DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW HYMENOPTERA FROM JAPAN.
By William H. Ashmead,AssiMmit Curator, Diriftio)) of Inserts.\ ..??.,.,...._.,...??era and species of Japanese Hymenoptera in the National Museum,presented by Dr. K. Mitsukuri, of the Imperial University of Tokio;Mr. Y. Nawa, of Gifu; Dr. S. Matsumura, of Sapporo; Mr. AlbertKoebele, of Honolulu, and others.A few species are also included from China, Formosa, Trong-, Lower8iam, etc. Six genera and seventy-three species are described as newto science.Parts land II of this series of papers were published in the Journalof the New York Entomological Society for 1904, and treated of thesuperfamilies Sphecoidea, Vespoidea, Proctotrypoidea, Cynipoidea,and Chalcidoidea. The present paper treats of the superfamilyIchneumonoidea.Superfamily VIII. ICHNEUMONOIDEA.Family LXXV. ICHNEUMONIDJC.SuT3faiTiii>^ I. icmsTETJivroisriiNrvE.MATSUMURAIUS, new genus.This new genus belongs to the tribe Joppini, and will fall in mj-table of genera, Classification of the Ichneumon Flies, 1900, page 15,next to Eccoptoscvrge Kriechbaumer, but may be easily separated bythe following characters:Scutellum saddle-shaped, emarginate above Eccoptosarge Kriechbaumer.Scutellum convexly rounded, not emarginate Matsvmuraius, new genu.s.In the shape of the head, the venation, more or less, the scutellum,and the abdomen, this genus closel}^ resembles Automahis Wesmael,but the metathorax is abruptly truncate posteriori}^ the upper hindmargin bounded by a carina, the angles toothed, the lateral andpleural carinas distinct, while the spiracles are large and linear; theareolet of the front wings is large, pentagonal, the discoidal nervureand the second recurrent nervure being broken by a stump of a vein.Proceedings U. S. National Museum, Vol. XXX?No. 1448. 169
170 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.MATSUMURAIUS GRANDIS, new species.Plate XII, fig. 1.Male.?Length 30 mm. Black, closel}' punctate; the cl3'peus andthe entire face to the insertion of the antennae, the inner orbits closeto the apex of the eyes, the scape beneath, the upper hind margins ofthe pronotum interrupted medially, the tegula?, a small spot beneath,the scutellum, and the legs, except as hereafter noted, are 3^ellow; thehind coxte beneath and at apex, all trochanters, except a yellow spoton the front pair, the extreme base of middle and hind femora, theapices of same and the apex of tibiw are black. Abdomen black,except a small spot at apex of the petiole, dorsal segments 2 and 3,and the ventral segments 2 to i which are red. Wings hyaline, theapical margins smoky, the stigma and veins, except the subcostal andbasal veins which are black or dark fuscous, being j^ellowish.r,jpe.?C?it. No. 7219, IJ.8.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo. Described from a single specimen receivedfrom Doctor Matsumura and in honor of whom the genus is named.Genus EXEPHANES Wesmael.EXEPHANES KOEBELEI, new species.Female.?Length about 10 mm. Black, closely punctate; the anten-nal joints 9 to 13 heneatJi., the tegulw, the apex of the sixth abdominalsegment, the seventh and eighth abdominal segments entirely, and thetrochanters are white; the extreme apices of flagellar joints 1 to 5 areyellowish; the scutellum is pale yellowish; the apices of the femora, thefront tibiae and tarsi beneath are yellowish or testaceous, the front tarsiahore and the middle tibij^ and tarsi are more brownish, the hind legsare black or brown-black, while the hind tibisv are yellowish at theextreme base. Wings subfuscous, the stigma yellow, the veins })rown.The metathorax is completely areolated, the areola being hexagonal.Type.?Q9ii. No. 7220, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan. One specimen taken by Mr. A. Koebele, theexact locality not stated.Genus STEN ICHNEUMON Thomson.STENICHNEUMON SAPPOROENSIS, new species.Mdle.?Length 10 nun. Black and punctate, with the face belowthe antenna^ the inner orbits to summit of eyes, the mandibles, exceptthe teeth, the scape and pedicel, except above, the upper margin ofprothorax, interrupti^d anteriorly, the teguhe. a line beneath, thescutellum and ])ostscutelhun, a curved line on front coxa?, the legs,except the hind coxa', femora and apical fourth of the hind tibisB
NO. 1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 17 1which are black, a stripe on hind coxae beneath and a small spot atsides near base, the second abdominal segment, except basal half, areall yellow. Wings subhyaline, faintly tinged, the stigma and costalvein yellow, the internal veins brown. The metathorax is areolated,but the basal and lateral areas are confluent, the areola subquadrate,the hind margin obtusely angulated.Type.?OAt. No. 7221, U.S.N. M.Locality.?Sapporo. One male, taken b}" Doctor Matsumura.Genus MELANICHNEUMON Thomson.MELANICHNEUMON JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length, 11 mm. Black closely punctate, except the threeor four terminal segments of the abdomen, which are nearly smooth;antennal joints 11 to 15, or at least beneath, a small line back of theeyes, the scutellum, and a large, oblong spot on all tibiae behind snow-white; there is also a small yellowish spot on the apical margin of thelast dorsal abdominal segment. Wings subfuliginous, the veins black,the stigma being brownish within; tegulae shining black. The meta-thorax is completely areolated, the areola large, hexagonal. Thegastrocoeli are not deep, situated at the basal lateral angles, and withirregularly longitudinally raised lines, but the space between them isbroad and closely punctate, as is the rest of the abdomen.Type.~C?ii. No. 7222, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura).Genus RHEXIDERMUS Forster.RHEXIDERMUS JAPONICUS, new species.Plate XII, fig. 2.Female.?Length, 7.5 mm. Black, finel}^ punctate, subopaque; thescutellum yellowish; flagellum reddish-brown, joints 10 to 14 ahovewhite; mandibles conicall}" pointed, edentate, whitish, the tips blackish;legs ferruginous, the anterior and middle pairs, especially basallypale yellowish; abdomen much longer than the head and thorax united,above black, the petiole and the apical segments smooth and shining,or nearly, the segments 2, 3, and 1 distinctly closely punctate, ventralsegments 2, 3, and 1, and the extreme lateral margins of the dorsalsegments 2 to 1, testaceous; ovipositor subexserted, as long as thesecond joint of hind tarsi. Wings hyaline, the costal margin brown,the stigma and internal veins testaceous.Type.?Cat. No. 7223, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (A. Koebele).
172 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MVSEUM. vol. xxx.Tribe VI. PH^EOGENINI.Genus PHAEOGENES Wesmael.PHAEOGENES JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length, 5 mm. Black, with the first 7 joints of the antennae,the legs, except tips of hind tibiae, the first and second segments of theabdomen and the fourth very narrowly at base, red; the antennal joints8 to 12 are more or less white, the joints beyond dark fuscus or black;the extreme apices of the abdominal segments 4 to 7, if viewed frombehind, are more or less testaceous, although not noticeable from above.Wings hyaline, the teguhe and veins basally whitish, the stigma andinternal veins brownish. The head above is faintly, sparsely punctate,but in front below the insertion of the antennae, except the clvpeus, itis more closely and distinctly punctured; the clypeus is highly polishedwith a few scattered punctures; the thorax is distinctl}", finely, but notvery closely, punctured, the metathorax being finely rugulosely punc-tured and distinctly areolated; the abdomen has the petiole highl}' pol-ished, impunctate, the second and third segments subopaque, whilethose beyond are shining.rype.?C^i. No. 7225, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura).Sublainily II. CRYPTIN^gK.Tribe II. PHYG^^DEUONINI.Genus BATHYMETIS Forster.BATHYMETIS SAPPOROENSIS, new species.Female.?Length, 3.5 mm.; ovipositor shorter than the petiole.Head, thorax ani petiole of the abdomen black, the rest of the abdo-men, except the sheathes of the ovipositor, which are black, dark red;antennas about 26-jointed, thickened toward apex, yellowish from thebase to the sixth joint, from whence they are dusky or brownish; man-dibles red; palpi and tegulaj yellowish white; legs, including coxae,ferruginous. The head and thorax, except the metathorax which isrugulose and areolated, are smooth and shining, impunctate. ^^'ingshvaline, the stigma and cost? reddish-brown, the internal veins paler.
