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flagellum black ; all coxse and femora metallic ; tibiae dark brown, 

 yellowish at eitber end. Wings byaline, veins light. 



One female, Chantilly estate, 700 feet, March 14, on herbage 

 in cocoa orchard. 



PoLTCTSTUS, Westwood. 



POLTCYSTUS LUTEIPES, Sp. n. 



c? . Lengtb 1'6 mm. ; expanse 3"1 mm. Head somewhat 

 broader than tborax, when seen from above concave behind and 

 convex in front; clypeal margin of face straight, cbeeks very 

 slightly rounded, genal sulcus very faint, entire ; terminal joint 

 of palpi as long as one-fourth width of head, nearly as broad as 

 long. Antennae inserted below middle of face, scape reaching 

 above middle ocellus ; pedicel twice as long as broad ; ring-joints 

 distinct; fuuicle- joints each a trifle longer than broad, cylindrical ; 

 club oval, flattened, as long as the two preceding funiele-joints 

 together. Head, thorax, including pleura, and petiole of abdomen 

 closely and finely punctate except metanotum, which, with middle 

 and hind coxae, is finely sbagreened ; abdomen smooth, shining. 

 G-eneral colour bright bronze-green ; scape and first five funiele- 

 joints of antennae, palpi, base of mandibles, and all legs except 

 coxae bright straw-coloured, almost orange ; tips of mandibles, 

 base of pedicel above, sixth funicle-joint, and all of club except 

 extreme tip, brown. "Wings hyaline; tegulse and wings light 

 brown. 



Two males, one Balthazar, April 3, 250 feet, swept from 

 herbage, and the other Mount Gay estate, April 6, 250 feet, road 

 in dry second-growth woods, on foliage. 



POLTCTSTUS NIGBITFS, Sp. n. 



5 . Length 1'7 mm. ; expanse 2*8 ram. Head considerably 

 broader than thorax, very slightly convex in front and concave 

 behind ; clypeal margin and cheeks straight ; genal sulcus indi- 

 cated at margin of eyes only ; palpi normal. Antennae inserted 

 just below middle of face ; scape not reaching to middle ocellus ; 

 pedicel slightly longer than broad ; funicle-joint 1 one half 

 longer than broad, remaining funiele-joints decreasing slightly in 

 lengtb and increasing very slightly in width ; club pointed, ovate, 

 very nearly as long as two preceding funiele-joints together. 

 Punctation as witb preceding species, except that metanotum 

 is finely punctate, with pronounced median carina and smooth 



