical 

 joints of antennae. 



Family Pboctotetpid^. 



Subfamily Bethtlin^. 

 DissoMPKATitrs, Ashm. 



(1) DissoMPHAXTJS ttjberculatus, Ashm. Journ. Linn. Soc, 

 Zool. XXV. p. 193. 



Chantilly Estate. One male specimen. 



(2) DissoMPHALUS BisuLCus, Ashm. 1. c. p. 194. 

 Mount Gay Estate. Four male specimens. 



(3) DissoMPHAius COKPUSUS, Ashm. 1. c. p. 194. 

 Balthazar. Two male specimens. 