" Type.?C2it. No. 7226, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo. (Dr. S. Matsunuira.) One specimen, No. 38.Genus SCINASCOPUS Forster.SCINASCOPUS JAPONICUS, new species.Male.?Length, 4 mm. Black and shining; the palpi, tegulse andlegs, except the coxtv which are blackish, the hind femora toward baseabove and the tips of the hind tibiai which are reddish or brownish, are
NO. 1448. NE ]V JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 173yellowish white; the antennae are %ht brownish yellow beneath- theabdomen is longer than the head and thorax united, the petiole'sub-ragulose, subopaque and with carin^e, the other segments being-smooth. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins reddish-brownType.~C^t. No. 7227, LT.S.N.M.ZomZ%.?Sapporo. (Dr. S. Matsumura.) One specimen, No. 29.SCINASCOPUS ALBOMACULATUS, new species.J^.Z..-Length, 8 mm. Black; the palpi, the mandibles, exceptteeth the clypeus, a spot above it, a spot on scape beneath at apexthe tegulaB and epitegula^, the front and middle trochanters, exceptsometimes a stripe above, and the apical margin of the seventh dorsalsegment ot the abdomen, are ivory white; the tips of the front femoraand their tibi?., and the middle tibia, are light brownish or yellowishWings hyaline, the stigma and veins dark brown.Type.~Q,dX. No. 2728, U.S.N.M.Locality. ~-mV\o (A. Koebele).Tribe III. HEIVlITELINI.Genus ADIOSTOLA Forster.ADIOSTOLA POLITA, new species.Fe7mile.~\.^x^gt\ 2.5 mm.; ovipositor less than half the length ofthe abdomen; black and shining; palpi and tegula, white; antenna,brown, the scape and pedicel yellowish; legs, except the hind coxa,testaceous, the trochanters tinged with yellowish white. Wingshyaline, the stigma and veins, except along the costa of the frontwings, pale yellowish, the costal edge being brown.%?^.?Cat. No. 7229, U.S.N.M.ZomZ/^y.-Japan (A. Koebele). Two specimens.Genus PARAPHYLAX Forster.PARAPHYLAX ALBISCAPUS, new species.J/^Z^.-Length 3 mm. Black and shining; the palpi, mandibles,except teeth, scape ot antenna^, tegula., and middle trochanters yel-lowish white; flagellum brown-black, long and tapering oif at apex-legs testaceous, the coxa, and tiba. more or less vellowish white in partor beneath, the hind tibi^ at apex and their tarsi duskv, the hind tro-chanters, except the second joint above, and the hind tibial spurs ivorvwhite Wings hyaline, the stigma brown, the costal margin blackishthe internal veins pale brownish or yellowish.Type.~Q2X. No. 7230, U.S.N.M.ZomZ%.?Japan (A. Koebele). One specimen.
174 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.Genus HEMITELES Gravenhorst.HEMITELES SAPPOROENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 4.5 mm.; ovipositor scarcely one-third the lengthof the abdomen. Head reddish-brown, with a black spot on the vertexinclosing the ocelli, and finely shagreened; thorax, except the pro-sternum, which is reddish brown, black, finely shagreened and opaque,the parapsidal furrows absent, the metathorax completely areolated;abdomen reddish-brown, with the petiole black, and the disks of thedorsal segments more or less dusky or blackish; antennte, except towardtips, and legs ferruginous. Wings hyaline with two transverse brownbands, one across from the basal nervure and inclosing it, and the other,a broader one, across from near the base of the stigma and includingthe marginal cell.Type.-(C,2X. No. 7231, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsumura). One specimen. No. 27.PROTEROCRYPTUS, new genus.This new genus belongs to the tribe Hetnitelin!^ and in my table ofgenera. Classification of Ichneumon Flies, 1900, page 32, falls in withDiaglypta Forster, with which, however, it has no close aftinit}'. Thetable may be changed to read as follows:15. Metathoracic ridge not interrupted at the middle 16Metathoracic ridge interrupted at the middle, the areola and petiolar areaconfluent.First abdominal segment short, broad, and strong Diaglyptu ForsterFirst abdominal segment long and slender, subelavate; thorax rather shortoval, the prothorax not visible from above, the parapsidal furrows absent,the metathorax rather short, rounded off jiosteriorly and areolated, theaerola and petiolar area confluent, +he spiracles small, circular.Proterocri/ptus, new genusPROTEROCRYPTUS NAWAII, new species.Plate XII, fig. S.Femule.?Length about > nun.; ovipositor hardly one-third thelength of the abdomen. Black, marked with white or yellow as fol-lows: The face, cl3'peus, the narrow malar space, mandibles, scape andpedicle beneath, hind and front orbits, connected with a band acrossthe forehead, two stripes down the mesonotum, the upper margin ofthe prothorax at sides broadly to the tegul{<?, the tegulfe, a large spoton mesopleura anteriorly, the scutellum, the postscutellum, the meta-notum, except a narrow })and at base and at apex surrounding the inser-tion of the petiole, all coxje and trochanters, except a black spot onhind coxa? at base behind and a spot on their trochanters ahove., andthe apical margins of the abdominal segments (the fifth and sixthii
N0.1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 175interrupted medially) are white or yellowish-white; legs pale or yel-lowish-white; the base of hind coxse behind, spot on their trochantersabove and the apices of hind femora and tibife, black. Wings hj^aline,the stegma and veins reddish brown, the costal and poststig-mal veinsblack, the venation as in figure. The thorax is closely punctate,otherwise the insect, except some minute sparse punctures on theface, is smooth and shining.I Ti/pe.?C&t No. Y233, U.S.N.M.LocaJUy.?Atami (A. Koebele).
I Xrit)e \^I. CRA"F?T"IXI.Genus CRYPTUS Fabrieius.CRYPTUS ALBERTI, new species.Female.?Length 10 mm.; ovipositor a little longer than half thelength of the abdomen. Black, finel}^ closel}^ punctate, subopaqueand pubescent, the metathorax rugulose, with two transverse carinas;antenna? black, with joint 7 at apex heneath and joints 8 to 11 heneath,white; legs black, with the apex of front femora and the front andmiddle tibiie reddish, their tarsi subfuscous, the hind legs whollyblack, except tarsal joints 3 and 1, which are white; the abdomen,except the petiole, is subopaque, the second and following segmentsver}^ delicately shagreened, a little shin}- at their apices, the sixthdorsal segment narrowly white at apex, the petiole smooth and shining.Wings subhyaline, the stigma and veins dark brown, the discoidalnervure broken hy a stump of a vein, the areolet rather large, pentago-nal, the sides almost parallel.Ti/pe.?Gat. No. 7232, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (A. Koebele).Tribe VII. IVTESOSTENINI.Genus MESOSTENUS Gravenhorst.MESOSTENUS OCTOCINCTUS, new species.Female.?Length about 8 mm. ; ovipositor half the length of theiabdomen. Black and closely punctured; the mandibles, except teeth,the clypeus, face and front orbits to the summit of the eyes, the:cheeks and the hind orbits not quite to the summit of the eyes, thepalpi, the antennal joints he/ieat/t from the apex of the sixth to thesixteenth joint, a band on the prothorax above, interrupted at the mid-dle, a round spot on the disk of the mesonotum, the scutellum and itslateral ridges anteriorly, a streak on the post-scutellum, the teguhe, aline beneath, two spots on the mesopleura, a spot on the mesosternum,I large spot on the metapleura, the margins of the metathoracic:;runcature broadly, all coxa? and trf)chanters, except a black spot on
176 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.the hind coxas above and a spot on the first joint of the hind tro-chanters, the tibial spurs and the hind tarsi, except the last joint, arewhite; rest of legs, except knees of hind legs, tips of hind tibite andlast joint of tarsi which are black, red; the eight segments of theabdomen are banded with yellowish white at apex, those of the fifthand sixth interrupted, those on the following very narrow. Wingsh3"aline, the veins dark brown, the lanceolate stigma brownishmediall}'.2rah\?Length 7 mm. Agrees practicall}" in every respect with thefemale, but differs in having joints 9 to 16 of antennae white, excepta streak above, the abdomen with only 7 segments, compressed at apex,all being banded at apex with white and none interrupted medialh'.Type.?C^t. No. 7231, U.S.N. M.Locality.?China (A. Koebele).Suioiainiir III. pi]vrr?Li]sr.g7:.Tribe III. LISSONOTINI.Genus PIMPLOPTERUS Ashmead.PIMPLOPTERUS JAPONICUS, new species.2rale.?LiQwg\h 7 mm. Black; the mandibles, the clypeus, a minutedot on orbits irlfhin near the base of the eyes, the palpi, an irregularband on each side of the anterior margin of the mesonotum, the teg-ula^, front coxa? and trochanters and the tibial spurs yellowish or yel-lowish white; the rest of the legs, except the hind coxa% tips of hindtibia?, and the hind tarsi whidi are black, red. Wings hyaline, thestigma and veins brown. The head is shining, almost impunctateabove, l)ut finely punctate in front; the mesonotum although shining-is distinctly punctate; the metathorax finely ruguloseh" punctate andsubopaque; the long abdomen is black, subopaque, but the extremeapical margins of dorsal segments 2 toO exhibit a yellowish tinge whmiviewed from behind. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins brown.7}//>>.?Cat. No. 7235, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone (A. Koebele).Tril^e IV. l^IXIF'I.INI.Genus MEGARHYSSA Ashmead.MEGARHYSSA JAPONICA, new species.Female.?Length 32 nnu.; ovipositor 10 mm. Black; face belowthe antennte to the clypeus, except a median black line, the hind orbitsbroadly to the cheeks, the palpi, the upper lateral margins of thepro-notum, an ol)long spot above the front coxa", a large spot below thetegulte and a smaller spot below that on the anterior margin of the
NO. 1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 177mesopleura, two longitudinal lines on the mesonotuni, the scutellumand postscutellura, a small -spot on the lateral ridges that extend fromthe scutelhim, the apex of the metathorax rather broadly, a largespot at the apex of the metapleiira. a band at apex of dorsal abdominalsegments 1 and !^, and oblong spots on segments 3 to T, yellow; thelegs are trioolored, yellow, black, and ferruginous; the front legs,except the coxa^ behind Avhich are black, and the femora within whichare reddish are 3'ellow; the middle coxae, except two united spots atthe sides, the base of first joint of the trochanters and the femorabeneath and behind, except at apex, are black, otherwise the middlelegs are 3'ellow; the hind legs are black, but the the cox* have a spotat base abov^e, the base of the trochanters and the femora at apex yel-low. Wings subfuscous, with a large black cloud across from theapical half of the stigma to be3'ond the middle of the front wing.Type.?Q^t. No. 7238, U.S.N.M.Loadity.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). This beautiful speciesshows some affinit}' with M. sujxrha.HEMIEPHIALTES, new genus.This new genus, on account of having the claws simple, will fall inYt\y generic table of the Pimpliui, Classitication of the Ichneumon Flies,1900, page 54, between OdUiephialtes Ashmead and Perithous Holm-gren. Mv generic table may be modiiied as follows:S. Front wings with an areolet 8
