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The female in shape is very similar to H. formosus, 

 but the 1st segment is shorter and stouter ; the male at 

 first sight resembles the male of Orthopelma Inteolator, 

 but is more slender. 



I have taken two males of this very distinct Hemiteles 

 at Brundall, Norfolk. 



Nematopodius ater, Brischke. 



Brischke, D. Ichn. d. Prov. W. u. 0. Preus. 7, 5" , ? • 



Dr. Capron sent me a pair of this insect, which I was 

 unable to find described until I saw the third part of 

 Brischke's Monograph. 



I took the male close to Norwich towards the end 

 of May, 1881. 



Thaumatotypus Billupsi, n. s. 



Piceous. Antennae like Pezomachus ; 1st joint of flagel- 

 lum one-third longer than the 2nd, rather more than 

 three times as long as wide ; 5th a little longer than 

 wide, 15-jointed, the apical one conic, one-half longer than 

 wide ; head subglobose ; eyes small ; thorax with a dis- 

 tinct scutellum ; meso- and metathorax subequal, hardly 

 as long as wide ; a deep rounded depression reaching 

 well up on to the U23j)er part of the metathorax, with in- 

 distinct lateral spines ; wings wanting ; 1st segment of 

 abdomen rather long, almost linear, slightly tapering 

 towards the apex; tubercles very prominent, jDlaced just 

 behind the middle ; post-petiole aciculate ; 2nd segment 

 very long ; aculeus hardly half the length of the 1st 

 abdominal segment ; legs slender. 



Piceous ; base of 1st joint of flagellum pale, abdomen 

 slightly paler piceous ; legs piceo-stramineous. Female. 

 Length about 2 mm. 



Taken by Mr, T. E. Billups, after whom I have named 

 it, at Burford Bridge, in September, 1881. 



Dr. Capron has also taken a specimen of this same 

 genus, but as I have not seen it I cannot say if the same 

 species. 



This genus is one of Foerster's (Synopsis d. Fam. u. 

 Gatt. d. Ichneumon), and its characteristics are : aculeus 

 not half the length of the 1st abdominal segment, and 



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