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Show 1895.] HYMENOPTERA OF THE ISLAND OF GRENADA. 809 first joint the smallest, the last much the largest, oblong, as long as the two preceding united ; scutellum with a single fovea at base; collar at sides, metapleura, and petiole woolly, the latter yellowish; abdomen oval, not quite so long as the thorax. Balthazar. Described from a single female specimen. This species comes nearest to T.fiavipes, but it is much smaller, with the joints of the funicle quite differently shaped. PH^ENOPRIA, Ashmead. Table of Species. Females. Antennae with a 3-jointed club, the last joint of which is enlarged, ovate or oblong 2. Antennae with a 4-jointed club, red or reddish yellow, except more or less of the club. Funicle 6-jointed, the first joint 2^ times as long as thick, second and third joints shortening, a little longer than thick, joints 4 to 6 moniliform, slightly widening ; last two joints of club, black. P. grenadensis. Funicle 6-jointed, the first joint only a little longer than thick; joints 2 to 6 moniliform, very slightly widening ; club black P. nigriclavata. 2. Club unusually large, as long as the funicle 4. Club not unusually large, only about two-thirds the length of the funicle. Antennae, except the club or 1 or 2 joints of club, red or reddish yellow 3. Antennae, except sometimes the funicle, black or fuscous. Funicle 7-jointed, the first and second joints subequal, longer than thick, joint 3 and those beyond not longer than thick, the last three slightly transverse; coxae and clavate parts of the legs piceous or black P. subclavata, Ashm. Funicle 7-jointed, the first joint scarcely longer than thick, the second and following small, moniliform, not longer than wide, the last two or three a little wider than long; coxae sometimes and clavate parts of legs piceous. P. simillima, Ashm. 3. Funicle 7-jointed, first joint 2\ times as long as thick, joints 2 to 6 gradually shortening, the 6th being \\ times as long as thick, the 7th a little thicker; legs and petiole yellow P. balthazari. Funicle 7-jointed, first joint twice as long as thick, the second two-thirds the length of first, the third and following scarcely as long as thick; legs reddish yellow, with the clavate parts sometimes piceous (P. subclavata.) Funicle 7-jointed, the first joint scarcely longer than thick, the following small, moniliform, the last two or three a little wider than long; legs reddish yellow, with sometimes the clavate parts piceous ... (P. simillima.) 4. Antennae, except club, and legs reddish yellow. Funicular joints, except the first, not longer than wide; club abnormally large, the first joint tpterhtaein toshlvieer rbdsr eoo-baqlduoeanrdg r,ta htoaenn,e - tlhhoaenl gfs elocoron nagdse rbl trarhogaendr ,t hqeu saedcroantde;, P. magniclavata. |