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which the genitalia of five different males are figured in 

 illustration of that point (' Revue Russe d'Entom.,' xii, 

 p. 77 ; 1912). The fore wings of one of the females from 

 iVIikra show that, in addition to such a comparatively 

 minor matter as the more or less open condition of 

 the triangles, the cells in the discoidal area may be reduced 

 from three rows to two rows. Mr. K.^. Morton has kindly 

 given me the benefit of his ripe knowledge of Palsearctic 

 Dragonflies, and has confirmed my reference of this critical 

 material to Schneiders species. 



Orthetruin hrnnneum, Fonsc. — 2 ?, i\[ikra, 15-22, vii ; 1 S, 

 Kalamaria, 17-23, vii ; 3 ? , Karasouli, vii-viii ; 1 ? , 

 Giol Ajak, vii-viii. 



Orthetrum cancellatum, Linn. — 1 (^,1 ?, ne;ir Saloniea, 

 15-22, vii; 1 S, Kalamaria, 17, vii; 1 c? , 2 ? , Giol 

 Ajak, vii-viii. 



Crocothemis erythraa, Brulle. — 1 S , Mikra, 15-22, vii : S (^ , 

 1 ? , Giol Ajak, vii-viii. 



Sympetruin fonscolomhei, Selys. — 1 S , Kalamaria. 17, vii. 



Sympetnun sdncfuineinn. Miill. — 2 ? , Giol Ajak, vii-viii. 



Selysiothemis nicira, Lin(i.^3 (5" , 2 ?, Giol Ajak, vii-viii. 

 This remarkable-looking Dragonfly, with its white and 

 sparse venation, is l)y far the most interesting species in 

 the collection. Although it was firt^t described as long 

 as:o as 1825, and has since been recorded, on rare occa- 

 sions, from localities as far apart as Catalonia on the 

 west, Kiishgar on the east, and Algeria on the south, 

 seemingly it still remains quite an uncommon insect in 

 collections. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE 

 BRITISH BRACONID^. 



No. 3. MlCROGASTERID^. 



By G. T. Lyle, F.E.S. 



(Concluded from p. 111.) 



Hospes, Marsh.* 



In Harwood's collection are two females and a male, labelled 

 *' Microgastei- hospes, N. sp.," in Marshall's writing; these I 

 believe to be the three snecimens formerly in Cameron's 

 collection from which Marshall compiled his description (on 

 the back of the card on which they are mounted, is written 

 "G.B.C., 31/8"). Marshall tells us "they differ from tibialis in 

 having almost hyaline wings and no carina on the metathorax, 

 also that the terebra is more clavate. I have examined the 



* 'Trans. Entom. Soc.,' 1885, p. 257. 



