OF THE ISLAND Or ST. VIKCENT. 209 



black, impunctured ; thorax strigoso-scabrous, sericeous ; meta- 

 thorax rugoso-punctate. Head three and a half times as wide 

 as thick antero-posteriorly. Mandibles yellow. Antennae 11- 

 jointed, the scape and funicle yellow, the club black ; the scape 

 is half as long as the flagellum ; pedicel one third longer than 

 the first funicle-joint ; the second funicle-joint shorter than 

 the first, third and fourth transverse, the fourth the wider ; club 

 5-jointed, fusiform, the basal joint as wide as the second, the 

 following two subequal in width, nearly twice as wide as long, 

 the last conic. Wings hyaline, pubescent, the venation pale 

 yellow, the marginal vein less than half the length of the stigmal. 

 Legs, including coxse, pale honey-yellow. Abdomen oval, as long 

 as the thorax, the first segment striated, the second hardly longer 

 than wide at apex. 



Sah. St. Vincent. 



Described from a single specimen. Tlie sculpture of the 

 thorax is quite distinct from all the other species, and will alone 

 distinguish it. 



Telenomtjs Smithii, sp. n. 



c? $ . Length |- millim. Polished black, the thorax minutely 

 punctate, sericeous. Head about three and a half times as wide 

 as long. Mandibles pale. Antennae 11-jointed, the scape longer 

 than half the length of the fiagellum, brown, the club black ; 

 pedicel one third longer than the first funicle-joint, yellow at tip ; 

 second funicle-joint shorter than the first, third and fourth very 

 small, rounded, the fourth the smaller ; club 5-jointed, the first 

 joint narrower and shorter than the second, the second, third, 

 and fourth quadrate, the second slightly the widest, the last conic. 

 Wings hyaline, pubescent, the venation pale brown, the marginal 

 vein punctiform. Legs, including coxae, yellow or brownish yellow. 

 Abdomen as long as the thorax, polished black, the first segment 

 striate, the second a little longer than its width at the apex. 



The male antennae are 12-jointed, filiform, hairy, as long as 

 the body ; the scape, pedicel, and three basal joints of flagellum 

 yellow, the remaining fuscous or dark brown ; the scape is only 

 about one fourth the length of the flagellum; pedicel small, 

 rounded ; the three basal joints of flagellum elongate, the first 

 •about twiee as long as thick, the others longer, the third narrowed 

 basally and a little curved ; remaining joints to the last monili- 

 form, subpedicellate, the last conic. 



