British Braconid/p. 119 



round the orbits and cheeks ; vortex transverse, not widened beliind 

 the ej'es, clieeks not dilated ; clypeus bisinuated, elevated, shininjr, 

 punctulate ; frontal fovea rugose, hardly more shining than the 

 rest of the head, geminated by a carina. Antennte J^* as long as 

 the body, setaceous, 27 — 30- (usually 28-) jointed; of the ? shorter 

 than the body, compresso-dilated beyond the middle, the last 5 — 6 

 joints rapidly decreasing in size, 23 — 24- (rarely 25-) jointed. 

 Mesothorax reticulato-rugose, the reticulations coarser behind, and 

 falling into irregular stri;x3 before the scutellum. Scutellum smooth 

 in the middle, except two or three faint striae, reticulated and 

 margined all round ; the basal fovea cancellated. Metathorax 

 short, transverse, truncated, reticulato-rugose, 4- denticulate. Abdo- 

 men (? depresso- cylindrical ; viewed laterally, clavate ; obtuse 

 behind, rather longer than the head and thorax, the sides sub- 

 parallel, very slightly sinuated near the basal tubercles ; of the $ 

 shorter, the sides somewhat curved, and the apex rounded ; the 

 base covered with coarse reticulations arranged in striae, two of 

 which are often more elevated, forming carinee ; the reticulations 

 become shorter and finer posteriorly, so that the apes is more 

 shining, and almost punctate. Terebra J testaceous with black 

 valves, falcate, concealed in repose, biit capable of being protruded 

 a little beyond the anus. <? ? . Length, 2h ; wings, 4Hin. 



Described from 38 males and 29 females, mostly taken 

 by myself at the same time and place in the Isle of 

 Wight, and which are uniform in their characters, 

 agreeing with Wesmael's ocuhitor and inanitus. The 

 yellowish abdominal spots are inconstant, appearing but 

 seldom in the males, and only in a minority of the 

 females ; a specimen from Maldon has a spot on one side 

 of the abdomen only. 



Common throughout the country, and especially near 

 the coast of the Isle of Wight at Niton, in July, where I 

 took 46 in a few hours ; 21 more specimens were sent 

 me by Fitch, obtained by himself and Bridgman. Bignell 

 has also captured many in Devonshire. A solitary 

 parasite of Lepidoptera ; two females were bred by 

 Elisha, August 12th, from CatojHria cemulana, Schl. ; 

 in one of those the femora are more broadly black than 

 usual, and the hind tibise are blackish at the base ; the 

 other exhibits no peculiarity. Specimens in Brischke's 

 collection (named by Euthe) were reared from Miana 

 literosa, Haw., and Tapinostola elymi, Tr. 



* A ^ taken by Bignell has the left antenna 28-, the right 27- 

 jointed, both unusually short. 



