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Genus EUPELMUS. 
Eupelmm Swederus. Vetensk. Acad. HandL, 1*20. pp. 136.376. 
Eupelmus limneriae new species. 
Female. — Length 3 mm. ; expanse 4.2 mm. General color dark metal- 
lic green; all coxae metallic green; front femora honey-yellow, with 
dark, somewhat metallic stripe on outer side: middle femora honey yel- 
low, somewhat darker above: hind femora metallic; front and middle 
tibiae honey-yellow ; hind tibiae with rather more than basal half fus- 
cous: tibia- yellowish white; all tarsi yellowish, black at tip; antenna' 
black, somewhat metallic: body moderately stout: abdomen about as 
long as thorax, widening gradually to joint •*>: joint (> rather abruptly 
acuminate: head about as wide as thorax: mesoscutum sparsely punc- 
tate; mesoscutellum and mesopleura closely and finely shagreened. 
Male. — Differs in having- all femora honey-yellow; hind tibia 1 dusky: 
middle tibia' dusky toward tips; punctation of mesoscutellum similar 
to that of mesoscutum. 
Described from one male and one female reared from cocoons of Lim- 
neria valuta. 
Habitat: District of Columbia. 
U.S. National Museum type No. 3516. 
Genus ELASMUS. 
h'lasmus Weetwood. Loud. Edinb. Phil. Mag., III. 1833, ]>. 43. 
Elasmus atratus new species. 
Female. — Length 1.6 nun.; expanse 3.2 nun.; greatest width of fore 
wing 4.0 mm. Face and vertex with moderately sparse large punctures; 
pronotum and mesoscutum regularly scaly, with sparse hairs; oieso- 
8cu tell urn very finely shagreened, shining; abdomen smooth, rather 
longer than head and thorax together; pleura and hind coxae shining, 
the latter finely aciculate: antenna' very short: funicle joints subequal 
in length and about as long as wide; club slightly flattened; hind tibia j 
above with three closed cells of spines placed end to end and a portion 
of another cell at each extremity: general color black, shining: thorax 
with faint metallic cluster; meso postscutellum not differentiated in 
color; front and middle tibiae dusky, rather lighter at bases. 
Male. — Antenna] branches dusky, reaching to base of club; in other 
respects resembles female. 
Described from many male and female specimens reared from Apan- 
teles hyphantrhe, Apanteles delicatus, and Lhnneria ralida. 
Habitat: District of Columbia. 
U. S. National Museum type No. 3517. 
