C. T. Brues.
Some New Parasitic Hymenoptera from Brazil.
Psyche 22:1-12, 1915.

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PSYCHE
VOL. XXII FEBRUARY, 1915 No. 1
STANFORD EXPEDITION TO BRAZIL, 191 1.
J. C. BRANNER, Director.
SOME NEW PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA FROM
BRAZ1L.l
In a previous p~blication,~ I have dealt with part of a very interesting collection of Parasitic Hymenoptera obtained by the Stanford Expedition to Brazil. Only the Ichneumonidse and Braconidse were included in the first paper, and the present one contains descriptions of a number of new species belonging to other families. There are many other species, especially in the super- family Chalcidoidea which it has seemed inadvisable to consider at the present time, mainly on account of the great difficulty experi- enced in recognizing with certainty many of the species described by early writers. Descriptions of eleven new species and one new genus are given below while thirty-one new species and three new genera were included in the previous report. FAMILY STEPHANIDE.
Foenatopus aurantiiceps sp. nov.
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Length 14 mm.; ovipositor 16 mm.; wing 8.5 mm. Black; head and base
of antennae bright ferrnginous; four anterior legs more or less fuscous; tip of hind tibiae and hind metatarsus fulvons; ovipositor with a subapical white annulus. Head above transversely aciculate, the aciculations between the ocelli curving forward and forming a series of bowed lines enclosed in a shield-shaped margined area that has its anterior angles tuberculate; on each side of the median ocellus is another tubercle which form an equilateral triangle with a third median one below the ocellus. Face with somewhat irregular transverse aciculations below; above, the aciculations curve upwards laterally passing from the median to the lateral 1 Contributions from the Entomological Laboratory of the Bussey Institution, Harvard University, No. 82.
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tubercles.
Mandibles obtusely pointed, with an obsolete tooth on each side before tip: paler than the head at base and black at tips, with many stiff yellow hairs near the middle; malar space very short, with furrow. Maxillary palpi &jointed, first joint very short, fourth and fifth longest. Antennae 34 or 35-jointed, reaching to the tip of the first abdominal segment; first two joints ferruginous, remainder piceous; scape twice as long as thick, pedicel obovate somewhat over one-half as long as the scape; first flagellar joint equalling the scape, but one-fourth as thick as long; following 4 or 5 joints nearly equal, each about one-half longer than the first; remaining ones gradually shortening and becoming more slender. Cheeks and temples smooth and polished, sparsely clothed with yellowish hairs near the base of the mandibles. Prothorax transversely striate; as long as the head above and evenly widened behind when seen from above. Mesonotum very short, irregu- larly areolate, but with a pair of contiguous well-defined squarish areolse medially behind. Axillae large, faintly striate, each with two fovese toward the median line behind; separated from the scutellum and from one another by crenate impressed grooves; scutellum smooth centrally, but with a few foveae or large scattered punc- tures on the sides. Metanotum with large, rather closely placed circular fovese, the spaces between them showing fine transverse aciculations. Petiole of abdo- men straight, of equal thickness throughout, twice as long as the thorax, exclusive of the pronotum, its entire surface somewhat irregularly transverse-striate, on each side with a lateral carina that is much more distinct near its origin at the anterior angles; second segment scarcely over one-third as long as the first, at the extreme base above with transverse striae; toward the middle microscopically shagreened, and apically microscopically transversely aciculate. Following segments showing very faint traces of aciculation except the last which is faintly shagreened. Meso- pleura smooth above, obliquely raised along an oblique line from the base of the middle coxa to below the tegula; on the pleura below and on the pectus transversely aciculate, with some large confluent punctures intermixed anteriorly and just below the lateral ridge. Metapleura sculptured like the metanotum, with a lateral carina which becomes obsolete anteriorly. Fore and middle legs piceous, with the base of the femora, knees and base of metatarsus brownish. Hind coxae half as long as the petiole of the abdomen and resembling it in size and sculpture except that they are thickened beyond the middle. Hind femora with three teeth below, the largest one at the middle, the next halfway toward the apex and the smallest one-third way to the base; nearer the base is a still smaller, obsolete tooth; in addition with three very small denticles between the middle and subapical tooth. Posterior tibia inwardly at apex with a small pad of yellowish white hairs. Wings hyaline, with fuscous veins; radial cell open on its apical fifth; median and submedian cells
closed, of equal length; discoidal cell with only-its basal and upper sides indicated by veins.
