118 me. smith's catalogue of hymenopterous insects 



spot on the tegulae, two longitudinal spots on the mesothorax, the 

 scutellum, post-scutellum, two spots on the metathorax behind and a 

 line at the sides, two oblique maculae on the sides of the thorax and 

 the legs, yellow; the anterior and intermediate legs with a fuscous 

 line outside ; the posterior femora and the apex of the tibiae black ; 

 wings hyaline. Abdomen : the base of the petiole and its apical mar- 

 gin yellow ; the base of the first segment and the apical margins of all 

 the segments with a yellow fascia ; beneath entirely yellow. 

 Hab. Borneo (Sarawak). 



2. Ichneumon comissator. 7. niger, antennis medio albis, thorace 

 pedibusque flavo variegatis, abdominis petioli basi marginibus basa- 

 libus segmentorum trium sequentium duobusque segmentis apicali- 

 bus flavis. 



Male. Length 7 lines. Black : antennas white in the middle ; the 

 head is yellow, except the hinder part of the vertex, and a black stripe 

 running from the vertex to the insertion of the antennae. The pro- 

 thorax has the anterior and posterior margins yellow ; the tegulae, two 

 spots on the disk of the mesothorax, the scutellum and post-scutellum, 

 and metathorax, yellow ; a black spot on the tegulae, another on the 

 scutellum, and a black T-shaped mark on the metathorax ; the thorax 

 with yellow maculae on the sides, and the legs yellow ; the anterior 

 and intermediate legs with a black line outside, and the posterior fe- 

 mora and apex of the tibiae black. The petiole of the abdomen yel- 

 low, with a black macula at its apex ; the first, second and third seg- 

 ments with a broad, deeply emarginate fascia at their base ; the two 

 apical segments entirely yellow. 



Hab. Borneo (Sarawak). 



Gen. Cryptus, Fabr. 



1. Cryptus croceipes. C. niger, metathorace bispinoso, antennis 

 medio tarsisque posticis et abdomine apice albis, pedibus flavis. 



Female. Length 5 lines, Black : subopake, with the apex of the abdo- 

 men white above ; the middle of the antennae, above, white about 

 one-third of their length ; the legs yellow ; the posterior tibiae and 

 claw -joint of the tarsi, and also the anterior tarsi, fuscous ; the pos- 

 terior tarsi white ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, with a faint cloud 

 at the apex of the first submarginal cell, the stigma and nervures, 

 black ; the metathorax armed with two short spines which are white 

 at their tips. 



Hab. Borneo (Sarawak). 



2. Cryptus elegans. C. niger, antennis medio scutelloque et abdo- 

 minis apice albis, alis hyalinis macula fusca ail apicem, abdominis 

 fasciis albis, thorace bispinoso. 



