358 PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA FROM THE SOLOMONS, 



scutellum at base bordered by a crenulated furrow, the 

 scutellum itself being smooth. Metanotum with a crenulated 

 furrow ; the rest with the usual, round, clearly separated 

 punctures. Propleurse sparsely, widely punctured, the lower 

 part aciculated ; the lower, apical part of central depression 

 and apex above with a few stout, deeply separated striae. 

 MesopleuriE punctured, apical, upper half smooth ; base 

 strongly, closely punctured ; the rest with the punctures 

 smaller, and more clearly and regularly punctured. Third 

 joint of antennae a little shorter than fourth ; the latter and 

 fifth and sixth of almost equal length. 



Comes near to .1/. violaceipennis Cam., from New Britain; 

 it may be known, inter alia, by the black hind femora. 



ICHNEUMONID.5:. 

 Ichneumonins. 



Eristicus salomonis, sp.n. 



O*. Black; head except occiput, and the greater part of 

 upper third of outer orbits, pro- and mesosternum, lower 

 third of mesopleurse, metathorax, first abdominal segment, 

 sides of second and third and their apices more narrowly, and 

 legs, ferruginous-red ; basal nineteen joints of antennae red, 

 turning into yellowish colour beyond middle ; wings fuscous- 

 violaceous, nervures and stigma black ; areolet narrowed in 

 front, nervures almost touching : recurrent nervure received 

 distinctly beyond middle, discocubital and recurrent nervures 

 with a distinct stump of a nervure. Areola about one-fourth 

 longer than wide, basal nervure sharply angled inwardly, 

 apex broadly rounded inwardly ; post-petiolar area clearly 

 separated, square, petiole smooth, post-petiole striated 

 in the middle, sides in the middle distinctly punctured ; 

 second, third, and basal half of fourth segment closely punc- 

 tured, striated in middle; gastracteli smooth, deep. Length, 

 15 mm. 



