No. 22.] HYMENOPTERA OF CONNECTICUT. 465 



4. Body metallic, winged Cirrospilus p. 465 



Body not metallic; wings short or wanting Melittobia p. 465 



Melittobia Westwood. 

 Anthophorabia Newport. 

 °M. sp. 



Bred from Anthophora, Osmia, Chalicodoma, Stelis, Anthi- 

 dium, Br emus, Hylceus, Odynerus, Vespula, Trypoxylon, Mono- 

 dontomerus and Leucospis. 



Miotropis Thomson. 



°M. megachilis (Packard). Anthophorabia megachilis 

 Packard. 



Female : length i mm. ; body, including antennae, mostly black- 

 ish brown ; head flattened posteriorly, front rounded ovate, vertex 

 slightly angiilated, clypeus transversely oblong, antennae 9- 

 jointed, club 3-jointed; thorax flattened, pronotum longer than 

 wide, triangular, mesonotum trapezoidal, scutel oblong, twice as 

 long as wide, postscutel transversely oblong, metanotum shorter 

 than wide; legs uniformly pale testaceous honey-yellow, tarsi 

 5-jointed; abdomen flattened, oblong ovate; ovipositor slightly 

 exserted. 



Bred from Megachile, Ceratina, Anthophora and Monodon- 

 tomerus, 



°M. clisiocampae Ashmead. 



Female: length 1.5 mm.; mostly black, polished; scape, pedi- 

 cel, and first joint of funicle pale yellow, rest of flagel black ; 

 scutel and metathorax light brown or yellowish; wings hyaline, 

 stigmal and postmarginal vein equal in length; legs, including 

 coxae, pale yellow; abdomen " orbicular, a little wider than the 

 thorax. 



Bred from (Clisiocampa) Malacosoma americana on apple. 



Cirrospilus Westwood. 

 °C. flavicinctus Riley. 



Male: length 1.3 mm.; mostly bright yellow; antennae 7- 

 jointed, the articulations, especially at base of pedicel, black with 

 a metallic blue reflection, scape as long as the three following 

 joints combined, ring-joints wanting, club rather longer than the 

 preceding joint; thorax finely scaly above, marked with black 

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