Mr. Haliday first proposed the genus Phagonia, which is 

 recorded in my Guide ; and as its singular structure renders 

 it interesting, and neither figure nor description of it having 

 been published, it is hoped that the present notice will be 

 acceptable to those engaged in the study of this beautiful and 

 extensive family of Hymenoptera. 



Dalman in a slight Conspectus of his genus Pteromalus 

 mentions 3 of his species having entirely yellow antennae with 

 incrassated palpi, under the names of chilodes, patellanus, and 

 ■palpalis; but as no characters are given, it is impossible to say 

 whether our species be the same as his. 



I am indebted to Mr. Haliday and Mr. Walker for speci- 

 mens of the type, which may be thus described : 



1. P. flavicornis Hal. — Curt. Guide, Gen. 631. 1. 



Length 1 line, or a little longer : bright golden green, ex- 

 cessively thickly punctured : eyes black ; palpi orange, man- 

 dibles pale ochreous, tipped with black : antennae ochreous, 

 black at the apex, 2nd joint brownish at the base : abdomen 

 metallic, polished, 2nd joint violaceous, peduncle aeneous black 

 and punctured: wings with the nervures lurid. Legs deep 

 and bright ochre, coxae green, tips of tarsi brown. 



Taken in June and July by Mr. F. Walker on Ferns in 

 woods at Southgate. 



The following is the description of the insect supposed by 

 Mr. Walker to be the female : 



Length 1^ line. Brilliant green with a golden tinge: 

 excessively thickly punctured : eyes and antennae black, the 

 latter ochreous at the base : palpi' small and blackish : man- 

 dibles ochreous : abdomen rhombiform, metallic, polished, 

 with a violaceous tinge towards the apex: wings with the 

 nervures lurid: legs ochreous, coxae green, trochanters and 

 thighs, excepting the tips of the latter, black ; tarsi brown at 

 their apex. 



Taken with the last. 



2. P. smaragdina Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 427 S • 



A single example of this new species was found by Mr, 

 F. Walker in a currant-bush at Southgate in June. 



The Plant is Fiimaria capreolata (Ramping Fumitory). 



