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hairs ; the front wings have the marginal vein long, the stigmal vein short, the post- 

 marginal vein not developed ; otherwise it is similar to Fleurotropis. 



Pbloeotelus cceeulens, sp. nov. 



Male. — Length 1.8 mm. Dark blue, the head and thorax reticulately punctured- 

 the middle mesothoracic lobe and the lateral ridges of the nietanotum with a metal, 

 lie greenish tinge ; a spot on the knees, extreme apices of tibise and the tarsi are 

 yellowish-white ; mandibles testaceous. The antennae are rather long, ten-jointed, 

 the scape elongate, thefunicle four-jointed, the joints rather long, loosely joined, with 

 sparse, moderately long hairs, the last joint being fully thrice as long as thick at 

 the middle, the club three-jointed, longer than the first joint of the funicle, the last 

 joint being represented by a little spur. The abdomen is clavate, the petiole, which is 

 attached to the long neck of the metathorax, very long, shagreened, the body smooth 

 and polished. Wings hyaline, the veins pale yellowish. 



Brazil : Santarem, in April. One specimen. 



Genus ENTEDON Dalman. 

 Entedon antander Walker. 



Entedon antander Walker, Monogr. Chalc, II., 1839, p. 70, d^. — Dalla Torre, Cat. 



Hym., v., 1898, p. 33. 



Brazil : Bahia. 



Entedon badius Walker. 



Entedon hadius Walker, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., X., 1843, p. 115, d^. — Spinola, 



Gay: Hist, de Chile, Zool., VI., 1851, p. 433.— Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., V., 



1898, p. 34. 



Chile : Valparaiso. 



Entedon empbramus Walker. 



Entedon emperamus Walker, Monogr. Chalc. II., 1839, p. 70, 9. — Dalla Torre, Cat. 

 Hym., v., 1898, p. 36. 

 Brazil : Bahia. 



Entedon flacilla Walker. 



Entedon flacilla Walker, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., X., 1843, p. 115, J*. — Spinola, 



Gay : Hist, de Chile, Zool., VI., 1851, p. 434.— Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., V., 



1898, p. 37. 



Chile : Valparaiso. 



Entedon hegelochus Walker. 



Entedon hegelochus Walker, Monogr. Chalc, II., 1839, p. 70, c^.— Dalla Torre, Cat. 

 Hym., Y., 1898, p. 38. 

 Brazil : Bahia. 



