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Show 1895.] HYMENOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF GRENADA. 803 Tribe ii. DIAPRIINI. LOXOTROPA, Porster. Table of Species. Black. Pleura rufous; antennae 12-jointed, extending to base of abdomen ; pedicel twice as long as the first funicular joint, the latterjtwice as long as the second ; funicular joints 2 to 5 moniliform L.pleuralis. Pleura black ; antennas 12-jointed, longer than the body ; pedicel oval, thicker at apex than the first funiclar joint is long; the funiclar joints 2 to 4 not longer than thick, 5 and 6 wider than long, 7 twice as wide as long L. grenadensis, (1) LOXOTROPA PLEURALIS, sp. n. 2 • Length 1*5 m m . Polished black; antennae, except the abrupt 3-jointed club, and the legs reddish yellow; club black; sides of thorax rufous; wings hyaline, ciliated, the stigma piceous; costae and basal nervures hyaline or yellowish white. Head globose, the frons emarginated, the face piceous ; antennae 12-jointed, reaching to base of abdomen, the funicle a little longer than the scape ; pedicel twice as large as the first funicular joint; funicle 7-jointed, the first joint twice as long as the second, joints 2 to 5 moniliform, about equal in size, not longer than thick, joints 6 and 7 transverse; club abrupt, large, 3-jointed, black, the first and second joints transverse-quadrate, the third or last a little longer than the penultimate; scutellum with a moderate-sized fovea at base; metathorax clothed with a dense pubescence; abdomen oblong-oval, as long as the thorax, the petiole a little longer than thick, pubescent. Balthazar. Described from one female specimen. (2) LOXOTROPA GRENADENSIS, sp. n. 2 • Length 0*9 m m . Polished black; antennae, except the abrupt 3-jointed club, and legs reddish yellow ; club black; wings hyaline, ciliated, the stigma yellowish. Head globose, the frons truncate; antennae 12-jointed, longer than the body, the funicle twice as long as the scape, which is stout, obclavate; pedicel very stout, obconical, thicker at tip than the first funicular joint is long ; funicle 7-jointed, the first joint only a little longer than thick, joints 2 to 4 not longer than thick, joint 5 very slightly wider than long, joint 6 a little wider, while joint 7 is still wider, or twice as wide as long; club abrupt^ 3-jointed, the first and second joints quadrate, the last obtusely conical, a little longer than either of the others; collar pubescent at sides; scutellum with a large fovea at base; metathorax and petiole clothed with a griseous pubescence, the latter wider than long; body of abdomen oblong-oval, truncate at tip. Balthazar. Described from one female specimen. |