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One species of Cea is winged, and Tetracampe does not belong to 

 this family ; perhaps Platynocheilus should be removed from it, 

 and Notanisus is more nearly allied to the Eupeltnidse than to some 

 of the genera with which it is here associated. 



There does not seem to be any near affinity between the Eupel- 

 midse and the Encyrtidse, notwithstanding their mutual resemblance 

 in the structure of the middle legs. There is a transition from the 

 Pteromalidse to the Cleonymidse : the former family includes a vast 

 number of species of small size and of slightly varying structure : in 

 the Cleonymidse, on the contrary, there are several exotic species of 

 large size and of remarkable form, some with incrassated fore legs, 

 others with incrassated hind legs, like the Chalcididse, and others 

 have a long oviduct like the Torymidse and the Agaonidse. 



These exotic forms include the following geuera : Lycisca, Epis- 

 tenia, Prionopelma, Lelaps, Agamerion, Chalcodectus, Myrmecopsis, 

 Cleptimorpha. 



Eupelmus subnubilus. Faun. — Corpus gracile. Frons valde 

 excavata. Antennse graciles, subclavatse, thorace longiores, prope os 

 insertse. Thorax antice depressus. Abdomen fusiforme, depressum, 

 subsessile, thorace paullo angustius et longius. Pedes graciles, 

 longiusculi ; tibise iutermedise articulis lo et 2o subdilatatis. Alae 

 breviusculse, sat angustse. 



Female. — Body slender. Head and prothorax finely squamous. 

 Head a little broader than the thorax ; front much excavated. Eyes 

 large. Antennse slender, subclavate, longer than the thorax, inserted 

 near the mouth. Fore part of the thorax depressed. Abdomen 

 fusiform, depressed, subsessile, a little narrower and longer than the 

 thorax. Legs slender, rather long ; middle tibise with a long apical 

 spur; first and second joints of middle tarsi slightly dilated. Fore 

 wings rather short and narrow ; ulna much shorter than the humerus ; 

 radius much shorter than the ulna ; cubitus long, slightly curved, 

 much shorter than the radius ; stigma very small. 



Fcem. Cupreus ; antennse nigra? ; pedes fulvi, tibiis basi f emori- 

 busque piceis ; alae auticse cinereas, plaga discali magna fuscescente. 



Female. Cupreous. Eyes and antennse black. Legs tawny; 

 femora mostiy piceous ; tibise slightly piceous towards the base. 

 Wings cinereous ; veins tawny. Fore wings with a large brownish 

 diffuse patch in the disk. Length of the body 1| line. 



Corsica. In the collection of the Rev. T. A. Marshall. 



