148 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

148 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

over,

good

structural characteristics also, especially ^ofthe

middle segment.

15.

PEPSIS CINNABARINA R. Luc.

Pepsis cinnabarina R. _Lucas,

1. c., 804, 9, 1895.

Mexico

^:

Lower

California_; California: Coulterville (Lucas),

San _Diego. The _wings

in this species are fiery red.

The _{following paper} was read by Mr. Ashmead

:

NOTES ON PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA, WITH DESCRIP TIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES.

By

^Dr.

GEORGE DIMMOCK,

Springfield,Mass.,and

WILLIAM

H.

ASHMEAD,

Washington, D. ^C.

PART

I.

NOTES ON PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA.

By ^Dr. GEORGE DIMMOCK.

The _following

notes

concern

_parasitic

hymenoptera, mostly

reared _species, forthe identification of

which

I

am

indebted to

Mr. W. H. Ashmead, ^whose

^article

accompanying

^this

paper

will describe the species ^that

proved

^to

be new, and which

are indicated

by

a * against the abbreviation

Ashm.

The

data

which

_pertain to

each

_species are

fragmentary,

^as

many

^of the parasites

were

the accidental results of

attempting

to reartheir hosts.

Dates

of

emergence, and

_locality, are of

some importance, and

_{are quite fully}

noted

: the _locality

N. _H.,

in allcases, signifies

Canobie Lake,

^a village

about

five miles north of the state line of

Massachusetts, between

the

towns

of

Windham and Salem,

ⁱⁿ

Rockingham

county,

New _Hampshire.

The numerals

in parentheses ^{refer to}

my manuscript

notes,

and correspond with numbers on

the

specimens

preserved.

FAMILY PROCTOTRYPID^E.

(1)

Telenomus dimmocki, *Ashm. One

lot reared

from eggs

^{of a}

hemipteron

(possibly

Podisus

sflinosus),

found 20

July, 1885, ^at

Arlington, Mass.

^; parasites

emerged 24

July.

A

second

lotof the

same kind

of eggs,

found

in

N. _H.,

10 July, 1892,

gave

parasites 14 July. (702. 958.)

(2)

Telenomus _sphingis, Ashm. From _egg

of

Telea poly- phemus, Belmont, Mass., 4 Aug.,

1883. (536.)

(3)

Helorus paradoxus, ^Prov. Reared from

a

chrysopid

larva

taken 20

July, 1885, ⁱⁿ Arlington,

Mass.

_; this larva

pu

pated 28

July,

and from

the

pupa

^the parasite

emerged ²⁰

Aug.

(709.)'

WASHINGTON. 149 FAMILY CYNIPID^K.

(4)

Allotria

_ambrosice,

*Ashm. Reared from Siphonophora ambrosia,

ⁱⁿ

Arlington, Mass.

(781.)

FAMILY CHALCIDID^:.

(5)

Chalcis

_ovata,

Say. From

a _larva,

probably

^of

Zerene catenaria. N. H. _(11386.)

(6)

Perilampus cyaneus,

^Brulle.

One _specimen from

a tachinid

pupa

^reared

from

a larva of

Spilosoma virginica,

ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass. Numerous _specimens,

inlatterhalfof Sept.,

from

a

breeding-cage

^{of larvae of}

Zerene _catenaria,

in

N. H.

;

as these larvae

were _badly

parasitized

by

^{tachinids, it is likely}

that the chalcids

were,

^{in this case} also, parasites of the tachi nids. (674, 934.)

(7)

Encyrtus thyreodoniis, *Ashm. A

larva of

Smerinthus

exccecatus,

taken

8 Sept., 1882,ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, Mass.,

^that

went under ground

^for

pupation

3 Oct.,

was _{dug up}

_later,

and found

to

be

parasitized

by Thyreodon ^morio. From

the

cocoon

ofthe

Thyreodon emerged,

April, 1883, a large

number

of

E. Thy

reodontis, ^of

which 170 specimens were _preserved and many

lost.

On

⁶ Sept., 1882,a

female E. thyreodontis was watched while apparently

ovipositing ⁱⁿ a larva of S. exccecatus;

both

larva

and

chalcid

were

_preserved,

and

the

former produced

^a healthy

normal male _imago,

not

producing

^chalcids,

perhaps because

it

had

not

been

parasitized previously

by

^a

Thyreodon

to

provide

^a suitable host.

Another E. thyreodontis was ob

served stinging ^a larva of

Attacus _cecropia

; this larva died later, possibly ^of

some

bacterial _disease,

but no

chalcids

came from

it.

Were

the

two _presumably

resultlessovipositions cases of

mistaken

instinct? (340, 345, 563.)

(8)

Homalotylus terminalis, Say

(

=

Scelio

terminalis Say = H.

_obsctirus,

How. = Eutelus scymnce Schimer).

Bred

several times, ⁱⁿ

August,

1885,

from

larvae of Coccinella

novemnotata, ^taken

ⁱⁿ

Arlington, Mass. Synonymy by Mr.

Ashmead.

_{(731 c.)}

(9)

Pteromalus puparum, ^L. From _pupa

of

Pieris

_rapce,

Aug.,

1895, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_(1124.)

(10)

Pteromalus tabacum,

^Fitch.

Found

^a

dead

larva of

Smerinthus geminatus, ^covered with cocoons

of

an Apanteles,

29

Aug., 1892

^{; the}

Smerinthus had been

parasitized ^also

by

^a

tachinid,

and

itshalf-starved larvae

appeared

^{the next} day, only

two

of

them with

sufficient vitality to

pupate

^{; these}

two never

producing images. A very

large

number

of chalcid

imagos

emerged. P. tabacum was

also reared,

Aug.,

1895,

from

a

150 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

larva of

Ampelophaga myron. Both

_rearings

were

ⁱⁿ

N. H

(1020

q, 1123.)

(IT)

Habrocytus phycidis, *Ashm. Bred from

larva of

Phycis

rubrifasciella^; parasite

emerged

2^ July, 1892.

N. H.

(961 c.)

(12)

Diglochis omnivorus, Walk. This introduced Euro pean

species

was

reared

from

a

pupa

^of

Orgyia leucostigma,

ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, Mass.,

ⁱⁿ 1883. (509 c.)

(13)

Elachistus

caccecice,

How. Bred from _Ccelodasys unicornis

_; the _parasites,

which

fed internally,

came

out

and pupated

7July,

and two _only

_(tf

and ₉

₎

emerged

^{1 1}

August.

Cambridge, Mass.,

1883. (489.)

(14)

Elachistus

cidarice,

*Ashm. Bred from

larva of

Cidaria diver

_silineata, in

N. H.

_(580.)

(15)

Entedon

albitarsis,

Ashm. Hyperparasitic on Apan-

teles

congregatus from Thyreus

^abbotii.

Cambridge, Mass.,

July, 1882. (125.)

(16)

Cratotechus brevicapitatus,

^C.

& D. Bred from

larvae of

Euplexia lucipara, which

_{are quite}

common

in

gardens

ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass.,

feeding

on Dicentra

spectabilis.

