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Distinguislied from all otlier genera of tins family by the long 

 rami of the antennse of tlie male, whicli apparently resemble those 

 of Gladkts in the Tenthredimdie. Antennae 10-jointed; scutellum 

 long, slightly indented at the end ; hind femora unarmed ; meta- 

 thorax with a strong spine on each side. 



33. Chalcis. (Plate IV. figs, 45, 46.) 



Ohalcis, Fabr. Mant. Ins. i. p. 272 (1787) ; Spin. Ann. Mus, 

 xvii. p. 147 (1811) ; Walk. Ent. Mag. ii. p. 27 (1833). 



Brachymeria, Westw. Phil. Mag. (3) i. p. 127 (1832). 

 ^ Type Vespa minuta, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 952, n, 28 (1767), 

 from Europe. 



Antennse 13-jointed, short and stoufc, pubescent, inserted in the 

 middle of the face, scape moderate, third joint minute ; scutellum 

 slightly bidentate ; abdomen subpetiolated, pointed in the female 

 but not much produced, first segment about half its entire length ; 

 hind femora armed with large teeth. 



Synonymic Notes. 

 Lettcospidin^. 



Leucospis, Eabr. L. Airiisris, Say, Long's 2ad Esped. ii. 

 p. 327 (1824). 



Leucospis affinis et var. floridana. Cress. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. iv, 

 pp. 32 & 33 (1872). 



Leucospis basalis, Westw. Germ. Mag. i. p. 264 (1839). 



Leucospis canadensis, Walk. Journ. Ent. i. p. 17 (1860). 



Hah. North America. 



Leucospis antiqua, "Walk. Journ. Ent. i. p. 19 (1860). 

 Leucospis Gambeyi, Maindr. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) viii. p. clxiv 

 (1878). 



Hab. New Caledonia. 



Chalcidin^. 



Smtcea, Spin. I have discussed the European species in a 

 paper recently contributed to the 'Entomologist,' vol. xv. 

 pp. 241-244 (1882). 



Smicea aedominalis, Walk. Journ. Ent. i. p. 177 (1861). 

 Smiera ambigua. Cress. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 44 (18/2). 

 Hab. Mexico. 



