164 DR. L. O. HOWAED OlS" THE 



rigM-angled triangle; head smootli in ocellar space, faintly 

 sliagreened elsewhere ; mesonotum closely and finely punctate ; 

 metanotum atill more finely and somewhat longitudinally punc- 

 tate, central longitudinal carina complete and distinct ; abdomen 

 broad oval, as wide as thorax and nearly as long. General 

 colour bright golden green ; head steel-blue above, with seneous 

 reflections on face below; abdomen greenish at base, darker,. 

 ■with seneous reflections towards tip ; pleura and coxae purplish ; 

 all legs and antennal scape pallid, flagellum black ; wings 

 hyaline, veins light brown, 



c? . E-esembles the female in all details as above, except tbat 

 abdomen is slender and nearly parallel-sided. 



Three females, one male, Mirabeau estate, Balthazar, St. 

 John's Bay, and Chantilly estate, March 25 to April 1, 250 feet,, 

 damp places. 



Stmpiesis politus, sp. n. 



2 . Closely related to the preceding species, from which it 

 differs only in the following particulars. Mesonotum instead of 

 being closely and finely punctate is smooth, polished, with very 

 faint shagreening. Antennal scape black ; funicle-joints shorter 

 in proportion to their length, not quite twice as long as wide. 

 Abdomen long oval, a trifle longer than thorax, sides slightly 

 flattened, subparallel in middle. 



One female, Balthazar, April 3, 250 feet, open weedy spot,, 

 swept from herbage. 



Necremntjs, Thomson. 



NeCEEMISTJS PUBPURETJS, sp. n. 



$ . Length 0'84 mm. ; expanse 1*63 mm. Antennae short,, 

 rather closely set with moderately long hairs. Body stout ;. 

 abdomen short oval, a trifle wider than thorax and also a little 

 shorter; ovipositor slightly extruded. Head and mesonotum with, 

 close fine round punctures ; mesoscutellum with fine, shallow, 

 somewhat elongate punctation ; abdomen smooth. Winga 

 reaching slightly beyond tip of abdomen, strongly ciliate, distal 

 border narrowly brown ; disc below and including stigmal vein 

 with a brown transverse band darkest towards costa. General 

 colour dark metallic purple, with green reflections on scutellum ;. 

 legs pallid, middle and hind femora brownish at middle;. 