Tegulse at tip, and root of wing, fulvous. One female from Manaos, Brazil (Mann & Baker). This is the second species of Fcenatopus to be described from Brazil, all the others being of African provenience. It differs from F. a~onulipes Kieffer from Para, Brazil, by its orange-colored head, absence of transverse strise on the mesonotum and lack of



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19151 BruesÌÔSom New Parasitic Hymenoptera 3 punctures on the sides of the prothorax, as well by its shorter ovi- positor. It is also much smaller, 14 mm., instead of 30 mm. Hyptia libertatis sp. nov.
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Length 4.5 mm.
Head, prothorax, scape of antennae, fore legs, spot on base of their coxse, and middle legs ferruginous or fulvous; otherwise black. En-
tire head deeply pitted with thimble-shaped punctures, those on the front quite plainly arranged in arcs with the base of the antennae as center; between the punc- tures with faint aciculations running with the lines of punctures on the front and vertically on the cheeks.
Inner orbits narrowly impunctate below and continued across the malar space as a raised smooth strip. Punctures of posterior part of head arranged in vertical lines.
Below the antennae the color of the head becomes much lighter, pale yellowish brown; mandibles of same color, with black tips; palpi fuscous, paler at the articulations. Antennae 13-jointed; scape ferruginous, flagel- lum piceous; scape four times as long as thick at apex, as long as the first and sec- ond joints of the flagellum taken together; pedicel as long as thick, half as long as the first flaggellar joint; flagellar joints increasing very slightly in length from the first to third and subequal from thence onward; those at the middle distinctly thicker than at base and apex; joints 1 to 6 twice as long as thick. Thorax above punctured like the head, with distinct transverse aciculations between the punctures on the mesonotum. Metathorax just above the insertion of the abdomen with a small smooth, polished space. Propleura snlooth, with an oblique femoral impres- sion; at root of wing and below with several foveae. Mesopleura with a smooth femoral impression above which are several irregular foveae, and below finely punc- tate with some large punctures intermixed. Metapleura reticulate, with the fem- oral furrow smooth on its lower half; posterior declivity of metathorax similarly reticulated, but so densely clothed with silvery pubescence that the sculpture is nearly obscured. Abdominal petiole longitudinally aciculate above, with sparse, medium-sized punctures, and sparsely clothed with appressed glistening white hairs; body of abdomen obovate, highly polished. Four anterior legs, except middle coxse, fusco-ferruginous; hind legs entirely black, their tibiae and tarsi without spinules; longer spur of tibia half the length of the metatarsus. Wings hyaline, venation piceous; costal cell complete; submedian vein as long as the costal cell, with a swelling just beyond its middle.
One specimen, Independencia, Parahyba, Brazil, Mann and Heath.
This pretty little species resembles H. spinulosa Kieff., but has the hind legs black and lacks the spinules on the hind tibia. Eniaca neotropica sp. nov.
9. Length 3.8 mm. Head and thorax aeneous; abdomen black; antennae, four anterior legs and hind tarsi ferruginous; fore wings strongly tinged with brown,



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hind ones hyaline. Head above very coarsely and closely punctate so as to appear reticulate, each depression with a stiff glistening hair at its center. Anterior median emwgioation as deep as the length of the eye when seen from above, just reaching the median ocelius.
