New Hymenoptera from the Philippines

NEW HYMENOPTERA FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

By William

H.

Ash

mead,

Assistant Curator, Dirisinn ofInsects.

Nearly all of the species of

Hymenoptera

described in this contri- bution were received from Rev. Rol)ert E.

Brown,

S. J., within the pa.st six weeks, and, since

my

last paper. Additions to the recorded

Hymenopterous Fauna

of the Philippine Islands,

went

to press.

Man}'are ingenera not l)eforenoticed inthe islands.

The new

genus,

Ki

!cgeria^was taken by MissC. 8.

Ludlow

onthe Island of Mindanao, and is the tirst representative of the tribe Xoridini found in the Archipelag'o.

Family

CEROPALID.E.

I.

PSEUDAGENIA RUFOFEMORATA,

newspecies.

Female.

— ^Length

^{al)out 7}

^mm.

^{Black,subopaque.and clothedwith}

an appressed whitish pubescence, slightlysilvery l)eneath the antenna?, on theanterior margin of tlie clypeus 1)roudly, the cheeks,the pleura, the

cox*

beneath, the

metanotum

posteriorly, and on the sides of the dorsal abdominal segments'i-O; thedorsal abdominal segments ^{;^»,} 4, 5 and the base of the 6th are ratherdensely pubescent; the head on the vertex and in front and the thorax are very closely, tinely punctate, opaque; the metathorax hasa median longitudinal depression or fur- row; the palpi, except the tirst jointof the maxillary palpi, which is

fuscous and stouter than the others, are pale ferruginous; the legs, except the fronttibia' and the middle and hind femora which are red, and the front tarsi which are fuscous, are black; claws bifid; the

tirst and second segmentsof theal)domcn are without pul)escence and are

smooth

and shining.

Wings

hyalineoratmostonlyfaintly tinted;

the costalveins and the stigiuaare brown-black, the otherveins ferru- ginous.

The pronotum

^is transverse, not

more

than half as longas the mesonotum.

Type.—

Qui. No. 8436,

U.S.N.M.

Manila.

One

specimen (Father Robert Brown.)

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2.

PSEUDAGENIA IMITATOR,

new species.

7^d;rta?(?.—

Length

5.5

mm.

Resembles P. rufofemorata,butis

much

smaller, less densely pubescent, and

more

shining, the punctuation ditferentand with ditierentcolored legs, the palpi being entirely fer- ruginous.

The

middle and hind coxa?, their femora, and the base of the hind tibire, are red; the front legs, except the coxa?, trochanters, except narrowly atapex,and the base of the femora, which are black, are dark brownish, the rest of the legs are black, or fuscous black;

the thorax, although shin}', is finely shagreened, the

pronotum

with

some

sparse scattered punctures, the

mesonotum

with coarse,thimble- likepunctures on each side of a triangularimpunctate space

down

the center; the metathorax is rugulosely reticulately sculptured, without a

median

sulcus, but with a slight median carina or elevated line

toward its base, the pubescence at apex dense is silvery white; the

abdomen

is smooth and hig-hly polished, the first segment being- entirely bare; the whitishor .silvery white pubescence is distinct and

somewhat

^dense on the sides of the second and third segments, while on the following segments, except the

pygidium

and the segments luedially, it covers

most

of thesurface.

The

wings are as in the pre- viousspecies, except that the front wings have a ver}- faint fuscous tinge across their disks, not sufficiently distinct to be called a band.

The

pronotuiu is transverse-quadrate and \Qvy nearly as longas the

mesonotum.

Type.—C^t. No. 8437,

U.S.N.M.

Manila.

One

specimen (Father Rol)ert Brown),

3.

SPILOPOMPILUS STANTONI,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

⁶

mm.

Black and shining,

marked

with white, as follows:

A

^{stripe on hind orbits, the front orbits, a large spoton}

each side of the clypeus anteriorly, a spot at base of the mandibles, the palpi, except the last

two

joints, the hind margin of the protho- rax, a spot above the base of the frontcoxti?, a spot at theapex of the front femora, a spot at base of tibia?, the tibial spurs and

some

of the spines of the legs, a stripe at base of hind tibia? hehind., and

two

large, transverse spots at base of the third dorsal abdominal segment, are white. VVing-s fuscou.s, the stigma, except a spot in the center, and the A'eins being black or brown-black.

