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mesopleura and which form (more especially on the mesopleura) two 
concentric ellipses. Middle and hind tibiae somewhat spinose; claws 
with a short, erect tooth. Thoracic venter rather flat, the middle 
and hind coxae rather widely separated on the venter. 
Epyris cubanus n. sp. 
This is the first Epyris known from Cuba, and only the third 
species reported from the West Indies. It is one of few species of 
Epyris of metallic coloration. 
Holotype. — CUBA: Rio Cauto, Oriente Prov., April 1928 
(C. F. Stahl) [USNM]. 
Description of female type. — Length 3.0 mm; LFW 2.0 mm. 
Head and thorax dark olive-green, shining; pronotal collar fer- 
ruginous; propodeum black; abdomen dark reddish brown, fading to 
light brown laterally and apically; mandibles testaceous, black at 
extreme base ; antennae testaceous except most of scape and upper side 
of flagellum dark brown; coxae fuscous, front and hind femora dark 
brown, legs otherwise testaceous; wings hyaline. Mandibles bi- 
dentate; clypeus obtusely angulate, rounded at the midline, elevated 
medially but without a distinct carina. Antennal segment three 
wider than long, segment eleven 1.4 X as long as wide. Head 
elongate, WH .89 X LH ; WF .62 X WH, 1.20 X HE; vertex 
passing straight across a considerable distance above eye tops, the 
ocelli in a broad triangle far above eye tops; OOL 1.33 X WOT. 
Front polished, very weakly alutaceous, with small, widely spaced 
punctures. Thoracic dorsum also weakly alutaceous, obscurely punc- 
tate; pronotal disc nearly twice as long as mesoscutum, with smooth 
contours; notauli linear, except very slightly widened near the pos- 
terior margin ; scutellar pits small, oblique, longer than wide, the two 
pits separated by about 3 X their own greatest diameter. Propodeal 
disc 1.2 X as wide as its median length, with a complete median 
carina plus several short carinae in the basal triangle, but otherwise 
with only weak surface sculpturing; posterior angles subfoveolate ; 
side-pieces shining, somewhat alutaceous. Mesopleura weakly aluta- 
ceous. Mesopleura weakly alutaceous, with a small, deep pit above 
and a longitudinal ridge below. Front femora strongly incrassate, 
measuring only 1.8 X as long as wide; middle tibiae very weakly 
spinose; claws dentate. Abdomen robust, subfusiform, not at all 
depressed apically. 
Epyris depressigaster n. sp. 
This species is of interest not only because of its brilliant colora- 