Eftoh side of the frontal horns margined above and below on its carinate lower edge. Antennie 13-jointed, the scape slender, obclavate; flagellum considerably thickened toward the apes; one ring-joint, the first flagellat joint slightly longer than the pedicel, one-third longer than the second which is quadrate; following joints to the dub of about equal length, but becoming thicker. Length of head below twice its height. Tho& sculptured like the head, the scutel- lam weakly carinate medially on its anterior half, the carina extending over the mesonoturn where it is, however, less distinct. Metanotum with its lateral angles strongly produced into large, blunt teeth, posterior angles more acutely produced into small teeth; lateral margins earinate and the pleural surface separated from the dorsal one by a earina which curves inward medialiy; metamturn coarsely, obliquely reticulate on its anterior half, which bears a large shield-shaped areola; behind with a Y-shaped carina that defines a pair of areotie at the apex of the meta- notum. Pleura sculptured like the notum, except the large mesosternal furrow which, is closely, transversely striated; metapietffte below on each side with two tooth-like projections along the posterior margin. Petiole of the abdomen with four longitudinal earin~ above in addition to another somewhat oblique carina on each side; between the carinffi minutely roguse; seen from above, the petiole is aa long as broad at base and distinctly widened apicaliy. Second segment covering two-thirds of the abdomen, its posterior margin strongly con-ed forward medially; basal two-fifths longitudinally striate except on the sides remainder highly polished, except for a faint shapn on the sides; following segments smooth anteriorly, shagreened posteriorly and clothed with sparse glistening hairs laterally. I-rind femora below (on the outer side) with a series of closely placed minute, pectinate teeth; above with a fine carinate line, but no teeth. Wings with the marginal vein one-fourth longer than the submarginal; stigmal and postmarginal not de- veloped. Ovipositor not extruded.
One specimen form Cear6-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Wm. M. Mann.
This species may be distinguished as follows: ......................
1. Anteaxtte, or at least the entire flagellum, black.. it Antemre entirely ferruginous (Brazil) neohpicu sp. nov. 2. Scape of antenna raious, flagellum black; hind tarsi red. (Texas, (U. S. A,). ........................................... .#mana Ash. Antenna entirely black; hind legs entirely black. .......... heaperidvm Rossi. Q .
length 8.5 mm. Head and thorax black, pleura* and abdomen with a pur- plish blue reflection; antenna reddish brown near tips, especidly below; femora black, with strong blue reflection, tibia* fuscous, pale yellow at base and apex, tarsi



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19151 Brues-Some New Parasitic Hymenoptera 5 yellowish white, with the extreme tip dark. Wings hyaline. Occiput behind the
ocelli finely, irregularly transversely striate and finely shagreened forward to the -
level of the anterior ocellus.
Facial basin smooth and polished, margined laterally by a raised line that separates it from the narrow orbits and curves inward above to include the anterior ocellus. Lower corners of facial basin striated, their striae extending upwards for a short distance along the orbits. Clypeus with a few large shallow punctures; face at sides of clypeus minutely rugulose; genae vertically striated, these striae extending upwards to meet those on the occiput. Thorax
and scutellum umbilicately punctate except for the axillae and a space external to each parapsidal furrow. Scutellum with a carinate margin that is emarginate at tip to form two blunt teeth.
Tegulse rufo-fuscous.
Metathorax with a strong
median carina. Mesopleura with a large, irregular depression above and a num- ber of smaller, circular fovese below. Wings with the marginal vein distinctly longer than the post marginal and twice as long as the stigmal. One specimen, CearA-Mirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Wm. M. Mann.
This species has the orbital space on the sides of the front usu- ally narrow, and only slightly widened above; the eyes are large, separated by only the width of the antenna from the base of the mandibles, and the malar furrow is distinct. There is no ridge or carina on the face near the side of the clypeus. It is most closely related to P. bakeri Crawford recently described from North Amer- ica, but the facial carinse extend below the insertion of the antennae, and the scutellum is deeply emarginate at apex. Pelecinella Westwood.
There is a specimen of this remarkable genus which represents an undescribed species. Three species have previously been de- scribed, all from Brazil, which may be distinguished from the present one as follows:
Key to the Species of Pelecinella.
1. Body and legs mainly black, with more or less bluish, greenish or purplish re- flections .......................................................... 2 ..........
At least the abdomen in great part rufous; legs rufous or brown. 3
2. Prothorax rufous on the sides; joints 2-4 of hind tarsi white, hind metatarsus black. ............................................. phantasms Westw. Prothorax entirely black; hind metatarsus white, following joints dark brown or piceous ............................................ ashmeadi sp. nov. 3. Head above, and thorax above (rarely entirely), abdomen, except segments 2 and 3, black; ovipositor half as long as the body. ....... .howardi Ashm. Head, thorax, except above, and abdomen, rufous. ......... westwoodi Ashm.



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Pelecinella ashmeadi sp. nov.
