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Braconid^. 
Chelonus Jilicornis, sp. nov. 
Black, densely sericeous ; the anterior knees and tibiae in 
front sordid testaceous ; wings smoky, the apex lighter in 
tint; the stigma black, the nervures fuscous. Antennae 
double the length of the thorax, the scape thick, nearly as 
long as the third joint, from where the joints become 
gradually thinner, until at the apex they are very attenuate ; 
about twenty-jointed, but the basal joints are very difficult 
to distinguish. Face elongated, the eyes separated from 
the oral region by fully half their length ; trophi elongated, 
black; face transversely rugosely punctured; the clypeus 
more shining, finely rugose ; front and vertex coarsely 
transversely rugosely punctured ; the frontal depression 
smooth, shining ; eyes but sparsely pilose. Thorax strongly 
punctured ; the metathorax coarsely reticulated ; its apex 
oblique ; the sides ending in a stout blunt tubercle ; scutel- 
lum coarsely rugosely punctured ; the sides raised, margined. 
Abdomen scarcely so long as the head and .thorax united ; 
the apex bluntly rounded ; the dorsal surface longitudinally 
rugosely striolated, running into reticulations, and becoming 
finer towards the apex, which is also (as usual) more densely 
pilose. Legs (especially the coxae, tibiae and tarsi) closely 
pilose ; the coxae stoutly punctured ; laterally and in front 
there is an obscure brownish ring towards the base of the 
hind tibiae ; the spurs are clear white. The radial nervure 
is sharply elbowed upwards at the second transverse cubital 
nervure, which is very oblique and bullated largely; the 
second cubital cellule, double the width of the apex at the 
base ; the cubital nervure beyond the second cubital cellule 
is faint. 
Length 7‘5 mm. 
This comparatively large species is known from all the 
American species known to me by the very attenuated 
antennae, and by the greatly elongated face. 
Hah» New Mexico. 
