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Show 1895.] HYMENOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF GRENADA. 777 6-jointed, joints 2-6 obconic, subequal, a little more than twice as long as thick at apex; club 5-jointed, the joints oblong. Scutellum finely rugose, the cup oval, with 6 punctures. Wings hyaline, ciliate ; the marginal cell closed, the second branch of the radius about one-half longer than the first, straight, the first slightly curved. Mount Gay Estate (leeward side). Described from one female specimen. (5) PENTAMEROCERA LATERALIS, sp. n. 2 . Length 1 m m . Polished black, the sides of thorax, metathorax, and abdomen at base brownish or testaceous ; antennae and legs brownish yellow, the three or four apical joints of club dusky. Antennae 13-jointed, two-thirds the length of body; funicle 6-jointed, joints 2-6 submoniliform, not or scarcely longer than thick ; club 5-jointed, the first joint the smallest, the second rounded, the third and fourth a little longer than thick, the last ovate. Cup of scutellum rather small, narrowed ovate, with a small indentation posteriorly, the rim testaceous, the anterior portion so small that the punctures are confluent. Wings hyaline, ciliate, the veins testaceous; otherwise as iu previous species. Balthazar (windward side). Described from one specimen. (6) PENTAMEROCERA CONNECTANS, sp. n. 2 . Length 1 m m . Polished black; antennae brown-black; legs brownish yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, nearly as long as the body; funicle 6- jointed, joints 2-6 nearly three times as long as thick; club 5-jointed, twice as long as thick, the last ovate, a little longer than the others. Cup of scutellum rather small, oval, with a delicate frenum ; the disk subconvex, smooth, polished, impunctate. Wings hyaline, ciliate, the apex of front wings slightly emarginate or sinuate; the veins testaceous, the marginal cell closed, the second abscissa of radius straight, about one-third longer than the first, the latter slightly curved. Balthazar (windward side). Described from one female specimen. (7) PENTAMEROCERA NANELLA, sp. n. 2 . Length 0*8 m m . Polished black; antennae, except the club, rufous; legs brownish yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, extending a little beyond the base of abdomen ; funicle 6-jointed, joints 2-6 small, moniliform; club 5-jointed, joints 2-3 moniliform, joint 4 a little longer than thick, the last ovate. Cup of scutellum small, elliptic, with 3 small punctures. Wings hyaline, ciliate; the veins brownish, the marginal cell open along the fore border and about as wide as long, the second abscissa of radius being scarcely longer than the |