of Hymenopterous Insects of Neio Zealand. 5 



sides of the protliorax, an oblong spot, at the side of the 

 metathorax and the scutellum, white; the metathorax 

 finely wrinkled transversely ; wings hyaline and brightly 

 iridescent ; the stigma and nervures black ; the two apical 

 joints of the tarsi black. Abdomen clavate, with the apical 

 joints fiiscous. 



The female is not known, the male resembles that of 

 L.Jiavo-picta, but is certainly a distinct species. 



BRACONID^. 

 Rhogadides. 



Rhogas penetrator. 



Female. — Length 3 lines. Black, with the anterior 

 and intermediate legs pale testaceous yellow. The an- 

 tennfe as long as the body ; the front and the mandibles 

 obscurely ferruginous, as is also the thorax above ; the 

 three longitudinal lobes of the mesothorax black ; the 

 scutellum and greater portion of the metathorax also black, 

 the apex of the latter ferruginous ; the metathorax rugose ; 

 wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures and stigma 

 black ; the anterior and intermediate legs with the coxte 

 black, and also the claw-joint of the tarsi ; the posterior 

 coxee very large, and transversely rugose. Abdomen 

 smooth and shining ; the ovipositor about as long as the 

 insect. 



Fam. PROCTOTRUPID^. 



Proctotrupes intrudens. 



Female. — Length 2^ lines. Black, with the legs fer- 

 ruginous, the apical joints of the tarsi fuscous. The 

 mesothorax smooth and shining, as is also the scutellum ; 

 the metathorax coarsely rugose, and having at its base, 

 in the middle, a deep longitudinal channel, which extends 

 to half its length ; at the commencement of the channel, 

 on each side, a deep fossidet; the coxa3 more or less 

 fuscous or black. Abdomen very smooth and shining; 

 in some examples the apex rufo-piceous. 



Var. the scape of the antennte rufo-piceous. 



In some specimens a fine silky down is observable on 

 the mesothorax. 



This species was found among a collection of Coleop- 

 tera, made by Mr. Wakefield in the Canterbury district. 



