1922] Some Parasitic Hymenoptera from New Zealand 217 



femora much thickened; tibial spurs very small. Abdomen 

 petiolate, the petiole three times as long as broad at apex which 

 is twice as wide as the base, spiracles at the basal fourth, pro- 

 jecting laterally as tubercles; sides of petiole not continuous with 

 the sides of the gaster. Ovipostor slightly longer than the abdo- 

 men. 



Type. M. apterus sp. nov. 



This genus differs from all other Spathiinte known to me in the 

 the form of the antennae which have only 17 joints, the basal 

 flagellar joints elongated and the antennae are not attenuate 

 toward the tips. Otherwise its characters are so typically those 

 of this group that it could not be placed elsewhere. KiefferMias 

 described a genus, Folchinia, from the mediterranean region which 

 may be" related, but unfortunately he gives no characters which 

 allow of its being placed in any subfamily. 



I have a second species which is probably congeneric, but 

 the antennae are broken off near the base. It was sent me some 

 years ago by Dr. Hans Brauns, collected at Bothaville, Cape 

 Colony. 



Metaspathius apterus sp. nov. 



9 . Length 2mm. Fusco-ferruginous, the gaster and tips 

 of antennae piceous. Head above smooth and shining, highly 

 convex and broadly rounded on the sides, with the eyes placed 

 very far forward; above the eyes on the front are a few hori- 

 zontal striae and the very small ocellar space is indicated by 

 minute hyaline points. Frontal projection like that of Belytid, 

 as broad as the width of the eye. Face shagreened, clypeus 

 shining; palpi yellowish white, slender. Eyes very small, nearly 

 circular, bare, no wider than the thickness of the antennal scape. 

 Scape two and one half times as as long, as thick, pedicel small, 

 globular; first flagellar joint as long as the width of the head; 

 more than six times as long as thick; second and third each three 

 fourths as long as the proceeding, following growing shorter, but 

 each more than twice as long as thick; tip of flagcllum as thick 

 as the base. Prothorax above as long as the mcsonotum, reti- 

 culate. Mesonotum areolate, but without parapsidal furrows. 



lAnn. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, vo\ 30, pt. 2, p. 11 (19C5) 



