[108] REPORT 4, UNITED STATES ENTOMOLOGICAL COMMISSION. 
Note 30 (p. 104).— Apaxteles aletee Riley.— Length 2 mm , 9 . Black ; palpi 
white ; labrum, mandibles, and basal joint of antennas piceo-testaceous, the flagellum 
sometimes piceous. Legs light red, the posterior tibiae whitish on the basal half; 
tips of posterior tibire, the posterior coxas and tarsi, black or blackish ; the posterior 
femora sometimes dusky. Abdomen testaceous beneath, except along the median line 
and on the apical third; the edges of the first joint testaceous. Wings hyaline, the 
tegulae, veins, and stigma white. Mesoscutum closely punctured, opaque; scutellum 
sparsely punctured ; metathorax obliquely truncate, its posterior face with a median 
subtrapezoidal or pentagonal area. Abdomen narrow, hasal joint as long as one- 
half of the remainder, rugose, its posterior border excavated in the middle, remain- 
ing joints not sculptured and not highly polished. Ovipositor not exserted. Radial 
vein arising slightly beyond middle of stigma and forming a curve with the basal 
vein of the areolet. This species resembles A. hyalinus Cress., described from Cuba, 
but differs in the coloration of the legs and in the ovipositor not being thickened at 
the tip. 
Larva— 4 mm in length. A smooth, memberless grub, narrowing towards the head 
and thickest near the posterior end ; the head nearly as large as the first joint, the 
sutures between the joints rather indistinct. The mouth-parts minute, similar to 
those of other hymenopterous parasites. The sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth joints 
behind the head provided with a pair of prominent lateral tubercles ; pairs of slighter 
tubercles on the fifth and tenth joints. Color white, or tinged with green or yellow. 
— [Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, iv, p. 306; Sep., author's ed.,pp. 3 and 11. 
Note 31 (p. 105). — The only specimen of the Chalcid bred from Apanteles aletice is 
mounted in balsam, and by accidental pressure has separated into pieces. From the 
fragments of the antennas and from the wings it is quite evident that it is the male 
of some species of Eupelmus. 
Note 32 (p. 105). — The following revised description by Mr. Howard of Comstock's 
Euplectrus is from Bulletin 5, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of 
Agriculture : 
Euplectrus comstockii Howard. Male— Length, 1.98 mm ; wing expanse, 4.3 mm ; 
greatest width of fore wing 0.8 mm . Face triangular, narrowing sharply below eyes, 
smooth and glistening, with a very few punctures; antennal scape slender, not 
widened. Pronotum very rugose, except at posterior border ; mesoscutum somewhat 
transversely rugose, with a strongly- marked median longitudinal carina ; mesoscu- 
tellum smooth; metathoracic carina very pronounced and dividing posteriorly ; me- 
tatibial spine nearly as long as first two tarsal joints. Abdomen broadening from 
base and subtruncate at tip. General color shining black with long stiff whitish 
hairs scattered over thorax; labrum honey-yellow; antennal scape light honey-yel- 
low, flagellum gradually darker, club quite dark at tip; all legs honey-yellow; abdo- 
men wilh a dorsal yellow spot entirely bounded with black and of an irregular pyra- 
midal shape, the base of the pyramid towards tip of abdomen; venter yellow-brown 
along median line. ■ . 
Female. — Slightly larger; abdomen more nearly ovate. 
Note 33 (p. 10G). — We give here a description of this secondary parasite, drawn up 
by Mr. Howard : 
Elaciiistus euplectri Howard (new species). Female. — Length of body 1.8 mm . 
Expanse of wings, 3.0 mm . Greatest width of fore wing 0.53 mm . Parapsidal sutures 
almost continuous with scapular sutures; niesoscntellurn with a slight notch at its 
anterior border and a clean median furrow. Occiput and petiole finely but densely 
punctured ; face and mesoscutum finely shagreened ; mesoscutellum smooth, with 
two longitudinal furrows of deeply impressed dots. Abdomen oval acuminate, with 
the largo first joint smooth and shining, slightly shagreened at its posterior border; 
the succeeding joints all slightly shagreened, and each with a transverso row of 
white hairs. Stignial vein very short and globular; post marginal twice the length 
of st igrnal. Color, dark metallic green ; scape of antenna} and all legs white or faintly 
yellowish ; wing veins dark brown. 
Male. — Slight ly smaller than 9; abdomen ovate; parapsidal sutures not continuous 
with scapular, but meeting so as to give the mesoscutum a pointed appearance. Color: 
head and thorax with a strong coppery luster, bluish beneath; abdomen bright me- 
tallic blue, not shagreened; antennal scape Avhite, metallic blue at tip. In other 