One

^lot

of

20 pupse

^{of C.}

brevicapitatus, found

27 July, 1882,

emerged

i

Aug., 1882; another

^lot

pupated

14 Sept., 1882,

and emerged

7

May,

1883, thus hibernating ^as pupse.

Another

lot

was bred from

a geometric! larva ^that fed

on Prunus nana

;

pupation occurred

it;

June,

1884,

and emergence ²⁸ June,

1884. (134, 347, 601.)

(17)

Cratotechus smerinthi, *Ashm. From

larva of

Sme- rinthus

exccecatus,

found

in

N. H. _Pupation

ofthechalcicl larvae

about

_{16 Sept.,}

1892

^;

emergence,

^thenext spring, before

30 May.

(1064.)

(18)

Eulophus incongruus, *Ashm. Hyperparasitic on Apanteles congregatus

^reared

from

larva of

Thyreus

^abbotii.

Cambridge, Mass.,

July, 1882. (125.)

(19)

Tetrastichodes

tibialis,

Ashm. Hyperparasitic (on Ifomalotylus?)

ⁱⁿ

pupae

^of

Coccinella novemnotata,

ⁱⁿ

Cam

bridge,

Mass. Thirteen specimens emerged from ^one

^coccinel-

lid

pupa,

31

Aug., 1885

^{; fifteen}

from another

_[pupa,2Sept.,

iSSv

(734. 738-)

FAMILY BRACONID^E.

(20)

Rhogas intermedius,

^Cr.

Emerged ²⁰

Sept., 1882,

from

a

cocoon

of

Ennomos

_alniaria, ⁱⁿ

_Cambridge, Mass.

Also

reared

from

a larva of

Apatela

hastulifera,

taken

at

Wachusett, Mass., 26 Aug.,

^1882. (266,

1138

^e.)

(21)

Rhogas geometrce, Ashm. Bred from

a geometric!

larva

(probably Anisopteryx) from Arlington, Mass.

^; parasite

pupated 20 June,

1884,

and emerged

8 April, 1885. (612.)

(22)

Bracon _charus,

_Riley.

Known

^to

be

a parasite of buprestid

and _cerambycid

_larvae, this species

was bred from decaying bark

^of

hiercus, where

itshost

was _apparently Eucrada humeral

^is.

_Cambridge, Mass.,

1885. (671.)

(23)

Habrobracon

_gelechice,

Ashm. From

a noctuid larva living

among

^the

^buds and blossoms

of

Solidago

^;

Cambridge, Mass.,

July, 1883. (429.)

(24)

Apanteles

acronyctce, Riley.

From

alarvaof

Apatela, supposed

^to

be

that of

A. _vulpina, inN. H.,

Sept., 1892. (1032.) (25)

Apanteles congregatus, Say.

^I

have obtained

this spe cies

from

the

following sphingid

^larvae:

Thyreus

abbotii, ^at

Cambridge, Mass., about

ⁱ July, 1879,

and about 26

_July,

1882

;

at thelatter date the

A. congregatus had

^four

^kinds

^of

hyper-

parasites,

which

are

mentioned under

their respective species.

Philampelus pandorus,

^at

Cambridge

^{; the} parasites

emerged about

i Oct., 1882.

Ampelopkaga myron,

^at

Cambridge;

^the

parasites

emerging

19

Aug., ¹⁸⁸²

; also, several rearings ⁱⁿ

N. _H., among which emergences ^occurred

¹²

Aug.,

^1890,

^and about

i Sept., 1892.

Ampelophaga

versicolor, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

;

emergences

¹⁶

^and

25

Aug.,

1892.

Sphinx

^chersis

(=

^{S. cin-}

erea),at Cambridge; emergences,

17 Sept., 1882,

4 Aug.,

1883,

and

21

May,

1884.

The

last

mentioned

lot of parasites

hibernated

as pupas,

having pupated n

_{Sept., 1883.}

'Dolba

hylccus,* ⁱⁿ

N. H.

;

emergence

early ⁱⁿ Sept., 1895.

(26)

Apanteles ^smerinthi,

Riley.

From

larvae of

Smerin-

tlius

geminatus,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

; in

some

cases the_parasiteshibernate in theircocoons. (1020, 1136.)

(27)

Ap

^anteles

xyUna, Say. From

larvaof

Ellema

_harrisii,

in

N. H.

; parasites

pupated

^{late in}

August and emerged

early in Sept., 1895. (1121.)

(28)

Apanteles

euchcetis,

*Ashm. From

larvae of

Euchcetes

egle, in

N. H. The

larvas of the parasite

came from

the

moth-

larva,

and pupated

^{in a}

mass beneath

the hairs of the latter_;

both pupation and emergence ^occurred

ⁱⁿ

Aug.,

1895. (1125.) (29)

Apanteles murtfeldtcz, Ashm. From

a

geometrid

^larva thatfed

on Rubus canadensis,

^at

Cambridge, ^Mass.

^; parasites

pupated

² July, 1883,

and emerged

^five clays ^later. (450.)

*These_parasiteswere fromthelarvaof

D.

_hyloeus [!],

which

feedson Ilex verticillata,and not from the larva well described by Mr. ^S.H.

Scudder_{(Psyche, 1877, v}^- 2>P- 77)> whichI have proved by^{rearingto be} thatofSphinxgordius, which is

common

on Comptonia asplenifolia ⁱⁿ N.

H.,and

^{which Ihave found in}Cambridge, Mass., feeding on _S-pircea salicifelia.

152 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

(30)

Apanteles

^netnoriae,

*Ashm. Bred from

larvae of a

Nemoria _(probably N. _gratata] which

fed

on Euphorbia

^cor-

ollata, in Suffield, Ct.,

Aug.,

1883. Several

specimens

^also

from

larvae of

Eucrostis chloroleucaria;

parasites

pupated

²¹ July, 1892,

and emerged ²⁶

July, 1892. Larvaeof

E.

chloroleu-

caria

are

common

in

N. _H.,

_feeding

upon

the flowers of

Rud- beckia hirta and

of species^of

Aster,

and, ⁱⁿ 1892,

more than

half the larvae

were

parasitized

by A. nemorice.

_{(565, 962.)}

(31)

Apanteles parorgyice, Ashm. From

larva of

Pyr- rharctia

_{Isabella; parasites}

pupated

^{in a}

mass

of

cocoons

₅

Aug.,

1892,

and emerged

¹²

Aug.,

1892. (1012.)

(32)

Apanteles

schizurcz,

*Ashm. Bred from

larvae of

Coelodasys unicornis,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

; parasites

pupated

6 July, 1892,

and emerged ^about

eight

days

^later. (943.)

(33)

Apanteles radiatus, *Ashm. From

a lepidopterou^s larva feeding

on Plantago major,

ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass.

(1129.) (34)

Pseudapanteles

ephyrce,

*Ashm. From

larvse of

Epkyra pendulinaria,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

;

one

_parasite

pupated

¹⁶July, 1892,

and emerged

²² July,

1892; another emerged

5

Aug.,

1892. In

each

case

but

a _single

Pseudapanteles came from

a larvaof the geometric!,

and both

the

green and brown forms

of these variably colored ^larvae

were

parasitized. (944^c,

960

^a.)

