102 MB. L. 0. HOWARD ON THE PAEASITIC HTMEKOPTEEA 



tegulffi yellowish white ; distal half of fore coxae and tip of middle 

 co5^, all trochanters, all of fore femora, except brown shade on 

 proximal dorsal half, tips of middle and hind femora, all tibiae and 

 tarsi dirty white or yellowish white ; bristles of all tibiae and tarsi 

 dark brown. "Wings hyaline ; veins light brown, faint ; cilia of 

 disk o£ wing very delicate ; stigmal represented by a mere point. 



cJ . Length 1-2 millim. ; expanse 2-6 millim. ; greatest width 

 of fore wing 0"35 millim. Differs only in the ordinary sexual 

 differences of the genus ; antennal branches subequal in length 

 and reaching to middle of antennal club ; the long hairs on 

 branches dirty white. 



Described from twelve female and eight male specimens. 



Elasmfs etjgosiis, sp. n. 



2 . The single specimen of this species in the collection lacks 

 antennae and abdomen, but seems from general appearance to be 

 a female. Its length can only be surmised, but the insect is 

 apparently similar to the preceding in size. Expanse 2'6 millim. ; 

 greatest width of fore wing 0"34 millim. Differs from ^. levifrons 

 as follows : — Eace and vertex closely covered with large irregular 

 punctures ; mesoscutellum smooth. No scutellar spot ; the 

 raised dark brown lines on dorsum of hind tibiae forming much 

 longer closed cells than in E. levifrons, the two largest occupying 

 almost its entire length, the proximal of the two being consider- 

 ably longer than the distal one ; fore legs entirely dirty yellowish 

 white : middle femora brown, whitish at tips ; basal half of hind 

 femora whitish, apical half brown; distal tip of hind coxae 

 whitish; wing- veins dark brown, stigmal not distinct, discal 

 cilia closer and larger ; disk slightly inf uscated. 



Described from one female (?) specimen. 



Ei/ASMtrs PUNCTATULtrs, sp. n. 



S. Length 1 "2 millim. ; expanse 3"1 millim.; greatest width 

 of fore wing 0'39 millim. Differs from E. levifrons as follows : — 

 Eace and vertex with rather sparse round punctures, twice as large 

 as in E. levifrons, and yet each with a definite smooth expanse 

 about it. Scutellar spot orange-yellow, thin, crescent-shaped, 

 with a plain triangular membranous transparent appendix or 

 postscutellum ; the raised dark brown lines on dorsum of hind 

 tibiae forming two subequal cells in the middle with a half cell 

 at either end. Antennal scape entirely dirty white; clypeal 

 margin of face yellowish ; all fore legs, except base of coxae, 