Female: Length 22 mm.; ovipositor 14 mm. Black, slightly aeneous on the head, thorax, petiole of abdomen and legs; abdomen greenish on the second seg- ment and with a purplish-blue cast on the third and following segments. Hind tarsi with the first joint entirely yellowish white, the succeeding joints fuscous; second trochanter on front legs and extreme base of four anterior metatarsi rufous or yel- lowish brown. Body slightly white-pubescent on the thorax and legs, densely so on the face, the hairs on the hind tibiae stiff and erect though short, black on the apical third of the tibia. Head deeply furrowed medially above the antennae; on the sides striate above the middle, vertically rugoso-striate below. Antennae as in P. phantasma. Face shagreened, with a shield-shaped bare area medially just above the lower margin; cheeks with a few large punctures; malar line distinct. Prothorax finely transversely aciculate above, smooth laterally; mesonotum more coarsely aciculate, smooth and sparsely punctate on the posterior part of the lat- eral lobes exteriorly; axillae and scutellum sparsely punctate, not separated ante- riorly. Metanotum transversely aciculate on its posterior half as well as near the median line anteriorly, towards the anterior angles sparsely punctate and on the pleurae behind densely punctate. Pro- and mesopleurae closely punctate, the latter with a long, deep, smooth femoral furrow. Petiole of abdomen very finely trans- versely aciculate above, cylindrical in form, as long as the hind coxae; remainder of abdomen smooth, as usual in the genus. Anterior tibiae each with nine or ten fine teeth or denticles along the inner margin, those toward the apex smaller and more approximate. Hind cox= with a few transverse striae above toward the apex. Wings hyaline; marginal vein four-fifths as long as the submarginal; stigma1 punc- tiform; postmarginal attaining the wing-tip. One specimen, Abunh, Rio Madeira, Brazil. Mann and Baker.
It gives me great pleasure to be able to dedicate the present species of this most remarkable genus to my friend, the late Wil- liam H. Ashmead, who- showed me years ago the two Brazilian species which he himself described.
FAMILY SCELIONIDB.
Hoplogryon fortis sp. nov.
3.
Length 2 mm. Black; legs fuscous; basal half of antenna1 scape brownish; wings hyaline, with fuscous veins. Head, seen from above, fully twice as broad as thick anteroposteriorly;
occiput and temples weakly striate, the striae extending parallel to the raised posterior margin of the head; ocelli large, in a small triangle, the posterior ones one-half farther from the eye-margin than from one another; front above polished, on its lower half coarsely vertically striated, the striae extend- ing higher on the sides than at the middle and converging below so as to pass be- tween the base of the antennae and the eyes, leaving a smooth stripe extending upwards from between the antennae; cheeks striate, their striae converging with those of the front toward the anterior edge of the insertion of each mandible; clypeus



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19151 Brues-Some New Parasitic Hymenoptera 7 transversely striate. Antennae 12-jointed, scape reaching to the anterior ocellus; pedicel globular, one-third as long and nearly as thick as the first flagellar joint; second and third each somewhat shorter than the preceding; following subequal, the apical ones somewhat longer and considerably more slender; third flagellar joint scarcely over twice as long as thick and only feebly toothed beneath. Mesono- tum shining, with sparse, rather weak punctures, longitudinally striate medially on its posterior half, the striated area not extending more than halfway from the median line to the tegulae. Scutellum finely, irregularly rugose, a small space on the middle of its disc more finely sculptured; with a punctate line just inside of the posterior edge which is raised; postscutellum with a stout thorn which appears triangular in dorsal view. Metathorax closely rugose, its posterior angles pro- duced as prominent thorns of about the same size as the postscutellar one. Prono- turn not visible from above, finely sculptured, but shining; propleurae rugoso-punc- tate, more finely so below; mesopleura with an oblique femoral impression which is transversely marked with coarse grooves; metapleura shining, with a small im- pression near the middle and a few oblique striae at the base of the coxa. Abdo- men obovate; petiole a trifle longer than wide at base, twice as wide at apex as at base, with parallel longitudinal striae; second segment one-third longer than the first, nearly twice as broad at apex as at base, with a depression across the base, striated, the striae spreading out fan-shaped behind and becoming much finer lat- erally where they are parallel with the lateral margin of the segment; third seg- ment no wider at apex than at base, as long as wide and as long as the first and second together; finely longitudinally striated except at extreme apex, its striae parallel; following segments smooth, rapidly growing shorter. Marginal vein long, a little more than half the length of the submarginal; stigma1 vein one-fourth as long as the marginal and scarcely knobbed at tip; postmarginal wanting. One specimen from Independencia, Parahyba, Brazil, Mann and Heath.
