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HKITISH ICHNKUMONS. 



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11. cephalotes, Holmgr. 



Panisciis iuqiiiiiatiis, Gr. I.E. iii. 631, ? (?), {ncc Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist, v, 

 1860, p. 339). P. cephalotes, Holmgr. Sv. Ak. Handl. 1858, p. 31 ; Brisch. Schr. 

 Nat. Ges. Danz. 1880, p. 138; Brauns, Arch. Nat. Meckl. 1889, p. 83 ; Kokujew, 

 Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 1899, p. 133, ^ ¥ ; cf. Poulton, Tr. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 162 

 et 1888, p. 588. 



A large, lighter or darker rufescent-testaceous species. Head })os- 

 tcriorly strongly buccate and as broad as eyes ; vertex not narrow, w ilh 

 ocellar region black. Antennae about as long as body, with their aj^cal 

 two-thirds nigrescent. JMesonotum very finely punctate throughout and 

 not strongly nitidulous; metathorax more or less distinctly transaciculate, 

 with its apical transcarina laterally entire. Scutelkun broad and laterally 

 carinate to extreme apex. Terebra black and as long as the decidedly 

 stout basal segment. Stigma dark testaceous; areolet more or less petio- 

 late, apically incomplete below; nervelet obsolete or wanting. T-cngth, 

 12-19 (~22 abroad) mm. 



Instantly known by the broad temples and usually large size. This is 

 very probably the P. inquindius, taken by Hope at Netley, but ( Jraven- 

 horst's description is inadequate. It is quite certainly the Ophioii Vinulae 

 of Stephens (Cat. 1829, 351) and it is open to question whether his name, 

 used in conjunction with the excellent figure to which he refers should 

 not stand: this is Albin's Nat. Hist. Engl. Ins. 1720, pl.i:i, whicli repre- 



