1895.] HYiEENOPTERA. OF THE ISLA.XD OF GUEIJADA. 809 



first joint the smallest, the last much the largest, oblong, as long 

 as the two preceding united ; scutellum with a single fovea at 

 base ; collar at sides, metapleura, and petiole woolly, the latter 

 yellowish ; abdomen oval, not quite so long as the thorax. 



Balthazar. Described from a single female specimen. 



This species comes nearest to T.jlavipes, but it is much smaller, 

 with the joints of the f unicle quite differently shaped. 



Ph-snopbia, Ashmead. 

 Tahle of Species. 



Females. 



Antennae with a 3-jointed club, the last joint of which 



is enlarged, ovate or oblong 2. 



Antennae with a 4-jointecl club, red or reddish yellow, 

 except more or less of the club. 

 Funicle 6-jointed, the first joint 2^ times as long as 

 thick, second and third joints shortening, a little 

 longer than thick, joints 4 to 6 moniliform, 

 slightly widening ; last two joints of club, black . P. grenadensis. 

 Funicle 6-jointed, the first joint only a little longer 

 than thick ; joints 2 to 6 moniliform, very 

 slightly mdening ; club black P. nigrklavata. 



2. Club unusually large, as long as the funicle 4. 



Club not unusually large, only about two-thirds the 



length of the funicle. 

 Antennae, except the club or 1 or 2 joints of club, 



red or reddish yellow 3. 



Antennae, except sometimes the funicle, black or 



fuscous. 



Funicle T-jointed, the first and second joints 



subequal, longer than thick, joint 3 and 



those beyond not longer than thick, the last 



three slightly transverse ; coxae and clavate 



parts of the legs piceous or black P. subclavata, Ashm. 



Funicle 7-jointed, the first joint scarcely longer 

 than thick, the second and following small, 

 monOiform, not longer than wide, the last 

 two or three a little wider than long ; coxae 

 sometimes and clavate parts of legs piceous . P. similUma, Ashm. 



3. Funicle 7-jointed, first joint '2h times as long as 



thick, joints 2 to 6 gradually shortening, the 6th 



being 1^ times as long as thick, the 7th a little 



thicker ; legs and petiole yellow P. balthasari. 



Funicle 7-jointed, first joint twice as long as thick, 



the second two-thirds the length of first, the third 



and following scarcely as long as thick ; legs 



reddish yellow, with the clavate parts sometimes 



v^ piceous {P. subclavata.) 



Funicle 7-jointed, the first joint scarcely longer than 



thick, the following small, moniliform, the last : 



two or three a little wider than long ; legs reddish 



yellow, with sometimes the clavate parts piceous ... (P. similUma.') 



4. Antennae, except club, and legs reddish yellow. 

 Funicular joints, except the first, not longer than 



wide ; club abnormally large, the first joint 

 transverse-quadrate, the second larger, quadrate, 

 the third oblong, one-half longer than the second ; 

 petiole broader than long or as broad P. magniclavata. 



