380. 

 CINETUS DORSIGER. 



Order Hymenoptera. Fam. Proctotrupidjje. 

 Type of the Genus, Cinetus gracilipes Curt. 



CixETUS Jur., Curt. Guide, Gen. 573. 



AntenncE approximating, as long as the body, filiform, pubescent 

 and 14-jointed in the males, basal joint a little thickened in the 

 middle, not longer than the 3rd ; 2nd globose, the remainder 

 slightly decreasing in length j the 3rd joint is emarginate outside 

 at the base, the apical joint subconical (1) : 15-jointed in the 

 females. 



Labrum undiscovered. 



Mandibles short, one trigonate, rounded at the apex, with a slight 

 protuberance on the inside, the other bifid at the apex, emargi- 

 nate on the inside at the base, forming a strong tooth (3). 

 Maxilla with the base broad, terminated by a large rounded lobe, 

 produced on the outside, ciliated and bristly at the margin. 

 Palpi very long, pubescent, pilose and 6-jointed, basal joint mi- 

 nute, 2nd longer, 3 following of equal length and a little longer, 

 the 3rd slender, 4th and 5th dilated, 6th nearly twice as long as 

 the 5th and slender (4). 



Mentum small obconic. Lip short and fleshy. Palpi rather long, 

 pubescent and triarticulate, 1st and 2nd joints of equal length, 

 subclavate, 3rd longer, clavate ovate and pilose (5). 

 Head subglobose, slightly produced in front at the insertion of the an- 

 tennae. Eyes lateral and suboval. Ocelli rather large, 3 in triangle 

 on the crown of the head. Thorax gibbous, obovate ; scutellum ra- 

 ther large, the angles of the postscutellum often acuminated. Wings 

 generally ample and pubescent, with a subcostal nervure, a furcate 

 longitudinal nervure below, with a transverse one towards the base, 

 the Stigma open and forming a trigonate cell producing a nervure 

 at the lower angle (9). Abdomen with the basal joint forming a 

 robust peduncle, 2nd joint covering the whole body, excepting the 

 apex which is composed of 6 or 7 rings. Coxse long. Thighs short 

 and incrassated. Tibiae spurred, very slender at the base and robust 

 at the apex, especially the anterior, which are furnished with a curved 

 and bifid spine at the apex. Tarsi long and b-jointed, basal joint 

 long curved and pectinated on the inside at the base in the anterior 

 pair, terminal joint not longer than the 2nd. Claws acute. Pulvilli 

 long. 



DoRSiGER Halidarfs MSS. 



Ochreous shining, slightly pubescent: antennae brown, base 

 ochreous : eyes, margins of the ocelli and disc of the thorax 

 and scutellum black : abdomen pellucid, dirty white, excepting 

 towards the apex : wings iridescent, the nervures brown. 

 In the Cabinet of Mr. Holiday, 



