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closely and finely punctured ; abdomen smooth, except segments 

 5 and 6 and pygidium, whicli are faintly shagreened ; metanotal 

 fimbria sparse, short. Colour black ; antennal scape, all tibiae 

 and tarsi and middle femora boney-yellow ; front and hind 

 femora black; middle femora and hind tibiae slightly brownish 

 in centre ; wing-veins dark brown. 



6 . Length 2"3 mm. Punicle-joints 2 and 3 with moderate 

 double humps, 1 and i not concave in the middle ; basal joint of 

 club set off' with a distinct petiole from remainder of club. Colour 

 as in female, except that front femora are honey-yellow. 



Described from two females and two males, Grranville, St. 

 Oeorge's, and Mount Gay estates, March 1 to April 9; sea-shore 

 to 250 feet, under varying conditions. 



Subfamily Pieeninjs. 



Heebeetia, Howard. 



Heebeetia ltjcens. 



Herbertia lucens, Howard, Linn. Journ,, Zool, xxv. p. 98. 

 One female specimen, Balthazar (windward side), swept from 

 herbage near a stream. 



Eeotolepsia, Howard. 



Eeotolepsia compacta. 



Erotolepsia compacta, Howard, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 100. 

 One male. Mount Gray estate (leeward side), swampy forest 

 near sea-shore. 



Subfamily Spalangiin^. 



Spalangia, Latreille. 



Spalangia nigea. 



Spalang-ia nigra, Latreille, Gen. Crust, et Lns. iv. p. 29 (Europe). 

 Spalangia nigra, Askmead, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 57 (St. Vincent). 

 One male, Balthazar, April 15, 300 feet, shady spot near 

 stream. A parasite of the house-fly ia Europe. 



Spalangia impuncta, n. t<p. 



$ . Length I'SS mm. ; expanse 2*4 mm. Head elongate, 

 flattened, with a sharp median groove from anterior ocellus to 

 clypeus; smooth, with a few very faint sparse punctures and sparse 

 pubescence ; eyes very hairy. Flagellum of antennae a trifle more 



