NOTES ON CHALCIDLfi. 117 



Dicyclus pallinervosus. Fam. — iEneo-viridis ; caput thorace 

 paullo latius ; antennae nigrae, clavatae, thorace breviores, articulo 

 lo luteo ; prothorax brevissimus : parapsidurn suturae conspicuae ; 

 abdomen subsessile, ovatum, subtus abrupte angulatum, thorace multo 

 brevius; pedes lutei, femoribus subfuscescentibus, tibiis posticis basi 

 subfuscescentibus ; alas diaphanae, venis pallidissirne flavis. 



Female. — iEneous-green. Head and thorax finely squamous. 

 Head a little broader than the thorax. Antennae black, clavate, 

 shorter than the thorax ; first joint luteous ; the two ring-shaped 

 joints following the second very short; club conical, about twice the 

 length of the preceding joint. Prothorax very short. Sutures of the 

 parapsides distinct. Scutellum short, transversely subelliptical. 

 Paraptera large, triangular. Metathorax large, not furrowed. Abdo- 

 men subsessile, oval, smooth, flat above, abruptly angular beneath, 

 much shorter than the thorax, and about equal to it in breadth. 

 Legs luteous ; femora partly tinged with brown ; hind tibiae slightly 

 tiuged with brown towards the base : tips of tarsi brown. Wings 

 entirely colourless ; veins very pale yellow ; ulna about one-fifth of 

 the length of the humerus ; radius much shorter than the ulna ; 

 cubitus much longer than the ulna ; stigma very small. Length of 

 the body 1 line. 



The very pale veins of the wings distinguish it from other species. 



/ Sphegigasxer degener. Fcem. — Viridis ; caput thorace paullo 

 latius ; antennas nigrae, subclavatae, graciles, thoraci aequilongae ; 

 prothorax brevis ; metathorax bene determinatus ; petiolus brevis ; 

 abdomen ellipticum, thorace multo brevius ; pedes lutei, tarsis 

 quatuor posterioribus pallidioribus ; alae diaphanas, venis pallidissime 

 flavis. 



Female. — Bright green. Head and thorax squamous. Head a 

 little broader than the thorax. Antennae black, slender, subclavate, 

 as long as the thorax. Prothorax very short. Sutures of the 

 parapsides indistinct. Metathorax well developed. Petiole short. 

 Abdomen elliptical, very much shorter than the thorax. Legs 

 luteous ; middle and hind tarsi pale luteous, with brown tips. Wings 

 pellucid ; veins very pale yellow ; ulna about half the length of the 

 humerus ; radius a little shorter than the ulna ; cubitus much shorter 

 than the ulna ; stigma very small. Length of the body f line. 



It may be considered as a species of Sphegigaster, notwithstanding 

 the shortness of the petiole. 



Stictonotus insuetus. Fccm. — iEneo-viridis ; caput thorace 

 multo latius ; antennae nigricautes, clavatae, thorace breviores, 

 articulo lo luteo, clava longi-conica ; parapsidurn suturae bene deter- 

 minatae, postice obliteratae ; paraptera magna; abdomen ovatum, 



