British Braconidce. 25 



(17-jointed according to Wesmael). Palpi, mandibles, and head 

 testaceous; occiput, stemiuaticum, and a facial s^oi, black ; above 

 this spot is a small black longitudinal carina. Thorax black, with 

 the disk testaceous, and black stripes on the naesothoracic lobes ; 

 scutellum testaceous, more or less black at the base and apex. 

 Abdomen $ ovate, depressed ; 1st segment testaceous, with a black, 

 smooth, triangular scutum ; the 2d and following segments black 

 (according to Wesmael often narrowly margined at the sides with 

 testaceous), somewhat shining, almost invisibly punctulate. Legs 

 black, apex of femora, fore and middle tibiae and tarsi more or less, 

 and hind tibiae at the base, testaceous ; sometimes the fore coxae 

 are testaceous, and all the femora black only at the base. Stigma 

 fuscous, with a testaceous spot at the base, which is sometimes 

 obsolete. 



Antennae $ 20 — 26-jointed according to Wesmael, 21-, 21-, 23- 

 jointed in three British specimens, almost as long as the body ; 

 black spot on the face sometimes reduced to a mere transverse line, 

 or the head is black with the orbits and genas testaceous ; scutellum 

 sometimes black, with the lateral margins testaceous, or entirely 

 black. Abdomen more oblong than that of the J ; segment 1 often 

 pale, with a central black spot ; 2d often pale, with some obscure 

 markings. One <? has the right antenna 22- and the left 23- 

 jointed. 



This species, notwithstanding variations of colour, is 

 easily recognised by the structure of the 2d cubital 

 areolet in both sexes, and by the antennfe of the ? , 

 which are much shorter and stouter than those of 

 stahilis 2 . Both sexes may be also distinguished from 

 stahilis by their abdomen, which is shining and almost 

 smooth ; that of stahilis is dull and ruguloso-punctulate, 

 except towards the apex. 



I once reared the ? from galls of Andricus terminalis, 

 Fab., found near London ; and on October 26th, 1884, W. 

 F. Kirby bred six males, one female, hovaEpliestia eliitclla, 

 Hiib. Brischke obtained a c? from Dionjctria ahietdla, 

 Zinck. A <? was bred by S. Webb at Dover, Aug. 10th, 

 from Myelois ceratonice, Zell. 



11. Bracon erndicvs, Wesm. 



Braco errdticiis, Wesm , Nouv. Mem. Ac. Brux., 1838, 



p. 35, c? ? . 

 Black, with black palpi ; mandibles, usually some spots on the 

 head, sides of the abdomen at the base, belly at the base, fore 



