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66. Apantclcs calUdus, Hal. 



Microgaster calUdus, Hal., Ent. Mag., ii., 248, ? . 

 Apanieles calUdus, Eeinh., Berl. ent. Zeit., 1881, 

 p. 49, <? ? . 



Microqnster majalis, Wesm., Noiiv. Mem. Ac. Brnx., 

 1837, p. 64, c? ? . 



Black ; palpi, squamulae, belly at the base, segments 1 — 3 at the 

 sides, sometimes 3 entirely, and legs, testaceous; hind coxte 

 wholly or at the base, hind tibiae at the apex, with their tarsi, 

 fuscous. Wings dull hyaline ; stigma fuscous, often pale. Meso- 

 thorax very finely punctulate, rather shining ; metathorax punctu- 

 late, smoother in the middle. Abdomen compressed beneath ; 

 segment 1 slender, more than three times longer than its medial 

 breadth, narrowed from the base to the apex, rugulose ; 2 with two 

 impressed lines converging forwards and enclosing a triaugiTlar 

 rugulose space ; the rest smooth. Hind coxse large, granulated. 

 Inner spur of the middle tibiie slightly curved. Terebra very 

 short. Valvula ventralis not surpassing the anus. S ? • Length, 

 If ; wings, 3 j lin. 



Var. Hind femora and tibiae fuscous at the apex, or the former 

 with a fuscous line above. 



The distinctive character lies in the punctulate, or 

 granulated, and incrassated hind coxae ; in lateralis, 

 Hal., they are smoother ; moreover the ? of lateralis 

 has a longer terebra. A. vitriijennis, Hal., is larger, 

 and the hind coxae are smooth. The wings of calUdus 

 are very narrow. 



Not very common. Eeared by Bignell, in small broods 

 of 3 — 6, from Nemeophila plantaginis, L., Ahraxas grossu- 

 lariata, L., and Triphcena orhona, Hufn. Captured near 

 Norwich by Bridgman. Cocoons white. 



67. Apantclcs lateralis, Hal. 



Microgaster lateralis, Hal., Ent. Mag., ii., 248, t? ? . 

 Apantclcs lateralis, Eeinh., Berl. ent. Zeit., 1881, p. 49, 



? Microgaster rufdahris, Eatz., Ichn. d. Forst., i., 69, 2 . 



Black ; palpi, squamula;, margins of segments 1 — 2, belly at the 

 base, and legs, testaceous ; hind coxae black (sometimes pale at the 

 apex), hind femora broadly, and tibiae, fuscous at the apex. Wings 

 hyaline, stigma fuscous. Mesothorax very finely punctulate, 

 rather shining ; metathorax with a few punctures, nearly smooth. 

 Abdomen compressed beneath ; segment 1 slender, three times 



