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206. 



DRYINUS CURSOR. 



Order Hymenoptera. Fam. Proctotrupidae ^06. OxyuriZya^. 



Type of the Genus Dryinus forraicarius Lat. 

 DuYiNUS Lat., Leach. — Gonatopus Klug. 



Antemice remote, slightly geniculated and clavate, pilose, inserted 

 between the eyes at the base of the nasus, 10-jointed, basal joint 

 long, subclavate, 4 following increasing in diameter, the 3d joint 

 being a little the longest, 5th the shortest, the 6th and remainder 

 turbinate, robust, of equal length, excepting the terminal joint 

 which is conical and longer (1). 

 Labrum undetected. 



Mandibles remote, quadridentate, externally pilose (3). 

 MaxillcE small, terminated by a pilose lobe, scarcely cleft. Palpi 

 very long and slender, 6-jointed, basal joint small, 2d twice as 

 large, the remainder nearly of equal length, being rather long 

 slender and pilose (4). 



Mentiun long, dilated anteriorly. Labium very small, concealed. 

 Palpi remote, short, triarticulate, basal joint short, 2d the 

 largest, 3d not larger than the 1st, rhomboidal (5), 

 Head subtrigonate. Eyes large. Ocelli 3, in triangle. Thorax not 

 broader than the head, the prothorax sometimes elongated. Abdomen 

 not larger than the thorax, peduncled, conical and acuminated. 

 Wings iridescent, pubescent, superior with a costal and marginal 

 cell, the nervure of the latter from the angle sometimes indistinct, 2 

 nervures running from the base to the apex intersected transversely 

 before the middle ^ stigma large ^ inferior wings nerveless, lobed at 

 the base (9). Legs long. Thighs incrassated, especially the an- 

 terior in some and attenuated to the apex. Tibiae spurred, anterior 

 short. Tarsi long 5 -jointed, anterior with the basal and terminal 

 joints long of equal length, the latter being robust, producing at the 

 base a horny lobe, the analogue of a 2d claw, extending to the 2d 

 joint, the 3 intermediate small (8) .- basal joint the longest in the 

 other feet. Claws ; anterior feet with one only, which is very long, 

 re/lexed and slightly produced towards the base. Pulvilli porrected 

 and very long (8) ; the other feet with 2 small claws very much di- 

 lated at the base and a large Pulvillus (8 b, hind foot). 

 Obs. The above description is from D. Cursoi*, the following from 

 D. bicolor. Apterous like a neuter ant. Head very large. Ocelli 

 very minute. Thorax very long slender, binodate. Abdomen 6- 

 jointed (6), Tibiae, anterior long, ^/le Tarsi 4-jointed, basal and 

 terminal joints long, intermediate very short. Claws 2, very long 

 and unequal, spined internally. Pulvilli large (8 a fore foot). 



Cursor Hal. MSS. 



Black, shining, slightly pubescent. Antennae slightly ferruginous 

 at the base. Head and metathorax dull, the former minutely, 

 the latter coarsely punctured. Legs ochraceous. Thighs, tibiae 

 and basal joint of tarsi of 4 posterior legs piceous. Wings hya- 

 line, slightly stained yellow ; nervures and stigma ochreous. 

 In the Cabinets of Mr. Holiday and the Author, 



