108 ME. W. H. ASHMEAD ON THE PAEASITIC HTMENOPTEEA 



honey-yellow ; wings hyaline ; veins light brown, the stigmal club- 

 rather darker and bearing a pronounced uncus. 



Described from two female specimens. St, Vincent. 



Elachistus aiteeus, sp. n. 



2 ' Length 1-8 millim. ; expanse 3*4 millim. Facial depression 

 similar to that of JE. scutellatus, except that the transverse ridge- 

 below antennal insertion is lacking ; sides of the depression 

 smooth and shining ; front and vertex faintly shagreened and 

 with sparse round punctures ; eyes sparsely hairy ; mesoscutum 

 rather coarsely granulate ; mesoscutellum nearly smooth, very 

 faintly reticulate ; a shallow median longitudinal suture arises 

 from the anterior border of this sclerite and ends beyond its 

 middle ; metanotum irregularly, coarsely, and deeply reticulate in 

 centre ; longitudinal carina faint ; alse smooth ; nucha broader 

 than in JSJ. scutellatus ; abdomen long, ovate, flat. Colour bright 

 metallic green, with golden reflections ; antennal scape and all 

 legs yellowish white, somewhat translucent : hind coxse darker 

 near base ; flagellum of antennae brownish ; base of abdomen 

 metallic, segments 3 to 5 brownish ; wings hyaline, veins nearly 

 white ; stigmal club not darker. 



c? . The central brown patch of abdomen is narrower, and the 

 middle and hind coxae are metallic. The antennae become darker 

 toward tip, club being nearly black. Otherwise agrees with 

 female. 



Described from one male and two females. St. Vincent. 



Beport on the Parasitic Cynipidae, part of tJie Braconidae, the 

 Ichneumonidae, the Proctotrypidae, and part of the Chalci- 

 didae. — Paet II. By William H. Ashmead. 



EamUy BEACONID^. 



Subfamily BEAcoisriifjE. 



BEACOisr, Fair. 



Table of Species. 



Wholly rufous or honey-yellow, except sometimes 



the head 3. 



Not entirely black 2. 



Entirely black. 



Plate of second abdominal segment not entirely 

 separated from the surrounding surface. 

 (Length 2^ milUm.). S B. niger. 