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Front wings without an areolet.Metathorax finely, sparsely punctate, with the lateral areas present, the supe-rior margin of the truncature bounded by a delicate carina, the spiraclessmall, oval; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken far below themiddle Ilemiephialteif, new genus.8j. Metathorax smooth, shining, without punctures; areolet in front wings rhom-boidal, not petiolate; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken abovethe middle Perithous Holmgren.HEMIEPHIALTES GLYPTUS, new species.Plate XIII, tig. 1.FemAjle.?Length about 12 mm. ; ovipositor much longer than thewhole body. Black, finely punctate; legs pale ferruginous, the frontcoxa? and trochanters, the second joint of the hind trochanters, excepta spot above, and an annulus at base of hind tibial, 3'ellowish white,while the first joint of hind trochanters, the hind femora, tibia?, andtarsi are black. Wings subfuscous, the tegulw and costal veins j'^el-lowish white, the internal veins and the stigma dark fuscous or black.The abdomen is elongate, nearly twice as long as the head and thoraxunited, closely punctate. opa(|ue or subopaque, except a small shiningProc. N. M. vol. XXX?06 12
178 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.inipunctate space at apex of the first, second, and third segments: thesecond, third, and fourth segments have oblique farrows from thebasal middle much as in the genus Glt/pta Gravenhorst.%^/.?Cat. No. 7237, U.S.N.M.Locality,?Sapporo (Doctor Matsunuira).Genus PIMPLA Fabricius.PIMPLA PLUTO, new species.Ft'inalr.?Length 15 mm.; ovipositor 4 mm. Entirely black,except the two apical joints of the palpi which are brownish, a stripe onthe front femora in front, and the front tibia', except a stripe above,which are reddish, the stripe above on the front tiliia' and the fronttarsi are brownish. The whole insect is closely punctate, opaque,except the face, which is more sparsely punctate and shining, theclypeus being distinctly separated from the face, with only a fewsparse punctures at its base. Wings subfuliginous, the stigma, excepta pale spot at base, and the veins black. The metathorax is entirelywithout carina;,7y^>.,?Cat. No. 7340, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (A. Koebele).Genus APECHTHIS Forster.APECHTHIS ORBITALIS, new species.Plate Xlll, tig. 2.Female.?Length 20 mm.: ovipositor not quite 5 mm. Black, thehead and upper part of thorax opacjue ])ut not punctate, the sides ofthe thorax and the scutellum sparsely punctate, shining; the innerorbits within the incision of the ej'es, the apex of the scutellum, andthe postscutellum are yellowish; the base of the metanotum inclosedby the two diverging carina? is smooth and shining, inipunctate butthe surface on either side of the carinie is closeh' punctate, as well asabdominal segments 1 to 5, the following segments being* almostsmooth; the front legs from the apex of the coxje, the middle legsfrom the second joint of the trochanters, and the basal two-thirds of thehind tibia?, except a narrow ])lack annulus at base, are fiavo-testaceous,the hind femora ])eing rufous, the rest of the legs black. Wings,except a faint tinge, hyaline, the stigma and veins, except a pale spotbetween the parastigma and stigma, being black.%>.?Cat. No. 7242, U.S.N.M.Locality.?,]vi\yAn (A. Koebele).APECHTHIS SAPPOROENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 15 mm.; ovijxjsitor short, about one-fourth thelength of the abdomen. Black, the head and thorax not punctate, theface slightl}' shagreened, with some transverse rug*a? just beneath the
K0.1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 179insertion of the antennae, the mesonotum subopaque, the metathoraxsparsely punctate on either side of the quadrate median inclosure, thebasal median inclosure smooth and highly polished, open posteriori}^;the abdomen is distinctly, closely punctate; the ocelli are yellowishwhite; tlie palpi blackish, with the two or three apical joints 3'ellowish;the antennie are black, but with the basal two or three joints of theflag-ellum heneath ferruginous; the apex of the scutellum, the post-scutellum, the front legs, except the coxte, trochanters, the femoraahoiu' and a spot on the tibia? hehind^ the apex of the middle tibiae, anannulus toward base and their tarsi, and an annulus toward base ofthe huid tibije, and tibial spurs, pale yellowish, the rest of legs black.Wings hyaline, the hind margins of the tegul?, a very small spot infront and the costal vein pale yellowish white, the stigma and otherveins black.ryy>e;. -Cat. No. 7241, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura).Genus EPIURUS Forster.EPIURUS ANNULITARSIS, new species.Female.?Length about 10 mm. Black and shining, the head andthorax, except some punctures on the sides of the metathorax, almostimpunctate; palpi and tegulse yellowish white; legs red, the hind tibiaeand tarsi 3^ellowish white, the hind tibite with an annulus near base andtheir apices black; pulvilli and claws black. Wings hyaline, theparastigma, stigma, and poststigmal vein yellowish, the internal veinsbrownish. The metanotum has two median carina above that con-verge toward base, and back of these are two large impressionsbounded by a carina on each side and at apex, the space between thiscarina and the pleural carina being punctate, but the upper face ofthe metanotum is smooth and impunctate.Type.?i^^ii. No. 7245, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsunuira). One specimen. No. 6.EPIURUS HAKONENSIS, new species.Female.?Length about 12 mm.; ovipositoi' as long as the abdomen,the sheaths very hairy. Black and shining, the head smooth, impunc-tate, the thorax faintly, feebly ])unctate, except the middle mesotho-racic lobe anteriorly and the metathorax, which are distinctl}' punctate;the abdomen is distinctly, rather closely punctate, except at the apicalmargins of segments 2 to 6 and the two apical segments, which areimpunctate; the palpi, pedicel, and first three joints of the flagellumbeneath, the tegula?, a line beneath, and the costal vein at basal half,yellowish white; the legs are ferruginous, the front coxae, trochanters,and tarsi, the middle trochanters, apex of middle femora, an annulusat base of their tibiae, all tibial spurs, an annulus at base of hind tibia?,
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a broader one on their middle, and an annulus at base of their tarsi,3'ellowish white; rest of hind tibi* and tarsi black. Wings faintlytinged with fuscous, the stigma and internal veins black or darkfuscous.The metathorax has an apical area indicated, the surface, withinpunctate. The first abdominal segment is not longer than wide.Ti/pe.?Odt. No. 7243, U.S.N.:\I.Locality.?Mount Hakone (A. Koebele); also Sapporo (DoctorMatsumura). EPIURUS PERSIMILIS, new species.Fniiidr.?Length 11 nua. ; o\'ipositor as long as the abdomen. \^v\similar to E. lK(h})iensln^ except as follows: The antenna' are whollyblack, except the extreme apex of the scape, which is white; the frontlegs, except the femora, the middle legs, except the coxa^ and femora,and the hind trochanters and hind til)ia' at basal two-thirds, except anai-row black annulus near the base, are yeilowisli white, rest of legs,except the apical third of hind tarsi, the annulus near the base, and thehind tarsi, which are black, being rufous; metanotum without an areaat base, the median space smooth, impunctate; first abdominal seg-ment a little longer than wide.Type.?C2it. No. 7244, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsunuu'a).NESOPIMPLA, new genus.In my generic table of the /*/y//^>//;//, Classification of the IchneumonFlies, 1900, page 58, this new genus will fall in with It()j>lecf!s Forsterand Eremochila Forster, the claws not being toothed at base and themetathoracic spiracles being round, but from both it is easily separatedby the areolet of the front wings, which is irregularly' pentagonal inshape, resembling that found among the Phygadeuonini; the trans-verse median nervure in the front wings is interstitial with the basalnervure, while in the hind wings it is broken l)y the subdiscoidalnervure far above the middle; the metathorax has two distinct longi-tudinal carina that diverge posteriorly and end just over the insertionof the hind coxa; the abdomen is nmch as in Plinphi Fabricius, theapex of segments 2 to tumid, 8 to (I with transverse impressions alittle bej'ond the lateral middle, the second segment with the trans-verse impression distinct only laterally at the apical angles, broadlyinterrupted at the middle.NESOPIMPLA NARANYiE, new species.Plate XIII, fig. 3.Female.?Length l>.o nuu.; ovipositor short, less than one-third thelength of the abdomen. Head, tiiorax, and the abdominal segments6 to 8, except nairowly at apex black, the abdominal segments 1 to 5,
NO. 1-1-18. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAI). 1 S 1and the antenna?, except the two basal joints, pale ferrug-inou.><; palpiand legs 3"ellowish white; the hind coxa? behind and the hind femorapale ferruginous, the extreme apex of the hind femora, an annulus atbase, and the apex of the hind tibia? being black; the tarsal joints 1 to5 are tipped with black. Wings hyaline, the stigma, except a spot atbase, and the internal veins black.Type.?C^t. No. 7247, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo. Bred by Doctor Matsunmra from Naranyadiffusa. Genus THERONIA Holmgren.THERONIA JAPONICA, new species.Female.?Length 11 mm. ; ovipositor about one-third the length ofthe abdomen. Yellowish; the suture at base of clypeus, a median lineon face, the frontal depressions back of the origin of the antenna, thespace surrounding the ocelli, the occiput and the eyes, black; the fla-gellum is brown; thorax at sides and beneath black, the upper marginof the pronotum, the margin of the prosternum, the tegulae, the ridgebeneath, a small line on mesopleura anteriorly and a spot posteriorl3%a spot on metapleura, the apex of metathorax broadly, the postscutel-lum, scutellum, and two lines, on the mesothorax, yellow, the middlelobe of the mesonotum is black while the lateral lobes are brownish;abdomen yellowish, the first segment black at basal half or more, thefollowing dorsal segments more or less dusky at base; legs yellowish,but with a spot at base of middle cox^e, a spot on middle femorabeneath, the hind coxte anteriorly and the hind femora beneath, black.Wings hyaline, the costal vein and the stigma yellow, the internalveins brown.Type.?Q^t. No. 7239, U.S.N.M.Locality. ^^2i^^OYfi (Doctor Matsumura).Tribe V. XORIDINI.Genus ODONTOMERUS Gravenhorst.ODONTOMERUS NIKKOENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 8 mm.; ovipositor nearly as long as the body.Black, with segments 3 to 5 of the abdomen dark rufopiceous, thefront tibiae and tarsi testaceous; the middle tibiae and tarsi darker; thehind legs, except the tibiae beneath which have a piceous tinge, whollyblack; antennae brown; palpi white. Wings hyaline, the stigma andveins brown. The head and thorax, except the metathorax, are smoothand shining, almost impunctate; the mesonotum only sparsely punc-tate, more distinct on the prominent middle lobe anteriorly; the petioleand the second segment of the abdomen are finelv shagreened, suh-opaque; the other segments smooth and shining.Type.?C^t. No. 7248, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Nikko (A. Koebele).