(35)

Protopanteles

tor tr ids,

*Ashm. From

a tortricid larva that feeds

on Comptonia

asplenifolia, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_;

_emergence

₁₃

July, 1892. (949.)

(36)

Microplitis

JiyphantricE,

Ashm. From an undetermined bombycid

^{larva that fed}

on apple

leaves, in

Cambridge, ^Mass.

^; parasite

emerged ^about

10 July, 1883. (486.

(37)

Microdus simillimus,

^Cr.

Bred from

larva of

Pcedisca strenuana, which mines

the pith of

Ambrosia

artemisicefolia.

Arlington,

Mass.

; parasite

emerged

²¹

Aug.,

1885.

Also

_bred, in

N. _H., from Phycis

rubrifasciella^;parasite

pupated

¹8 July, 1892,

and emerged

²⁸ July, 1892.

(730

^g, 979.)

(38)

Macrocentrus

_delicatus, Cr. Parasite of

Pcedisca stremiana; emerged ^about 24

Oct., 1885.

Arlington, Mass.

(930

^e.)

(39)

Amicoplus crambi, Ashm. From

a larva,

probably

tortricid, that

wraps up

^{the leaves at} tip of

twigs

^of

Prunus nana. Cambridge, ^Mass.;

parasites

emerged 30 June,

1884.

(602.)

(40)

Aphidius nigriceps, Ashm. From Siphonophora am-

brosice, ^at

Arlington, Mass.,

1885. (781 a.)

(41)

Aphidius

^ribis,

Ashm. From Myzus

^{ribis, at}

Cam

bridge,

Mass., May-June,

1884. (589 a.)

FAMILY

(42)

Axomalon

exile,

Prov. A male emerged from

^a

pupa

of

Phycis

rubrifasciella, 12

Aug.,

1892, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_{(961 p.)}

(43)

Thyreodon morio, Fabr. Often

reared

from Smerin- thus

exccecatus,

both

in

Cambridge, Mass., and

ⁱⁿ

N. H. Hiber

nates as

pupa.

(361, 1031.)

(44)

Ophion

bifoveolatus, Brulle.

From _pupa

of

an unde termined

arctian

found

in

N. _H.,

in 1891 ^; parasite

emerged

²⁸ July, 1892. (978.)

(45)

Enicospilus purgatus, Say. Bred from

a

pupa

^of

Prionia

_bilineata, in

N. H.

; the

bombycid pupated

⁶ Oct., 1893,

and

the

ichneumon emerged

17 April, 1894.

(1069

c.)

(46)

Campoplex ^diver

sus,

Nort. From Cidaria diver

si- Lineata, ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass.

^;

emergence

of parasite 23

Aug.,

1882.

Also found

in

N. H. ₍₁₀₀₈

_e.)

(47)

Hy ^pother

^entes

^{geometrce, *Ashm. From an}

^underter-

mined _geometrid

_larva,

on Betula

_alba,at

Arlington, Mass.

;

parasite

pupated

17

June, and emerged

27

June,

1884. (611.) (48)

JLimneria _{fugitiva, Say.} Three _specimens from

larvae of

CEdemasia concinna, Belmont, Mass.

^; parasites

emerged

^{1 1} Sept., 1882.

Also two _specimens from

Springfield,

Mass.

_(326.) (49)

Ischnoscopus

syncklorce,

*Ashm. Reared from

larva of

Aplodes

(possibly

A. _mimosaria}

in

N. H.

;

pupation

14 July,

1892; emergence,

²¹ July, 1892. (956 a.)

(50)

Mesochorus _tachina, *Ashm. Hyperparasitic

^:

from

a tachinid

puparium,

^thetachinid larva

being

parasitic

on

a tortri- cidlarva that fed

on Comptonia

asplenifolia^{, in}

N. H.

;

emerg ence

ofthe

ichneumon n _Aug.,

_{1892. (992 j.)}

(51)

Mesochorus _aprilinus, Ashm. Hyperparasitic on Apanteles congregatus (from

^{larva of}

Ainpelophaga

versicolor}

and on Apanteles smerinthi (from

^larvaof

Smerinthus gemina-

tus)^;

emergence

^{of the}

ichneumons

_early in Oct., 1895,ⁱⁿ

N. H.

The above-mentioned

larvaof

A.

versicolor

was

alsohost of

two

tachinid _larvae, thus illustrating

both hyperparasitism and double

parasitism. (1013, 1127.)

(52)

Trypon subcrassus,

^Cr.

A

_single

male from

the

pupa

^of

an undertermined

tenthredinid larva

taken 26 Aug.,

1882,

on Prunus pennsylvanicus,

^at

Wachusett, Mass.

_;

emergence

^of parasite 27

May,

1883. (270.)

(53)

Neoeryma lophyri, *Ashm. _{Reared by} Miss Anna Dim- mock, from

^{larvae of}

Lophyrus

^{abbotii, in}

^N. H.

;

emergences,

i, 2, 5, 7

and

16

June,

1893. (10^8.)

(54)

Sychnoportus rufopectus, *Ashm. From

a tenthred inid larva thatfed

on Populus tremuloides,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_(1131.)

(55)

Trogus

^{exesorius, Brulle.}

From

hibernated

pupae

^of

154 ETSTIOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Papilio aster

^{las, in} 1892.

A

_{very large}

dark-winged specimen from P.

troilus, ⁱⁿ 1895.

N. H.

_(941,

₁₁₃₈

_a.)

(56)

Ichneumon mains,

^Cr.

Taken

hibernating ⁱⁿ large

numbers, under

bark, ⁱⁿ

N. _H.,

18

Mar.,

_1894.

(mo.)

^*

(57)

Phceogenes phycidis, *Ashm. Reared from Phycis

rubrifasciella, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

;

emergence

of parasite,

28

_{July, 1892.}

(961 k.)

(^8)

Phceogenes mellinus, Prov. From _pupa

of

Oxyptilus

pvriscelidactylus, ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass.

(684.)

(59)

Acrobcla

_tachince,

*Ashm. From

a tachinid

puparium

reared

from an undetermined geometrid

^larva

which

is

abund

ant

on Ambrosia artemi

sice

folia about Cambridge, ^Mass.

(5670

(60)

Hemiteles annul

_atus,

Ashm.

(61)

Hemiteles

utilis,

Nort. Both

_{species raised, as}

_hyper-

parasites,

from

the

same

larvaof

Thyreus

^abbotiithat

produced

the chalcids

Eulophus incongruus and Entedon

albitarsis.

Cambridge, ^Mass.,

July, 1882. (125a.)

(62)

Cryptus

pallidus* Cr.

A male, probably

^{of this} species,

was

reared

from _Oxyptilus

periscelidactylus, ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, Mass. (684

b.)

(63)

Cryptus extrematis,

^Cr.

From _pupa

of

Attacus _pro- methea,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_(996.)