The very large and stout metathoracic spines, short antennal joints and abdominal sculpture will serve to distinguish this species from its congeners.
Macroteleia herbigrada sp. nov.
8. Length 4.5 mm. Black, legs; except cox= brownish yellow; antennae brownish yellow below, piceous above; wings subhyaline, with fuscous venation. Head about half wider than thick antero-posteriorly, above with coarse separated punctures which have a tendency to assume longitudinal series behind the ocelli; in front of the ocelli they are irregular and farther apart, except for a dense row of smaller ones along the inner eye-margin; front medially with a shallow, smooth depression to receive the antennal scapes; malar line deep, over half as long as the scape, the front above it closely punctate; cheeks and temples coarsely and more sparsely so. Eyes bare; ocelli large, especially the posterior ones which almost touch the eye-margin. Antennae 12-jointed; scape as long as the narrowest width of the front; pedicel slightly shorter than the first flagellar joint, which is twice as



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long as thick, these together as long as the scape; second flagellar joint rounded, but little longer than thick; third one-half longer than thick, larger than the second and excised beneath; fourth to ninth passing from submoniliform to subquadrate each somewhat longer than thick. Pro- and mesonotum coarsely and sparsely punctate, shining; the punctures larger on the pronotum behind; parapsidal fur- rows complete, straight; almost twice as far apart in front as behind; lateral margin of mesonotum with a deep groove next to the tegula which extends forward along the lateral margin as a crenate line to meet the parapsidal furrow. Scutellum with a curved row of very large, closely placed punctures anteriorly and a similar straight row posteriorly; its disc finely and sparsely punctate; postscutellum very short, of even width, coarsely longitudinally grooved. Metathorax with two blunt teeth behind toward the sides. Propleurse irregularly sculptured, smooth on the upper anterior portion; vertical strip between pro- and mesopleurse longitudinally grooved; mesopleurse with an oblique depression to receive the femora, this depression smooth except for an oblique line of punctate grooves behind the middle; metapleurse irreg- ularly rugose; mesosternum coarsely punctate. Abdomen twice as long as the head and thorax together; first segment scarcely longer than broad, toward each side with a longitudinal carina that extends backwards as far as the apex of the third segment; between these with three carinae that converge and become weaker behind, only the middle one extending on to the base of the second segment; be- tween the carinse the first segment is more or less distinctly irregularly longitudi- nally striate.
Second segment twice as long as broad, punctate-reticulate; third segment a little longer, similarly sculptured; fourth as long as the second, fifth and sixth growing shorter, narrower, and more finely sculptured. Venter punctate, sparsely pale pubescent and with a stout median carina. Legs obscure brownish
yellow the clavate portion of the hind femora infuscated. Marginal vein one-half
longer than the stigmal; postmarginal nearly twice as long as the marginal. One specimen from Independencia, Parahyba, Brazil, Mann and Heath. This was taken in sweepings.
Hoploteleia pallipes sp. nov.
8. Length 4.8 mm. Head, including flagellum of antennae, postscutellum, metathorax and abdomen, black; lower part of mesopleurse piceous; mesonotum and propleurse ferruginous; legs light brownish-yellow, cox= fuscous; wings sub- hyaline. Head twice as broad as thick; ocelli large, in a triangle, with the lateral ones removed by less than their diameter from the eye-margin; surface of head with large, separated thimble-shaped punctures above, on the front, and cheeks, the ones on the cheeks more irregularly placed; mandibles ferruginous. Antennae 12-jointed; scape brownish-yellow below, almost as long as the three following joints; pedicel much constricted at base, pale below; two-thirds as long as the first flagellar joint; first flagellar joint twice as long as thick; following becoming almost imperceptibly shorter to the longer, pointed apical joint; flagellum scarcely thickened apically.
Eyes large, broadly oval, bare.
