407. 

 LAMPRONOTA CRENICORNIS. 



Order Hymenoptera. Fam. Ichneumonidse. 



Tijipe of the Genus, Ichneumon setosus Four. 

 Lampronota Curt. — Lissonota Grav., Curt. — Ichneumon Fab. S^c. 

 AntenncB inserted near the middle of the face, not approximating, 

 as long as the body, filiform, composed of about 40 joints, basal 

 joint the stoutest obovate, 2nd subglobose, 3rd the longest, the 

 remainder decreasing in length to the apical joint which is a little 

 longer and conical. 



Labrum; superior portion transverse conic, furnished with a 

 rounded and ciliated membrane producing a tongue-shaped 

 lobe (2). 



Mandibles rather small, slightly pubescent, subtrigonate and bifid, 

 being terminated by two nearly equal teeth (3). 

 MaxillcB hairy outside, terminated by an oblique oval very pube- 

 scent lobe, with an equally large and rather fleshy oblong one 

 on the inside. Palpi very long, pilose and 5-jointed, basal and 

 2nd joints rather robust, subclavate, the latter rather the longest 

 and convex on the inside, the remainder slender ; 3rd the longest, 

 4th about the length of the 2nd, the oth a little shorter (4). 

 Mentum pilose, oblong, slightly narrowed towards the base. 

 Palpi longer than the mentum, to the anterior angles of which 

 they are attached, pilose and 4-jointed, basal joint clavate, 3rd 

 rather shorter and broader, subtrigonate, 3rd clavate, 4th slender, 

 elongate-conic. Lip short, deeply notched in the centre (5). 

 Head transverse and short. Eyes oval and prominent. Ocelli 3 in 

 triangle. ThoraK gibbose. Scutellum suborbicular or triangular : 

 postscutellum rather Large and convex, with a faint channel. Ab- 

 domen narrowed at the base, rather elongated, somewhat cylindrical, 

 smooth and shining. Ovipositor as long or longer than the body, 

 the apical joints are not cleft but conceal the aperture. Wings 

 generally with a triangular areolet sometimes petiolated (9), in a 

 few it is wanting. Legs rather slender, anterior the shortest. Coxse 

 large. Tibiae slender and spurred. Tarsi 5-jointed, basal joint the 

 longest. Claws and Pulvilli short. 

 Obs. The trophi and wing were drawn from L. impressor Grav. 



Crenicornis Hal. MSS. — Curtis's Guide, Gen. 511. 



Black, glossy, slightly pubescent : antenna; simple in the female, 

 geniculated towards the middle in the male, the 5 th joint notched 

 on the outside towards the apex and the 6th at the base (1 (J) : 

 head finely, thorax more coarsely punctured : postscutellum and 

 base of the abdomen rugose : ovipositor scarcely so long as the 

 body (6). Wings rich yellowish, iridescent 3 areolet none, stigma 

 and nervures piceous. Legs reddish ochre, posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi and the tips of the other tarsi brown. 



In the Cabinets of Mr. Haliday and the Author. 