(64)

Pimpla

conquisitor,

Say. Reared

in considerable

num

ber

from _pupae

of

Z,erene catenaria,

ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_; the _parasites

mostly emerged ^{about 20} Aug.,

1892,

from _pupae

collected six

days

^earlier.

Four _specimens,

the

same

_year,

from Phycis

rubrifasciella, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

;

emergences

23, 26, 29

and

_{31 July.}

A _specimen

of

P. conquisitor was taken

21 July, 1884, ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, Mass., while

ovipositing ⁱⁿ a larva of

Orgyia leucostigma

^that

had

_already

spun

^its

cocoon

for pupation.

(6 39> 934'

9

^61-)

(65)

Pimpla indagatrix, Walsh. From

a tortricid larva that rolls

up

^the

^ends

^{of leaves of}

Comptonia

asplenifolia, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_;

_emergence

of parasite

20

July, 1892.

Another bred from

a _larva,

probably

a pyralid, ^that feeds

on Betula

_alba, in

N. H.

₍₉₄₉ c, ¹¹14a.)

(66)

Pimpla

novita, Cr.

Raised twelve specimens from

larvae of

Mononychus vulpeculus, which

fed in the unripe seed-

pods

^{of Iris} -versicolor_;

from

the

same

lotof

seed-pods only two M. vulpeculus emerged, showing how

extensive the

para

sitism

was. Raised

three

specimens from

larvae of

Phycis

rubrifasciella^;

emergences

20, 22

and

_{31 July, 1892.}

Both

rearingsⁱⁿ

N. H.

_(918,

₉₆₁

_a.)

(67)

Pimpla rufovariata,

^Cr.

Bred from

its

pupa ^found

at Arlington,

Mass.,

¹⁰

Aug,

1885, ⁱⁿ a

mine

of

Pcedisca

WASHINGTON. 155 strenuana

in

Ambrosia

artemiscefolia,

where

^it

had

_replaced

its host;

emerged

15

Aug.,

1885. (730.)

(68)

Pimpla

inquisitor,

Say. Emerged,

27

June,

1883,

from

a lepidopterous

(probably geometrid) pupa ^found

^ten

days

earlier

on Primus pennsylvanicus,

ⁱⁿ

Cambridge, ^Mass.

(412.)

(69)

Asphragis pulcherrimus, *Ashm. From

a tortricid larva feeding

on Comptonia

a^plenifolia, ⁱⁿ

N. H.

_;

_emergence

ofparasite, 3

Aug.,

1892.

(992

b.)

(70)

Bytkycetes

scutellaris, Cr.

From _^Egeria

_tipulifor-

mis,

L.

_;

Cambridge, ^Mass.

(678^e.)

PART

2.

DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA.

By WILLIAM ^H. ASHMEAD.

The new

_species of parasitic

Hymenoptera

^described

^below were

all bred

by Dr. Dimmock, ^and

^the

^numbers

prefixed ^tothe species

conform

to those of

Dr. Dim mock's

in part ^{i of this} article,

where

the records in

regard

^to breeding, hosts, &c.,

may

be

found.

FAMILY PROCTOTRYPID^E.

(i)

Telenomus

_dimmocki, n. sp.

9-

Length i-i.imm.

Black, shining;

mesonotum

microscopically punctate, sericeous; scutellum polished, impunctate; ^antennoa black,the scapepale at extremebase,pedicel yellowat tip; legs brownish-yellow, thecoxaeblack, the femora, except^attips,fuscous ordarkbrown.

Head

transverse, about _2j times aswide as thick antero-posteriorly.

Mandibles _yellowish. Antennae _n-jointed, the _pedicel a little shorter thanthefirstjoint offunicle, the latterabout_2^timesas long^{as thickat} tip; second funiclar joint two-thirds the length of first, thethird very little longer than ^thick, the fourth moniliform; club_5-jointed, thefirst

about twice as wide as the last joint of _funicle, the second,^thirdand fourthstill wider, and allwiderthan _long, the second being^the longest joint, the fifthconical.

Wings

hyaline, ciliate, the nervures brownish- yellow; themarginal ^veinisabouttwo-thirds the length of the stigmal.

Abdomen

aslong^asthethorax, truncate or subtruncateat_tip,and, except the _petioleand the sutureatbase ofsecond segment, entirely smooth and highlypolished; petiole and first suturestriated; thesecond segment ^is abouti times aslong^aswideatapex.

rJV

Length

^about8

mm.

Black; scapeand_legsyellow; the coxae

more

orlessduskybasally^;flagellumlightbrown. Antennaei2-jointed,scarcely

156 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

aslong^asthebody; ^thefirstand second _jointsof the flagellum^areelon gate,aboutofanequal length, three times ^as long ^as thick; the third joint^isonly about^halfthe length of the second, slightlycurved; the^fol lowingjoints, except the^{last, are} small, rounded or moniliform, and looselyunited, while the lastjoint^isconical, twiceaslong^asthe preced ing.

Hab. Canobie _Lake,N. H. (Bred from Hemipterous eggs.)

FAMILY

CYNIPID.*:.

(4) Allotria ambrosiae, ^n. sp.

9-

Length

^1.6

mm.

Polished black; mandibles, ^{first five} joints of antennseandthe _legs, pale yellowish; pronotum, ^scutellumtowards apex and metapleura ^rather densely pubescent; ^{the basal scutellar} furrow slightlyseparated^into two_partsby^avery^delicate median _carina; meta- thorax very ^short,with about sixelevated lines.

Abdomen

with a pubes cent ridgeoneach side atbase. Flagellum ^with jointsⁱ and 2subequal, not longer than the scape, thethird joint stouter than the two preceding and

somewhat

longer, thefollowing three or four joints subequal.

Hab. Cambridge, Mass. (Bredfrom an Aphis on Ambrosia.)

FAMILY CHALCIDID/E.

(7) Encyrtus thyreodontis, ^n. sp.

9-

Length

^{1.6 to i.S}

mm. Head

bluish; thoraxabove aeneousblack, atthe sidesandbeneath, blue-black;

abdomen

and_legs black; sutures of the trochanters, knees, tipsofall tibiasand tarsi, except the last joint, honey-yellow; antennae black;wings hyaline, the marginal and stigmal veins brown, the latter scarcely longer than the marginal, the _post- marginalvein short; mandibles reddish,tridentate.

Head

with the fronsandvertex microscopically shagreened,opaque^;eyes large, oval,thefrontalspace rathernarrow, about^{half the}widthof the_eye, thelateralocelliclose tothe eyemargin,^thefrontocellusfarther

away

^from the lateral ocellithan these lastare toeach other. Antennae _n-jointed, theclub

mu:h

stouterthan thelast joint of _funicle, half as long ^{as the} scape and obliquely truncate^atapex from beneath; pedicel obconical, ^as long ^as joints 1-3 offunicle united; funicle 6-jointed, the first joint alittlelongerthanthick, the following transverse, gradually widening, the three last being

more

than twice wider than _long.

Pro-and

meso-notum

smooth, _polished,impunctate; scutellum, includ ing^theaxillae, minutely shagreened^{with a} few long hairs; metathorax very^short, smooth,the pleura bright cupreous, with white fimbria, the spiracles round.

