358 Mr. F. Walker on some undescribed Ceylon Insects. 



wards the base. Anterior knees, anterior tarsi, and tips of ante- 

 rior tibiae tawny. Wings whitish hyaline ; veins piceous. Length 

 of the body \\ line ; of the wings If line. 



Eurytoma contraria. Mas. Nigra, rude punctata, antennis mo- 

 niliformibus, thorace robusto, petiolo longiusculo, abdomine glabro 

 parvo subcompresso, genubus tibiis apice tarsisque flavis, alis albis, 

 venis pallide flavis. 



Male. Black, roughly punctured. Head not broader than the 

 thorax. Antennae moniliform, not longer than the thorax ; joints 

 elongate, petiolated. Thorax very robust. Petiole rather long. 

 Abdomen smooth, shining, slightly compressed, not more than 

 half the length or the breadth of the thorax. Knees, tarsi, and 

 tips of tibiaj, yellow. Wings white ; veins pale yellow. Length 

 of the body 1^ line ; of the wings 2 lines. 



Eurytoma indefensa. Fcem. Nigra, conferte punctata, capite 

 magno, antennis subclavatis, scapo luteo, abdomine glabro longi- 

 elliptico, pedibus fulvis, femoribus tibiisque posterioribus nigro 

 latissime fasciatis, tarsis flavescente-albis, alis fuscescentibus. 



Female. Black, thickly punctured. Head broader than the 

 thorax. Antennae subclavate, not longer than the thorax ; scape 

 luteous. Abdomen elongate-elliptical, smooth, shining, narrower 

 but not longer than the thorax ; first segment occupying nearly 

 the whole surface ; oviduct extending a little beyond the tip. 

 Legs tawny; each femur and posterior tibia with a very broad 

 black band ; tarsi yellowish white, Wings brownish, rather broad ; 

 veins black. Length of the body 1 line ; of the wings 1 J line. 



Eucharis convergens. Mas. Viridis, cupreo varia, rude punc- 

 tata, antennis piceis thorace brevi.oribus octo-ramosis, scapo flavo, 

 thorace gibbo, scutello spinis duabus longis divergentibus basi 

 connexis armato, petiolo longo gracili, abdomine cyaneoviridi 

 longi-ovato glabro parvo, pedibus flavis, alis cinereis fusco notatis. 

 Fcem. Obscure viridis, antennis nigris subclavatis submoniliformi- 

 bus, femoribus piceis. 



Male. Green, partly cupreous, roughly punctured. Head as 

 broad as the thorax. Antennae piceous, shorter than the thorax, 

 with eight linear branches, whose tips are acuminated; scape 

 .yellow. Thorax gibbous, well developed ; scutellum conical, 

 prominent, furrowed along the middle, armed at the tip with two 

 long, diverging spines, which are connected at the base ; meta- 

 thorax large, declining. Petiole slender, cylindrical, nearly as 

 long as the abdomen; the latter elongate- oval, bluish green, 

 smooth, shining, slightly compressed, and consisting apparently 

 of but one segment. Legs yellow, rather slender. Wings 

 cinereous. Fore wings brownish about the stigma; veins and 

 stigma black ; ulna shorter than the humerus ; radius very short ; 

 cubitus short. Female. Dark green. Head a little narrower than 

 the thorax, impressed between the eyes. Antennae with the flagel- 



