Descriptions of Neiv Sjjcc/^s of Parasitic Hymcnoptcra. 141 



Ceyptus leighi, sp. nov. 



Dark red, the abdomen black, the sides of the basal segments 

 obscure red, the apices of the last three narrowly testaceous ; 

 antennge black, the scape red ; the sixth to eighth white below ; 

 wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. $ . 



Length 10-11 mm. ; terebra 3 mm. 



Natal. Durban. 



Metanotum with two transverse keels ; the basal is continuous, 

 if not very distinct ; the middle at the base is curved backwards, the 

 prolongations straight, oblique, united to the sides of the areola, 

 which is longer than it is wide at the base ; the carinas do not 

 unite at the apex ; the second keel is weak in the middle and ends 

 laterally in blunt, short teeth ; the base of the segment is rugosely 

 punctured ; between the keels it is somewhat stoutly transversely 

 reticulated-striated ; the apical slope is obliquely striated round the 

 edges above ; the rest transversely, closely reticulated-striated ; the 

 spiracles are linear, about four times longer than wide. Pro- and 

 mesothorax closely punctured ; the lower half of the former strongly 

 irregularly striated ; the punctures on the latter, at the apex, run 

 into striae. Sides of post-petiole depressed, rufous ; the four fi'ont 

 legs are red, like the thorax, but darker ; the hinder black, except 

 the sides and upper part of the coxae ; the spines on the tibiae and 

 tarsi are weak, sparse. Transverse median nervure interstitial ; the 

 stump on the disco-cubital distinct ; the recurrent is received in 

 the middle of the areolet. Front in the middle closely striated ; 

 the sides finely closely punctured ; there is a narrow smooth 

 furrow running down from the ocelli. Palpi black, lighter coloured 

 (fuscous) at the apex. Mandibles dark I'ufous, the teeth black. 

 The metasternum is black. 



C. rufolimhatus, Tosq., is a closely allied form ; it should be 

 known by the punctured, not striated front ; closely allied, too, is 

 C. (Bthiopicus, Cam., it may be known by the apex of the scutellum 

 being striated, not closely, finely punctured, by the space between 

 the metanotal keels being strongly striated, especially at the apex, 

 by the striae on the apical slope being stronger and more transverse ; 

 the basal keel being also stronger. 



ONEILELLA, Cam. 



OnEILELLA FORMOSA, Be. 



Crijptus formosus, Brulle, Hym. iv. 187, pi. 41, f. 3 ; Tosquinet, 

 M6m. Soc. Ent. Belg. v. 150. 



