NO. 2293. PARASITIC CHALCIDOID FLIES— TIMBERLAKE. 14b 



fuiiicle joint about a fourth longer than thick, following joints all 

 shorter except the fourth, the sixth no longer than thick; the post- 

 marginal vein nearly as long as the stigmal. Length, 1.45 mm. 



Series 6. Four females, one male reared from larvae of Coccinella 

 repanda Thmiberg, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, September, 1915 

 (J. C. Bridwell). Colored like series 4 (Koebele's No. 1200), but the 

 head darker green, the funicle blackish except the last joint, which is 

 brownish, and the middle femora a little darker brown. First 

 funicle joint about a fourth longer than thick and a little longer than 

 the second, the last four funicle joints about as long as thick; post- 

 marginal vein slightly shorter than the stigmal. Length of female, 

 1.53 to 1.82 mm.; length of male, 1.49 mm. 



Series 7. One female, one male reared from larva of Coccinella 

 hingi MacLeay, Australia (A. Koebele), Koebele's No. 20. Head 

 slightly bluish black with a weak luster, the postorbital region more 

 greenish ; notum of thorax dark greenish black, the underparts nearly 

 bister (R.) with the posterior part of mesopleura nearly bluish black; 

 abdomen bluish black ; legs concolorous with pleura, the front femora, 

 middle coxae and femora paler or about snuff brown (R.), the front 

 coxae with a pm-plish luster beneath, middle tarsi except the last 

 jomt and the tibial spur yellowish white; scape bluish black, the 

 pedicel and funicle brownish, the club yellowish white. First funicle 

 joint a half longer than thick, the following joints gradually shorten- 

 ing, the sixth about as long as thick; postmarginal vein a little 

 shorter than the stigmal. Length of female, 1 .83 mm. ; length of male, 

 1.67 mm. 



Series 8. Two females reared from larva of Verania frenaia (Erich- 

 son), Australia (A. Koebele), Koebele's No. 4. Colored practically 

 as in the preceding series. Funicle joints all about equal and as long 

 as thick, except that in one specimen the fu'st joint seems a trifle 

 longer than thick; postmarginal vein nearly as long as the stigmal. 

 Length, 1.21 to 1.24 mm. 



Series 9. One female, one male, reared from larvae of Orcus 

 australasiae (Boisduval), Australia (A. Koebele), Koebele's No. 2. 

 Colored very nearly as in series 4 (Koebele's No. 1200), but the sixth 

 funicle joint entirely yellowish white and the middle femora a little 

 more brownish. First funicle joint nearly a half longer than thick, 

 the following joints shortening, the sixth about as long as thick; post- 

 marginal vein a little shorter than the stigmal. Length of female, 

 1.89; length of male, 1.63 mm. 



Series 10. Four females, one male reared from larvae of Orcus 

 cJialyheus (Boisduval), Australia (A. Koebele), Koebele's No. 1. 

 One female like the preceding series, the rest similar but the under- 

 parts of thorax varying to cinnamon brown (R.), the middle femora 



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