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BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. 



[Ephi'altes. 



Table of Species. 



(8). I. Second recurrent of hind wing much 



shorter than base of radius; ner- 



vellus postfurcal. 

 Apical hind tarsal joint twice length 



of penultimate ; tubercles obsolete. 

 Stigma nigrescent ; hind tarsi longer 



than tibiae 

 Stigma fulvous ; hind tarsi not longer 



than tibiae 

 Apical hind tarsal joint thrice length 



of penultimate ; tubercles strong. 

 Metapleurae nitidulous ; stigma and 



hind tibiae infuscate 

 Metapleurae dull ; stigma and hind 



tibiae fulvous 

 Second recurrent of hind wings hard- 



1}' shorter than base of radius ; 



ner\'ellus subopposite. 

 Mesosternum black. 

 Head transverse; radical callosities 



pale 

 Head cubical ; radical callosities 



black 

 Mesosternum pale. 

 Head cubical, scutellum black, spicu- 



la white 

 (13). 14. Head transverse ; scutellum and spic- 



ula red 



1. ^[AXIFR.STAIOK, Lillll. 



2. MESOCEXTKIS, Craj'. 



3. TIP.ERCUI.ATUS, Fcnirc. 



4. HE'IKROPl'S, Thunis. 



CARBONARius, Christ. 



STROHILORUM, Ratz. 

 AI.HISPICULIS, Mo?-l. 



RUFicoLLis, Desv. 



1. manifestator, Linn. 



Ichneumon manifestator, Linn. S. N. ed. 10, 564; Poda, Ins. Graec. 105; 

 Fab. E. S. ii. 162; Panz. F. G. xix. 21 ; cf. Marsham, Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 26, 

 pi. iv, ? (econ.). /. adulterator, Vill. Linn. Ent. iii. 192. /. conipunctor, Schr. 

 F. B. II. ii. no. 2067 ; Christ. Hyra. 368, pi. xxxix, fig. 1. Pimpla manifestator. 

 Fab. Piez. 113. Ephialtes manifestator, Gr. I, E. iii. 232, 3 ? (excl. indiv. 

 stigmate rufo) ; Kriech. Ent. Nach'r. 1887, 251 ; lib.cit. xiii. 251 ; Schm. Opusc. 

 Ichn. 1120, <J ? . E. impcrator, Kriech. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1854, p. 156; Holmgr. 

 Sv. Ak. Handl. 1860, n. 10, p. 12; Tasch. Zeits. Ges. Nat. 1863, p. 253 ; Thorns. 

 O. E. viii. 738, S ? . 



A large, linear black species with dark stigma and obsolete tubercles. 

 Head immaculate, posteriorly buccate but hardly broader than the eyes ; 

 vertex nitidulous and obsoletely punctate, somewhat broad behind the 

 ocelli and with the occiput centrally emarginate; face nitidulous and 

 slightlv elevated longitudinally in the centre, with large, sparse punctures 

 ' and black pilosity ; clypeus not broad, centrally strongly 



J^^S^*\ depressed and punctate, produced into a truncate tooth 

 /-_ \ on either side ; mandibles broad, obsoletely punctate and 



centrally canaliculate towards the apex ; palpi red. Antennae obso- 

 letely pilose and entirely black ; scape excised nearly to its base ; 

 flagellum filiform tliroughout, of 9 reaching centre of abdomen and con- 

 sisting of about 32 joints, (jf ^ longer and 37- jointed. Thorax immacu- 

 late ; mesonotum strongly nitidulous with short black pilosity, longitudin- 

 ally coalesced punctures and the notauU reaching the centre ; mesopleurae 



