352 PARASITIC riYMKNOPTERA FROM THK SOLOMONS, 



from top to bottom, and almost the upper half of meta- 

 pleurse smooth, fieiy-retl ; as are also the greater part of the 

 outer orbits, the malar space, and the apex of the clypeus. 

 Antennte black, tinged with dark purple, fifth and basal 

 three-fourths of sixth joints white. Legs red, coxae punc- 

 tured, brassy-green like the body; hind tibiae and apex of 

 hind femura darker-coloiireil. Wings hyaline, nervures 



black, an oblique fuscous cloud running from end of costal 

 nervure, and a larger triangular one running from the stig- 

 mal branch, becoming narrowed at the end, and uniting with 

 the basal one, the hyaline space formed by their union being 

 almost semicircular : an obscure, narrow smoky border on 

 apex. Length, 12 mm. 



Covered with a short white pile, very dense on sides of 

 metanotum, less so on coxae. Head and thorax closely punc- 

 tured, very closely so on mesonotuni and scutelluni ; pro- 

 notum nearly as long as wide at base, a distinct, smooth 

 keel down the middle. Sheath of ovipositor projecting about 

 one-half the length of the last segment, the latter forming 

 a stylus, 



BRACONID.E. 



Braconinee. 



Beacon leucostigmus, sp.n. 



9 . Red ; antennae, front, vertex, outer orbits to bottom 

 of eyes, occiput, second and following segments of abdomen, 

 and hind tibiae and tarsi, black : wings fuscous-violaceous, 

 stigma clear white : the gieater part of first cubital cellule 

 hyaline ; third abscissa of radius a little longer than the 

 basal two united ; recurrent nervure received in the apex of 

 first cubital cellule, clearly distinct from first transverse 

 cubital nervure. Length, 5 : terebra, 3 mm. 



Face closely punctured, yellowish above middle, on the 

 lower three-fourths raised into a conical area, the narrowed 

 end above. Parapsidal furrows weakly indicated at base. 

 Second abdominal segment without an area ; the suturiform 



