208 [Fobruarj-, 



think also the- hind tarsi, were conspicuously white when the insect 

 was alive ; these are now tarnished with yellow. The species of 

 Dryinus are less active than Oonatopus ; they carry their wings 

 folded, like a small Pompilus, and appear disinclined to take flight. 

 The present species was found in a hot sandy place of the Campoloro, 

 near Ajaccio, at the roots of herbage, in July, 1S70. Though I visited 

 the spot daily for a long time, I could discover no more, nor has the 

 ^ of this genus or of Oonatopus ever occurred to any one. 



Fam. SCELIONIDES. 

 ALEEIA, n. g. 



MandihulcB dentatcE. AntenncB prope os insertcB, 12-articulat(B (exempto radi- 

 culoj. Seapus articulis ccBteris simul sumptis vix brevior, apicem versus incrassatus, 

 hasi incurvatus ; Jlagellum articulo 3" 2" longiore, 2" et 3" minoribus, obconicis, 

 4o — Wum sensim incrassatis, breviter cylindricis, clavam elongatam const ituentibus. 

 Ocelli inter se distantes, tino utrinque ad oculorum marginem interiorem posito ; 

 tertius medius. Thorax cum sciitello valde elevaius, rotundatus, rugoso-reticulatus ; 

 parapsidum sutura obsoletcB ; metathorax brevis, depressus, utrinque marginattis. 

 Abdomen sessile, depressum, longitudinaliter striolatum, capite cum thorace longius, 

 apice attenuato ; segmentum tertium maximum, segmentum secundum basi late fortiter 

 impressHm. Tibice unicalcaratce, anticcB calcaribus elongatis, falcatis. AIcb ramo 

 stigmatico, ramo postmarginali instructce ; ramus marginalis nullus ; ramus stig- 

 maticus incrassatus ; ramus postmarginalis completus, cellulam elongatam cultri- 

 formem versus alee apicem evehens. 



This genus should be interpolated between Telenomus and Anteris 

 in Forster's table of the Scelionides (Hym. Stud, ii, 101). The division 

 in that table marked k. has no genus assigned to it, and includes the 

 present insect, which is consequently distinguished from its allies by 

 having the ramus stigmaticus (Forst.) or cubitus (of English waiters) 

 thickened at the base, so as to resemble a stigma. The characters 

 above given are carefully selected with reference to the other genera, 

 and are no more than is needful. Few words are seldom sufficient to 

 elucidate a genus of this tribe. 



Aleeia flavibarbis, n. sp. 



A. niger, siibopacus, antennarum scapo pedibusque testaceis, coxis nigris ; capite, 

 thorace, scutello, riigoso-reticulatis ; ahdomine supra longitudinaliter striata, seg- 

 metitorum 1 — 4 marginibus posticis lavissimis ; alis infumatis, nervis fuscis ; capite 

 et thorace partim pilis aureis brevihus squamiformibus adpressis obsitis ; terebra 

 recondita. $ . Long. 2^ ; alar. exp. 3 lin. 



Sah. : Corsica. 



The radicle of the antennse is testaceous, the scape somewhat darter towards 

 the tip ; the femora are also slightly iiifuscated. Viewed sideways, the head and 



