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Show 774 MR. W. H. ASHMEAD-REPORT ON THE PARASITIC [Nov. 19, oval, with a fovea posteriorly and 4 punctures anteriorly. Wings hyaline, ciliate; the veins brownish yellow, the marginal cell closed, the second abscissa of radius about 1| times as long as the first. Chantilly (windward side). Eesembles H. instabilis, but with the scutellar cup larger and the antennae longer. (20) HEXAPLASTA. PROXIMA, sp. n. 2. Length 1*25 to 1*5 m m . Polished black; antennae, except club, and legs brownish yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, extending to middle of abdomen, joints 2-5 of funicle twice as long as thick ; club-joints, except the last which is ovate and larger than the others, nearly 1| times as long as thick. Cup of scutellum oval, with a transverse fovea posteriorly and 4 punctures anteriorly. Metapleura always black. Wings hyaline, ciliate; the veins pale yellowish, the marginal cell closed, the second abscissa of radius a little longer than the first. Abdomen black, as long as the head and thorax united, with a whitish girdle at base. d. Length 1*25 m m . Differs from female in having long, 15-jointed, black antennae, the first joint of flagellum one-half longer than the second, the third and following joints being about four times as long as thick. St. John's Biver, St. George's, Mount Gay Estate (leeward side) ; Balthazar, Grand Etang, and Chantilly (windward side). Described from one male and ten female specimens. (21) HEXAPLASTA DUBIOSA, sp. n. 2 • Length 1-6 m m . Polished black ; antennae, except sometimes the funicle which is more or less piceous, black; legs, brownish yellow. Antennae 13-jointed, extending almost to the middle of the abdomen ; joints 2-5 of funicle subequal, hardly 1| times as long as thick ; club-joints, except the last which is ovate and twice as long as thick, only a little longer than thick. Cup of scutellum oval, with a small fovea posteriorly and 4 punctures anteriorly. Metapleura bounded by a carina behind. Wings hyaline, ciliate ; the veins light brown, the marginal cell closed, the second abscissa of radius very little longer than the first, straight, the first slightly curved. Abdomen nearly as long as the head and thorax united, with a dense dusky girdle of wool at base. Mount Gay Estate (leeward side) and Grand Etang. Described from three female specimens. PENTAMEROCERA, Ashm., g. n. (Type, P. angularis.) Antennae in female 13-jointed, shorter than the body and ending in an abrupt 5-jointed club. Scutellum finely rugose or punctate |