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polished; surface otherwise with fine, mostly regular long wrinkles 
radiating from speculum and gradually fading into reticulo- 
punctation on anterio-ventral 0.5 of mesopleuron. Propodeum: 
spiracle 1.5 as long as wide; basal trans-carina medially sharp but 
lower and somewhat irregular sublaterally; apical trans-carina 
strong, becoming irregular medially; cristae large, strongly project- 
ing, obtusely cuneate; median apical area rather strongly but irregu- 
larly defined; surface coarsely reticulately wrinkled. First gastric 
tergite: postpetiole 2.0 as wide apically as long from spiracle to 
apex; surface of postpetiole shining with fine and distinct micro- 
reticulation which fades out apically and with scattered large, strong 
punctures which are most abundant apicad and (especially) laterad, 
where they average largely subadjacent; setae short and mostly well 
separated. Second gastric tergite: shining with fine, distinct micro- 
reticulation which becomes stronger laterad and also with abundant 
large, sharp, mostly subadjacent to adjacent punctures emitting 
short setae that mostly equal or fall short of the length of their 
interspaces. Ovipositor: tip 0. 16 as high at notch as long from notch 
to apex. 
Male: Unknown. 
Discussion. This species is closely related to C. teres Porter, but 
may be distinguished by the characters given in the key. The holo- 
type is the only specimen so far collected. 
7. Chromocryptus teres Porter, new species 
(Figs. 1, 11) 
Female. Color: antenna dull reddish on scape, pedicel, and first 
3 or 4 flagellar segments, grading into black on rest of flagellum, 
except for white above on most of flagellomeres 7-9 and slightly on 
base of 10; head and mesosoma black with brownish on some mar- 
gins and sutures and with profuse white markings as follows: large 
blotch on base of mandible; most of clypeus; very broad orbital ring 
with ventro-posterior extension across most of malar space and only 
a brief gap at bottom of eye anteriorly, broad and medially 
brownish-interrupted band on pronotal collar dorsally; broad band 
on most of anterio-lateral margin of pronotum; very broad band on 
dorso-lateral margin of pronotum; most of tegula; broad white 
stripe along each notaulus on median 0.7 of mesoscutum; most of 