Abdomen

aslong^asthe thorax, depressed, acute^attip,

with the sheaths of ovipositor

somewhat

_prominent.

Hab. Cambridge, Mass. (Bred from TJiyreodon

m0rw,

Fabr,)

157 in)

Habrocytusphycidis, ^n. sp.

9.

Length

3

mm. Head

andthorax bronzed-green, confluentlypunc tate; scape, tegulse, tipsof femoraand all tibiaeand _{tarsi, except the}last joint, honey-yellow;

abdomen

_{conically produced, blue,} with aeneous

tingings; wingshyaline, ^theveins _lightbrown.

Head

about _3? times as wide as thick antero-posteriorly, ^the frons slightlyimpressed^{; ocelli} subtriangularlj'arranged, red: mandibles ru fous,the right 3-dentate^;flagellumbrown-black, pubescent, veryslightly thickenedtowards _tip, thefirstjoint^{a littleless}than three times aslong as thick, longer than the second, thesecond about twice as long ^{as the} pedicel, thethirdand_{followingjoints}very gradually, almost_impercepti bly shortening.

Pronotum

not short, as long ^{at the} middle as at the angles, the anterioredge rounded, not acute or margined^;

mesonotum

aboutone-half wideratbase thanlong^atthe middle, with the parapsidal furrows distinctanteriorlyand extending back^{as far as the}middleof the

mesonotum

; axillaeas far from each otheras theirwidthatbase; scutel-

lum

proper, with the transverse suture beforetip nearly obsolete; meta- thorax not short, produced ^at apex ^{into a} subglobose ^neck, closely punctate, the lateral folds distinct at base, the median carina only vaguely ^definedat base, the_{spiracles large,} oblong-oval. Front wings with themarginal and postmarginal veins equal ⁱⁿ length, or nearly ^so, while the stigmal vein, with its small knob,^isaboutfour-fifthsthelength of the marginal.

Abdomen

conically produced, ^flattened above, boat- shapedbeneath,and about iitimesas long^astheheadandthorax united, the second segment,^witha largedeep^fovea at base, (justbeneaththeneck of themetathorax, and ^notquite aslong^assegments3-5united,)segment

3,except the shortpetiole, the shortestsegment, the following segments gradually increasingⁱⁿ length, the last conical; segments 4-8, under a veryhigh

power

lens,exhibit_delicate, wavy, microscopic^lines.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H.(Bred from ^larvaofPhycisrubrifa&ciella*}

(14) Elachistus cidariae, n. sp.

9-

Length

^i.S

mm.

Black, shining, but with the pronotum,

mesono

tum, and scutellum microscopically reticulate.

Head

_polished, the fronsconcave;

metanotum

polished, with ^amedian carinaand broad lat eral sulci; antennae _light brown,or brownish-yellow, ^ifdarker above, paler beneath, the scape paler; legs,except ^coxae and femora, paleyel lowish,coxae black,the femora, excepttips,

embrowned,

^the hind femora almostblack.

Wings

hyaline, the veins pale^; themarginal^{vein is}fully aslong^{as the subcostal} vein,or

more

than three times as long^{as the} stigmal; the postmarginal ^{twice as} long^asthe stigmal.

Abdomen

de pressed, rotund,

much

shorter,buta littlewiderthan the thorax, aeneous- black, with theseconddorsalsegment(the ^first after the petiole)mostly pale.

Hab. Cambridge, ^Mass. (Bredfrom larvaof Cidariadiversilineata.}

158 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

(17) Cratotechus smerinthi, ^n. sp.

9-

Length

2.5

mm.

Head, mesopleura and

abdomen

_cupreous;

thorax blue-green, the

pronotum

^above blue; scape, tegulae and _legs, except the hind _coxae, waxy-white^: flagellum brown, _paler beneath.

Wings

hyaline, the marginal, stigmal and postmarginal ^veins light bro\vn.

r^.

Length

²

mm. More

_uniformlybluish-green, thedepressed frons alone bright cupreous;

abdomen

aeneous-black; first, second and third joints of flagellumwith along branch; otherwise, except^thatthemiddle coxaearemetallicat base,^itagrees with the female.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H. (Bred from larvaof Sinerinthusexcceca- tus.₎

(iS)

Eulophus

incongruus, ^n. sp.

9-

Length

1.5 to i.S

mm.

^neous-black, scaly punctate, with purplish metallic reflections incertain_lights; scape, flagellum beneath, trochanters,tipsof femora, andall tibias and _{tarsi, except the} last joint, yellowish- white.

Wings

hyaline, the veinslightbrown,themarginal^vein

more

than three times as long^asthe stigmal, thepostmarginal nearly twiceaslong^asthe stigmal.

Head

transverse,wider than the thorax, with ^a deep, broadfrontalex cavation, clothed withsparse, short hairs: viewedfrom infront the head

iswider than long, the spacebetween the eyes alonebeing^aswideas the headislong; the anterior ocellus is on or at theextreme edge^{of the} frontal excavation: antennae _8-jointed, inserted belowthe middleof the face, on an imaginary^line

drawn

fromthe base of the eyes; the scape ^is a littlelongerthan half the length of the flagellum, including the pedicel, and does not_quitereach tothe front ocellus; flagellumslightlythickened towards^thetip, the_{pedicel a} littleshorter than the firstjoint of the^fla gellum^; joints2-4 of^funicleabout_equalin length butwidening,joints 3 and ₄being^alittlewider than long; club cone-shaped. 2-jointed.

Thorax

clothed with _{long, sparse hairs;} no _parapsidal furrows, the

mesonotum

_{slightlydepressed}ⁱⁿfront of the scutellum; scutellum rather large, subconvex,^{the axillse}widely separated, each bearing ^a long black bristleatinner_apicalangle; metathorax not_short, witha median carinu and broad spiracular ^sulci, the _spiracles rounded.

Abdomen

oval, de pressed, not longer than the thorax,the segments subequal.

(-p.

Length

^1.2

mm.

_Agrees well with the female, except ^{in its} smaller sizeand inhavingjoints ⁱ to 3of flagellum furnished with^along%

pilosebranch.

Hab. Cambridge, Mass. (Bred from^thelarvaof Tkyreusabbotii.}

The

_species is

undoubtedly

a hyperparasite

on one

of the _pri

mary

_parasites ^reared

_by ^Dr. Dimmock from

this

moth.

It is

placed ⁱⁿ the

genus Eitlophus only

temporarily.

FAMILY BRACONID^.

(28) Apanteles euchaetis, n.sp.

(^ 9-

Length

2-2.5^ir>m. Black, shining; scapebeneath in

^,

pedi cel,and twoor three of thebasal jointsof flagellum testaceous (scape ⁱⁿ

9

black); palpiwhite; legshoney-yellow, the hind coxae,except^at tips and beneath, black, polished, impunctate, ^their femora fuscous, paler towardsbase and _beneath,tips of their tibiaeand _tarsi,subfuscous.

