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anus. Spurs of the hind tibise rather shorter than \ the metatarsus. 

 (? $ . Length, 1;^; wings, 2i lin. 



The species may be known by the stigma, which is 

 indeterminately pale at the inner angle, and the very 

 smooth thorax and scutelhim, the former being almost 

 invisibly punctulate in front only. In one specimen 

 segments 3 — 4 are narrowly bordered behind with testa- 

 ceous. The belly is black, the edges of its segments 

 piceous, and near the base is the usual pellucid lateral 

 spot. The terebra, viewed from above, projects very 

 little beyond the abdomen. The antennae of the <? are 

 not much longer than those of the ? , which are not 

 much longer than the body. Wings hyaline at the base, 

 towards the apes somewhat dusky ; '2d cubital areolet 

 triangular. Hind tibise pale at the base. 



There are five specimens, three males and two females, 

 in Cameron's collection ; one of the cards is marked 

 " Cadder." 



13. Microgaster siihcomplctiis, Nees. 



Microgaster suhcomplctus, Nees, Mon., i., 165 ; Wesm., 

 Nouv. Mem. Ac. Brux., 1837, p. 33 ; Kuthe, 

 Berl. ent. Zeit., 1863, p. 114, $ ? . 



M. annuUpes, Hal., Ent. Mag., ii., 238, ? . 



Black ; palpi pale, with the basal joint black ; antennae rufescent 

 beneath ; belly testaceous or pale pitchy, darker behind ; segment 

 2 margined laterally with testaceous ; legs rufous, except the coxae 

 and upper trochanters ; hind femora and tibiae at the apex, with 

 their tarsi, fuscous, the joints of the tarsi rufous at the base. Wmga 

 subfumato-hyahne, darker at the apex; squamulae and stigma 

 blackish, nervures fuscous. Face not shining, finely and trans- 

 versely rugulose. Mesothorax and scutellum shining, minutely 

 punctulate ; metathorax punctato-rugulose, carinated, the hinder 

 angles somewhat produced. Abdomen depressed ; segments 1 — 2 

 substriato-rugulose ; 1 subquadrate, very slightly narrowed at the 

 base, margined ; 2, 8 subequal, transverse ; 3 and the following 

 smooth and shining, 3 however is very faintly aciculated. Terebra 

 i or f of the abdomen ; ^'alves almost hnear. Valvula ventrahs 

 subacute, not surpassing the anus. Spurs of hind tibiae longer 

 than \ the metatarsus. 3 ? • Length, 1§— 2; wings, 3|— 4ilin. 



The resemblance of this species to the next is very 

 close, but it may be distinguished by the following 

 characters ;— It is more slender and depressed ; the 



