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long as entire body ; head finely shagreened, with a row o£ large 

 punctures at fore border of eyes ; pronotum transversely 

 shagreened, with a row of large impressions at posterior border; 

 mesoseutum longitudinally shagreened, without marginal impres- 

 sions as with T. cupreus ; mesoscutellum also longitudinally 

 shagreened ; metanotum closely, rather finely punctured, with 

 pronounced longitudinal median carina ; abdomen shining, with 

 very faint shagreening ; pro-, meso-, and metapleura closely and 

 rather finely punctate ; hind coxae also punctate on outer surface 

 and with two slight longitudinal carinse. Colour bright metallic 

 green ; abdomen darker, yellowish above and below at base; all 

 legs honey-yellow, except coxae and base of hind femora which 

 are dark and more or less metallic; scape of antennae honey- 

 yellow, with a black or brown stripe below ; flagellum brownish 

 with dark hairs ; wings hyaline, veins light brown. 



One male, Balthazar, April 15, 250 feet, shady place near 

 stream. 



Tetkastichtjs acutipennis. 



Tetrastichus aciitipennis, Ashmead, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 186. 

 St. Vincent. 



One female, Mount Gay estate, April 3, 250 feet, 



Tetbastichus vibidescens, sp. n. 



2 . Length 1-58 mm.; expanse 2*9 mm. Body stout, compact ; 

 pronotum and metanotum scarcely visible; metascutellum nearly 

 smooth, very short, with faint median carina ; abdomen rather 

 coarsely shagreened; pleural sclerites delicately punctured ; hind 

 coxae punctured above but not carinate ; antennae short, scarcely 

 reaching to top of head ; flagellum scarcely longer than face ; 

 facial depression large ; head and thorax very closely and rather 

 finely punctate ; mesoseutum with marginal row of large, close- 

 set punctures. Colour dark with metallic green reflections, on 

 abdomen blue-green ; pedicel, underside of scape, tegulae, all 

 tibiae and tarsi honey-yellow ; all coxae metallic, all femora black 

 or slightly metallic; wings hyaline, wing- reins very light. 



One female, Balthazar, April 13, 350 feet, second growth on 

 shore of stream. 



Teteastjchus sulcatus, sp. n. 



$. Length 1*7 mn).; expanse 3*2 mm. Body stout; abdomen 

 a trifle longer than thorax, ovate, pointed, circular on cross 