7}//v.—Cat. No. 8438,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. This interesting species was received

from

Father

W.

A.

Stanton nearly

two

years ago. It resembles a North

American

species, Splloi>oi)ij)lIus {Pompilus) hlguttatus Fabricius, very ^closely and could be easily confounded with it; but it is

much

smaller, with the whitemarkingsdifferent. S. ItignfUdtix has the legswholly black, withoutthe white stripe at base of the hind tibia?, so conspicuous in 8. ^tantoni.

NEW

PHILII'PIXE

HYMENOPTERA—ASHMEAD. ₁₀₉

Family

BETHYLID.E.

4.

EPYRIS TAGALA,

new species.

2L(Je.

—

^{Leng-th. ;> nnii. Black and shinino-, with the} iiuindibles, the anteniuv, except the tive last joints which are fuscous, and the legs, except the front coxa? which are black, and the hind femora which are brownish black medially, are ferruoinoiis; palpi yellowisii.

The

oblong- head is ver}' distinctly punctured, I)ut the punctures are separated,oronly afew hereandtherearecontinent.

The

clypeus

is triangular!}' pointed anteriorly, with a distinct median carinathat extends between the antennje.

The

scape of the antenutV is clavate, slightly curved and a little longer than the pedicel anil the tirst joint of theflag'ellum united, the pedicel beingvery little longer than thick.

The

first three joints of theflagellum are of an equal length, about three and one-lralf times as longas thick, and cylindrical, the follow- ing joints slightly shortening.

The

depressed collar has

some

trans- verseelevated lines.

The pronotum

isdistinctly l>utsparsely punctate.

The mesonotum

has

two

distinct parapsidal furrows thatdo not quite reach the anteriormargin, andon either side isa delicate humeral line.

The

middle lobe is impunctate, except a

row

of minute punctures along theparapsidal furrows, the lateral lobes being sparsely ))ut dis- tinctly punctate.

The

scutellum has a transverse furrow across the base and

some

sparse minute punctures on ^itsdisk.

The

metathorax

is reticulately rugulose.

The

al)domen is nuich depressed, highly polished, with pubescence toward apex.

The

tirst segment orpetiole with tiveor six grooves at base, separated In' folds or carina?; wings hyaline, with a slight fuscous tinge.

The

teguhe and base of costal vein tla\'o-testaceous; the other veins rufo-testaceous; the stigma darkeror reddish brown.

7}/y/e.— Cat. No. 843i>,

U.S.X.M.

Manila. (Father Kol)ert Brown.) This is the tirst species in the genus noted

from

the Philippines.

5.

DRYINUS BROWNI,

new species.

FeDKile.

— ^Length

^{7 nun. Black; the} four terminal joints of the antenna^ the base of the scape, the apical margin of the bidentate clypeus, the palpi, the anteriorcoxa? beneath and at apex, the middle and hind coxa? very narrowly at apex, and the teeth of the longer jaw of the claspers of the front legs are white; wings hyaline, with

two

broad fuliginous bands on the front wings, one before the basal nervure, the other

much

broader extending across the w^ing from the base of thestigma to the apex of theradius or stigmal vein; the })ase of the stigma is white, corresponding with the white or hyaline band across the wing.

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The

sculpture ^is charaetei'i^tio; the head is finely rug-ulose, sub- opaque, with

some

elevated lines in front ofthe ocelli, and a delicate carina extending

from

the front ocellus anteriorly- to between the antenna?; the antennw are slig-htly thickened toward apex, the third joint being- very long and cylindrical, about three timesas long as the scape and pedicel united; the largeprothorax has a constriction pos- teriorlyand is longitudinally striated, with a

smooth

spaceon its disk and at the lower lateral margins; ^the mesothorax is rugulose, the pleurawith

some

transverse ridges or carina?.

The mesonotum

has

two

delicate parapsidal furrows, the middle lobe, except just in front of the scutellum, being

smooth

and shining, the lateral loV^es being finely, opaquely rugulose; the scutellum is opaque but not rugulose, and has four fovea? acrossthe base; themetathoraxis longand rather coarsel}^ reticulated with irregular elevated lines; the

abdomen

is

smooth

and highl}^ polished.

