1911] Girault, Species of Trichogrammatilce (Hymenoptera). 141 



Hubbard and Lintner (1885) and Fletcher (1893), but neither 

 the figures nor the description have been republished since. But 

 as Trichogramma minutum Riley Packard (1883) redescribed it 

 as follows : 



Trichogramma minutum Riley. 



Four $ . Uniformly testaceous brown, legs honey yel- 

 low. Front broad between the eyes. Antennae a little 

 longer than head is broad, pubescent. Thorax short, ab- 

 domen twice as long as thorax, rather broader than 

 thorax. 



Length .03-.03V?. inch. 

 . Bred by C. V. Eiley from L. Disippus." 



Concerning its general identity, Howard ( 1889a) commented 

 as follows : 



Trichogramma minutum Eiley. 



I have been unable to find recognizable specimens of 

 this species. Specimens preserved by Professor Eiley, be- 

 tween two flakes of isinglass, are spoiled. Structurally 

 it is identical with the other forms. Colorationally it was 

 described by Professor Eiley in the following words: 



"It is inconspicuously marked, the body being dark 

 brown, with the antennae and legs pale, and the wings 

 iridescent. 



"The species was figured and described in the Third 

 Report on Insects of Missouri, p. 157, from specimens 

 reared from the eggs of Basilarchia archippus in Mis- 

 souri. From four to six parasites issued from each egg." 

 pp. 1894-1895. 



The other species referred to in this quotation are 

 intermedium Howard and minutissimum Packard which 

 were separated here from minutum by color only. 