182 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.Genus CALLICLISIS Forster.CALLICLISIS INCERTA, new species.Plate XIV, fig. 1.Male.?Length about 1!? mm. Black and shining, although sparselypunctate; the face, except a central black line, scape of antennsvbeneath, the pedicel, basal three or four joints of the flagellum, mand-ibles, palpi, tegulfe, epitegulee, all legs from the coxse, except thehind femora, a spot at apex of first dorsal a))dominal segment, a bandat apex of the second segment, the third and fourth wholly, except abrownish shade at base of the fourth, a band at apex of the followingsegments and the venter, testaceous or yellowish, the coxa' black, thehind femora, except at base and apex, blackish or brown-black. Wingshyaline; the stigma, except a median streak from its base, and theveins black. Antennfe, except as noted, black from the fifth or sixthjoint. The abdomen is fully one and a half times as large as the headand thorax united and compressed from the third segment.Ti/j,e.?Cnt. No. 7249, ? U.S. N.M.locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsumura).
Trlt>e I. ME:S0LEF?TINI.Genus SYCHNOLETER Forster.SYCHNOLETER JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length h mm. Black, closely, minutely punctate, opaque,with the second, third, and basal half of the fourth segment of theabdomen, red; the apical half or more of the front femora, their tibiteand tarsi, the middle til)ia% except at extreme apex, and the basal three-fourths of the hind tibite are testaceous; the tibial spurs, joints 3 and
?i of the hind tarsi, and an annulus on the antenna^ (comprising joints18 to IM), are white; the liagellum oiitwaixily is more or less ferrugi-nous. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins brown.Type.?Q.^t. No. 7250, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsunnira). One specimen. No. 23.1"ril:>e IV. 'rRYF?HONINI.Genus RHIMPHALEA Forster.RHIMPHALEA DUBIA, new species.Male.?Length 4.5 nun. Black and shining, impunctate; antenna*yellowish beneath, the scape black al)ove, the tiagelluni dark brownabove; palpi and teguhv white; legs, except coxa% pid villi and claws,and a spot at apex of hind tibise which are black, flavo-testaceous, thetil)ia' and tarsi ycdlowish white, the tips of coxa^ whitish, the hindfemora reddish. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins dark brown.
NO. 1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 183The second and third dorsal segments of the abdomen have a transversedepression or furrow at the middle.Type.?C2it. No. 7251, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsumura). One specimen, No. 24.Genus ASTHENARA Forster.ASTHENARA RUFOCINCTA, new species.Male.?Length %.% mm. Black and shining, with the second andthird segments of the abdomen red; the cheeks, front orbits, and aspot back of eyes, a spot on each side of the middle mesothoracic lobeanteriorly, a line on the lateral margin of the lateral lobes in front ofthe teguhv, a line beneath the tegula?, the front trochanters in partand the base of the front femora, the middle trochanters, the apex ofmiddle and the sutures of the hind trochanters are white; the frontand middle tibia? and tarsi yellowish; rest of the legs black; the hindlegs, except the tibial spurs and the sutures of the trochanters, whollyblack. Wings hyaline, or only faintly tinged, the stigma and veinsbrown.Type.?C^t. No. 7252, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S, Matsumura). One specimen, No. 34.Tribe V. BASSINI.Genus BASSUS Gravenhorst.BASSUS JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length 4.5 mm. Black and shining, but punctate; thepalpi, mandibles, clypeus, face, inner orbits, scape and pedicel beneath,front margins of the lateral lobes of the mesonotum, scutellum, a trans-verse line on the ridge at base of the metanotum, the teg'ulse, a spotbeneath, the epitegulse, the origin of veins at base of the wings, thefront and middle legs, apex of hind coxa? and trochanters and two-thirds of the hind tibia?, except an annulus at base, are white or yel-lowish-white, the rest of the legs being- black, except the front andmiddle femora and tibite, which are tinged with red; the extreme apicalmargins of dorsal abdominal segments 5, 6, and 7 are whitish; flagel-lum black brownish at base beneath. Wings hyaline, the costal veinsand stigma blackish, the internal veins brown.Tyjje.?Q^^t. No. 7253, U.S.N.M.Locality . ?i>a,i)poro (Dr. S. Matsumura). Two specimens, No. 40.Genus SYRPHOCTONUS Forster.SYRPHOCTONUS ATAMIENSIS, new species.Male.?Length about 5 mm. Black; clypeus, a quadrate spot above,a triangular spot on inner orbits below the middle of the e^^es, scapeand pedicel of antenna^ and front coxa? and trochanters yellowish-white.Locality.?Atami (A. Koebele).
184 PROCEEDINGS OF THE XATIOXAL MUSEUM. voi. xxx.Tribe VII. EXOCHINI.Genus EXOCHUS Gravenhorst.EXOCHUS HAKONENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 6 mm. Black and shining; the face, palpi, tegul^e,the basal two-thirds of the hind tibiae, except an annulus at base, thetibial spurs and tarsi, except at apex, are white: the rest of the legsred. Wings hyaline, the veins and the stigma, except within, brown.Type.?Q^t. No. 7255, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone (A. Koebele).SiilDtainily A^. OFHIOTsTIlSr^E;.Tribe V. CATS.4F?OF'LEGINI.Genus CAMPOPLEX Gravenhorst.CAMPOPLEX HAKONENSIS, new species.FeinaJe.?Length 11 mm. ; ovipositor as long as the abdomen. Blaciv.closely punctate, pubescent, opaque, the petiole alone smooth andshining; the palpi, tegula% and tibial spurs are white; scape of antenna?beneath j^ellowish; the front legs, except coxiv and first joint t)f tro-chanters, apex of middle femora and their tibiae and tarsi, and the hindtil)ia' behind from near base to apical third, are testaceous or reddish.Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins dark brown.Type.^Q^X. No. 7256, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone (A. Koebele).CAMPOPLEX BICOLORIPES, new species.Mah'.?Length V^ mm. Resem))Ies the former species, but the colorof the legs and abdomen is dili'erent. The apex of the second dorsalabdominal segment and the third, fourth, and fifth segments are red;the front and middle legs, except coxa% are yellowish-white, the femoratinged with reddish, the front coxa' with a white spot at apex, thehind legs, except the tibial spurs and a narrow annulus at base of tarsiwhich are white, are entireh' black.Type.?OAt. No. 7257, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone (A. Koebele).Tribe VII. BANCHINI.NAWAIA, new genus.This new genus belongs to the tribe Banchini., and in my generictable, Classiiication of the Ichneumon Flies, 190(?, page 5)6, falls innext to the American geims Ceratosoma Cresson, page 97, now Cerato-gaxtra Ashmead, Cresson's name being preoccupied. It agrees withthis genus in the shape of the abdomen, hut diri'ers (|uite widely in
NO. 1 I4,s. xj;j ^r j^ p^NESE lIYMENO PTEJi. I -.1SIIMEA D. 18 5other characters: The areolet in the front wings is large and pentago-nal; the median cell is a little shorter than the ,sul)median; the trans-verse median nervure in the hind wing is broken at its basal angle,the subdiscoidal nervure being almost interstitial with the median vein;the cl3'peus has a slight median sinus; the scutellum ends in a smalltooth; while the claws are simple.The genus is named in honor of Mr. Y. Nawa, the well-known ento-mologist of Japan, proprietor of the entomological laboratory in Gifu,also the editor of that interesting Japanese magazine, The InsectWorld, and one who has done so much to stinmlate entomologicalresearch throughout Japan.NAWAIA JAPONICA, new species.Plate XIV, %. 3.Female.?Length, 11 mm. Black; the orbits, the face below anten-nae, except a median black line and a black line at base of ch^peus, themandibles, the palpi, the upper margin of pronotum, two lines on themesonotum which curve outwardi}' at the anterior margin, the tegula?,a spot beneath, the scutellum except the transverse furrow at baseand a spot at apex inclosing the apical tooth, the postscutellum, themetathorax except a black transverse band at base, bands at apex ofall the segments of the abdomen (the bands widening posteriori}^ sothat the apical segments are almost wholly yellow), two lines on firstsegment, two spots at base of second, the apices of all femora and thefront and middle femora beneath se(;ond joint of trochanters, most ofmiddle tibiae except a spot at base and a stripe behind, a large spoton hind coxie behind, and an annulus on the hind tibia? before themiddle, all yellow. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins brown-black.Typ?.?OA.i. No. 7259, U.sIn.M,Locality.?Gifu. Described from two specimens. No. 4-T, receivedfrom Mr. Y. Nawa.Tribe IX. F?ORIZONINI.Genus TEMELUCHA Forster.TEMELUCHA JAPONICA, new species.Female.?Length 7.5 to 8 mm. Head yellowish, with the occiputand a spot on vertex inclosing the ocelli black; the eyes brown; thethorax brownish yellow, with a large oblong spot on the middle of themesonotum anteriorly, the furrow across base of the abdomen, andan oblong spot at base of the metanotum black; the front and middlecoxae and trochantei?.'8, and the basis of the tarsi are yellowish white;tips of hind tibia? and the three last joints of tarsi are black; abdomenbrownish yellow, the petiole basally, blotches at base of the second