Head

on vertexand behind_polished, impunctate, the^faceopaque, con- fluently punctate; mandibles rufous; antennae in 9 about the length of the body, ⁱⁿ

$

^{alittle longer.}

^Mesonotum

finely but not _closely punctate, shining, the punctures confined ^toanteriormargin and ^{at basal} angles of the humeri,^the scutellum shining ^but distinctly although sparsely punctate^;

metanotum

rather _short, shining, only slightly wrinkled, the median carina very ^delicate and almost obliterated.

Wings

hyaline, the stigma pale brownish, ^the nervures _pallid; the first abscissa of radius ^is scarcely ^as long ^as the transverse cubitus.

or at least not longer.

Abdomen,

except the lateral

membranous

margins ^{of first dorsal} segment and ^ventral segments ⁱand 2which are reddish-yellow, polished ^black, shining; the _plate of first seg

ment

is long, trapezoidal, from _{2j to 3}times as long^as wide at apex, with the hind anglesslightlyrounded,

smooth

oratthemostwithonly^a few_sparsepunctures; the second segment ^{has distinct} oblique ^lateral furrowsandin the

9

^{isa little}

more

than one-third the length of the third, whileinthe

^

^itisscarcely one-third the length of the third; the fourth segmentⁱⁿ

2

^{is two-thirds} the length of _third,the following^a little shorter; ⁱⁿthe

$

^{the fourth}

segment

^isonly about half the length of the third.

Hab. Canobie Lake,^N. H. _(Bred fromlarvaof Euchcetes_egle.}

(29) Apanteles murtfeldtae, n. sp.

9.

Length

^i.S

mm.

Black, shining, sericeous; scape, pedicel and legs,except hind coxae

which

are blackand _punctate, brownish-yellow, the_tipsofhindtibiaeandtarsisubfuscous; flagellum brown-black,fluted;

lateral

membranous

_margins of dorsal segments ^{i to}3and sidesof ven

tralsegments ⁱ to 5 (the latter only slightly so">yellowish^; mandibles, except^attips, ferruginous or reddish; palpi and_tegulaeyellowish-white.

Head

above smooth, shining, impunctate, the temples feebly aluta- ceous; faceshagreened, subopaque^{; antennae}aboutaslong^as the body.

Mesonotum

_{closely, uniformly} punctate,subopaque^;scutellum polished, shining, feebly sparsely punctate ^{at sides} only; metathorax not short, finelyrugose, with^adistinctmediancarina_; mesopleura smooth,polished on the _disk,with a femoral furrow,butanteriorly, and along^theupper margin,punctate.

Wings

hyaline, the stigma, poststigmalvein andfirst

branchof the radius_lightbrown, ^the other veins_pallid; firstabscissa of radius alittlelonger than the transverse cubitusor theupper^{sideof the}

160 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

open ^areolet.

Abdomen

aslong^as the thorax; theplateoffirstsegment

istrapezoidal, about i times as long ^as wide at apex, with the hind angles^alittlerounded; ^theplateandthesecond segment, and ^{the third} segment,except ^at apex, but

more

_{feebly so,}rugoso-punctate, the second withamedian ridge, restof the

abdomen smooth

andshining; thesecond segment^{isa littleshorter than thethirdorat least}not longer, while the fourth andfifth unitedarescarcely^aslong^{asthe third.}

rf^'.

Length

^1.6

mm.

Differs from

9

^*n havingthe antennae longer than the body, the scapebrownish onlybeneath, the hindcoxaepale^at apex, the hind femora_{at tips as}wellasthe_tipsof their tibiae and their tarsi, fuscous; while the

abdomen

is depressed, with the _plate of first

segment ^{a little} narrower in proportion ^{to its} width, ^it beingfully if timesas long^aswideatapex.

Hab. Cambridge,Mass., and Kirkwood,

Mo.

_(Miss

Mary

^Murtfeldt)

This

_species

was

first

bred by Miss

Murtfeldt,

and

is

now

in the

U.

S.

National Museum,

^labeled

"from

a

gray Geometric!

on Oak, Aug.

^12,

^1886."

^It

^has

^also

^{been bred} by ^Dr. Dim- mock from an unknown Geometric!

_feeding

on Rubus.

(30) Apanteles nemoriae,^n. sp.

$

^9-

^Length

^{1.8 to2}

^mm.

^{Black, sericeous; palpi whitish;}

^mandi

blesand _legsferruginous; ^allcoxae black; terminaljointsof anterior

^nd

middle tarsi, middle femora toward_base,hindfemora_above,apical one- thirdoftheirtibiaeand theirtarsi,fuscous or black_; hind femorabeneath,

more

orless rufous; tibial spurs white.

Head

shining, the ^face subconvex, with a slight median carina above, and _{minutely,closelypunctate}; ocelli whitish: antennae nearly ^as long asthe body,^black, the scape^atextreme_apicalmarginpiceous.

Thorax

above, including the scutellum, minutely, closely punctate, opaque, and _finely sericeous; mesopleura punctate anteriorly, the punctures

becoming

^{less dense} posteriorly, where there is a smooth, polishedmedian _space; metathorax moderately rugulose. with^{a delicate} mediancarina.

Wings

hyaline, thetegulae and stigma brown, ^thecostal nervure,parastigma and ^{internal nervures}pale or hyaline; ^first abscissa of the radius i timesaslong^{asthe transversecubital} nervure, or the innersideof theopen triangular areolet; third abscissa of the median nervure a little longer than the second; ^discoidal andsubdiscoidal veins subobsolete.

Abdomen

not longer than the thorax, wholly^black,except the coxalfo\ eaewhichare piceous,andthelateral

membranous

_marginsof the first segment which ^are honey-yellow; ^the plateof first segment ^is trapezoidal, about_i^ timesas long^aswideatapex, the plate and second segment rugulosely punctate, the ^latter with a slightmedian _ridge, and very^littleshorterthan thethird segment; ^thethirdsegment,except nar rowly ^{at outer basal} angles, ^{as well as all} the following segments, ^is smooth, impunctate^; ovipositor^atthe mostsubexserted.

Hab. Suffield, Mass.,and Canobie Lake, N. ^H. (Bred from ^larvaof

Nem&ria

_gratasia.}

WASHINGTON. 161 This

_species

comes

nearest to

A. limenitidis

_Riley,

and might

easily

be confused with

it

;

but

the paler trochanters, color of anterior _legs, pale ^costal

and

internal nervures, the sculpture ^of thefirst

and second abdominal _segments which

is coarser,

while

the

second segment

^is proportionately longer, readily separate the

two

_species.

(31) Apanteles parorgyiae,sp. n.

9-

Length

25

mm.

_Black;palpi, tegulae, costal nervures towardbase and

median

and submedian nervures, white_{; scape,} except apex, pedicel, mandibiles, excepttips, legsincluding ^coxse,

abdomen

_beneath, lateral margins ^ofalldorsalsegments,^{thethirddorsal} segment entirely (rarely withaduskyspot^atmiddle) and large lateralspotsonfourth and _usually smalllateral spotsonfifthsegment, yellow.