7]//>'.— Cat. No. 8140,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.) This is one of the largest and handsomest species 3'et discovered, andwill be found to be parasitic

upon some

large

Rhyngotous

insect belonging to the family Fulgo- r!d^ or Memhracid^e. It

shows some

affinity with

D.

stantoni Ash- uiead, recently described

from

thePhilip})ines, butit isfully twiceas large, quite differently sculptured, and with different colored antennae

and

^legs.

Family FORMICID^E.

6.

COLOBOPSIS ALBOCINCTA,

newspecies.

AVovl'er.

—

^{Length, 5 to 6}

^mm.

^{Head, except a}

^dusky

^{blotch on}

the forehead, the mandibles, except the teeth, five in number, the antennae, the prothorax, except the anterior margin narrowly, and the legs, except the coxa\ trochanters, and the tibial spurs, the tibi?e

beneath and the middle and hind tarsi, ferruginous or rufous; the blotch on the forehead, teeth of mandibles, middletibi» beneath, the middleand hind tarsi,and the thorax, except theprothorax, are black or fuscous-black; the coxte, trochanters, tibial spurs, and the apical margins of dorsal abdominal segments 1, 2, 3, 4,

most

of the apical segment, and the venter, white.

The

head and thorax areveryfinely, coriaceously sculptured or finely, closelypunctate, feebly pubescent, and with

some

^{sparse, erect hairs;} the head shaped

much

as in C. <:or(ilUna Roger, oblong-quadrate, obliquely truncate anteriorly;

the eyes placed far posteriori}- at the posterior lateral third; the mandibles broad, coral red, 5-dentate; the scale of the abdominal petiole is transverse, seen

from

the side twice higher than long, the

upper

margin rounded with

some

^spar.se, erect hairs; the gaster ^is

opaque

orsubopaque, microscopically coriaceouslv sculptured, almost

smooth

on the whiteapical margins.

NE

^11'

PHILIPPINE H YMENOPTERA—A

SIIMEAD.

Ill

Female.

— ^Length

^t).25

^mm.

^{C^loselyresembles the}

^worker

^{in struc-}

ture and ^size, but a little

more

robust,the thorax of a difl'erent shape, convexabove, the

mesonotum

lieing- fully twice as long as wide, with- out parapsidal furrows; the humeral grooved line is slightly indi- cated posteriori}" the scutellum is well detined, with theaxilla? widel}' .separated.

The

head and thorax are black, very linely closely punctulate or shagreened, and opaque, the

pronotum

and pleura with delicate wriidsles; the legs are mostly black, with the front and liind tibite

outwardly alone rufous, the ^til)ial spurs being white: the

abdomen

has the white markings ditferent

from

the worker.

The

tirst and sec-

ond

dorsal segments have an oblong white spot at their apical middle and a white spot at their lower hind angles; the apex of the third dorsal segment is margined with white; while

some

of the ventral segments are also margined with white, the second bi-oadly so.

The

.scale of the petiole is transverse, rounded al)ove.

Wings

hyaline, or only faintly dusky, the stigma and veins yellowish, the basal nervure

sti'aight. the cubitus arising

from

above its middle and forked far

beyond

its union with the radius, which isstraight andalmost perpen- dicular,

Type.—Q^.

No. 8441,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (FatherKobert Brown.)

7.

APHOMYRMEX EMERYI,

new species.

Ft

male.

— ^Length

^2.S

mm.

Luteous, smooth and impunctate, with- out pubescence, the disks of the dorsal abdominal segments broadly tinged with brownish, the tarsi whitish.

The

head is oblong, quad- rangular, fully one and a half timesas long-as wide, the hind

margin

almost straight, very slightlyemarginate,theanglesrounded, theeyes oval. l)lack,facettedand placed

much

before thelateralmiddle; mandi- bles rather large, triangular, decussate, the masticatory margin very broad, the apical half

armed

with four distinct teeth, the basal half apparently edentate; the antenna^ are apparentlylo-jointedand widely separated at base, the scapes not quite attaining the apex of the head;

the pedicel is obconical, longer than wide at apex, the Hagellum sub- olavate, gradually thickened toward apex, the club not distinctly dif- ferentiated.

The

thoraxisal»outthreetimes aslongaswide, notwider than the head, rounded anteriorly, but with a short, distinct neck;

posteriorly itisslightlynarrowed,the metathoraxwitharoundedslope;

the

mesonotum

isconvexabove,withouta traceof parapsidalfurrows.

