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Show 764 MR. W. H. ASHMEAD-REPORT ON THE PARASITIC [Nov. 19, HEXAPLASTA, Forster. Table of Species. Females. Marginal cell entirely closed 3. Marginal cell more or less open along the fore margin 2. 2. Cup of scutellum rather small, ovate, with a small fovea posteriorly and from 2 to 4 punctures on anterior part. Antennas black. Legs brownish yellow; joints of funicle 2-5 obconic, subequal, \\ times as long as thick at apex ; club-joints oblong, not twice as long as thick , H. melanocera, sp. n. Legs red; joints of funicle 2-5 subequal, fully twice as long as thick; club-jointe twice as Ion g as thick H. consimilis, sp. n. Antennas, except club and sometimes the scape and pedicel, rufous, the club black or piceous black; legs brownish yellow or yellow. Joints 2-5 of funicle not, or very little, longer than thick ; club-joints rounded, not, or very little, longer than thick, except the last which is ovate, \\ times as long as thick H. modesta, Ashm. Joints 2-5 of funicle about twice as long as thick; club-joints oblong H. sancti-vincenti, Ashm. Antennas, except club, and legs brownish yellow. Joints 2-5 of funicle 1^ times as long as thick ; club-joints oblong, the last ovate, longer than the preceding H. affinis, sp. n. Joints 2-5 of funicle cylindrical, subequal, nearly 3 times as long as thick; club-joints about 2£ times as long as thick H. longicornis, sp. n. Antennas, except last 5 joints of club which are fuscous or dark brown, and legs brownish yellow. Joints 2-5 of funicle obconic, twice as long as thick at apex, or nearly so; club-joints nearly twice as long as thick, the last ovate and a little longer H. crassinervis, sp. n. Antennas, except last 4 joints of club which are fuscous, and the legs brownish yellow. Joints 2-5 of funicle moniliform, not longer than thick; club-joints very little longer than thick, gradually increasing in size H. ^-punctata, sp. n. Cup of scutellum exceedingly narrow, elliptic or almost a carina, with a minute fovea posteriorly, the channels at the sides striated. Antennas, except the funicle which is rufo-piceous, black ; legs reddish yellow. Joints 2-5 about twice as long as thick; lclounbg- jaosi tnhtisc ko blong, about 1£ times as H. striatiscutellaris, sp. n. |