124 NOTES ON ClIALCIDI.f:. 



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

 stigma large, blackish. Length of the body If line. 



Elachistus jEqualis. Mas. — Viridis ; caput thoraci aequilatum ; 

 antennae testaceae, filiformes, thorace non longiores, clava lanceolata ; 

 parapsidum suturae bene determinatae ; abdomen lineare, thorace 

 angustius et paullo brevius ; pedes flavi ; alte fere diaphanae, venis 

 pallide testaceis, stigmate minimo. 



Male. — Green. Head as broad as the thorax. Eyes red. Antennae 

 filiform, testaceous, not longer than the thorax ; second joint elongate- 

 cyathiform ; third and three following linear, nearly equal ; club 

 lanceolate, about twice the length of the sixth joint. Prothorax very 

 short. Sutures of the parapsides strongly marked. Abdomen 

 linear, narrower and a little shorter than the thorax. Legs yellow. 

 Wings nearly pellucid ; veins pale testaceous ; ulna longer than the 

 humerus ; radius much shorter than the ulna ; stigma very small. 

 Length of the body § line. 



Elachistus contractus. Mas. — Saturate viridis ; antennae tes- 

 taceae ; parapsidum suturae bene determinatae ; abdomen aeneo-viride, 

 fere lineare ; pedes flavi, femoribus basi nigris ; alee anticae testaceo 

 suffusae, venis pallide testaceis, stigmate minimo. 



Male. — Dark green. Antennae testaceous. Sutures of the parap- 

 sides strongly marked. Abdomen aeneous-green, nearly linear. Legs 

 yellow ; femora black towards the base. Fore wings with a 

 testaceous tinge ; veins pale testaceous ; ulna longer than the 

 humerus ; radius much shorter than the ulna ; stigma very small. 

 Length of the body -^ line. 



. Eulophus sobpjus. Fffiii. — iEneus ; caput viride ; antennae 

 nigrae, subclavatae ; prothorax et scutellum punctata, ille brevis ; 

 parapsidum suturae bene determinatae ; metathorax brevis, subsul- 

 catus ; abdomen aeneo-nigrum, ellipticum, thorace longius et latius ; 

 pedes fulvi ; ukc cinereas, fulvo-venosae. 



Female. iEneous. Head green, contracted in the middle, a little 

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

 little shorter than the thorax ; second joint elongate-cyathiform ; third 

 linear, much longer than the fourth ; fourth, fifth and sixth 

 successively decreasing in length ; club conical, about twice the 

 length of the sixth joint. Prothorax and scutum punctured. Pro- 

 thorax short. Sutures of the parapsides well defined, wide apart. 

 Paraptera large. Metathorax short, with a slight furrow. Abdomen 

 aeneous-black, elliptical, longer and broader than the thorax. Legs 

 tawny. Wings cinereous; veins tawny; humerus longer than the 



