96 ME. L. 0. HOWAED ON THE PAEASITIC HYMENOPTEEA 



first funicle-joint one lialf as long as pedicel and nearly as 

 broad as long ; joints 2 to 6 subequal in lengtb, but increasing 

 somewhat in widtb, joint 6 being once and half broader tban 

 long; club as long as three preceding funicle-joints together, 

 oval, its sutures distinct and its first joint slightly broader than 

 joint 6 o£ funicle, making the whole flagellum slightly clavate. 

 Head somewhat triangular when seen from side, the facial angle 

 below the middle ; face and vertex hairy, delicately shagreened, 

 with a few sparse larger punctures ; eyes hairy. Mesoscutum 

 finely granulate, well covered with short black hairs ; meso- 

 scutellum smooth, shining, almost hairless ; abdomen short, 

 smooth, circular in outline ; legs short and stout ; marginal, 

 stigmal, and postmarginal veins of fore wings subequal in length. 

 Colour : head and thorax to scuto-scutellar furrow of mesonotum 

 •dull dark metallic green ; mesoscutellum and abdomen bright 

 metallic green, with golden reflections ; all legs and antennae 

 honey-yellow. 



S • Eather smaller than female, with which it almost exactly 

 agrees. Antennae with funicle-joints subequal in length, well 

 separated, and each with a double whorl of long hairs. Abdomen 

 subtriangular. 



Described from two females and one male. 



EnCYRTFS FLATICLATrS, sp. n. 



2 • Length 1*1 millim. ; expanse 2*7 millim. Antennal scape 

 moderately long, slender, not widened ; pedicel short, its breadth 

 at tip equalling its length ; funicle and club somewhat flattened 

 laterally ; joints 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of funicle subequal in length 

 and width, each longer than broad and a little longer than pedicel; 

 joint 6 shorter; club oval, as long as funicle-joints 5 and 6 

 together; face and vertex smooth, with a few sparse punctures ; 

 mesoscutum delicately transversely shagreened; mesoscutellum 

 with aciculate longitudinal punctation ; abdomen cordate, shorter 

 than thorax ; marginal and postmarginal veins of fore wing each 

 slightly longer than stigmal, the latter forming a very slight 

 angle with postmarginal. Colour: head and pleura metallic 

 purple ; rest of body metallic green, mesoscutellum with a coppery 

 lustre; antennal scape honey-yellow; funicle and base of club 

 very dark brown ; rest of club bright orange-yellow ; all legs 

 honey-yellow. 



Described from one female specimen. St. Vincent. 