The

a))domeniscomparativelylarge,elongateoval,considerablylonger than the head and thorax united and niuch stouter, its base pressing- close to the metathorax and entirely concealing the scale; the scale as seen

from

the side is wedge-shaped, the gaster is

composed

of only four visible segments, all ofan equal length; legs bare, thehindtiltial

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spurs well developed, their tar.si

much

longer than the hind tibitv.

Wings

hyaline, the veinspale.

Ti/pe.—Cat No. ^8442.

Manila. Described

from

a single specimen, received

from

Father

Brown,

found in a vial of alcohol with other small H3'menoptera.

The

species is

named

in honor of Prof. C.

Emery,

the eminent

European

niyrmecologist,

who

only recently characterized thegenus Ajjhomyri^116.1'.

Family

SCELIONID.E.

8.

HOPLOTELEIA

PACIFICA, newspecies.

Female.

— ^Length

^{2 inm.} Black, with the legs,except the

coxw

and a spot toward the apicesof the femora, the last jointof thefronttarsi, the three last jointsof the middle^tarsi, and thewholeof the hind tarsi,

which are black or fuscous, red.

Head

above and on the temples

and

cheeks reticulately punctate, the face with a deep,

smooth

emargina- tion; thorax reticulately punctate, the four lobes of the

mesonotum

iinel}" shagreened, the surface near the insertion of thewings lineated, the scutellumandthe metatlioraxreticulated; the

abdomen

hasthethree basal segments finely punctate, the l)ase of the second and the petiole crenulated, the three apical segments smooth.

Wings

subhyaline, the tegula^l)lack, the subcostal veintestaceous, themarginal, postmarginal and stigmal veins black.

Tiji>e.—C.2.t. No. 8443,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Brown.) This is thefirst speciesin thegenus to be described

from

Asia, the others being peculiarto North and South America.

Family

FlGFriD.E.

9.

PENTAMEROCERA

PACIFICA, newspecies.

Female.

— ^Length

^{U.8 nmi. Black, highly} polished; the antennae, except the last fiv^e joints, which are enlarged, are dark red, the last five joints, which constitute the clul), are black or dark fuscous; the legs, including the coxi^, are yellowish red; wings hyaline, the veins light brownish, yellowish in the thiiuier parts.

The

cupofthe scutel-

lum

is small, oval, with a puncture anteriorly, and a

row

of micro- scopicpunctures at the lateral margins.

The

first

two

jointsof the antenna^ areoval,aboutequalinsizeand

much

stouterthan the funicle;

the first joint of the funicle is subclavate, about thrice aslongas thick atapex; the followingjoints to the club gi'adually

become

shorter hwt thicker; the club joints are enlarged, oval, all a little longer than thick.

Type.—i^^i. No. 8444,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (FatherRobertBrown.) This isthe firstspecies described in thegenus

from

the Philippines.

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10.

HEXAMEROCERA KIEFFERI,

newspecies.

Feirtalc.

—

^Leno-th1.3

^mm.

^{Black, highly polished;} the anteniuv are verydark red, thejointsof the0-jointed clubellipsoidal, nearlythrice as longas thick,andbeautifull}" fluted; the scapeisalittlelonger than the pedicel, which is almost round; thefunicleisslender, thetirstjoint beingabout thrice as longas thick, the secondjoint hardly two-thirds aslongas the iirst,while the followingjointsgradually

become

shorter and shorter, the lastjoint being scarce]}^ longer than thick.

The

cupofthescntellumisoval,flatabove,witha largepuncturepos- teriorly and

two

minute punctures near each lateral margin.

Wings

h3'aline, the veins brownish yellow, the su))costal vein pale yellowish.

7)/yv.—Cat. No. 8445,

U.8.N.M.

Manila. (Father Brown.)

This species is

named

in honor of

Abbe

J. ,r. Kieft'er.

Family

EULOPHID.E.

11.

TETRASTICHOIDES BROWNI,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

^1.8

mm. Aeneous

black, the thorax above with a slight brassy tinge in certain lights; scape of the antenna' and the legs, including the coxtB, pale yellow; pedicel and Hagellum brown- black, the latter pul)escent.

Wings

hyaline, pubescent, the veins, except the stigmal vein which is brown, 3"ellowish.

The

whole insect

is

smooth

and impunctate, the punctures usuall}" presenton the meso- notum, especially along the parapsidal furrows, being entirel}^absent.

The

absence of punctures and the color of the legs and antenna' render the species easily recognized.

