OF THE ISLAIS^D OF ST. YINCENT. 147 



nearly twice as long as the stigmal ; while the abdomen is 

 strongly compressed, knife-shaped, as in the Cynipid genus Ihalia, 

 and almost two and a half times as long as the head and thorax 

 combined. 



Sah. St. Vincent. 



Described from a single specimen. The species is remarkable 

 for the ciiltriform abdomen. 



Decatomidea, Aslimead. 



Decatomidea pallidicoenis, sp. n. 



$ . Length 2"1 millim. Black, strongly confluently punctate, 

 with a whitish pubescence ; antennae, tegulae, and legs, except 

 coxae, pale brownish yellow ; the coxae black, scaly punctate, 

 pubescent ; posterior tibiae with stiff bristles behind ; funicle- 

 joints a little longer than wide, the first the longest joint ; pedicel 

 brownish above, parapsidal furrows indicated only anteriorly, 

 obliterated posteriorly ; pleura striate. Wings clear hyaline, the 

 venation pallid or whitish, the marginal vein about one and a half 

 times as long as the stigmal, while the postmarginal is only a 

 little longer than the stigmal. Abdomen subglobose, with a 

 reticulate or scaly punctuation at sides and beneath, almost 

 smooth along the dorsum, the petiole very short ; the 4th segment 

 the longest, three times as long as the 3rd segment above. 



The male agrees with the female except in having the flagellum 

 black, the joints being bearded with long hairs, the first funicle- 

 joint longer than half the length of the scape and stouter tlian 

 any of the following, the fun icle- joints 2, 3, and 4 being con- 

 tracted at tips. Mandibles and palpi pale, the outer margin of 

 mandibles being brown. 



Sah. St. Vincent. 



Described from one male and one female. 



Eurttoma, llliger. 

 Table of Species. 



Species more or less brownish yellow 2. 



Species black. 

 Coxse pale. 



Scape and legs pale brownish yellow; venter 



piceous ( $ ) E. insularis, sp. n. 



Coxae black. 



Scape and legs pale brownish yellow. 

 Funicle-joints 1 to 5 long and strongly 



