118 NOTES ON CIIALCIDI-E. 



thorace paullo brevius ; pedes lutei ; alas diaphanse, venis pallidissime 

 luteis, stigmate minimo. 



Female. — ^neous-green. Head mucli broader than the thorax. 

 Antenna? blackish, clavate, shorter than the thorax ; first joint 

 luteous ; second elongate-cyathiform ; third and fourth very minute ; 

 fifth and five following transverse, successively decreasing in length ; 

 club elongate-conical, more than twice the length of the tenth joint. 

 Protborax very short. Sutures of the parapsides well defined, not 

 extending to the hiud border of the scutum. Paraptera large. 

 Metathorax short. Abdomen oval, sessile, a little shorter than the 

 thorax. Legs luteous, stout ; tips of the tarsi brown. Wings 

 pellucid ; veins very pale luteous ; ulna less than one-third of the 

 length of the humerus ; radius longer than the ulua ; cubitus a 

 little longer than the ulna ; stigma very small. Length of the body 

 1 line. 



Metastexus purus. Fcem. — Cupveus ; caput et thorax aureo- 

 viridi margin ata ; caput thorace paullo latius ; antenna? fulva?, 

 clavata?, 12-articulata?, thorace vix breviores, articulo lo luteo ; pro- 

 thorax brevissimus ; parapsidum sutura? indetermiuata? ; metathorax 

 sat magnus ; abdomen sessile, fusiforme, depressum, thoraci a?qui- 

 longum ; pedes flavi ; ala? diaphana?, venis pallide testaceis, stigmate 

 minimo. 



Female. — Cupreous. Head and thorax bordered with gilded 

 green. Head a little broader than the thorax. Antenna? tawny, 

 clavate, 12-jointed, nearly as long as the thorax ; first joint luteous ; 

 second elongate-cyathiform ; third and fourth larger than usual ; fifth 

 aud five following nearly equal in length ; club elliptical, broader 

 than the ninth joint, and more than twice its length. Protborax very 

 short. Sutures of the parapsides indistinct. Paraptera large. Meta- 

 thorax well developed. Abdomen sessile, fusiform, depressed, acute 

 at the tip, as long as the thorax and a little broader. Legs bright 

 yellow. Wings quite pellucid ; veins pale testaceous ; ulna rather 

 shorter than the humerus ; radius rather shorter than the ulna ; 

 cubitus a little more than half the length of the ulna ; stigma rery 

 small. Length of body f line. 



Pteeomalus tinctipennis. Fcnn. — Aureo-viridis ; caput thorace 

 multo latius ; antenna? fusca?, graciles, vix extrorsum crassiores, 

 thorace paullo breviores, articulo lo lutco, 2o basi luteo, clava 

 sublanceolata ; paraptera sat magna ; metathorax transverse, subim- 

 prossus ; abdomen cupreo nigro-purpureoque varium, apicem versus 

 lanceolatuxo, thorace multo longius ; pedes lutei; ala? autica? 

 lutescentcs, lutco venosa*, stigmate nigricante. 



