phytophagous and parasi'i'ic hymenoptep.a. 81 



Oardtochilin^. 

 Ernestiella, gen. nov. 



Eyes pilose. Malar space large. Front not much excavated, 

 without keels. Second cubital cellule large, much longer than 

 wide, wider at the base that at the apex ; radius roundly curved 

 towards the costa. Transverse median nervure received in the first 

 cubital cellule, clearly distant from the transverse basal ; the 

 recurrent nervure received in the first cubital cellule. Radial 

 cellule in hind wings divided. Metanotum areolated. Suturi- 

 form articulation distinct. Abdomen short : ovipositor short. 

 Trophi elongate. 



The first and second cubital cellules are separated. Parapsidal 

 furrows deep, the mesonotum distinctly trilobate : the scutellum 

 raised, not keeled. Areola large, 7-angled. The face is not so much 

 lengthened as in Agathis, tlie malar space being about one-third 

 of the length of the eyes. Apex of clypeus broadly rounded: it is 

 separated from the face by a furrow and is broader than long. 

 Anal nervure in fore wings interstitial. AntenuRs about 40- 

 jointed. Prodiscoidal cellule open at apex ; there is a large cellule 

 at the base of hind wings. Hind calcaria long. 



15. — Ernestiella nigromaculata, sp. nov. 



Luteous,a large broad mark enclosing the ocelli, three large marks 

 on the mesonotum, the central the larger, the greater part of the 

 mesosternum, the antennae and mandibular teeth, black ; wings 

 hyaline, the apex broadly infuscated, stigma black, yellowish at 

 the base; the nervures testaceous, the radius pale at the base. 

 Smooth, shining covered with pale hair. Parapsidal furrows 

 crenulated at the apex. Scutellar depression with six stout keels. 

 Behind the large 7-angled area on the metanotum are two small ones 

 obliquely narrowed behind; on the sides three large irregular ones ; 

 on the sides of the apical slope a large one, obliquely narrowed 

 on the outer side, the apex of the middle transverse. Metapleur^e 

 obscurely reticulated. First discoidal cellule at apex half the 

 width it is at the base. Propleurse deeply excavated, striated below. 



Length 6 mm. 



Pundalu-oya, March. 



MlCROGASTERIN^L 



16. — Microgasler (?) carinicollis^ sp. nov. 

 Areolet large, rounded in front, transverse below ; cubitus dis- 

 tinct, radius faint at the base; three cubital cells. Antennae stout, 

 longer than the body, 19-jointed. Clypeus not separated from the 

 face, foveate at the sides above. Scutellar depression, with a row 

 of stout keels ; the apex is bordered by a similar row of keels. 