186 PROCEEDINGS OF rilE NATIONAL MCSEUM vol. xxx.and third segments, and the sheaths of the ovipositor being black.Wings hyaline, the stigma light brown.Tt/pe.?Cat No. 7260, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Swatow, China, and Japan (Mr. A. Koebele).IriUe X. F?RISTOTvIKRINI.Genus PRISTOMERUS Holmgren.PRISTOMERUS CHINENSIS, new species.Fenude.?Length <).5 mm.; ovipositor nearly as long as the abdo-men. Black; the mandibles, except teeth, and the teguhe are white;the clypeus, the two basal joints of antennje, the ridge of the pro-stei'num, the hind angles of the pronotiim, the legs, except hind coxjeand the apex of the hind tibite, which are blackish, and tiie abdomen,except most of the petiole above, the second dorsal segment, most ofthe third dorsal segment, and the sheaths of the ovipositoa', which areblack, are testaceous. Wings hvaline.Type.?Q.%t No. 72r,l, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Swatow, China (Mr. A. Koebele).Tribfc? XI. r^I.KCTI^CINI.Genus ATELEUTE Forster.ATELEUTE PALLIDIPES, new species.Male.?Length 2.5 mm. Black and shining, the two basal joints ofthe autennse, the second with a pale annulus at apex, and the abdomentoward apex of the first segment and on the second, with a rufo-peceoris tinge; fiagellum brown-black, with short hairs; legs flavo-testaceous, the front and middle coxae and ti'ochanters paler 3'ellowish;all the tarsi are very long, longer than their tibia\ The abdomen islong, much longer than the head and thorax united, slender anddepressed,^ the sides nearly parallel. Wings hyaline, the stigmaand costal vein brown, the internal veins paler.Type.?Cat. No. 7262, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (A. Koebele).Family LXXVI. ALYSIID.E.Genus PH^ENOCARPA Forster.PHiENOCARPA FORMOSiE, new species.Male.?Length 2.1 mm. Brownish 3'ellow, the head paler 3'ellow-ish, the metathorax and the abdomen darker brown; eyes dark brown;clypeus, tegula?, front coxtv and trochanters, the middle coxk at apexand the first joint of their trochantei-s, and the first joint of hindtrochanters, white; rest of legs and the first two joints of the antennae
NO. 1448. NE]V JAPANESE IIYMEXOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 187pale yellowish, the flagellum brown, becoming blackish toward apex.Wings hyaline, the stigma and basal nervuro brown, the other veinspale.Type.?C?it. No. 7263, U.S.N.M.Localitii.?Formosa (A. Koebele).Genus KAHLIA Ashmead.KAHLIA SECUNDA, new species.Female.?Length 4.5 nnn. Black and shining; mandibles red withblack teeth; palpi, teguhe, and more or less of the trochanters j^ellow-ish-white; rest of legs mostl}' testaceous, the tips of hind femora,apical third of hind tibite and basal two joints of hind tarsi except attips, dark brownish or fuscous; wings h3'aline, the veins blackish, thelanceolate stigma, mostly rufous or testaceous witliin, the stigmal veinoriginating near its apex and extending to the apical margin of thewing, making the marginal cell very large.Tyjye.?Ciit. No. 7264, U.S.N.M.'Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura).Family LXXVIII. BRACONID.^.Subtainily I. A.PHIDIIN".*::.Genus EPHEDRUS Haliday.EPHEDRUS JAPONICUS, new species.Fetnale.?Length 1.6 to 2 mm. Polished black; mandibles, palpiand legs honey-yellow, the hind coxa? dusky basally; abdomen mostl}^black, but more or less brownish piceous toward base, the petiolesometimes yellow and about three times as long as wide. Antennae11-jointed, black, the first two joints more or less testaceous, the thirdwith a yellow annulus at base, about four times as long as thick.Wings hyaline, the venation brownish, the recurrent uervure joiningthe second cubital cell just behind the first transverse cubitus.Male.?Differs from the female in having the antenna longer,16-jointed, the flagellar joints being not much more than twice as long-as thick; the hind femora and tibijB, except at base, are rufo-piceous;while the abdominal petiole is black.Type.?0.^1. No. 7265, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Nawa). One male and 9 female specimens bredfrom an Aphis. Genus ACLITUS Forster.This genus has not been recognized since it was briefly characterized
?by Doctor Forster in 1862. 1 have recognized all of Forster's genera,although Rev. T. A. Marshall ignores them and has apparentlylumped" them all under Aphidlus Nees and Triowys Haliday.This genus is closely allied to Aphidius Nees, but differs decidedly
1S8 rn()('i:i:ni\(;s or riir: xatioxal Mrsroi.in sovoral piuiiculMrs. VUv nulius is :il\v:iys much longer, the parap-sidal furrows tlistiiu'l, tlu> mt>(:itlu>r;i\ t'luaryiimto bohind, the .^^oconddorsal al>ili>iuiiml st>oiiuMit is \imv hiriir, whilt* tho sheaths of theovipi>sitor aro broad and romprossod.ACLITUS NAWAII, new species.Plato XV. liiT. ;{.i^Wi(//r. -LiMioth. ."i. 1 mm. HliU'k. with (hi> f:u'o, tlio orbits, tlirsrutolhnn. tho l)ast> of abdoiiuMi, tho oxtromo apox of tho Iomlj' potioU\iiM obliipio spi>t on th?^ sidos of tho stH'ond soo-iuout and tho slioatlis oftho ovipivsiior, tostai'Oiuis; K>iis tostaooous, the middkMind hind t'cmonitibi;o and tarsi darkor or brt)\vnish. The antenna* aro tiliforni, 24-jointod. tho soapo oval, lar^o and stout, the podiool inuoh narrower,wider than lono-. tlu' llauidlum oontly taiHn'ino- otf toward apex, thejoints not more than twioo as lony as thick. Tho head and thorax aresmooth and shininu". the parapsidal furrows aro i>unotate and meetposteriorly bofort> attaininii' tho base of the soutellum, the lattM-al lobesbeino- shaoroonoil anteriorly; tho int^tathorax is ruoulose. ihn^plyeniariiinat*> behind, and with a median earina. whieh is forked at apex.The abdomen is laneeolate and tenninatos in a broad, eonipressedovipositor, tho length o{ tho basal joint of the hind tarsi; the petioleis loni;'. gradually dilated posteriorly and longitudinally striated,
^fai^.~ Lenuth 4..") nun. Aotoos fairly well with the female, exceptthat the abdomen is clavato. entirely black, except the suture l)otweentho tii"st and soci>nd so^iinonts, while the antenna* aro ;>0-jointetl./(//k'.-Vai. No. 7JtU>, U.8.N.M.fAH'iility. -ttifu (Y. Nawa). One male and "1 female specimenswere sent, bred from a laroe Aphis, which, judgin*;" from tho diy pupaskins. 1 identitied as a spci'ios oi L(H'hn>if<. or certainly a menus in thesul>family Ltichnini^
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Genus APHIDIUS Nees. ,APHIDIUS GIFUENSIS. new species.Femah.?Lonoth 'l.h nun. Head and tlun-ax above, except thesoutellum laterally and tho motathorax. polished black, rest of thoraxtestaceous; abdomen lonj;: lanceolate, piceous. the petiole yellowish,tho incisions of the soii-monts yellow or testaceous, or sometimes yel-low, with dusky transverse marks on sei*-ments '1 to t>; legs, including:all cox;v. honey-yellow; antenna' lon^-. l7-jointed. the tirst two joint>and base of the third, yellow, rest of the joints brown-black, joints\\ to It! abiuu equal in lon^th. nearly three times as lono- as thick.Winos hyaline, the sti^rma and the veins, except the basal norvure,i>rown, the basal norvure black.Typt.?C\\\. "So. TiiiT. r.S.N.M.lAHHillty. (lifu (Y. Nawa). Two sj)ecimens bred from an unknown'Aphis.
