Mr. Marshall’s Catalogue of Ichneumonide. 145 
structure than appears in Mr. Desvignes’ description. 
(Cat. of Brit. Ichn. 28, 125.) 
Finely punctured, apex of clypeus straight, behind the 
eyes narrowed; antenne about half the length of the 
body, rather stout, not much thicker in the middle than 
at the base, apex gradually tapering to a fine point, 
distinctly serrated within, most strongly at the base. 
Scutellum very much elevated, gradually sloping behind, 
superior areas of metathorax 8, supero-medial area trans- 
verse, about twice as long as wide, incurved in front, 
straight behind, sides bulging outwards, posterior part 
indistinctly tridivided; spiracles linear; metathorax 
short above, very much rounded behind; parapsides in- 
distinct, keels extending only to the base of the scutellum ; 
areolet of wing not wide, recurrent nervure received 
beyond the centre, transverse anal nervure divided at the 
lower third; 1st segment of abdomen distinctly tridivided, 
central portion distinctly aciculate, lateral divisions 
aciculate within, and with scattered punctures towards 
the outside; gastroceli large, the space between them 
about as wide as the middle area of the post-petiole, 
aciculate between the gastroceli; 2nd segment rather 
longer than wide, 8rd and remainder transverse ; legs 
moderate. 
ICHNEUMONIDES PLATYURI. 
Platylabus Thedenii, Holm. 
Holm. Ichn. Suec- 329; 17, 3, & - 
A specimen of this species was sent to me by Mr. 
Fitch; it was bred from HMmmelesia unifasciaria by 
Mr. George Elisha. 
ICHNEUMONIDES PNEUSTICI. 
Herpestomus striatus, n.s. (Pl. VIIL., figs. 1, 2). 
@. Antennis basi, segmentis 2—4 et 5—7 margine 
apicali, pedibusque rufis; femoribus tibiisque posteriori- 
bus apice nigris. 
3.  Pedibus rufo-flavis, posterioribus, coxis supra 
macula, femoribus et tibiis apice, tarsisque nigris. 
@. Head behind the eyes buccated ; antenne two- 
thirds the length of the insect, basal joint of the flagellum 
about twice as long as broad. Thorax finely punctured, 
keels of scutellum extending to the middle, the basal 
portion of the metathorax short, five superior areas, 
