318 Mr. Walker's Descriptions of 



23. Pteromalus caliyatus. 



Female. Bronze colour. Head and thorax most finely 

 squamous. Head somewhat broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae black, slender, about as long as the thorax ; first 

 joint tawny. Abdomen subsessile, lanceolate, keeled 

 beneath, aeneous towards the base, very much longer than 

 the thorax. Tibiae lirown, with whitish tips ; knees and 

 tarsi whitish. Wings pellucid; veins whitish; stigma pale 

 brown. Length of the body 1 line. 



Allied to R. ohscuratus. 



24. Pteromalus megaspilus. 



Female. Greenish-black, rather broad. Head and 

 thorax very finely punctured. Head a little broader tlian 

 the thorax. Antennae black, stout, subclavate, much 

 shorter than the thorax ; first joint dark reddish. Abdomen 

 purplish cupreous, subsessile, smooth, oval, acute at the tip, 

 shorter but hardly narrower than the thorax, keeled 

 beneath. Legs reddish. Wings cinereous. Forewings 

 with a very large blackish spot in the disk ; veins tawny ; 

 ulna much shorter than the humerus. Length of the body 

 1^ lines. 



It belongs to the group of P. tricolor. 



25. Pteromalus clavicornis. 



Female. Green. Head and thorax very finely punc- 

 tured. Head as broad as tlie thorax ; front golden-green. 

 Antennae black, clavate, a little shorter than the thorax ; 

 first joint luteous. Abdomen smooth, elliptical, suljsessile, 

 keeled beneath, acute at the tip, a little longer and nar- 

 rower than the thorax. Legs luteous ; coxae and femora 

 green. Wings cinereous ; veins tawny. Length of the 

 body |- line. 



Belonging to the group of R. congruus. 



26. Pteromalus proprius. 



Male, ^neous green. Head and thorax very finely 



