1987] 
Kimsey — Neotropical Amiseginae 
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T-I with punctures along posterior margin; T-II with dense punc- 
tures on anterior two-thirds; T-III-IV with transverse band of dense 
punctures. Head and thorax with bluish green highlights, except 
ocellar triangle brassy; abdomen dark brown, except blue tints 
laterally on T-I-II; antenna dark brown, except ventral half of scape 
red; legs reddish brown becoming darker on mid and hindcoxa, and 
hindleg brown; wings brown-tinted. 
Male. Same as female, except slightly darker. 
Holotype male — COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, Junquillal Beach, 3 
March 1976, R. M. Bohart (DAVIS). Paratypes: 1 male, same data 
as type; 1 male and 1 female — Santa Rosa Park, 5 November 1977 
and 23 July 1977, D. H. Janzen. 
Discussion. The most distinctive characteristic of striata is the 
extensive transverse striation of the head, thoracic dorsum and 
entire propodeum. In addition this species can be distinguished by 
the reddish brown legs, scape ventrally pale and thoracic dorsum 
brassy or with some brassy tints (in males). 
Amisega tenebrae Kimsey, new species 
Holotype female. Body length 3.5 mm. Scapal basin with dense 
transverse striae; rest of head punctate without striation; malar 
space 1.2 MOD long; F-I length 4X breadth; F-II length twice 
breadth; pronotum, scutum and scutellum punctures 1-3 PD apart 
and shallow, without striation; mesopleuron anterior half punctate, 
posterior part smooth and impunctate; scutal notauli complete; 
propodeal enclosures smooth; terga with sparse fine punctures, T-II 
punctures clumped anteromedially. Head and thoracic dorsum dark 
with faint bluish tints; antenna dark brown; legs dark brown, except 
fore and midtibiae and tarsi paler; wings evenly brown-stained; 
terga black, without highlights. 
Male. Same as female, except head and thorax bluer, and malar 
space 1.5 MOD long. 
Holotype female — BRAZIL: Teresopolis, 11 March 1966, H. 
Townes (GAINESVILLE). Paratypes — 5 males and 3 females, same 
data as type; 6 males — Sao Paulo, S. J. Barreiros, Serra da Bocaina, 
January 1-13, 1969, Porter and Garcia; 1 male — Santa Catarina, 
Nova Teutonia, November 1971, F. Plaumann. 
Discussion. This species closely resembles rufilateralis and the 
males of these 2 are nearly indistinguishable. Diagnostic features of 
