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sometimes a strong carina leading back to partly enclose midocellus; 
pronotum without a complete lateral carina; propodeum without a 
projection behind metanotum. 
Partial list of included species: acuta (Brethes), alfkeni (Ducke), 
ameginoi (Brethes), ancilla (Buysson), bruchi (Brethes), cavifrons 
(Brulle), charruana (Brethes), chilicola (Mocsary), fasciifera (Bis- 
choff), lynchi (Brethes), mendozana (Mocsary), missionera (Brethes), 
postica (Brulle), ypirangensis (Buysson). 
Exochrysis Bohart, 1963, Subgenerotype by original designation, 
Chrysis panamensis Cameron, 1888. 
T-III pit row or groove well developed; 4 distal teeth on T-III; frons 
with a cross carina which branches back to enclose or partly enclose 
midocellus; pronotum with at most a partial lateral carina (fig. 5); 
propodeum with a strong median projection just behind metanotum 
(fig. 5). Partial list of included species: imperforata (Gribodo), 
leucophris (Mocsary), leucostigma (Mocsary), panamensis (Camer¬ 
on), spinigera (Spinola). 
Ipsiura Linsenmaier, 1959. Subgenerotype by original designation, 
Chrysis marginalis Brulle. 
T-III pit row or groove well developed; 2-6 distal teeth on T-III; 
frons sometimes with a cross carina but always with a carina leading 
back from brow to partly enclose midocellus; pronotum with a sharp 
and practically complete lateral carina or flange (fig. 4); propodeum 
without a projection behind metanotum (fig. 4). 
Partial list of included species: albibasalis (Mocsary), bisulcata 
(Ducke), brevispinosa (Ducke), ellampoides (Ducke), friesiana (Ducke), 
genbergi (Dahlbom)*, klugi Dahlbom, leucobasis (Mocsary), leuco- 
cheila (Mocsary), leucochiloides (Ducke), longiventris (Ducke), 
marginalis (Brulle), myops (Buysson), neolateralis Bohart, obidensis 
(Ducke), pilifrons (Cameron). 
Argochrysis Kimsey and Bohart, new genus 
(derivation: Argos = white Gr.) 
Generotype: Chrysis mesillae Cockerell 
Included species: mesillae (Cockerell), trochilus (Buysson) and a 
number of undescribed species. 
Discussion: This genus is distinguished by FI as long or longer than 
F-II in both sexes; tongue short, less than half as long as flagellum 
from basal fold to apex; mesopleuron with shallow transverse groove 
