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Legs short and subequal, femora all swollen, the tibiae shorter 

 than femora, stout, apically heavily spined; tarsi 5-jointed, as 

 long as tibise, the fifth as long as preceding and with heavy 

 simple claws. 



Female. — With the ovipositor nearly twice the length of body, 

 the abdomen waspish in shape. Head broader than long, mar- 

 gins evenly curved, the upper surface with a broad deep groove 

 embracing insertions of antennse and broadening backward to 

 and including median ocellus. Antennas 12-jointed, the scape 

 very long and slender, 2 small ring- joints, the remaining seg- 

 ments subequal and bearing many longitudinal sense-organ 

 grooves. Mouth parts small and more deeply included within 

 the frame of the head than usual, the mandibles unidentate. 

 Maxillary palpi 4-jointed, the second and fourth joints longest 

 and subequal, the third distinctly shorter than the first. Labial 

 palpi 2-jointed, the second joint a fourth longer than the first. 

 Legs very long and slender, the middle pair considerably slen- 

 derer than the others. Middle and hind tibiae as long as their 

 femora and strongly spined apically, the tarsi nearly as long as 

 the tibiae and with proximal segment as long as, or longer 

 than, the 3 following. Scutellum flat. Parapsidal furrows dis- 

 tinct. Wings heavily veined for this group, the marginal and 

 postmarginal subequal, the stigmal shorter with a long club- 

 shaped tip. 



This very distinct genus — distinct in either male or female — 

 shows some resemblances to Agaon from Africa, but is widely 

 distinct from that or any other genus. 



Agaonella larvalis sp. nov. 



Male. — Head and thorax yellowish, abdomen soft and whitish. 

 Body quite nude. Head rectangular in general outline, 0.55 

 mm. long by 0.18 mm. wide, varying from 0.17 mm. deep at 

 base to 0.1 mm. at mouth. Scape of antennae longer than the 

 2 succeeding joints, the third joint and apex of second somewhat 

 inflated. The small antennal fossae only separated by a carina. 

 Prothorax subrectangular, similar in size and shape to the 

 head; the mesothorax slightly shorter, similar in dorsal outline, 

 but only one-half as deep; metathorax as long as prothorax, 

 but only as deep as mesothorax. Coxae large, long, parallel- 

 sided, more than one-half the length of their respective thoracic 

 segments, much longer than the swollen rounded femora. Tibiae 

 strongly broadened apically, and there armed on the outside 

 with about 20 closely placed, short, heavy, tooth-like spines. 

 Male genitalia consisting of 2 lateral, stout terete styles, with 



