6 NOTES ON CHALCIDIjE. 



breviventris, dissimilis, crassicornis. Convexity. — I. verticillata, longi- 

 cornis, petiolata, crassicornis, angustipennis, Nepe, cornuta, vacillaus, 

 brevis, minor, pusilla, tenuicornis, breviventris, dissimilis, brevicornis. 

 Female. Length. — I. depressa, attenuata, Laothoe, angustata, 

 angustipennis, flavicollis, fulvicollis, minor, pusilla, byalipennis, 

 linearis, brevipeunis, verticillata, crassicornis. Convexity. — I. verti- 

 cillata, crassicornis, angustipennis, hyalipennis, attenuata, brevipeunis, 

 Laotboe, flavicollis, minor, pusilla, angustata, fulvicollis, linearis, 

 depressa. 



Successive diminution of the angle beneath the abdomen in the 

 female. — I. verticillata, angustipennis, minor, pusilla, angustata, 

 depressa, Laothoe, hyalipennis, attenuata, flavicollis, crassicornis, 

 fulvicollis, linearis, brevipennis. 



The abdominal segments successively decrease in length according 

 to the following series : — 



First segment. — I. crassicornis, Nepe, brevis, breviventris, attenuata, 

 vacillaus, fulvicollis, verticillata, longicornis, angustipennis, petiolata, 

 cornuta, minor, pusilla, tenuicornis, dissimilis, linearis, hyalipennis, 

 brevipennis, brevicornis, flavicollis, angustata, depressa, Laothoe. 



Second segment. — I. longicornis, cornuta, petiolata, dissimilis, 

 brevicornis, fulvicollis, flavicollis, depressa, linearis, Laothoe, verti- 

 cillata, angustipennis, vacillaus, Nepe, brevis, minor, pusilla, tenui- 

 cornis, breviventris, angustata, byalipennis, attenuata, crassicornis, 

 brevipennis. 



Tbird segment. — I. crassicornis, attenuata, verticillata, angusti- 

 pennis, vacillaus, Nepe, petiolata, minor, pusilla, breviventris, 

 brevicornis, Laothoe, brevipennis, longicornis, byalipennis, cornuta, 

 brevis, tenuicornis, dissimilis, angustata, depressa, flavicollis, linearis, 

 fulvicollis. 



Fourth segment. — I. vacillaus, Nepe, Laothoe, dissimilis, linearis, 

 brevipennis, cornuta, fulvicollis, flavicollis, depressa, angustipennis, 

 brevicornis, angustata, hyalipennis, attenuata, longicornis, petiolata, 

 brevis, minor, pusilla, tenuicornis, breviventris, verticillata, crassi- 

 cornis. 



Fifth segment. — I. depressa, fulvicollis, flavicollis, byalipennis, 

 petiolata, brevicornis, angustata, Laothoe, attenuata, brevipennis, 

 verticillata, longicornis, brevis, minor, pusilla, tenuicornis, bi*evi- 

 ventris, vacillaus, dissimilis, linearis, crassicornis, longicornis, angusti- 

 pennis, Nepe, cornuta. 



Sixth segment. — I. verticillata, linearis, petiolata, angustata, 

 fulvicollis, flavicollis, hyalipennis, attenuata, Laothoe, brevipennis, 

 crassicornis, longicornis, angustipennis, vacillaus, Nepe, cornuta, 

 brevis, minor, pusilla, tenuicornis, breviventris, dissimilis, brevi- 

 cornis, depressa. 