Mesonotum with a few, ir-
regularly placed, large punctures;
parapsidal furrows deep, straight, converging behind; median furrow complete, but not so deeply impressed. Scutellum large,



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19151 Brues~Some New Parasitic Hymenoptera 9 with straight base and sides, narrowed behind; its base with a series of three impres- sions on each side, the lateral one largest and the median one smallest; disk with very large, close-set punctures; apical margin with a series of small fovese; lateral margins carinate. Postscutellum, or base of metanotum produced into a bidentate median process; margin separated at the base from the scutellum by a curved, coarsely crenate line; its anterior margin carinate on each side, the carinse extend- ing to the bidentate process; on each side of the process with a triangular areola, below which the metathorax is densely white-hairy. Propleurae coarsely punctate above, smooth below; mesopleurse obliquely impressed medially with a series of horizontal grooves, distinct around the edges, but obsolete near the middle of the impression; mesosternum rather coarsely punctate; metapleurse irregularly rugose. Abdomen one and one-half times as long as the head and thorax together; of six visible segments, gradually widening to the apex of the third, then gradually nar- rowed to the truncate, bispinose apex; first segment one-third longer than wide at the tip, which is one-third broader than the base; with two approximate longitudinal carinse medially, which enclose a deep, smooth furrow; laterally with a carina which extends backwards to the tip of the fourth segment; its surface like that of the succeeding segments, pitted with coarse punctures which assume a very decided longitudinal linear arrangement on the first to fourth segments; second segment as long as broad at apex, narrower basally; third and fourth segments quadrate; fifth smaller and narrowed at apex; sixth half as long, rounded at tip except for the two spines. Legs slender. Anterior wings with the submarginal vein extending nearly half the wing-length; marginal vein about five times as long as thick, almost as long as the straight, oblique, knobbed stigma1 vein; postmarginal vein twice as long as the marginal; several other veins faintly indicated by thizkenings; hair fringe very short; tip of wing attaining the tip of the fifth segment of the abdomen. One specimen, Para, Brazil, Wm. M. Mann. This species is
very different in the sculpture of the head and abdomen and in wing venation from the Brazilian H. rz~fidorsunz described from Rio de Janeiro by Kieffer.l
Xanthopria gen. nov.
Head rounded, produced at the insertion of the antennae. Eyes bare; ocelli in ,
a triangle, far from the eye-margin.
Antennae 11-jointed, gradually swollen toward the tip, the club, although not distinctly marked off, including five or six joints. Mesonotum without parapsidal furrows, its posterior margin straight or slightly arcuate; axillae somewhat elongate oval, but with the anterior and posterior mar- gins more or less parallel; scutellum with a large oval or trapezium-shaped depres- sion at the base, convex, with a median carina posteriorly which is sometimes ele- vated to form a distinct tooth. Metathorax with a median, backwardly-curved tooth or spine at the base; with median, lateral and transverse posterior carinae; the posterior angles somewhat produced. Abdomen with the petiole about as wide as long; second segment very large, others extremely short; fore wings with- 1Ark. f. Zool. vol. 1, p. 533. (1904.)




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out, or with a very short, hair-fringe; marginal vein attaining the basal-third of the wing, the stigma,l vein swollen, oblique, more or less wedge-shaped. Legs rather short; tibial spurs very short.
Type: X c?. opaca sp. nov.
This genus seems to be most closely related to Acanthopria Ash- mead represented in the West Indian Islands, differing, however, in having only eleven antenna1 joints. Only three other genera in the family have 11-jointed antennae, Notoxopria, Solenopsia, and Doliopria and none of these are closely related to the present genus.
Xanthopria opaca sp. nov.
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Length 1.6-1.7 mm.
Light fuscous, head piceous below the antennae and about the ocelli; abdomen blackened along the sides and at apex; legs and antennae considerably lighter than the body. Ocelli close together in a triangle the pos- terior pair a little farther from the eye-margin than from one another; vertex strongly elevated at the ocelli, the front with a vertical grooved depression between them and the antennae; eyes ovate, rather small, with large facets, acute below; face slightly convex, the small clypeus protuberant; entire head closely, minutely rugose, opaque, except for a subshining area on the cheeks; antennae nearly as long as the body, 11-jointed; scape as long as the four following joints together; pedicel cylindrical, as long, but thicker than the second flagellar joint and three-fourths as long as the much more slender first flagellar joint; third and following joints of flagellum about equal, but becoming thicker, the club very gradual, but rather distinctly 6-jointed, its joints except the last nearly quadrate. Mesonoturn with-