8f> NOTES ON CHALCIDIiE. 



Genus ODOPOIA, n. 



Fcem. — Corpus robustuin, breve, convexum. Caput et thorax 

 aequilata, subtilissime punctata. Antennae robustae, clavatae, thorace 

 paullo breviores. Prothorax transversus, subquadratus. Mesothorax 

 brevis ; parapsidum suturae vix determinatae. Metathorax brevis, 

 abrupte declivis. Petiolus gracilis, metathoraci aequilongus. Abdo- 

 men glabrum, brevi-ellipticuin, subcompressura, valde convexum, 

 thorace brevius. Oviductus abdomine paullo longior. Pedes 

 breviusculi, sat robusti. 



Female. — Body stout, short, convex. Head aud thorax very finely 

 punctured. Head as broad as the thorax. Antennae stout, clavate, 

 a little shorter than the thorax. Prothorax subquadrate, well deve- 

 loped, a little narrower than the mesothorax. Mesothorax short ; 

 sutures of the parapsides indistinct. Metathorax short, abruptly 

 slanting. Petiole slender, as long as the metathorax. Abdomen 

 smooth, short-elliptical, much arched, slightly compressed, shorter 

 than the thorax. Sheath of the oviduct a little longer than the abdo- 

 men exclusive of the petiole. Legs rather short aud stout. Wings 

 moderately long and broad. 



This genus shows a way to the Eurytomidae on the one hand, aud 

 on the other hand to the Torymidae, as it partakes of the characters 

 of both families : it differs very widely from Megastigmus. 



0. atra. Fcem. — Atra; pedes nigri, tibiis anticis genubus tarsis- 

 que fulvis, femoribus anticis piceis apice fulvis, alis anticis fusco 

 unifasciatis. 



Female. — Deep black. Eyes red. Knees, tarsi and fore tibiae 

 tawny ; fore femora piceous, their tips tawny. Wings pellucid. 

 Fore wings with a brown middle band ; veins blackish. Length of 

 the body 1 line. 

 Ceylon. 



E. NEWMAN, PBINTEB, 9, DEVONSHIRE BTREET, BISH0P90ATK. 