Sometimes

thethirddorsal

segment

excepttwo smalllateral spots, as wellas the followingsegments, are wholly^black.

Head

_{smooth, polished;} the face sparselyminutelypunctate but still

shining, witha slightmedian carina above,

more

distinct in male.

Thorax

above closely confluently punctate, opaque,^sericeous,except a small space onthe shoulders

where

thepunctures are separated and the scutellum; mesopleura with a largeshiningimpunctate spaceondiskbut anteriorly and extending on ^{to the}

mesosternum

the surface becomes rather _closely punctate; metespisternum smooth, polished, witha large fovea_; metapleura and

metanotum

rather coarsely rugose, the latter withasharp well-defined median carina; hind coxae sometimes dusky atbase.

Wings

hyaline; ^costal nervure towards_apex, parastigma, stigma and other nervures except^asalreadymentioned _light

brown

; firstabscissa of radiusa littleshorterthan thefirsttransversecubital nervure.

Abdomen

a littlelonger thanthe thorax; plate offirst segment trape zoidal; it, aswellas thesecond segment,longitudinallylineatelyrugose;

thethird

more

or lessfeebly sculptured ^atbase; the followingsegments smooth,polished, the second segment ^{is a little} shorter than the_third, thefourth abouthalfaslong^{as thethird.}

J

^1.

Length

1.5

mm.

Besides the great ^{difference in size, this} sex differs greatlyⁱⁿother_respects.

The

antennae are very

much

longer than the body, the flagellumbeing brownish, with ^each joint indistinctly^di vided into two _joints; the

mesosternum

and mesopleuraanteriorly are

more

_{sparsely punctate;} the metathoraxiswithout thedistinctmedian carina; the_plate of first abdominal segment ^is rugoso-punctate,while the second

segment

^is shallowlyvaguelypunctate or almost

smooth

;

otherwisein colorand venation of frontwings, ^itagrees with the female.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H.

Described from $ 9 specimens bred by ^Dr. Geo. Dimmock,

from

larva of

Spilosoma

(?)

virginica. Bred _specimens

are also inthe

National Museum

^reared

from Parorgyia

^clintonia.

162 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

(32) Apantelesschizurse, ^n. sp.

(-J

1

.

Length

^1.8to2

mm. Head

and thorax _black, sericeous; ^la-

brum

and mandiblesferruginous^; palpiand_tegulaewhite;legsbrownish^- yellow, the anterior pair^{a little}the paler^; hindcoxse black, tipsof hind femora,tipsof theirtibiae

and

their tarsi fuscous.

Head

above

and

behind_polished, impunctate, face_feeblymicroscopic allypunctate^; antennaealittlelongerthanthe body, brown-black.

Thorax

atsides andbeneath, shining; the

mesonotum

opaque, minutely, densely punctate; scutellum shining, sparsely punctate; mesopleura anteriorly closely punctate,on disk and posteriorly smooth, shining; metathorax finelyrugulose, subopaque, with^{a distinct}mediancarina; wingshyaline, with thestigma and poststigmal veinbrown, ^{the other nervures} paler;

thereisabullaat theinner fork of theareolet,and theupper^{forkof the} areoletistwo-thirds the length of the^firstabscissa ofradius.

Abdomen

not_{quite as} long^{as the}headandthorax united, black, except thejateral

membranous

_margins of the first

segment

^{and the sides of venter at}

base, usuallyhidden by^thehind _coxae,

which

are piceous or reddish^;the firstand second segments^arefinelyrugulose, the second less distinctly so, or

much more

_finelysculptured, with a very slight indication of a median _ridgeatbase^: theplateof thefirstsegment^istrapezoidal, scarcely i^ timesaslong^aswide, while thesecond

segment

^{isa littleshorterthan} the_third, the fourthisabouthalf the length of the ^third, the following very slightlyand_graduallyshorter.

The

malediffers inno_particularfrom the female, except the antennas are longer,being ^{i^ times as} long ^{as the} body, ferruginous beneath;

while the

abdomen

is

much

narrower, with the ridgeontheseconddorsal segment complete.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H.

Described from many specimens bred by ^Dr. Geo. Dimmock, from

larva of

Schizura unicornis

_{; also,}

from many specimens

in

U.

S.

National Museum, ^{bred from same}

^larva.

The

_species structurally

comes

nearest to

A.

scitulus Riley,

but

differsdecidedly ⁱⁿ colorational detail

and

in sculpture.

(33; Apantelesradiatus,n. sp.

(J 9-

Length

^1.8-2

mm.

Black, shining; scape, pedicel, legs, ⁱⁿ cluding the coxae, the lateral

membranous

_margins of dorsal segments 1-3,and the venter, exceptsometimesatthe apex,brownish-yellow^; tips ofhind tibiaedusky; flagellum dark brown, paler beneath, especially ⁱⁿ the

$

^;labiumand mandiblesreddish or ferruginous^; palpi and _tegulae, white.

Head

above andposteriorlysmooth, impunctate^{; the} face feebly and _sparsely,microscopically punctate,

more

_{distinctly punctate} in 9-

Thorax

polished, the

mesonotum

_{sparsely, minutelypunctate,} the

meso

pleuraand scutellum impunctate, the former with a deep ^{femoral fur}

row

;metathoraxnotshort, subopaque, feeblyor_finely rugulose, with a

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distinctmedian carina.

Wings

hyaline, thestigma brown, ^{the first} ab scissaof radius shorter thanthe transverse cubital nervure, or theupper side of theareolet.

Hind

coxae long,cylindrical,extending ^{to the} apex of thethirdabdominal segment.

Abdomen

about aslong^asthethorax;

the_plateof first

segment

^isnarrow, ^{in outline}conical,aboutthreetimes aslong^aswideatbase; the_plate and the second dorsal segment ^are longitudinally^aciculateor _striate, thelatterbeing^{shorter than thethird} segment and with twooblique furrows, sometimes almost obliterated by thestriae.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H. (Bred from a Lepidopterous ^{larva feed} ingon _{Pltuitagomajor.}}

(34) Protapanteles ephyrse,^n. sp.

$

^.

Length

²

mm.

Black, pubescent, the head and thorax

somewhat

closely finely punctate, subopaque; palpi yellowish-white; legsexcept coxaeand_tipsofhind_{femora, tips}oftibiaeand their tarsiexceptannulus atbase of first joint,brownish-yellow; ^lateral

membranous

_marginsof first segment, and ^basal half of venter,yellow; ^the costa, stigma, and poststigmal veindark brown, ^restof veins subhyaline.

The

antennaeare

much

_longer than the body, thickened^at baseand_gradually

becoming

slenderertowards _{apex, the}first flagellarthe shortestand _stoutest,three timesaslong^{as thick, the}secondfourtimes as long^as thick, the follow ingrelativelylonger andslenderer_; mandiblesferruginous. Metathorax finelyrugulose, shining, without carina; hind coxae elongate,polished except^afew microscopic punctures on the outer ridgetowardsbase.