7}//^.—Cat. No. 8446, U.S.N.M.,

Manila.

Only

one specimen found in a vial of alcohol with other microhymenoptera.

Family

ICHNEUMONID.E.

12.

CRATICHNEUMON MANIL/E,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

⁷

mm.

Black; a spoton eachside of the clypeus, the face, except a median black spot, the frontorbits to back of the eyes, thepalpi, an annulus on the antens, the

upper

margin of the

pronotum

broadly' on each side to the tegulw, a spot beneath the teg- ulge, a large spoton the mesopleura, the post-tegulseand theextreme base of the costfe, the scutellum, a spot on each hind angle of the metathorax, the front coxae, except a reddish spot beneath, the front trochanters, the apex of the middle coxte and their trochanters, the apex of the firstjointof the hind tarsi, joints 2 and 3 entirel}^ and the fourthjoint beneath, a band atapex of the firstsegment of abdomen, aspot on thehind angles of the second andthird segments, a spoton

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the middle of the fifth seg-ment and the

dorsums

of the sixth and seventh segments, white; the rest of the legs, except the hind ti])ia^

outwardly and at apex, thetibial spursand therestofhindtarsi which are black or fuscous, are red.

The

head is sparsely punctate, the

mesonotum more

closely, distinctl}' punctate, the metathorax with

some

^small, sparse punctures but completely areolated, the areola being horse-hoof shaped; the

abdomen

^is sparsely punctate on the petiole, thickl}', finely, opaquely punctate on the second and third segments, while the following segments, except

some

minute punctures onthe fourth segmentbasally, are smooth and shining; thegastrocoeli on the second segmentare representedb}' shallow transyerse cicatrices near thebasallateralangles.

Wings

hyaline,the veinsblack orbrown- black, the inner apical margin of the stigma broadl}^ ^^ellowish.

Type.—Cat

No. 8447,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Brown.)

A

beautiful little species and the first

representative of the tribe Ichneumonini to be discovered in the Philippines.

13.

APSILOPS NIGRICEPS,

new species.

Female.

—

Length, 6 nmi.; ovipositorless than one-third the length of the abdomen.

Head

and the

abdomen,

except the first segment and a spotat apex, black; the thorax, first

segment

of

abdomen,

and the legs, exceptas hereafter noted, are red; a line on the front tibia? out- wardly, the first joint of the middle trochanters, the middle tarsi

more

or less, thehind tibia?, except a broad annulus at base and the hindtarsi

more

orless, except a

narrow

annulus at base, are black or fuscous black; the annuliat base of the hindtibise and tarsi, and the incisions of the tarsal joints, the palpi, and the large spot at theapex of thealxlomen, are white.

The

wings are hyaline, but the front pair have

two

brown-black transyerse

bands—

a

narrow

one across

from

and including the basal nervure, and the other, a very broad band, across

from

the stigma, leaving onl}- the apex of thewings hyaline; the veins are black or brown-black.

The

head istransverse, sublenticular, thetemples yery

flat, the eyesvery large, occupying the whole sides of the head; the thorax is opaqueor subopaque, but with the

mesosternum

and a large spotatthe upper hind anglesof themesopleura

smooth

and shining;

the

mesonotum

is opaque, with

two

distinct parapsidal furrowsthat convergeposteriorly; the metathorax is

more

or lessshining, clothed with a whitish pubescence at apex and completely areolated; the

abdomen

is

smooth

andshining,exceptsegments

two

and three which are finely, closely, opaquel}" punctate, except a large spot at their apical middle; the other segments, except the first which has

some

sparse, minute puncturestowardthe ^base, are smooth and practically impunctate.

Type.—Q2^i. No. 8445,

U.S.N.M,

Manila. (Father Brown.)

NO.ijj«.

NEW PHILIPPINE HYMENOPTERA—ASHMEAD. ₁₁₅

14.

STREPSIMALLUS BICINTUS,

newspecies.

Female.

— ^Length

^3.(5

^mm.;

^{ovipositor the} length of the abdominal petiole. Red, with the metathorax, the hind legs except sutures of trochantei's, femora, an annulusat ))aseof tibi^and til^ial spines,apex of the third abdominal

segment

and the following segments, ])lack;

scutellum3'ellow; eyes large,white; the nine or ten basal joints ofthe antenna^

dusky

or Ijlaekish above.

