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flattened, a little longer than broad ; club long ovate, as long a& 

 two preceding funicle-joints together; tborax short, compact; 

 scutellum elevated ; abdomen longer than head and thorax 

 together, sides subparallel, pointed at tip ; head and mesonotum 

 nearly smooth, shining, very faintly longitudinally shagreened ; 

 abdomen smooth. Colour black; antennae including scape dark 

 brown, tegulse dark brown, all femora blackish above, tibiae and 

 tarsi honey-yellow ; wings hyaline, disc closely pubescent, veins 

 dark brown. 



Described from one female specimen, Grrand Etaug, March 7, 

 1900 feet, bank of shady stream. 



TeTRASTICHUS COXALIS, sp. n. 



5 . Length 1'3 mm. y expanse 2*1 mm. Antennae as with 

 preceding species ; sculpture as with preceding species, except 

 that there are two faint punctures halfway between median suture 

 and parapsidal groove of mesoscutum ; shape and proportion 

 of abdomen as with preceding species ; central furrow of meso- 

 scutum very faint, making the form intermediate between Tetra- 

 stichus and Tetrastichodes. Greneral colour metallic green, 

 head and abdomen only slightly metallic ; antennae dark brown ; 

 all legs, including front and middle coxae, honey-yellow, hind coxae 

 lighter, metallic at tip ; wings hyaline, wing-veins uncoloured. 



One female, Mount Gay estate, April 6, 250 feet, by road in 

 dry second- growth woods. 



Tetrastichtjs micans, sp. n. 



$ . Length 0"93 mm.; expanse 2'0 mm. Antennae moderate ^ 

 scape not reaching to top of head ; tirst funicle-joint as long as 

 pedicel, second and third funicle-joints subequal, not flattened; 

 club elongate, pointed, not widened, as long as two preceding 

 funicle-joints together; thorax and abdomen smooth, shining; 

 central suture of mesoscutum delicate but complete ; abdomen 

 shorter than thorax, ovate ; wings subhyaline, very slightly 

 dusky. Colour black but highly glistening, very faintly metallic;, 

 antennae, tegulae, and all legs honey-yellow ; front coxae slightly 

 darker near base. 



One female, Balthazar, April 13, 350 feet, on shore of stream. 



Tetrastichus Ashmeadi, sp. n. 



$ . Length 1-16 mm. ; expanse 2*4 mm. Antennae long, scape 

 reaching to top of head; funicle-joints somewhat flattened, joint 1 



