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Aphidius (P.) exolctus, Hal., lib. cit., 484, ^ $ , 

 P. e-xoletum, Marsh., lib. cit., p. 585, $ $ . 



Abdomen reddish testaceous ; occiput and mesonotum black ; the 

 rest of the body testaceous, pubescent. 9 Head wider than the 

 thorax, testaceous beneath the antennae, black above, almost smooth. 

 Antennae blackish with the 3 first joints testaceous, 18-23-jointed. 

 Wings hyaline with an obscure tinge, pubescent ; stigma and 

 nervures pale. Legs testaceous; claws black. First abdominal 

 segment rectangular, subcylindric, margined, slightly rugulose, 

 somewhat constricted in the middle ; the following segments almost 

 flat above, the apical segment bifid at the extremity. Terebra as 

 long as the two last segments. ^ Testaceous ; occiput, eyes, and 

 tips of the antennae, black ; mesonotum infuscated ; abdomen 

 lanceolate, acute at the extremity. Length, j line. 



Var. Body blackish ; legs rufo-testaceous. 



I have not seen this species, described as above by Nees 

 and others. It has been noticed in several countries of 

 Europe, viz,, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Russia, 



3. Praon dorsale, Haliday, 



Apliidiits (P.) dorsalis, Hal., lib. cit., 484, $ . 

 P. dorsale. Marsh., lib. cit., p. 536, $ . 



Abdomen fusco-ferruginous, obscure, the 1st segment blackisli. 

 $ Blackish, the underside of the thorax rufotestaceous. Clypeus 

 and oral parts rufotestaceous ; palpi paler, elongate. Antenna; 

 20-21-jointed, broadly testaceous at the base. Wings elongate, 

 ample, hyaline, with a small cloudy space beneath the radial 

 nervure ; stigma pale brown, yellowish during life ; nervures 

 fuscous ; sqiiamulae piceous. Legs flavo-ferruginous, slender, longer 

 than in the other species. First abdominal segment narrowed 

 posteriorly. Terebra black. (J Unknown. Length, Ij ; exp. 2| 

 lines. 



Not common, according to Haliday, who had seen only 

 three females. The species is distinguished by the 

 unusual length of the palpi, wings, and legs. 



4. Praon longicorne, Marshall. 

 P. longicorne, Marsh., lib. cit., p. 536, $ $ . 



Antennae ^ $ considerably longer than the body, 5 Head and 

 thorax black ; abdomen piceous, testaceous at the extremity, 1st 

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