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A. A. Girault: 



2. Spilochalcis laddi new species. 

 Female: Length, 4,10 mm. 



Agrees with vau Ashmead but the upper portion of the occiput 

 is black (around Upper margin), the v-shaped marking on the 

 scutum is connected with the median black line posteriorly, the 

 spot on the lateral lobe is cephalo-mesad and obovate; the meso- 

 pleural line is absent, the abdominal petiole concolorous and also 

 the whole abdomen or nearly; scape lemon yellow, pedicel dark, 

 flagellum brown. Hind femora with two rather small brown spots, 

 one at apex ventrad, the other at about the middle of posterior 

 margin, the hind coxae immaculate except at tip, the hind tibiae 

 with a central ellipticai brown spot dorsad. Base of each axilla 

 black. Mesothoracic spiracle blackish but not surrounded with black. 



(From one specimen, similarly enlarged.) 



Male: Not known. 



From one female labelled „21. 6.". Dedicated to William Ladd. 



Habit at: Paraguay, San Bernardino. 



Type: Zool. Mus., Berlin, the above specimen. 



3. Spilochalcis pax new species. 

 Female: Length, 3,80 mm. 



Agreeing with axillaris Ashmead but the middle of cephalic 

 face of pronotum above has a short brownish line, the median 

 line of scutum extends to anterior margin forming a T with the 

 black line across that margin and caudad swelling into a bulb 

 before reaching apex; no other spots on scutum, the line on the 

 lateral lobe is against the furrow and extends from cephalic margin 

 nearly to apex, the spot of scutellum is mesal, large near apex and 

 extending nearly to base, gradually thinning; inner third of axilla 

 and base of scutellum black; propodeum immaculate; distal fifth 

 of hind tibiae fuscous; petiole about thrice longer than wide; no 

 line in the mesopleural furrow; otherwise as the species named. 

 Flagellum black. 



(From three specimens, similarly magnified. 



Male: Not known. 



Described from three females labelled „2. 2/' and „20. IV/*. 

 Habitat: Paraguay, San Bernardino. 



Types: Zool. Mus., Berlin, the above specimens, minutien 

 mounted, 3 pins. 



4. Spilochalcis ashmeadi new species. 

 Female: Length, 3,75 mm. 



Pale honey yellow, immaculate, the wings hyaline, the abdomen 

 at tip above brownish; antennae darkening distad; petiole 3% times 

 longer than wide; scutellum simple; hind coxae with two minute 

 teeth in a line before tip above; pedicel shorter than the first 

 funicle joint, the distal joint of the funicle subquadrate. The 

 ring-joint large. 



(From one specimen, similarly enlarged.) 



