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BRACONID^ 



BRACONIN.E 



Iphiaulax Foerst. — This genus, so numerous in species in 

 tropical lands, is représentée! by some large and handsome 

 species. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES 



1 (4) Wings fuscous with 3 large yellowish-hyaline clouds. 



2 (3; 2 nd abdominal segment black, a reddish line down its 



centre and on the 4 th ; head yellow with the front and 

 vertex black, the hind femora and tarsi black; ovipositor 

 twice longer than the body ..... rufo-lineatus. 



3 (2) 3 rd abdominal segment rufous, the 4 th without a rufous 



line; head pallid yellow and apical 4 joints of hind tarsi 

 rufous; the ovipositor as long as the body. 



lukoinbensis. 



"4 (1) Wings fuscous, with, atthe most, only small hyaline clouds 

 near the stigma. 



5 v 6) Small (3 mill.), the stigma fuscous, no hyaline clouds in 



it; the body and legs testaceous Maynei. 



6 (5) Large (at least 7 mill.), the stigma testaceous or vermilion 



red and with small hyaline clouds near it 



7 (8) Head testaceous, the body pale vermilion red ; ovipositor 



half the length of the abdomen, the latter with the 5 basai 

 segments striated corallinus. 



8 (7) Head more or less black. 



9 (10) Body vermilion red, the stigma brigbt red, the abdomen as 



long as the head and thorax united and wider than it; 

 the area on 2 nd segment striated ccccineus. 



10 (11) Testaceous, stigma pale ochraceous, abdomen. longer than 



the head and thorax, ovipositor longer than the body, 

 the area on 2 nd abdominal segment smooth. 



sexfasciatus. 



11 (10) Black, the thorax more or less red, cr yellow; the hind legs 



black. 



12 (17) Head and mesothorax yellow. 



13 (16) Prothorax black. 



