

North American Hymenoptera. 275 



Length about three twentieths of an inch. 

 Differs from P. Jiyalinus^ Nob. by color; and in that 

 species the face is very obviously punctured^ the scutel is 

 larger and more acutely emarginated, and the abdomen 

 is elevated above, into an acute, transverse ridge. 



ToRYMUS; Dalm. (Misocampus, Klug.) 



1. T. ocredtus. Green, tinged with blue; base of the 

 antennae, tibiae and tarsi whitish. 



Inhabits Indiana. 

 -^ Body bright green, more or less tinged on the pleura, 

 abdomen and thighs with blue or purplish ; reticulately 

 punctured : antennce black ; first joint before, dull whit- 

 ish : mandibles and jpaJ^i piceous : scutel^ on the poste- 

 rior half with very small punctures : wings hyaline ;* 

 nervure brown : abdomen polished, impunctured ; ter- 

 minal joint 5 brassy : oviduct as long as the body, fus- 

 cous : tibia and tarsi whitish. 



Length one tenth of an inch. 



Resembles bedegudris, F. but is smaller, the abdomen 

 and thighs differently colored, and the minute punctura- 

 tion of the posterior half of the scutel strongly contrasts 

 with the larger discoidal punctures of the basal half. It 

 inhabits the receptacle of a Liatris- 



The male has generally more of the purple tinge. 



2. T. pavidus. Cupreous-green ; no large punctures ; 

 tibiae and tarsi yellowish. 



Inhabits Indiana. 



Body coppery-greenish, with the appearance of minute 

 granules or scales : antennce black : hypostoma with the 



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carinate line very distinct: mandibles piceous: tving 

 hyaline ; nervure pale brownish : abdomen bluish-green : 