*o.1Hx. .VA'ir ./ I /'. I A'A'.S'/; liyMKXOI'TEnA?A.SirMKMJ. 189APHIDIUS JAPONICUS, new species./'J?y/A?A, -Length 4.8 rnin. Head, sutures of icutelluni, the meta-thorax and a^xlomen, except the petiole >>eneath and the apex of thesecond segment, blaek and shining, rest of thorax and the legs, exceptthe two last joints of tarsi which arf; dusky, yellow. The antenna?are long, filiform, 22-jointed. the first two joints more or \ghh yellow-
i ish, the following joints black or brown-black; joints to 21 onlv abouttwice as long as thick, joints 3 to -o a little longer. Wings hyaline, thestigma and veins light brownish, the basal nen'ure blackish.MaU.- Length 4 mm. Agrees well with the female, excey^t thatthe mesothoracic lobes are 8om(;times dusky, the antenna^ longer, 24-jointed, while the abdomen lieneath, the basal half of the third dorsal
,, segment, and sometimes the sutures 4 and .5 are yellow.Type.?Oa.t. No. Tim, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Xawa). One female and 3 male specimens bredfrom an Aphis. APHIDIUS LACHNIVORUS, new species.
\ Male.--Litnirth '-jJ') mm. Black and shining: the mesonotal furrows
^ are more or less distinct, the surface on each side, especially pos-teriorly, opaquely roughened, while between them is a more or less
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distinct median furrow. The antenn* are long, 26-jointed, the joints
, of the flagellum at least twice as long as thick; legs testaceous, thehind coxai and femora black, the hind tibise, except at ba.se, fuscous;the metanotumhas a transverse carina bounding the truncature, but isnot areolated, and there is a median furrow extending from the scu-
, tellum to the carina. The abdomen is elongate, shining black, excepta yellow spot at the apex of the second dorsal .segment; the first seg-ment alone is faintly aciculated basallv.Type.?Cat. No. 7269, U.S.N.M.LocfiHty.?Nikko CA . Koebele). One specimen labeled from LachmMsp. on Larch. APHIDIUS AREOLATUS. new species.Feiaale.?Length 2 mm. Polished black without parapsidal fur-rows, the metathorax with five distinct areas, the areola or middle one,
' diamond shaped. The antennae are 13-jointed, the first joint of theflagellum aFxjut thrice as long as thick, a little longer than the second,the following very gradually decreasing in length, the penultimate
' joint being only a little longer than thick, the last, or club joint, large,ovate, longer than the first; legs brownish yellow, the incision of thejoints paler; alxlomen lanceolate, longer than the head and thoraxunited, black, except?the base and apex of the petiole and a spot atapex of the second segment which are yellowish; the petiole is sha-gicf-ned or roughened, otherwise the abdomen is smooth and shining;wings hyaline, the stigma and veins light brown.
190 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.Male.?Agrees in color with the female, but differs in having the "\antennae longer, 19-jointed, the joints of the flagellum being fully twice \\as long as thick, or even a little longer. 1Tyj)e.?C?it. No. 7270, U.S.N.M. \Locality.?Japan. Described from 2 female and 5 male specimens,labeled No. 12H8, and bred by Mr. Albert Koebele from an unknown iAphis. Genus LYSIPHLEBUS Forster.LYSIPHLEBUS JAPONICUS, new species.Female. -Length 2 mm. Head, dorsum of mesonotum, the scutel-lums, and the dorsum of the abdomen, except the petiole and suture 2,and sometimes one or two of the other sutures, black; basal 3 or 4 jointsof the antennte, the legs, and the abdomen, except as noted, yellow.The antennae are 13-jointed, black or brown, black from the fifth joint;joints 3 to 6 are about thrice as long as thick, those beyond a littleshorter. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins light brownish.Male.?Agrees well with the female, except that the antennae .i,relonger, 17-jointed, and brown-black, except the first two joints; thebase of the second dorsal abdominal segment, as well as the petiole, isyellow.Tyjje.?C?it. No. 7271, U.8.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Nawa). Three specimens, 2 females and i male,bred from an unknown Aphis.SuVjfainily lA'. jVrETICORI?J^.^E.Genus METEORUS Haliday.METEORUS JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length 4. 4 mm. Head, except the stemmaticum, and thethorax, except the parapsidal furrows, the depression in front of thescutellum, the fovea? at base of the scutellum, the sutures surroundingsame, and the metathorax entirely, which are black, brownish-yellow;abdomen black, the second segment l)rownish-yellow; legs yellowish.The antenna^ are long, about 30-jointed, brown, the 4 or 5 basal jointsof the flagellum being about foui- times as long as thick. Wings hya-line, the veins light brown, the costal vein and the .stigma withinblackish. The first segment of the abdomen is longitudinall}' striate,the others smooth and shining, the ovipositer about two-thirds thelength of the al)domen.Tyjje.?Cat. No. 7272, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Nawa). Three female specimens. No. 53, evi-dently bred from a Lepidopteron.
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fr Subfainily A^. ]VrA.CROCH:N-TR,IT>r^.Genus MACROCENTRUS Curtis.MACROCENTRUS GIFUENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 4.5 mm.; ov'ipositor longer than the whole insect.Head black; thorax brownish-yellow, the metathorax dusk}^ or brown-ish; abdomen above brown or blackish, sometimes paler at the sutures,variable, the first, second, and third segments longitudinally striated;antenna? very long, brownish-yellow, becoming dusk}^ toward apex,40 or more jointed, the joints dusky at apex, appearing annulated;legs, including coxee, yellow. Wings hyaline, the veins brownish,the stigma with a large dark brown blotch within.Type.?Cut. No. 72T4, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Nawa). Two specimens.Siabfaixiily IX. C'HKLOlVIISr^.Genus PHANEROTOMA Wesmael.PHANEROTOMA FLAVA, new species.Female.?Length 7 mm. Uniforml}" brownish-j'^ellow; e3"es andocelli black; apical halt, or nearly, of the wings smoky, the basalhalf hyaline; antennse longer than the body, brown-black, the flagellarjoints long, about five times as long as thick. The wings have thecostse to the parastigma, the median and submedian veins, and thebasal and recurrent nervures j^ellow, the rest of the veins, with theparastigma and stigma being black.Type.?Q.^i. No. 7276, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (A. Koebele). This is one of the largest speciesyet discovered in the genus.Genus ASCOGASTER Wesmael.ASCOGASTER ATAMIENSIS, new species.Female.?Length 4 mm. Black, subopaquely punctate, with a
, sparse whitish pubescence, the base of the abdomen with elevated,longitudinal lines, the palpi pale, the two basal joints of the antenna'and the legs, except the coxa^, tips of hind tibia^ and more or less ofthe middle and hind tarsi, except basal joint, which are black, or darkfuscous, are ferruginous, the flagellum brown becoming dusky towardapex. Wings h3aline, the parastigma and stigma dark brown, theveins testaceous, tinged with brown.Type.?C2it. No. 7275, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Atami (A. Koebele).
192 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.SulDfamily XII. JVIICROG-ASTERIN'^E;.Genus GLYPTAPANTELES Ashmead.GLYPTAPANTELES POLITUS, new species.Female.?Leng'th 3 nun. Black, shining, and impunctate, exceptsome sparse, faint punctures on the thorax anteriorly; the antenntvare longer than the body, black or brown-black, except the scape,which is more or less brownish-yellow basally and beneath; ocellihoney-yellow: the legs, except the hind coxie and the abdomen atsides and beneath, are yellow; the nietathorax is smooth, without amedian carina; the abdomen is smooth, shining, and impunctate, theplate of the first segment is narrowed toward apex and about two andone-half times as long as wide at l)ase, the second segment is a littleshorter than the third, with two oblique grooved furrows that con-verge anteriorly. Wings hyaline, the stigma blackish, the veins,except the costte toward apex, pale.Male.?Length 2.5 mm. Antennae w^holl}' black, the apex of hindfemora and tibia' fuscous, their tarsi subfuscous, the thorax anteriorh^more distinctly finely punctured, the nietathorax finely wrinkled;otherwise similar to the female.Ti/jje.?Cat. No. 7278, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (N. Nawa). Three specimens. No. .56.GLYPTAPANTELES MINOR, new species.Female.? Length 2 nun. Agrees well with G. jxilltux, except thatit is smaller with the antennal scape, except narrowly at apex, andthe pedicel j^ellow, the stigma and stigmal vein brown, the three ter-minal ventral segments black or piceous, while the hind tibia? arefuscous at apex.T(/pe.~-C'dt. No. 7271), T.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (N. Nawa). Four specimens. No. .57.GLYPTAPANTELES FEMORATUS, new species.Male.?Length L8 nim. Black and shining; legs brown -black, withthe front legs, apex of middle femora and their tibiie and tarsi, andthe basal third of hind tibia\ 3'ellow, the hind tarsi subfuscous, moreor less yellowish beneath; antennie black, longer than the body, thefirst joint of the fiagellum about two and one-half times as long asthick, shorter than the second or third, but stouter; the abdomen issmooth and shining, with the first and second ventral segments3'ellow; the plate of the first dorsal segment has the hind anglesrounded; the second segment is a little shorter than the third and hastwo converging grooved lines from its basal middle.T^jpe.?C^i. No. 728(1. U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (X. Nawa). Two specimens. No. .59.
