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a spine; basitarsus dorsally about 1-3 times as long as breadth of tibia. Apical processus of 

 stigmal vein of fore wing distinctly shorter than uncus, latter slightly shorter than its distance 

 from postmarginal vein. 



Gaster slender, about 1-25 times as long as rest of body and in holotype 2-6 times, in other 

 specimens 2 -8-2 -9 times as long as broad; its pubescence short but fairly dense, puncturation 

 dense. First tergite 0-60-0-65 times the width of fifth tergite, 1-6-1-8 times as long as broad, 

 dorsally with broad median crest which sometimes is slightly carinate except anteriorly, separat- 

 ing broad ovipositorial furrows considerably diverging forwards, reaching at sides level slightly 

 below the short lateral keels at base of tergite. Third tergite narrow, slightly punctured 

 laterally. Fourth tergite medially slightly elevated and subcarinate, here about 5-5 times 

 shorter than first tergite; very densely clothed with white hairs which conspicuously converge 

 sideways towards the median cross-line of tergite; hind margin subangulate medially. Fifth 

 tergite medially about half the length of the first, broadly grooved except anteriorly, in profile 

 hardly convex dorsally, hairs at its hind margin noticeably denser, adpressed, suggesting a 

 fascia. Sides of apex of gaster in dorsal view rather blunt in holotype (Text-fig. 68), or 

 converging nearly straight from middle of fifth tergite. Ovipositor reaching scutellum, sides 

 of sheaths subparallel, apex rounded-subacuminate. 



cJ. Unknown. 



Biology. Unknown. 

 Distribution. Venezuela, Brazil. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Venezuela: Las Trincheras, 4.xi.i8o,i, 1$ (Meinert) (UZM, Copenhagen). 

 Brazil: Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, 9.111.1936, 23.x. 1944 and 19. xi. 1955, 3$ 

 (F. Plaumann) (BMNH). 



Leucospis coxalis Kirby 



(Text-fig. 72) 



Leucospis coxalis Kirby, 1885 : 243, §. LECTOTYPE § (here designated), Argentina: 



Buenos Aires (BMNH) [examined]. 

 Leucospis bicanaliculata Cameron, 1909 : 420-421, $ <§. LECTOTYPE 9- (here designated), 



Argentina: Mendoza (BMNH) [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Leucospis denticoxa Strand, 1911a : 97-98, $ <$. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), 



Argentina: Mendoza (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Leucospis denticoxa var. pedata Strand, 1911a : 98, $. LECTOTYPE $ (here designated), 



Argentina: Mendoza (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Leucospis denticoxa var. melanosa Strand, 1911a : 98, $ $. LECTOTYPE O. (here designated), 



Argentina: Mendoza (MNHU, Berlin) [examined]. Syn. n. 



L. coxalis. The apparently single original female, figured in 1886 by Waterhouse 

 (pi. 169, fig. 1) is designated as lectotype. It is conspecific with L. bicanaliculata, 

 of which three females and one male are preserved, two of the females being labelled 

 'type' by Waterston; one of these selected as lectotype. Similarly lectotypes 

 were designated for the three names published by Strand (1911a: 97-98), who 

 mentioned also various degrees of reduction of the yellow pattern and proposed 

 two of the names for the darker forms. 



