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BRITISH ICHNEUMONS. 



Cryptus. 



Table of Species. 



Abdomen black or cyaneous, not red. 



Head, thorax and petiole with black 



pubescence ; abdomen cyaneous ... i. CYANATOR, Grav. 



Head, thorax and petiole with no, or 

 pale, pubescence ; abdomen black. 



Scrobes large, nearly reaching ocelli ; 

 scutellum rarely white. 



Antennae pale-marked ; $ face cen- 

 trally pale 2. SPIRALIS, /v??^rf. 



Antennae immaculate ; $ face centrally 

 not pale. 



Apophyses acute ; hind tarsi infuscate 3. moschator. Fab. 



Apophyses obtuse ; hind tarsi red 4. TARSOLEUCUS, Schr. 



Scrobes small and distinctly separated ; 

 scutellum usually white. 



Hind tibiae not spinulose ; size larger 5. LUGUBRLS, Grav. 



Hind tibiae spinulose ; size smaller ... 6. viduatorius, /^^(J. 



Abdomen broadly red, at least centrally. 



First recurrent intercepted slightly be- 

 low centre ; coxae castaneous 7. SPONSOR, Fab. 



First recurrent intercepted far below 

 the centre ; coxae black. 



Metathoracic spiracles linear or elon- 

 gate. 



Hind femora entirely red 8. apparitorius, Vill. 



Hind femora partly black. 



Dentiparal areae apically foveate 9. attentorius, 6'c/^ci/! 



Dentiparal areae normal. 



Frons smooth and shining ; cheeks 

 sub-buccate. 



Lateral costae apically trans-strigose ; 



(J scutellum black 10. OBSCURUS, Grav. 



Lateral costae apically distinct ; $ scu- 

 tellum white II. albatorius, Vill. 



Frons sub-rugose and dull ; cheeks 

 normal. 



Apophyses small ; petiolar carinae in- 

 conspicuous 12. DIANAE, Grav. 



Apophyses large ; petiolar carinae dis- 

 tinct 13. ARMATORIUS, Fab. 



Metathoracic spiracles ovate or sub- 

 circular. 



Frons finely sculptured ; scutellum im- 

 maculate 14. MINATOR, Gi-av. 



Frons sub-rugose ; scutellum. apically 



white 15. TUP.ERCULATUS, Grav. 



(12). 



(3)- 



(2). 



(5). 

 (4). 

 (9). 



A Table of the Females. 



Abdomen not broadly red centrally. 

 Abdomen blue with long black pubescence. 



14-17 nmi 



Abdomen black with normal pubescence. 



Scutellum white. 8-10 mm 



Scutellum black. 



Antennae w h i t e - b a n d e d ; metathoracic 



spiracles oblong. 



I. CYANATOR. 



6. VIDUATORIUS. 



