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44. Apanteles 7iaso, n. s. 



Niger, obsciu-us, ventris basi concolore, palpis fiiscis, genicidis 

 anticis, tibiis posterioribus basi, testaceis. Alse subinfixscatie, 

 squamiilis, stigmate, nervis, nigro-fuscis. ClypeiTS elongatus, unde 

 facies antice triangvilaris, in rostri speciem producta. Caput cum 

 mesotborace ob punctiu'am subtilissimam coriaceuni, baud nitidum; 

 scutellum paulo ]a?vius ; metatborax lugulosus. tegmentum Imum 

 latitudine media duplo longius, apicem versus perpaulo angustatum, 

 truncatum, aciculatuixi ; 2dum dimidio brevius quam Stium, levis- 

 sime aciculatum, utrinque arcuato-impressum, medio carinulatum ; 

 CEetera Iseviuscula, parum nitida. Abdomen breve, lanceolato-com- 

 pressum, forcipe anali exserto. Coxae posticse Iseviuscula?. Calcaria 

 postica metatarsi dimidio breviora. 



Black, not shining ; base of the belly concolorous ; knees of the 

 fore legs, and base of the 4 posterior tibice, testaceous. Wings 

 somewhat dusky; squamulae, stigma, and nervures, blackish. 

 Clypeus and face elongate, triangular, produced into an obtuse 

 rostrum. Head and mesothorax very minutely punctulate, or 

 coriaceous, not shining; scutellum somewhat smoother; metatborax 

 rugulose. Segment 1 twice as long as its medial width, very shghtly 

 narrowed towards the apex, truncated, aciculated; 3 twice as long 

 as 2, the latter faintly aciciilated, having on each side a curved 

 impression, and in the middle an indistinct carina ; the other seg- 

 ments smoother, but not shining. Abdomen short, lanceolate, 

 compressed ; the anal forceps exserted. Hind coxse rather smooth. 

 Spurs of hind tibiae shorter than ^ the metatarsus. 3' • Length 1 ; 

 wings 2^ lin. 



Eeinhard has described two species, vipio and longi- 

 2)olpis, having the oral parts produced into a rostrum, as 

 in the genera Vijno and A(jatliis; but the present insect is 

 distinct from both. The prolongation of the face, 

 measured from the eyes, is about equal to the greatest 

 length of one eye. The maxillary palpi are not longer 

 than usual. The whole body is without gloss, except 

 three smoother lines on the mesothorax, and the scutel- 

 lum. The abdomen is short, narrow, and compressed. 

 The wdngs are infuscated as in injimus, Hal.; not so 

 deeply as in gagates, Nees. 



I found this 3 on the ?and-hills at the mouth of the 

 Exe, opposite Star-Cross, L)evon. 



