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than the thorax ; near the base a large yellowish patch, which 

 occupies the whole breadth. Legs luteous : femora darker than the 

 tibiae. Wings cinereous ; veins luteous ; ulna more than half the 

 length of the humerus; radius longer than the ulna; cubitus much 

 shorter than the ulna ; stigma lai'ge, blackish. Length of the body 

 1— 1£ line. 



Pteromalus stigmatizans. Mas. — Aurato-viridis ; caput thorace 

 paullo latius ; antennae nigrae, fere filiformes, thorace paullo longiores, 

 articulo lo basi luteo, clava longi-fusiformi ; paraptera sat magna; 

 metatborax subcarinatus ; abdomen aeneum, fere lineare, thorace 

 angustius et brevius ; pedes lutei ; alae cinereae, venis sordide 

 testaceis, stigmate nigricante sat magno. 



Male. — Gilded green. Head a little broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae black, nearly filiform, a little longer than the thorax ; first 

 joint luteous at the base ; second short-elliptical ; third and fourth 

 very minute; fifth and five following successively decreasing in 

 length ; club elongate-fusiform, more than twice the length of the 

 tenth joint. Prothorax very short. Sutures of the parapsides very 

 indistinct. Paraptera rather large. Metathorax with a slight keel. 

 Abdomen dark aeneous, sessile, nearly linear, narrower and rather 

 shorter than the thorax. Legs luteous ; femora with a brownish 

 tinge in the middle part. Wings cinereous ; veins dingy testaceous ; 

 ulna about half the length of the humerus ; radius as long as the 

 ulna ; cubitus shorter than the ulna ; stigma blackish, rather large. 

 Length of the body 1 line. 



Ptekomaxus basicyanetjs. Fam. — Aureo-viridis ; caput thorace 

 paullo latius ; antennae fuscae, subclavatae, thoraci aequilongae, articulo 

 2o ex parte loque luteis ; prothorax brevissimus ; paraptera maxima ; 

 metathorax bene determinatus ; abdomen viridi-nigrum, fusiforme, 

 thorace longius, apicem versus lanceolatum ; pedes lutei ; alae anticae 

 cinereae, testaceo venosae, stigmate magno nigricante. 



Female. — Gilded green. Head a little broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae brown, subclavate, as long as the thorax ; first joint luteous ; 

 second elongate-cyathiform, partly luteous ; third and fourth very 

 minute ; fifth and five following linear, successively decreasing in 

 length ; club fusiform, broader than the tenth joint and more than 

 twice its length. Prothorax very short. Sutures of the parapsides 

 very indistinct. Paraptera very large. Metathorax well developed. 

 Abdomen greenish black, fusiform, longer than the thorax, blue on 

 each side towards the base, which is lurid, lanceolate towards the tip, 

 which is very acute. Legs luteous. Fore wings cinereous ; veins 

 testaceous; ulna rather shorter than the humerus : radius as long as 



