219 



Nigra, convexa, obscura, ru<lc punctata, pilis albis pubescens : caput thoracis latituiline : oculi et ocelli 

 I'ufi : antenna; nignc, compactiu, thoracis longitucline : thorax ovatus : prothorax brevis, trausversus : meso- 

 thoiacis scutum mediocre ; jiarapsidum sutuiie sat bene detemiinata; ; scutellimi obconiciun, apicc bicornu- 

 tmn : metatborax brevis, declivis : potiolus brevissimus : abdomen rufum, uitens, lave, supra piceum, basi 

 fere glabrum : pedes rufi ; coxa) nigi'se ; fumora nigia, apice alba : metafemora maxima, rufa, apice albo 

 maculata, subtus dentibus plurimis minutis armata : alee limpidtc ; squamula; alba; ; nei-vi picei ; nervus bu 

 meralis ulnari multo longior, radialis ulnari multo brevior, cubitalis brevissimus. 



Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. In the collection of Mr. Shuckard. 



Chal. Lasus. Atra, pedes flavi nigro varii, alse limpidse. (Corp. 

 long. liu. 2 ; alar. lin. 3f). 



Brevis, crassa, convexa, punctata, atra, obscui'a, pubescens : caput thoracis latitudine : antennas nigi'se: 

 oculi et oceUi picei : prothorax transyersus, mediocris : mesothoracis parapsidum sutune sat bene determi- 

 natiE ; scutellum subrotundum, apice aciem fingens : metatborax brevis : petiolus brevissimus : abdomen 

 thorace pauUo brevius, subtus nitens, la^ve , fere glabrum ; segmenta Imo ad (ium longitudine decrescentia : 

 pedes flavi ; coxae nigrse ; trochanteres picei ; femora basi uigi"a ; tarsi apice obscuriores ; metafemora uigi'a, 

 apice flavo maculata : ala; limpida; ; squamula; flavas ; uervi picei. 



Inhabits the neighbourhood of Calcutta. In the collection of Mr. 

 Shuckard. 



Chal. Mnestor. Mas. Atra, pedes nigri flavo varii, alae sublimpi- 

 dae. (Corp. long. lin. 3 ; alar. lin. 5). 



Atra, convexa, punctata, obscura, pubescens : caput thoi'acis latitudine : oculi et ocelli fulvi : antennaj 

 nigra;, subtiliformes, thorace non longiores : prothorax transversus, sat magnus : mesothoracis parapsides 

 bene determinatas ; scutellum subrotundum, ajiice aciem fingens : metathoi-ax brevis, transversus, rugosus : 

 petiolus brevissimus : abdomeu nitens, scile punctatum, thoracis longitudine ; latera apice pUis cauis dense 

 vestita; segmenta Imo ad ultimum longitudine decrescentia : pedes nigri; femora apice flava; tibiae flavse; 

 tarsi iiavi, apice obscuriores ; metatibiae nigro bicincta; : alte sublimpid;e ; proala; minimc flavescentes ; 

 si|uamula; flava; ; nei-vi picei. 



Inhabits Brazil. In the collection of Mr. Shuckard. 

 Genus. — Phasgonophora, Westwood. 



Plias sulcata. Fem. Nigra, abdomen rufum apicc nigrum, pedes 

 nigri rufo varii, alae subfuscae basi limpidae. (Corp. long. lin. 

 4|-; alar. lin. 5). 



Fhaagonophora sulcata, Westwood. Griffith's Translation of Cu- 

 vier's 'Animal Kingdom,' xv. 432, pi. 77, fig. 2. 



Antenna; filiformes, gracillimffi, thorace pauUo longiores : mesoscuti parapsides non bene determinata;: 

 abdomeu thorace longius ; segmentum Imum magnum, basi sulcatum ; 2dum et 5 sequentia brevia : terebra ab- 

 dominis longitudine, basi utrinque spiraculum gerens : metafemora subtus dentibus 6 et denticulis plurmiis 

 armata : alse angustse ; proalis nervus humeralis ulnari plus duplo longior. 



Other characters of this species are noticed in the description of 

 Phas. Condalus. It has a slight resemblance to Proctotrupes, and 

 the base of the abdomen is furrowed like that of some species of 

 Ceraphron and Tcleas. 



