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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  vc.l 
  % 
  

  

  site 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  each 
  antenna 
  but 
  without 
  any 
  distinct 
  teeth 
  or 
  

   projections; 
  laterad 
  of 
  the 
  depression 
  and 
  below 
  the 
  antennae 
  

   rather 
  strongly 
  striated; 
  front 
  above 
  antennae, 
  vertex, 
  temples, 
  

   and 
  cheeks 
  mostly 
  smooth 
  and 
  polished 
  ; 
  scrobicular 
  grooves 
  short 
  

   and 
  weakly 
  reticulated, 
  separated 
  by 
  a 
  longitudinal 
  carina 
  which 
  

   originates 
  just 
  below 
  the 
  anterior 
  ocellus 
  and 
  which 
  is 
  flattened 
  

   and 
  produced 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  sharp 
  prominence 
  between 
  the 
  bases 
  of 
  

   the 
  antennae. 
  Antennae 
  rather 
  distinctly 
  clavate 
  in 
  the 
  female, 
  

   filiform 
  in 
  the 
  male. 
  Pronotum 
  dorsally 
  finely 
  and 
  strongly 
  longi- 
  

   tudinally 
  striated; 
  mesoscutum 
  and 
  axillae 
  perfectly 
  smooth 
  and 
  

   polished, 
  except 
  in 
  the 
  grooves 
  which 
  are 
  weakly 
  foveolated: 
  

   scutellum 
  smooth 
  medially 
  but 
  distinctly 
  longitudinally 
  striated 
  

   laterally; 
  propodeum 
  rather 
  strongly 
  ruguloso-reticulate, 
  occa- 
  

   sionally 
  with 
  indications 
  of 
  a 
  median 
  carina 
  but 
  more 
  often 
  with- 
  

   out. 
  Abdominal 
  petiole 
  of 
  female 
  about 
  half 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  posterior 
  

   coxae, 
  of 
  male 
  equal 
  in 
  length 
  to 
  hind 
  coxae 
  ; 
  gaster 
  in 
  both 
  sexes 
  

   smooth 
  and 
  shining, 
  in 
  female 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  thorax, 
  in 
  male 
  

   much 
  shorter 
  than 
  thorax; 
  basal 
  segment 
  of 
  female 
  gaster 
  tri- 
  

   angularly 
  emarginate 
  medially, 
  of 
  male 
  not 
  emarginate; 
  ovipositor 
  

   sheaths 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  petiole. 
  Forewing 
  in 
  both 
  sexes 
  with 
  

   marginal 
  vein 
  very 
  nearly 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  submarginal 
  ; 
  postmarginal 
  

   vein 
  slightly 
  shorter 
  than 
  stigmal 
  ; 
  discal 
  cilia 
  weak, 
  marginal 
  cilia 
  

   moderately 
  long; 
  tuft 
  of 
  hairs 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  submarginal 
  vein 
  strong. 
  

   Color 
  of 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  varying 
  from 
  mostly 
  reddish 
  brown 
  to 
  

   mostly 
  yellowish 
  testaceous, 
  the 
  gaster 
  and 
  ovipositor 
  sheaths 
  

   usually 
  black 
  or 
  very 
  dark 
  brown 
  ; 
  antennal 
  club 
  black, 
  remainder 
  

   of 
  antenna 
  and 
  all 
  legs 
  concolorous 
  with 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  thorax. 
  

   Anterior 
  wing 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  fuscous 
  cross 
  band 
  at 
  apex 
  of 
  sub- 
  

   marginal 
  vein, 
  and 
  a 
  large 
  one 
  embracing 
  the 
  apical 
  half 
  of 
  

   marginal 
  vein 
  and 
  all 
  of 
  stigmal 
  vein. 
  

  

  Girault 
  described 
  this 
  species 
  from 
  specimens 
  reared 
  from 
  

   beetle-infested 
  twigs 
  of 
  Mallotus 
  philippinensis 
  collected 
  at 
  Bris- 
  

   bane, 
  Australia. 
  Dodd 
  gave 
  a 
  more 
  complete 
  description 
  and 
  

   reported 
  the 
  species 
  from 
  two 
  additional 
  Australian 
  localities. 
  

   One 
  specimen 
  from 
  Ayr, 
  North 
  Queensland, 
  Australia, 
  identified 
  

   by 
  Dodd, 
  is 
  now 
  in 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  National 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Besides 
  this 
  Australian 
  specimen 
  the 
  National 
  Museum 
  now 
  

   possesses 
  the 
  following 
  material 
  which 
  I 
  have 
  identified 
  as 
  aquila: 
  

   Two 
  females 
  from 
  Sigatona, 
  Fiji, 
  "ex 
  lyctid." 
  R. 
  A. 
  Lever, 
  coll.. 
  

   December 
  1942; 
  one 
  male 
  from 
  Mount 
  Maquiling, 
  Luzon, 
  reared 
  

   from 
  Dmoderu,s 
  minutus 
  (Fabricius) 
  in 
  bamboo 
  by 
  C. 
  F. 
  Baker; 
  

   one 
  male 
  from 
  Los 
  Baiios, 
  Luzon, 
  "ex 
  bostrichid 
  on 
  bamboo." 
  

   reared 
  by 
  S. 
  M. 
  Candana; 
  one 
  male 
  from 
  Laguna, 
  Luzon, 
  collected 
  

  

  