NO. 1448. J^EW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 193GLYPTAPANTELES (APANTELES) JAPONICUS, new species (Ashmead).Female.?Length, 2.8 to 3 mm. Black, shining; face, thorax, andhind coxa? very finely punctulate; head above and posteriorly polished,impunctate; labrum and mandibles honey-yellow; palpi white; scape,pedicel, tegulse and legs, except hind coxje which are black, brownish-yellow; flagellum black or brown-black. Wings hyaline, the stigmaand subcostal vein brown, other veins pallid. Metathorax smoothwithout areas or carina?. Abdomen beneath, except the large plow-share shaped ventral valve, and the lateral margins of dorsal segments1-5 brownish-yellow or ferruginous; the plate of first segment lance-olate, more than three times as long as wide, gradually narrows towardapex; second segment shorter than the third, with two oblique impressedlines; plate and all segments smooth, impunctate.Male.?Length, 2.3 to 2.5 mm. Agrees well with female in colora-tional detail, but the antenna? are much longer than the bod}^, theabdomen is smaller and shorter, while the second abdominal segmentis about twice as long as the third.Type.?Cat. No. 3457, U.S.N.M. Described from many specimensin National Museum, Ace. No. 23417, received July 30, 1890, fromRev. H. Loomis, of Yokohama, Japan, who bred them from the larvaof Ocneria dispar, and from many additional specimens received byDr. L. O. Howard from Prof. A. H. Kirkland, who also receivedthem from Rev. H. Loomis.The species belongs in Marshall's Section IV, of xipanteles, andcomes very close to two European species
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Apanteles vltrijjennh Cur-tis and A. fulvijyes Haliday, from both of which it is readily distin-guished b}^ the impunctate metanotum, the difference in the plate ofthe first abdominal segment, by having the first and second segmentssmooth, not aciculated, and by the venter being entirely brownish-3'^ellow. GLYPTAPANTELES NAWAII, new species.Female.?Length, 2 mm. Black and shining, but with the head andthorax finel}^ punctulate, the scutellum polished, impunctate, the meta-thorax finely rugulose, with a median carina. The antenna? are aboutas long as the body and black; legs brownish-yellow, the hind coxreblack, the front and middle coxiv usually with a slight fuscous spot atbase only, the hind femora at extreme apex and the tips of their tibisefaintly fuscous. The abdomen is black and shining, except ventralsegments 1 and 2 which are yellowisli; the plate of the first dorsal seg-ment and the second segment are finely sculptured; the plate of thefirst is about two and one-half times as long as wide, a little wider atapex than at base; the second segment is shorter than the third with aProc. N. M. vol. XXX?06 13
194 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.. vol. xxx.median ridge, rest of the segments smooth, polished. Wings hj^aline,the stigma and first branch of the radius brown-blaok, the other veinslight brownish.Male.?Agrees with the female, except that the antennfe are some-what longer, the front and middle coxtB wholl}- yellow, while the seconddorsal segment of the abdomen is much shorter, or only about half aslong as the third.Type.?C?it. No. 7281, U.S.N.M.Locality.?^Gifu (N. Nawa). Three specimens labeled No. 54.Genus MICROPLITIS Forster.MICROPLITIS ATAMIENSIS, new species.Male.?Length, 2.5 mm. Bhick, closely punctate and pubescent, thehead above on the vertex smooth and shining, the occiput closely puuc-tulate; ocelli pale 3'ellowish; antennae, exceptthe minute pedicel, entirelyblack; legs mostly brownish-yellow, but with all coxa?, the first jointof all trochanters, a spot at base of front femora, the basal half ofmiddle femora, the hind femora entirely, the apical third or more ofhind tibitv, and the hind tarsi })lack; basal two-thirds of wings sul)-fuscous, the apical third and a fascia extending across from the para-stigma h3'aline, the stigma and veins dark brown. Al)domen, exceptthe first segment, which is rugose-punctate, smooth and shining.Type.?C^\. No. 7285, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Atami (A. Koebele). One specimen.MICROPLITIS SAPPOROENSIS, new species.Female.?Length, 4 mm. Black, closely punctate and pubescent, thehead smooth and shining on vertex, rather densely clothed with a fineAvhitish pubescence in front; palpi pale; clypeus, mandibles, and legs,except the hind coxae, a spot at apex of hind femora, and most of thehind tarsi brownish yellow; the hind coxa?, a spot at apex of hind tibia^,and the hind tarsi, except base of the first joint, black; ventral seg-ments 1 and 2 and base of 3, yellow; the abdomen, except the first seg-ment, which is sparsely, finely punctate, is smooth, shining, and im-punctate. Wings h3'aline, the parastigma, the stigma, exceptthe ])asalhalf, and the internal veins brownish or fuscous; the basal half,or nearly, of the stigma and the longitudinal veins before the ])asalnervure yellowish.Type.?Cut. No. 7285, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). One female specimen,labeled No. 39.
NO. 1148. Ni:W JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAI). 195SubfaiTiily XA^. BR.A.C01SrilSr.3?;.Genus MELANOBRACON Ashmead.MELANOBRACON TIBIALIS, new species.Fe7nale.~LQngth^ 7 to 7.5 mm.; ovipositor about two-thirds thelength of the abdomen. Brownish-yellow, smooth, and shining; headquadrate, the eyes large, brown-black; the antenna?, except the twobasal jomts, joints 2 to 5 of middle tarsi, and the hind tibia? and tarsiexcept a pale annulus at base of tibiae, are black. Wings subhyaline'or slightly smoky, with the stigma and veins, except the submedianvem, entirely, and the costal and subcostal veins at base, which areyellow, are black. The abdomen has a longitudinal furrow each sideof the first and second dorsal segments, and also on the second a tri-angular elevation from its base, while the suture between the secondand third segments is rather deep,Ti/pe.?Cat No. 7287, U.S.N.M.Zocaliti/.~Gih\ (Y. Nawa). Three specimens, labeled No. 49.Genus MACRODYCTIUM Ashmead.MACRODYCTIUM FLAVIPES, new species.J^emale.?Length, 3.5 mm. ; ovipositor about as long as the abdomenPolished black; the first two joints of the antenna, a small annulus atthe base of the third joint, and the legs, except the last joint of thefront and middle tarsi, the extreme apex of hind tibia3, and the hindtarsi, which are fuscous, are yellowish, or brownish-yellow; the secondabdominal segment is longitudinally striate on each side of the tri-angular ridge or plate at base. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veinsbrown, the tegula? and the longitudinal veins basallv pale yellowishType.~C'a.t No. 7288, U.S.N.M.ZomZ%.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). One specimen, labeledNo. 32. r ,Genus CHELONOGASTRA ASHMEAD.CHELONOGASTRA KOEBELEI, new species.Plate XIV, fig. 3.Feynale.?Length 5.5 to 6 mm. ; ovipositor from a half to two-thirdsthe length of the abdomen. Black, the head and thorax smooth andshinmg, the abdomen opaque, concave beneath as in Chdonus Jurine,the first three segments coarsely regulose, the second and third closelyunited and occupying most of the surface of the abdomen, the fourthand fifth segments very short, shagreened. The head as viewed fromabove is obtrapezoidal, the face sparsely punctate, pubescent, the eyes
196 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxx.hairy. Wings fuliginous, the stigma and veins brown-black, the vena-tion as in Bracon, Fabricius.Ty2)e.?C?it. No. T287, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Atami (A. Koel)ele). Many specimens.CHELONOGASTRA PLEURALIS, new species.Female.?Length 3 to 3.5 mm.; ovipositor about the length of theabdomen. Brownish-yellow; the stemmaticum, the e3'es, the occiputmore or less, the crenulate furrow at base of scutellum, the sutures ofsame, sometimes the disks of the mesothoracic lobes but not always,tlie mesopleura, the metathorax, and usually the disks (and sometimesthe greater part except laterallv) of the first, second, and third abdomi-nal segments, and spots at the extreme lateral margins of the fourthand fifth segments black; the hind coxte, the femora, except at bothends, the tibiae, except at base, and the tarsi, are black, or dark fuscous.Wings subfuscous, the veins brownish, the stigma somewhat palewithin. Abdomen sculptured much as in previous species.Tyjje.?Q^t. No. 7290, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Atami (A. Koebele). Many specimens.Genus MICROBRACON Ashmead.MICROBRACON JAPELLUS, new species.Female.?Length 2.5 mm.; ovipositor about as long as the abdo-men. Brownish-yellow, smooth and shining; e3'es, the metathoraxabove, the first segment of abdomen, a median stripe on the second,and the disks of the fourth and fifth, more or less, black; antennjebrown, the pedicel yellowish; legs wholly j^ellowish, immaculate.Wings h3'aline, with a grayish tinge, the veins and stigma, exceptalong the outer margin, yellowish.Type.?QdX. No. 7291, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumura). One specimen, hihclcdNo. 86. Genus EUUROBRACON Ashnnead.EUUROBRACON PENETRATOR (Smith.)Wate XV, rtgs. 1, 2.Bracon 2ienetrator fiuiTH, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1877, p. 413, female.jBraoon 2/oAo/iom.r Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., IV, 1898, p. 2tt').Euurobracon jyenetrator Ashmead, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XXIII, 1900, p. 140.Male.?Length 19 mm. Flavo-ferruginous, the head a little paler;legs yellow, the hind pair, except coxa' and trochanters, black or black-ish; antennae black; wings >'ellowish hyaline, the apical marginsbroadl}' fuliginous, the front pair with a spot inclosing the basal
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nerviire, a spot at base of marginal cell, and a spot in the second dis-eoidal cell black.7}/^A.?Male. Cat. No. 7292, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Japan (Doctor Mitsukiiri).Genus ZAGLYPTOGASTRA Ashmead.This genus was characterized briefly in ray Classitication of theIchneumon Flies, 1900, page 137, where I placed it next to IpMaula.vForster on account of similarity of the structure of the head, thorax,and abdomen, but it really belongs to my tribe Eaurobraconini., as thesubmedian cell in the front wings is longer than the median;ZAGLYPTOGASTRA ABBOTTII, new species.Plate X^^ fig. 4.Female.?Length about 18 mm.; ovipositor 17 mm. Uniformlybrownish yellow, the eyes and the flagellum brown-black, the sheathsof the ovipositor black, the wings yellow^ish hyaline, with a black spotat the origin of the radius, and the tips of the hind wings dusk3^ Thehead and thorax are highh^ polished impunctate, the forehead concave,the scape fully thrice as long as thick, truncate at apex and slightl}^narrowed and rounded at base, originating from a distinct pedicellus,the tarsi longer than their tibiw, the abdomen strongly sculptured asin figure.Type.?C?it. No. 8299, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Trong, Lower Siam (Dr. W. L. Abbott).Family XVI. RHOGADIN.E.Tribe I. EXOXHECINI.Genus XENOBIUS Forster.XENOBIUS ALBIPES, new species.Female.?Length 2 mm.; ovipositor hardly one-third the length ofthe abdomen. Light brownish-j^ellow, smooth and shining, except onthe metathorax, the ej^es, the dorsum of the metathorax, and theextreme base of the first abdominal segment being black; the antenna?are brownish, as long as the body, 22 or 23 jointed; palpi, tegul* andlegs ivory-white. Wings hyaline, the stigma and veins, except themedian vein toward apex, and the basal nervure, pallid.Male.?Length 1..5 mm. Agrees in every respect with the female,except the antennt^ are a little longer and darker, with more joints,the abdomen smaller, and with the second segment whitish.Type.?Cat. No. ^293, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Atami (A. Koebele).
