THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 293 



SOME PROCTOTRYPOID EGG-PARASITES OF SUGAR- 

 CANE INSECTS IN JAVA. 



BY ALLAN P. DODD, NELSON, N. Q., 

 AUSTRALIA. 



In a small collection of egg-parasites received from Mr. P. 

 van der Goot, Entomologist, Javan Sugar Experiment Station, 

 Pasoeroean, Java, were three vials containing Proctotrypoidea as 

 follows: — 



No. 1. — "Bred from the eggs of Diatrea striatalis. Described 

 by Dr. Zehnter as Ceraphron benificiens Zehnter." In ' Des 

 Zuckerrohrund seine Kulter," Kruger, 1899, p. 350, Ceraphron 

 benificiens Zehnter is figured. The specimens received agree 

 entirely with this figure, and I have no doubt the specimens 

 received by me are Zehnter's Ceraphron benificiens. This species 

 is not a Ceraphron, but belongs to the family Scelionidce, sub- 

 family Telenomina, genus Phanurus Thomson, and should, there- 

 fore, be known as Phanurus benificiens Zehnter. 



No. 7— "Reared from eggs of an unknown moth on leaves of 

 sugarcane." These parasites are the same as the foregoing, 

 namely Phanurus benificiens Zehnter. 



No. 5 — "Reared from eggs found on sugarcane; eggs 

 enclosed." The eggs are probably those of a Pentatomid. The 

 parasite is herewith described : — 



Family Scelionidce. 



Subfamily Telenomina. 



Genus Telenomus Haliday. 



1. Telenomus saccharalis, sp. nov. 



Female — Length 0.55 mm; very small for the genus. Coal 

 black, legs and antenna golden yellow, last four antennal joints 

 dusky yellow. 



Antennae 11-jointed, scape slender, equal to combined length 

 of pedicel and funicle joints; pedicel much wider and longer than 

 each funicle joint; funicle joints small; first and' second funicle 

 joints subequal, longer than wide; third shorter; fourth as wide 

 as long; fifth transverse; club 4-jointed, much wider than funicle. 

 its joints much wider than long, second the widest. 



August, 191 I. 



