1 96 ICHNEUMONID-E. 



transversely impressed, and the second not elongate ; spicula 

 apically straight. Apical joint of hind tarsi fully twice as long 

 as the penullimate; claws not pectinate, those of $ strongly 

 lobate basally. Wings with areolet entire ; intei-nal cubital 

 nervure not pellucid ; lirst recurrent of hind wings not straight 

 throughout, 



liaiKje. Pala?arclic and Xearctic Regions. 



80 tar as the Indian species of this genus are at present 

 concerned, it is composed entirely of females, with the single 

 exception of one male, which is anything but satisfactorily placed 

 here. 



Table of Species. 



1 (8) Terebra at least nearly as long 



as the abdomen. 



2 (5) Scutellum and abdominal petiole 



black. 



3 (4) Abdomen very distinctly pale- 



banded albicincta, sp. n., p. 196. 



4 (3) Abdomen not pale-banded .... tibialis, sp. n., p. 198. 



5 ^(2) Scutellum and abdominal petiole 



not black. 



6 (7) Areolet sessile ; metanotum 



closely punctate Jlavoscidis, Cam., p. 198. 



7 (6) Areolet petiolate ; metanotum 



very sparsely punctate leucostoma, Cam., p. 199. 



8 (1) Terebra nearly always very dis- 



tinctly shorter than abdomen. 



9 (10) Scutellum entirely blaek nigroscutis, Cam., p. 200. 



10 (9) Scutellum more or less broadly 



tlavous. 



11 (12) Hind legs mainly black ; ab- 



dominal pale bands not entire. Jlavipalpis, Cam., p. 200. 



12 (11) Hind legs mainly pale; ab- 



dominal pale bands usually 

 entire. 



13 (16) AViugs not apically clouded ; 



mesouotum immaculate. 



14 (15) Frous centrally simple ; wings 



hyaline throughout jndc/iclla, sp. n., p. 201. 



15 (14) Frous centrally carinate ; wings 



basally fulvescent airt/iifrons, Cam., p. 202. 



16 (13) Wings apically clouded ; meso- 



notum with tlavous stripes . . pulcJirimaculata, Cam., p. 203. 



133. Exeristes albicincta, sp. n. 



5 . A black species, with flavous markings and tricoloured legs. 

 Head somewhat strongly constricted behind the eyes, hlack, with 

 the vertical orbits narrowly and palpi stramineous ; occiput ob- 

 liquely declivous, ocelli bruuneous, frons subglabrous, scrobes 

 large ; face centi*ally elevated though not carinate, sparsely 



