Briiisli Braconidte. IS 



four sections, of which the last alone contains genuine 

 species according to modern views. Of the 54 therein 

 comprised, 3 belong to Vipio, Latr., and several more to 

 Iphiaulax, Forst., Neoneurus, Hal., Coclo'ldes, Wesm., 

 JDoryctes, Hal., and Dendrosoter, Wesm. The number 

 of real Bracons remaining is not easily ascertained, but 

 it is very nearly as follows : spp. 27 — 50, and probably 

 spp. 66, 69, 70, 73 and 74, making 30 ; several of these, 

 however, evidently comprise different insects under the 

 same name. Wesmael (Nouv. Mem. Ac. Brux., 1838, 

 pp. 10 — 57) described 48, of which all but the first 

 {nominator, Fab.) are genuine. Of these 47, 14 are 

 supposed to be reproductions of the Neesian species, 

 including varieties with fresh names ; so that the actual 

 additions made by Wesmael are reduced to 33. Of his 

 47 species, 25 are here introduced as British, with 1 from 

 Nees, 2 from Eatzeburg, and 10 new, making 38. The 

 material at our disposal, brought together by the kind- 

 ness of contributors whose names are hereinafter re- 

 corded, is considerable ; but there can be no doubt that 

 many more native species remain to be discovered. 



Table of Species. 



I. Second cubital areolet distant from the exterior mar- 



gin by twice its length, measured along the cubitus; 

 anterior side shorter than the interior. 



(2) 1. Abdomen punctulato-rugulose ; anteniiffi, 5 



25-, (^ 27- join ted, longer than the head 



and thorax .. .. .. .. .. d. stahilis, Wesm. 



(1) 2. Abdomen smooth ; antenna^ $ 14 — 17-, ^ 



20 — 2G-jointed, not longer than the head 



and thorax . . . . . . . . , . 10. brevicornis,Wesni. 



II. Second cubital areolet distant from the exterior mar- 



gin by about its own length, measured along the 

 cubitus ; anterior and interior sides subequal, or the 

 anterior longer. 



Section i. Segments 1 — 4, or more, or all the segments, 

 sculptured ; rugulose, aciculated, or punctulate. 



(12) 1. Suturiform articulation sinuated. 

 (y) 2. Metathorax not carinated, or with only an 



inchoate carina at the apex. 

 (4) 'd. Abdomen, alter segment 1, wholly testaceous 2. Zct/u*, Wesm. 