198 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ^LVSEUM. vol. xxx.Tribe III. RHOOADINI.Genus HETEROGAMUS V/esmael.HETEROGAMUS FASCIATIPENNIS, new species.Female.?Length 6 mm. Dark brown, rugoso-punctate, opaque, thethorax above, except the scutellum, blackish, the mesosternum, the thirda])clominal segment and segments bej'ond, less coarsely punctured, thetirst and second segments with a median longitudinal carina, subequalin length and much longer than the third; eyes black; palpi fuscous,the suture^s of the joints and the last joint paler; antennsB and legs brown-ish-yellow, the last tarsal joint black. Wings fuscous with a whitishor hyaline band across from the stigma, the stigma, except at apex,pale yellowish, the other veins dark fuscous; second cubstal cell hardlylonger than wide. The abdomen is considerably longer than the headand thorax united, gradually narrowed toward the base; the thirdsegment, which is the widest and much wider than long, is almosttwice as wide as the lirst segment at base, the first being more thantwice as long as wide and a little longer than the second. The antennaeare broken off from the third joint, but were probably long and slender.r?//?e.?Cat. No. 7294, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Doctor Matsumara). One specimen, labeledNo. 16. HETEROGAMUS THORACICUS, new species.Female.?Length 5.5 mm. Head and abdomen, except the venter,black; the cl3^peus, malar space and the thorax, except a dark stripeon the middle of the pronotum in the depression extending from infront of the teguhe anteriorly, and the apex of the metathorax above,which are dusky, are light brownish-yellow; palpi white; legs, exceptthe last joint of the tarsi, pale yellowish. Wings hyaline, the stigmaand submcdian vein yellow, the other veins fuscous; second cubitalcell only about one-third longer than wide at base.Type.?C?ii. No. 7295, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsumara). One specimen. la])eledNo. 25. Genus RHOGAS Nees.RHOGAS FUSCOMACULATUS, new species.Female.?Length 3.5 to 4 nun. Ground color brownish-yellow; alarge spot on face below insertion of antenna\ a spot inclosing theocelli, the lateral mesothoracic lobes anteriorly, the disk of the middlelobe posteriorly, the upper half of the mesopleura, the metathorax,and the abdomen above, except a spot at apex of first segment medially,a large band down the center of the second, and a spot at the basal
NO. 1448. NEW JAPANESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 199middle of the third, are fuscous; the antennaB are brown, darkertoward apex; the flagellar joints after the first about twice as long asthick, the first joint being nearly' thrice as long as thick; legs, includ-ing cox?, uniformly brownish-yellow. Wings hyaline; the stigma,except at apex within, from the origin of the cubitus, and the veins,yellow, the basal nervure more or less dusky; the second cubital cellis nearly twice as long as wide at base, a little narrower at apex thanat base, the second transverse cubitus being whitish and distinctlyshorter than the first.Type.?Ciit. No.- 7296, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Sapporo (Dr. S. Matsumara). One specimen, labeledNo. 13. RHOGAS JAPONICUS, new species.Male andfemale.?Length 5..5 to 6 mm. Brownish-j^ellow; eyes,l)rown-black; a spot between ocelli; the disk of metathorax, the diskof first abdominal seg'ment, more or less, and one or two spots towardapex of the abdomen, black; the antenna? are ver}^ long, slender,becoming more or less fuscous toward apex, yellowish basally formore than half their length, the joints of the flagellum about threetimes as long as thick. Wings hyaline, the veins and stigma mostlyyellow, the latter, liowever, with a large spot toward apex, and thebasal nervure and the first abscissa of the radius, fuscous. The male isthe smaller and differs from the female in having no fuscous spots atapex of abdomen, and in having the stigma of the front wings nearlywholly 3"ellow; witli only a trace of the fuscous spot at apex.Type'^?C?ii. No. 7297," U.S.N.M.Locality.?Gifu (Y. Nawa). Three specimens, labeled No. 51.Triloe I\". DORYCTINI.Genus ISCHIOGONUS Wesmael.ISCHIOGONUS HAKONENSIS, new species.Fe)nale.?Length, 7 mm.; ovipositor about as long as the abdomen.Black and shining; the hind orbits, a spot before insertion of eachantenna, the cheeks, the mandibles, except teeth, the last segment ofabdomen, and the legs, except a black spot at apex of all femora, themiddle and hind tibi^ toward apex, and the tarsi, which are fuscous,are brownish-yellow; the palpi and tegulie are yellowish-white; theantennte are brown-black, with the scape reddish-brown beneath, thesmall ring-joint yellowish. Wings subfuscous, the veins black orbrown-l)lack, the stigma brownish-yellow, paler at base. The thoraxis distinctly trilobed, the middle lobe short with a median furrow, thedepression on the middle lobe posteriorly and on the lateral lobes infront of the scutelliun is rugulose, the prothorax at the sides has some
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raised lines, the mesopleura polished with a median depression, whiletlie uietathorax is ragiilose, with two large smooth areas at base. Theabdomen has the first segment and the second to the first transver.seimpressed line, rather coarsely longitudinall}^ striated, the rest of theabdomen being smooth.Ti/pe.?Cnt No. 7298, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone (A. Koebele). One specimen.SiiljfaiTiily XVII. rtP^THiiisr^*:;,Tribe II. HORNIIINI. ?Genus CHREMYLUS Haliday.CHREMYLUS JAPONICUS, new species.Female.?Length 1 mm. Head black, shining, the thorax and lastfour joints of the antennte brown-black, opaque, the abdomen with areddish tinge, the rest of the antenna^ and the legs pale yellowish.The metathorax is areolated, the upper hind angles briefl}" toothed,the areola lozengoidal, petiolate at base. Wings hyaline, the stigmaand veins brown.Tyy^ti.?Cat. No. 7299, U.S.N.M.Locality,?Atami (A. Koebele). One specimen.ACANTHORMIUS, new genus.This interesting new genus maj^ be inserted in my table of genera,Classification of the Ichneumen Flies, 1900, page 148, as follows:4. Subdiscoidal uervure interstitial.Kecurrent nervure received by the second cul)ital cell.Abdomen normal, with at least 6 segments, not longitudinally striated.HunniuK Nees.Abdomen abnormal, with only 3 segments, all longitudinally striated, thethird with the hind angles produced into long, acute spines, nearly thelength of the ovipositor (female) Acantliormius, new genus.ACANTHORMIUS JAPONICUS, new species.Fernale.?Length, 1.8 nmi. ; ovipositor about one-third the lengthof the abdomen. Head and thorax pale brownish, the abdomen darkbrown above, longitudinally striated, beneath pale yellowish; headsmooth and shining, brownish yellow; palpi, tegula^, coxa^, and tro-chanters whitish or yellowish white; rest of legs pale yellowish; meta-thorax areolated.Tyj>e.?Cx\{. No. 7300, U.S.N.M.Locality.?Hakone, (A. Koebele). One specimen.
N0.144.S. NEW JAPAXESE HYMENOPTERA?ASHMEAD. 201EXPLANATION OF PLATES.Plate XII.Fu;. 1. Matsumuraius grandls A.H\iYaQ3i(\, male.2. liliexidennus japonicHS Ashinead, female.3. Proterocryptus nawaii Ashmead, female.Plate XIII.
Fi(i. 1. IIemlcp]dalt('s (jJi/ptus Ashmead, female.2. Apcchihis urbilalis Ashmead, female.3. Xesopinipla naranyw Ashmead, female.Plate XIV.Fig. 1. Callidisis incerta Ashmead, male.2. Natcaia japonica Ashmead, female.3. Chelonogastra koebelei Ashmead, female.Plate XV.Fig. L Euuroliracon j)enetrator (Smith), female.2. Euurohrucoii penetratur (Smith), male.3. Aclitus nawaii Ashmead, female.4. Z<((jJiiptociastra ahhottii Ashmead, female.

U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM PROCEEDINGS, VOL. XXX PL. XII
New Japanese Hymenoptera.For explanation of plate see page 201.

U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM PROCEEDINGS, VOL. XXX PL. XIII
New Japanese Hymenoptera.For explanation of plate see page 201.

U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM PROCEEDINGS, VOL. XXX PL. XIV
New Japanese Hymenoptera.For explanation of plate see page 201.

U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM PROCEEDINGS, VOL. XXX PL. XV
New Japanese Hymenoptera.For explanation of plate see page 201.