NO. 2178. 



THE GENU8 BRACON FABRICIU8—M0RRW0N. 343 



This species is labeled " Cremnops liaematodcs BruUe" in the Phila- 

 delphia Academy of Natural Sciences collection and in the United 

 States National Museum material, and probably in other collections 

 also, but a cursory examination of Brulle's description wiU show that 

 this identification is not correct. 



Type.—Qoi. No. 20484, U.S.N.M. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate 24. 



Fig. la. Fore and hind wings of Bracon vulgaris, showing the cells named according 

 to the usual nomenclature: a, anal; ap, apical; ar, areolet (second cubi- 

 tal); cui first cubital; cu^ third cubital; d, discoidial; d^ first discoidial; 

 ^2, second discoidial; cP, third discoidial; vi, median; r, radial; sin, 

 submedian. 

 16 and Ic. Fore and hind wings of Bracon vulgaris, showing the veins named ac- 

 cording to the usual nomenclature: a, anal; b, basal; c, costal; cu, cubital; 

 d, discoidial;/, fold; m, median; r, radial; re, recurrent; s, stigma; sd. 

 Bubdiscoidial; ic, transverse cubital; iq , first transverse cubital ; fCj, second 

 transverse cubital; tm, transverse median (nervulus). 



Plate 25. 



Fig. 2. Head of Bracon vulgaris from the front. 



3. Head of Bracon vulgaris from above. 



4. Beak of Bracon vulgaris from behind. 



5. Head of Bracon vulgaris from the side and behind. 



6. Profile of metanotum and propodeum of Bracon slossonae. 



7. Profile of metanotum and propodeum of Bracon vulgaris. 



Plate 26. 



Fig. 8. Thorax of Bracon vulgaris from the side: A, abdomen; Cj, fore coxa; Cj, mid- 

 dle coxa; C3, hind coxa; E^, proepisternum h, parapsidal furrow; /, pro- 

 podeum; Ni, pronotum; A^3, metanotum; p2, prescueum of meso thorax; 

 P,, mesopleiu-a; P3, metapleura; S2, scutum of mesothorax; Sc and Sc2, 

 scutellum (of mesothorax); sp, spiracle; Sto, sternum of mesothorax; T, 

 tegula. 

 9. Thorax of Bracon vulgaris from above. Lettering as figure 8. 



10. Abdomen of Bracon vulgaris, female from the side. 



11. Male genitalia of Bracon vulgaris from the side. 



12. Ventral segments of abdomen of male of Brancon vulgaris. 



Plate 27. 



Fig. 13. Prothorax of Bracon slossonae from the side, showing groove. 



14. Prothorax of Bracon slossonae from above. 



15. Prothorax of Bracon vulgaris from the side, showing pits. 



16. Prothorax of Bracon vulgaris from above. 



17. Fore tarsal claws of Bracon vulgaris. 



18. Hind tarsal claws of Bracon vulgaris. 



19. Apex of hind tibia of Bracon virginiensis, showing spines. 



20. Apex of hind tibia of Bracon vulgaris, showing spines. 



