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Show 762 MR. W. H. ASHMEAD-REPORT ON THE PARASITIC [Nov. 19, little longer than thick, the second, third, and fourth moniliform club-joints subequal, 2| times as long as thick. Scutellum finely closely punctate, the cup very small, elliptic, tbe disk foveated. Wings hyaline, ciliate, the veins brownish yellow, the marginal cell closed, about 1| times as long as wide, the second abscissa of radius a little longer than the first. Abdomen a little longer than the thorax, ovate, subcompressed, with a sparse hair-fringe at base. St. George's (leeward side). Described from one female specimen. (3) HEPTAMEROCERA ROBUSTA, sp. n. 2 • Length 1*5 mm. Polished black; antennae, except club, rufous ; legs brownish yellow ; mandibles rufous. Antennae 13-jointed, extending a little beyond the middle of abdomen; funicle 4-jointed, the first joint twice as long as the second, joints 3-4 obconical, subequal, twice as long as thick; club-joints, except the last which is ovate and a little the longest, sub-equal, about twice as long as thick. Scutellum rugose, the cup ovate, with a transverse fovea posteriorly and some punctures on the anterior part, the rim piceous or reddish. Wings hyaline, ciliate, the veins brownish yellow, the marginal cell closed, the second abscissa of radius being nearly lg times as long as the first. Abdomen as long as the thorax, with a dense griseous woolly girdle at base. Vendome Estate (leeward side). Described from one female specimen. (4) HEPTAMEROCERA GRACILICORNIS, sp. n. 2 . Length 1*2 mm. Polished black; antennae, except club, and legs brownish yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, rather slender, nearly as long as the body; funicle 4-jointed, the joints slender, cylindrical, the first joint very little longer than the second, the following subequal, about 3| times as long as thick ; club-joints about 2\ times as long as thick, the last ovate, not longer than the penultimate. Scutellum closely punctate, the cup ovate, with a small fovea posteriorly and several punctures anteriorly. Wings hyaline, ciliate, the veins brownish yellow, the marginal cell closed, the first abscissa of radius only a little shorter than the second, slightly curved inwardly, the second straight and stouter. Abdomen scarcely longer than the thorax, with a sparse hair-fringe at base. Mount Gay Estate (leeward side). Described from four female specimens. (5) HEPTAMEROCERA XANTHOGNATHA, sp. n. 2 . Length 1*2 mm. Polished black, the metapleura and metanotum red; antennae, except last four joints, the legs, and the mandibles yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, as long as the body ; funicle 4-jointed, the |