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Hab. Los Banos, Luzon, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1800). 
Closely related to C. capitatus, Sm., from India, and C. sumatrana, 
Enderl., from Sumatra. It is known from capitatus by the 
absence of spots on the mesothorax anteriorly and the interrupted 
abdominal bands; from sumatrana by the clear white hair of 
sides of thorax, and other details of coloration. The male 
of C. philippensis, Bingh., is much larger, and has the sixth 
segment of abdomen elongated, with the upper apical teeth 
(two pairs) very short. Itis related to the Indian C. basalis, Sm. 
Ceratina tropica, Crawford. 
Los Banos, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1787). 
Allodape cupulifera, Vachal. 
Los Banos, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1788). The female is 
only 5 mm. long, with the base of the mandibles dark, and no 
lateral face-marks. It can be distinguished from A. marginata, 
Sm., by its smaller size. 
Megachile aurantipennis, Cockerell. 
Cacao, Trece Aguas, Alta Vera Par, Guatemala, March 24th, 
two males (Schwarz & Barber). U.S. National Museum. 
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BRITISH BRACONIDA. No. I. METEORIDA. 
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(Concluded from p. 77.) 
Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesm.).—Probably the commonest 
species we have; it is easily recognized by the pale anterior margin 
of the otherwise fuscous stigma, and by the invariably black first 
abdominal segment. The metathorax is also generally black, 
though I possess a specimen in which it is entirely testaceous. 
A most variable species in size and colour; quite half my 
females may be referred to Marshall’s var. 2; and although I 
have seen no males of this form, I have several approaching vars. 
B & y. My largest specimen, a female, bred from a larva 
of Agrotis (Lycophotia) strigula, measures 11 mm. in expanse, 
while the smallest, also a female, bred from a larva of Cerostoma 
radiatella, expands only 6 mm. Marshall describes the second 
cubital areolet as ‘“‘slightly narrowed towards the radius,” but 
in several of my specimens it is considerably so. The larva is 
pale green, with the parts of the mouth black and the spiracles 
on segments one and two also outlined in black. 
A solitary parasite of larve of Lepidoptera. There are 
