A revision of hymenopterous insects of the tribe Cremastini of America north of Mexico - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...being barely as long as next three joints; nervulus antefurcal (obliterated below in both wings). First tergite distinctly shorter than propodeum and than second tergite, the two combined not longer than remaining tergites united. Lacks almost entirely infuscation of thorax, and occiput is rufous instead of black. Type-locality.--Rosslyn, Virginia. Type.--Cat. No. 20261, U.S.N.M. Described from one female and one male collected at type locality by H. H. Smith. CREMASTUS (CREMASTUS) PLATYNOTAE, new species. Female.--Length 6 mm., antennae 3 mm., ovipositor 2 mm. Head from above more than twice as wide as long, temples weakly rounded; eyes parallel, about as long as width of face; malar space about as long as basal width of mandible; clypeus strongly rounded at apex, about two-thirds as long as interfoveal line, which is nearly twice as long as foveo-ocular line; face shining, weakly punctate, densely so at sides; head otherwise shagreened; diameter of ocelli slightly less than half as long as postocellar line, which is about a third longer than ocell-ocular line. Thorax slender, propodeum gently, arcuately sloping and reaching distinctly beyond middle of coxae; pronotum laterally shagreened, impunctate; mesoscutum sparsely punctate, prescutum more densely so, notauli strong, scutellum punctate, with strong lateral carinae; mesosternum and pleura rather densely punctate, the latter polished, impunctate above; metapleura similarly punctate; propodeal carinae strong, areola and petiolar areas confluent, areas shagreened, very sparsely, weakly punctate, petiolar area sparsely transversely rugose; stigma about two-fifths as wide as long, radius arising in middle; second discoidal cell about onethird as wide at base as at apex; hind basitarsus barely half as long ...