930 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
and spun their cocoons. On July 13th several imagines emerged 
from these cocoons, about half producing the parasite. On 
July 29th the expected hyperparasites emerged from the 
remaining cocoons, more than one from each cocoon. Probably 
this hyperparasite is the Chalcid described by Bouché as 
Diplolepis nucrogastri.* 
Stellatarum, Bouché.+ 
In his description of this, as of other species, Bouché 
mentions that there are three elevated lines on the first 
abdominal segment. At first this seems misleading, but no 
doubt he refers to the lateral margins of the shield of the sesment, 
which are raised, and to a very slightly indicated obtuse medial 
carina. Under a low-power magnification these ‘‘ raised lines”’ 
are quite visible, though when:a higher power is applied they 
cease to be noticeable. The species does not seem to have been 
recognised, since Bouché described it from a specimen reared 
from the larva of Macroglossa stellatarum. 
The following is Nees’ translation of the original descrip- 
tion : } 
«MM. ater. palpis albidis, pedibus rufo-testaceis, unguibus ominum, 
posticorum femoribus tibiis tarsisque apice late nigricantibus, primo 
abdominis segmento lineis tribus elevatis, nervis alarum fuscis, 
stigmate nigro. Muzcrogasert glomerato similis.” 
I give also a description taken from a male and female in my 
own collection : 
Black ; palpi pale, basal joints darker; belly at the base usually 
piceous; fore femora, tibiz and tarsi testaceous; middle femora 
testaceous with a fuscous stripe, middle tibize and tarsi testaceous, 
the latter darker at apices ; hind femora fuscous above and at apices, 
hind tibiz testaceous with the apices dark, hind tarsi fuscous; hind 
coxe above shining, almost smooth. 
Wings hyaline, stigma and nervures fuscous. Mesothorax finely 
punctulate, scutellum smooth; metathorax rugulose with a medial 
carina. First segment of the abdomen, truncate, punctulate, shining, 
rather longer than broad and slightly narrowed towards base, apical 
angles rounded ; second segment shorter than third, subrugulose at 
sides and impressed with two oblique curved lines which end in 
irregular fovee before reaching the base of the segment and enclose a 
semicircular subrugulose space. Terebra very short; valvula 
ventralis not surpassing the anus. Spurs of the hind tibiz stout, 
about as long as half the metatarsus. 
Very close to glomeratus, but is a larger and more robust 
insect ; the first segment of the abdomen is broader, and the 
* ‘Naturg.,’ 168, n. 61. 
+ ‘ Naturg.,’ 1884, p. 157. 
ft ‘Mon. Aff.,’ ii, 402. 
