210 PARA3ITIC HYMENOPTERA, iii., 



more so than the moRonotum. Central part of metanotum finely, 

 closely punctured, somewhat more strongly so than the scutellum: 

 the sides are smooth, and are bounded by a distinct, clearly 

 defined, oblique furrow, which makes the sides triangular. Upper 

 part of mesopleui'se smooth, this smooth part forming an irregular 

 curve ; the centre is depi'essed, closely, finely striated ; this 

 striated part is roundly curved above; below bounded by an 

 oblique straight margin. In the wings, the stigmal vein is of the 

 same length as the postmarginal, while with some, at least, of 

 the European species, it is shorter. I do not know that any 

 species of Callimome, like some, at least, of Meyastiymus, have 

 been shown to be phytophagous. (8ee my paper in "The Ento- 

 mologist," April, 1910, pp. 114-115). The pre.seiit species fits in 

 better with Callimume than with To7'ymus, but T am unable to 

 examine the mandibles properly. 



Callimome reticulatus, .sp.n. 



Green, abdomen largely tipped with blue, probably almost 

 entirely so in some specimens, antennal scape and pedicle green, 

 flagellum bronzy-brown, covered with a microscopic pile. Head 

 aciculated, sparsely punctured. Mesonotum finely, closely reticu- 

 lated, the lateral lobes more finely and closely than the central; 

 the furrows distinct, curved, not very deep; a shallow furrow 

 down the middle of the basal lialf. Scutellum more finely and 

 closely reticulated than the mesonotum, its apex broadly rounded. 

 Centre of metanotum finely, closely reticulated, the sides smooth. 

 Pleural smooth, apex of mesopleurse with a steep slope, which 

 forms almost a furrow. Legs dark green, tinged with blue, apex 

 of femora and tibiae and the greater part of the tarsi yellow. 

 Wings hyaline, nerviires black, postmarginal branch distinctly 

 longer than the stigmal, the knob of the latter with the apex 

 broadly rounded, the base triangular, (^.f^eiigth, 2 mm. 



Boggabri, N.S.W.; in January; bred from seeds of Panicnm. 



This .species was gummed on the same card with C. yraminis, 

 both species repi'esented by males only. They are, I consider, 

 good species; C. reticulatiix should be known l)y the closely reti- 

 culated mesonotum, of which the lateral lobes are not smooth, a-^ 