Wings

hyaline, the front pair with

two

transverse bands

—

^{a narroAv} one

from

the basal nervure,and a nuieh broader one across

from

the stigma.

The

head is finelyrugulose; thethoraxalsois

more

orless rugulose, butthe

mesonotum,

except themiddle lol)e anteriorly, istransversely striated, the middle lobe anteriorly ver}^ smooth; the metathorax is

rugose,opaque, and completeh'areolated, the areolal)eingpentagonal, pointed at base; the

abdomen

is slightly longer than the head and thorax united, smooth and shining, except the tirst three segments;

thetirst segment is longitudinally striated, except a space at its apex;

thesecond and third segments are linely, opaquely sculptured, except atapical margins

where

the surfaceis

smooth

and shining.

Tyjye.

—Cat.

No. 8449,

U

.S.N.

M.

Manila. (Father Brown.)

15.

CHROMOCRYPTUS ALBOMACULATUS,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

10

mm.;

ovipositoi' half the length of the abdo- men. Head, except

two

large yellowish white spotson vertex, the antenna^, exceptjoints T-13 above which are white, the thorax,except a spot on the middle mesothoracic lobe posteriorly, the scutellum, a spot l)eneath the teguhe. a larger spot beneath the insertion of the hind wings, theposterior face of the metathorax, including the meta- notal teeth, and a spot at apex of

abdomen,

which are white, base of abdominal petiole, and the sheaths of the ovipositor, black; rest of the

abdomen

and the legs, except the front coxa? and trochanters and the tirst three joints of the hind tarsi which are mostly white, red.

Wings

hyaline, the veins blackish or fuscous, the narrow stigma tes- taceous.

The

eyes are large and occupy nearly the whole sides of the head; the face below the insertion of the antenna^ is rugulosely wrinkled, the cl^^peus

smooth

butwith

some

sparse microscopicpunc- tures; the pro- meso- and meta-pleura are

more

or less longitudinally striated, or with longitudinal elevated lines or wrinkles; the meta- thorax is rugulose, with the upper hind angles toothed; the first

transverse carinais distinct, the basal median area ver}^ short, trans- verse, the lateral basal areas large, the surfaceof these areas being

smooth

basally.

The abdomen

is smooth, shining, and impunctate.

Type.—C^t. No. 8450,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.)

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KRIEGERIA,

^{neAA^}

^genus.

^.

This

new

genus ^is based

upon

a single male specimen, not in the best condition, the tarsi being

more

or less broken and not a single claw left, taken by Miss C. S.

Ludlow,

on the island of Mindanao.

It is, however, a true Xoridini, but not closel}^ allied to any of the

known

genera.

The

head issubquadrate, deeply, semicircularly concave behind, the temples and cheeks buccate; the mandibles are strong, bidentate at apex and project sufficiently to leave a slightopening between

them

and the cl3^peus; the clypeus has a slight median tooth anteriorly;

the thorax is long, about five times as long as wide, the

pronotum

deeply, concavely depressed into a neckanteriorly; the

mesonotum

is

about

two

and a half timesas longas wide, withdeep punctate parap- sidal furrowsthat converge posteriorlyand then curve and

meet

just before reaching the base of the scutellum; the metathorax ^is

much

longer than wide, with a transverse carinatoward the base, inclosing

two

large basal areas, but without other carina^ or areas; the legs are normal; the

abdomen

^is elongate,

much

longer than the head and thorax united, slightly

narrowed

anteriorly, the first

segment

petioli-

form,onlyalittlethickeratapexthanat base. Seen

from

thesideit is slightlycurved, with thespiracles placeda little behindthe middlebut far from itsapex; the following segjnents arecloselypunctate, opaque, without furrows or swellings of

any

kind; segments 3 to 6 are very nearly equal in length, wider than long, about two-thirds the length of the second, which is

much

longer than wide at apex

—

^{as long, or}

nearlyas long, as the first.

The

wings have a venation similar to a Cryptine, the areoletbeing pentagonal, the sides strongl}^ convergent above, the stigma lanceolate, the suljmedian cell a little shorter than themedian; the transverse median nervure inthe hind wings is angu- larly broken justa little below themiddle.

This interesting

new

genus is

named

in honor of Dr. Richard Krieger, of Leipzig,

Germany, whose

excellent contributions on the exotic Pimplinseare well

known

to all activeH3mienopterologists.

i6.

