BROTÉRIA : SERIE ZOOLÓGICA 



er behind, lateral edges straight, margined, posterior margin bi- 

 convex ; sculpture, a fine reticulation, nearly smooth on posterior 

 third. Scutellum and axillae greenish, finely and densely reticulate- 

 punctate; axillae triangular, front margin straight, barely separated 

 by the acute base of the scutellum. Behind the scutellum and en- 

 closing the tip there is a large quadrate sclerite very deeply emar- 

 ginat Q in front and having a median longitudinal elevation on each 

 side of which there is a shallow fovea. Propodeum very narrow, 

 brownish in the middle and green laterally. Spiracles nearly cir- 

 cular. Mesopleurae convex, brilliant metal lie with reddish reflec- 

 tions, delicately rugulose and reticulate. Antennae brownish, scape 

 yellowish. 



Legs brownish with metallic rerlections, tarsi of middle legs 

 except the last joint nearly white, the first and second each armed 

 at tip with two small black spines, the other joints unarmed. 



Abdómen ovate, brownish with metallic rerlections, the poste- 

 rior margin of the dorsal segments medially emarginate. Posterior 

 spiracles conspicuous and surrounded by three or four very long 

 hairs. Sheaths of ovipositor brownish with a whitish half-fing near 

 the base. 



One female. 



Parasite of an unknown rly ( Agromyzina) which produces 

 galls in the branches of the Flueggca obovata (L.) Wall. Cfr. Ta- 

 vares 1. c, no. 30, Tabula x, fig. 9. 



15. Oodera albO-pilOSa new species, Crosbv. 



Female. — Length, 3.1 mm., abdómen, 1.6 mm. Head seen 

 from in front nearly round, a little wider than high ; seen from. 

 above one half as long as wide, convex in front, slightly concave 

 behind, abruptly convergent behind the eyes ; color green with 

 metallic rerlections ; sculpture finely but distinctly reticulate-punc- 

 tate ; antennae inserted slightly nearer the eye border than to 

 each other. Head, thorax and abdómen sparsely clothed with short, 

 white, slightly spatulate hairs. 



Thoracic dorsum brown with a bronze metallic reflection. Pro- 

 thorax short, seen from above concave behind, the sides not angu- 

 late, regularly rounded. Metanotum margined on the side poste- 