Wings

hyaline, the recurrent nervure and second branch of the

me

diannervureof anequal length, ^firstabscissa of radius about one and two-thirdtimesaslong^{as thetransversecubital} nervure _{(the inner}side of the areolet); hind wings with ^{acloseddiscoidal cell}and two margina

cellsdefinedbysubobsolete hyaline nervures.

Abdomen

shorterthanthe thorax, the _plateof first segment longtrapezoidal

more

than twiceas long ^as wide, with the hind _{angles slightly} rounded, ^the surface, especiallyin apical third, delicately sculptured with oblongpunctures^; second segment about ^as long^{as the third;}

somewhat

_coarsely acicu- lated, witha

median

_ridgeaboutaslong^{as the}third; thirdand _following segments smooth,^{the fourth}and fifth segments equal, united a little longer than third, sixth

segment

^{a little}shorter thanfifth; theseventh very^short.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H. (Bred from

Ephyra

pendulinarta.) (35) Protapanteles^{tortricis, n.}sp.

9.

Length

^i.Sto2

mm.

; ovipositor^clavate, half the length ofabdo men. Black, subopaque,^clothedwith a

somewhat

dense, greyishpubes cence; headinfrontand _{the pro-}and meso-thorax minutelypunctulate;

scutellum polished,feebly, sparsely, microscopically punctate; metatho- rax not long,finely wrinkled;mesopleura smooth, but pubescent;

man-

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diblesferruginous^; palpiand _tegulaewhite; antennae

much

longer than the body, entirelyblack; legs,except^coxae and other noted exceptions, rufo-ferruginous; coxae black, hindfemora toward_tips outwardly^obfus cated, tipsoftheirtibiaeandtarsi black, the basal joint of^tarsi about as longas joints 2-4^united.

Wings

hyaline, the stigma, costa and _post- stigmal veinsbrown, the internal veins pale or subhyaline, ^first abscissa of radius equal^to thetransversecubital nervure.

Abdomen

as long ^as the thorax, black,with the lateral

membranous

_marginsof thefirstdorsal segment, and^{thefirstventral} segment ^{at sides,} rufo-piceous; first and second segmentsrugose, thethird, except ^at apex, finely longitudinally aciculated, especially ^at the middle,

somewhat

smoother towards the sides; plateoffirst

segment

slightly

more

than _i^times longer thanwide atapex, the^sides nearlyparallel^; the second

segment

slightly shorter than the_third, with lateraloblique furrows, widely separated ^at base^: fourth and_followingsegments very^short,smooth.

<$.

Length

^1.2

mm.

Black, shining, impunctate; metathorax _feebly wrinkled, shining; plate offirstabdominal segment and^thesecond lon gitudinally aciculated, thethird, except very narrowly ^at extreme _base, aswellasthe following,smooth, _shining; ^theplate of first segment ^is fullytwice as long^aswide, the second

segment

being longer than the third; while the middleand hind_pairsof_{legs are}brown, withtheir tro- chantersand extremebase oftheir _tibiae,yellowish.

Hab. Canobie Lake, N. H. (Bredfrom an

unknown

Tortricid larva feedingon Comptoniaasplenifolta.)

(36) Microplitis hyphantiae, n. sp.

9, cT-

Length

3 to 3.5

mm. _Opaque

_black, pubescent; the middleof the mesopleura and ^the

abdomen smooth

and _shining; twobasal_joints of antennae, themandibles and the mouth-parts, thetegulas, and all legs, includingcoxae,brownish-yellow, ^the posterior ^tarsi sometimes

more

or lesssubfuscous; flagellumbrown-black.

Mesonotum

minutely or _finely scabrous, with a very delicate, nearly obsolete

median

carina,

which

does not quite ^attainthe anteriormargin and which on accountof thepubescence^isapt ^tobe overlooked; meso- sternal furrow_long, broad andcrenulate

; metathorax_coarselyrugose and

more

_coarselyreticulatedon the posterior ^face, withaprominent median carina.

Wings

faintlytinged with fuscous, the areolet large, the first

branch of radius not or scarcely longer than the^firsttransversecubital nervure, or the innerside of theareolet,the recurrent nervure _{not longer} thanthe length of theseconddiscoidal_cell,the transverse

median

nervure joins^the first discoidalcell at about its basal third.

Abdomen

_oval,

polished, with the_plateof thefirst segmentⁱⁿ

9

broad, trapezoidal, only a little longer thanwideatapex,shagreened; in

^

^{this plateis}

^somewhat

longer with thesides slightlycurved.

Hab.

Champaign,

^111.(Prof. ^S. A. Forbes),and Cambridge, Mass.

This

_species

was

first sent

me _by

Prof.

Forbes, who

reared it

from

the larva of

Hyphantia ^{cunea. Dr.} Dimmock

_reports

having bred

^it

from an undetermined

noctuid larva

feeding on Apple

^leaves.

As

I

have

described

above two

_species of

Microgasterines

ⁱⁿ

genera

not yet characterized, ^I give here

my

^{table of the}

genera

of the

subfamily Microgasterince, taken from my forthcoming Monograph ^on

^the

^{North American}

Braconidse.

TABLE

OF

GENERA.

Marginal ^cell incomplete^orwholly wanting ² Marginal^cell completely^closed.

Front wings^with two submarginal^{cells; antennae}i6-jointed.

(i) Ecclites Forst.

2. Marginal ^{cell for the}

most

_{part entirely} absent with _only the first

abscissaof radius present 3

Marginal ^{cell not} entirely wanting with the radius present but shortened.

Antennae _2o-jointed;

metanotum

not strongly ^areolated, the radiusnot geniculate; hindpart of cubitus

emerging

^{from the}

firstdiscoidal cell (2) Acoelius Hal.

Antennae 2i-jointed;

metanotum

strongly areolated, the radius geniculate; hindpart of cubitus

emerging

^{from the firstdis}

coidal cell (3) Dirrhope^Forst.

Antennae i3-i4-jointed ⁱⁿ 9> ⁱ cT i4-i6-jointed;

metanotum

not areolated; radius geniculate, the ^areolet incomplete but inpositionquadrate; hind part of cubitusinterstitialwith the

forepart ^, (4)

Elasmosoma

Ruthe.

?

=

NeoneurusHal.

3. Front wings ^with 3 submarginal cells, although ^the second or the areolet is sometimes open behind and therefore confluentwith the

third....! 4

Front wings without^{orat the}most with only²submarginalcells, the areoletnot defined.

Front wings without submarginal cells, thefirstand second sub- marginal^cellsand thefirstand seconddiscoidalcellsconfluent;

mesonotum

with a large fovea ⁱⁿfront ofthescutellum; an tennae 2i-jointed; hind ^coxaevery long, cylindrical.

(5) Ccelothorax

Ashm.,

n. g.

Front wings with²submarginalcells,thediscoidalcellsdistinct, separated;

mesonotum

normal; antennae 14-jointed; hind wings without^{a radius or cubitus} (6) Mirax Hal.

4. Antennae i8-jointed.

Second submarginal ^{cellor theareolet}completely^closed 6 Second submarginal ^cell open behind and ^confluent with the

third.