KRIEGERIA HEPTAZONATA,

new species.

Male.

— ^Length

¹²

mm.

Black; the hind orbits broadl}', the inner upperorbits,a broadbandacross thefacebeneaththeantenna^, a trans- verse spot on the disk of the cl3qieus, the palpi, the front and middle

cox«

and trochanters, abroad annulus near thebaseof the middleand hind tibiffi, the hind coxiB atbase anda longitudinal stripe above, the anterior margin of the prothorax, the upper hind angles ofsame, the tegulae, a spot beneath, a large spot on the mesopleura, an elongate spoton the middle mesothoracic lobe posteriorly, the scutellum, the space backofthe insertionof the hind wings, a large quadratespot at theapex of the

metanotum,

and bands at apex of all the abdominal

NE W PHILIPPINE HYMENOPTERA—ASIIMEAD. 117

.segments, yellowish white, or paleyellowish; restof legs mostly red, but with a spot on the tirstjoint ofthe middle trochanters above, the middle tibia^ toward apex, the middle tarsi, the hind coxa> beneath,

iirst joint of hind trochanters, theirfemora towardapex, an iinnulus at base of theirtil)ia' and the apical two-thirds of

same

ahooc and the tarsi, black.

Wings

hyaline, the stigma and veins, except the sub- costal vein and the parastigma, which are whitish, black.

Type.-Oxt. No. S4T0,

U.S.N.M.

Mindanao. (Miss Clara S. Ludlow\)

17.

METOPIUS BROWNI,

new species.

Male.

— ^Length

^{12 nun. Black, with the face, front orbits tosum-}

mit of eyes, labrum, spoton mandibles,

two

l)asal joints of anteiuiie beneath, a stri])e on the upper hind margin of the prothorax, a spot beneath the teguhv, a very large spot just beneath it on the meso- pleuraanteriorly, the scaleon each sideof the base of the scutellum, the apical half of the scutellum, the postscutellum,

two

spots on the metathorax, the tirst

segment

of the abdomen, except narrowdy at base, bands at apex of all the following segments, and the genitalia, yellow; the tlagellum beneatli is fulvous; the palpi and the front and middle legs are yellowish white, the hind legs

brown

with the coxa%

the trochanters, and a spot atapex and ba-^e of femora, lemon-\'ellow;

wings hyaline; the veins, except the subcostal vein, the parastigma, the stigma, the median,and su))median veinswhich are pale yellowish, are black or fuscous black.

The

head and thorax are closely, reticu- late ly punctate.

7^/>..—Cat. No. 8451,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Brown.)

18.

CHAROPS LONGIVENTRIS,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

7 nun.

Head

and thorax black, closely reticu- lately punctate and clothed with a glittering white pubescence; the

abdomen

^ismostly ferruginous, the petiolemedially pale yellowish,at base black, the second

segment

black above, the rest ferruginous; the

abdomen

is very long andstrongly compressed, about twiceas longas the head and thorax united; the palpi, front coxa;, and trochanters, front tarsi, middle trochanters, basal joint of middle tarsi, except extremeapex, the hind trochanters, a

narrow

annulus at base of hind

tibiiB andat base of tirstjoint of hind tarsi, white; the rest ofthe legs (except thefrontand the middle legs),and the middlecoxse, black,the front and middle legs yellowish white.

Wings

hyaline, the tegulffi base ofthe costal, subcostal, and submedian veins \'ellowish white,the other veins brown-black.

Type.—(^2Lt. No. S-t52,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.)

118 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.

vol.xxix.

Family BRACONIDyE.

19.

CARDIOCHILES PHILIPPENSIS,

newspecies.

Female.

— ^Length

⁴

^mm.

^{; ovipositor about} one-third the longlh of theabdomen. Bhick, .shining-,andimpunctate, exceptthemetathorax, which ^i.s rugulo.se and areohited, the areola large and lozengoidal; a spottoward base of mandibles and the apex of front femoi-a 3^ellow, the fronttibia^pale fuscous; the three terminal jointsof the maxillary palpi, all tarsi, and the hind til)ial spurs white; antenn{>? long, about 34-jointed.

Wings

h^-aline, the front wings with their apical third fu,scous, the hind wings with the base and apex fuscous, the stigma and veins black or

brown

black.

Type.—

Cat. No. 8458,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.) This species differs

from

the

European

and

American

species in having-very man}^

more

joints in theantennae but otherwise itseems congeneric.

