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section ; segments 2 to 4 subequal in length, 5 a little longer ; 

 antennae moderately long ; funicle-joints subequal in length, each 

 a little wider than long ; club longer than two preceding funicle- 

 joints together. Head and disc of mesoscutum closely and faintly 

 aciculate-punctate, parapsides reticulate ; mesoscutar furrow 

 wanting on ceplialic half of the scJerite ; scutellum striate, with 

 a central longitudinal furrow in addition to the two lateral 

 furrows; pleura and outer side of coxse closely and faintly 

 punctate ; abdomen finely reticulate. General colour dark 

 metallic blue ; abdomen blue at base, brownish towards tip ; all 

 trochanters, tibise and tarsi, as well as scape and pedicel, pallid ; 

 proximal half or two-thirds of all femora dark brown ; f unicle 

 and club of antennae dark brown ; wings hyaline, veins light 

 brown. 



One female, Balthazar, March 31, 1900 feet ; on foliage 

 near the ground, damp spot near water. 



Tetbastichus cieculaeis, sp. n. 



$ . Length 1-0 mm.; expanse 2-1 mm. Body stout, compact; 

 abdomen flattened, almost perfectly circular from above, slightly 

 wider than thorax but not so long ; segment 2 longest, 3 and 4 

 subequal. Head and mesonotum faintly aciculate-punctate; 

 median furrow of mesoscutum faint; pleura and hind coxae 

 reticulate, reticulations becoming lengthened on the mesopleura; 

 funicle-joints of antennae somewhat flattened, hairy, subequal 

 in length and breadth, each one-half longer than broad ; club 

 ovate, flattened, wider than funicle and nearly as long as two 

 preceding funicle-joints. Greneral colour black, shining, with 

 faint metallic reflections ; antennae including scape black ; tibiae 

 and tips of femora honey-yellow ; tarsi brown, gradually be- 

 coming more intense from joint 1 to joint 4 ; trochanters light ; 

 femora except tips dark brown. 



One female, Balthazar, April 6, 250 feet, dry second-growth 

 woods, on foliage. 



TeTEASTICHUS (?) FUSCIPENNIS, sp. n. 



c? . Length 1*2 mm. ; expanse 2*2 mm. Body rather slender ; 

 abdomen ovate, flattened from above, subpetiolate ; segment 2 

 longest, 8, 4, and 5 subequal. Head and thorax nearly smooth, 

 shining, very faintly reticulate ; metanotum finely rugose, with 

 divided central carina, lateral spaces divided obliquely by slight 

 carinae ; abdomen smooth and shining; antennae hairy, sub- 



