SCUIZOLU.MA. — llKlKKOriiLMA. 



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clypeus more strongly elevated, though not more distinctly 

 bilobed, and the internal cubital nervure is emitted from the 



submarginal very mnch nearer 

 the radial nervure, which is less 

 curved at its base. 



I have also seen three males 

 in AVestwood's collection at Ox- 

 ford, taken in " India *' by 

 Boys. This is a considerable 

 extension of its known range, 

 w hicli was previously supposed 

 to be conlined to Europe, 

 throughout which, however, it 

 is sutticiently frequent ; it is 

 very couunou in Britain and 

 the Oriental examples differ 

 in no way from JJritish speci- 

 mens in my collection ; it has 

 frequently been bred from 

 Bombycid moths and rarely from pupse of jN^octuids, to which I 

 believe it to be specially attached, since I have frequently 

 received specimens bred from Aj)lecta iiebuhsa, Tr.' 



Fig. 113. — Schizolomcf, auikta, F. 



Genus HETEROPELMA, Wesm. 

 Heteropelma, Wesmael, Bull. Ac. Brux. 1S4U, p. 120. 



Gexottpe, H. calcator, Wesm. 



Head somewhat constricted ])osteriorly, closely punctate and 

 deuselj^ pubescent. Antennae shorter than the body. Thorax 

 closely punctate and somewhat densely pubescent; notauli 

 distinct; metathorax reticulate rugose w ith no cax'inte. Scutellum 

 deplanate and longitudinally canaliculate. Legs slender with the 

 hind ones elongate ; bind metatarsus at least thrice as long as 

 the second joint ; claws geniculate and not pectinate ; c? with the 

 two basal joints of hind tarsi spatuliform. Brachial cell extending 

 to centre of first cubital cell, with the brachial and discoidal cells 

 of equal length ; secoud recurrent emitted from external cubital 

 beyond ihe submarginal nervure; lower basal nervure slightly 

 postfurcal ; nervellus intercepted at or above its centre. 



Kanxje. Europe, North and Central America, India, Burma, 

 Formosa. 



This is a genus of only some half-dozen species, of which the 

 type alone occurs in Europe, the remainder being American. 

 Geometrid and Noctuid motlis have been instanced as its hosts. 

 I have seen all our indigenous species.* 



The genus may be instantly recognised by the extraordinary 

 Jengtb of the basal hind tarsal joint. 