20.

UROGASTER OPACUS,

new species.

Female.

— Length

3

mm.;

ovipositoraslongas theabdomen. Black, the head and thorax very iinely, closely, opaquely punctate, clothed with a whitish pubescence; the palpi, the costal veins to the stigma, and the other veins, except the stigmal vein, front knees, spotat base ofmiddle and hind tibiae, the front and middle tarsi

more

or less, and

all tibial spurs, white or yellowish white; the restof the legs, except the frontfemora and tibiae, middletibia?, and basal half of hindtibiae,

which are yellowish, black; the stigma and the post .stigmal vein are brown-black; the metathorax is areolated, the areola rather large, pentagonal; the plate of the tirst abdominal segment ^is about four times as long as wide, the sides parallel, and tinely wrinkled; the othersegmentsare smooth.

Male.

— Length

^2.5

mm. Agrees

well with the female, exceptthat the front and middle legs

from

the cox;«, the hind trochanters, and the basal two-thirds of the hind tibije are brownish yellow, the first joint of the hind tarsi whitish at base, the ventral

membrane

of abdominal segments 1 to 4 or 5, yellowish white, while the plate of thefirstabdominal segment isrugulosel}'sculptured, thesides slightl}'^

convergent posteriorly.

Type.—OAt. No. 8454,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (FatherRobert Brown.)

21.

UROGASTER ALBINERVIS,

new species.

Male.

— ^Length

²

^mm.

^Black, very minutelypunctate, but shining, the mandiblesflavo-testaceous with black teeth; the front and middle

legs,except the cox;e andthe hindfemora

more

or less,are brownish- yellow, the coxae, the middle

femora more

or less, and the middle

NEW PHILIPPINE HYMENOPTERA—ASHMEAD. ₁₁₉

tibitvtoward apex aredusk}^the trochanters, knees, and baseof tibiie arepaler A^ellowish than the rest of the k^g's; the nietathorax is areo- lated; the abdomen, except the pkite of the first segment, is smooth and shinino-; the pkite of the firstsegment is hardly twice as longas wide and finel3' rugulose.

Wings

hyaline, the stigma and veins, except the parastigma, the outer edgeof the stigma, and the poststig- mal vein, which are dark fuscous, are white or clear h3'aline.

T(/jM.—Cut. No. S4:b5,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Brown.)

22.

BRACON ALGUEI,

new species.

Female.

— ^Length

³ umi.; ovipositor extremely short, projecting justbeyond the tip of the al)domen, the sheaths black. Pale brown-

ish yellow, the cheeksand head in front below whitish; the eyes, the middle mesothoracic lobe anteriorly and a streak or line on each side of the three basal segments of the al)domen are black; antenna> long, fuscous; the wings hyaline, the stigma, except the outermargin, and theveins yellowish, the costje and poststigmal vein black.

The

head and thorax aresmooth and shining, impunctate, Imt the

abdomen

is

closely rugulosely punctate, the three or four terminal segments with a transverse line near apex

making

the segments appear as if

rinuned.

7}//>'.—^Cat. No. 8456,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.)

Only

a single specimen

was

taken, but itis quite distinct

from

all other forms

known

to me. It is

named

in honor of the Kev. Jose Algue, the al>le director of the Philippine weather bureau.

23.

SPATHJUS FUSCIPENNIS,

new species.

Male.

— Length

3 nmi. Head, mesothorax, and scutellum reddish brown, the restof the thorax and the

abdomen

black, or the latter is

very dark castaneous; the antenna? are very long and slender, about twice as long as thewhole body, fuscous, except the five or six basal joints,which are yellowish; the legs, or at leastthe anterior pair (the middle and hind pairs being l)roken off), are pale yellowish.

The

mesonotuni is shagreened,

more

or less rugulose posteriorly infront of the scutellum,the latterhas a crenulatefurrow across its base; the metathorax is regulose and areolated; the

abdomen

is very longly petiolated, the petiole being veryslender, nearlyas longasthe thorax, ver}' delicatelv longitudinallyaciculated at the sides, and wrinkled or shagreened above; the

body

of the

abdomen

is nearly pear-shaped, concave beneath, and

smooth

and highly polished.

Type.—Q'.xi. No. 8457,

U.S.N.M.

Manila. (Father Robert Brown.)