458 Dr. James Watestem on a new Ichneumonid. 
Thorax. Mesonotum (including scutellum) with rather large 
coarse sparse but even puncturation. Mesosternopleurae more 
closely punctate; upper part of furrow smooth: posteriorly before 
the epimeron, it is crenulate. Metapleurae deeply sunk. Propo- 
deon. With care all the areae can be made out but the best-defined 
keels are those bounding the dentiparal area which postero-laterally 
bears a low inconspicuous tooth best seen from above (fig. 3a). 
Fairly distinct too are the keels above and below the pleural area 
(fig. 3b). 
Basal area and areola confluent and nearly merged with the 
external areae. The dorsal surface of the propodeon within these 
areae shining and smooth but irregular, such punctures as are present 
being near the sides of the areae. Juxta-coxal, pleural, spiracular 
and posterior areae dull, with coarse close puncturation. Par- 
ticularly at the sides and posteriorly (7. e. over the punctured surfaces) 
the propodeon is clothed with a dense whitish pubescence. 
Wings (see fig. 2bc). About 10 hooks on the costa of the hind- 
wings. 
Legs. Hind coxae externally coarsely and closely, the hind 
femora more finely, punctured. 
Abdomen. Petiole smooth shining expanding distally to the wide 
post petiole. The latter intumescent between and round the small 
broadly oval spiracles. On the petiole itself are a few elongate 
punctures deeper anteriorly than posteriorly: apically the punc- 
tures become more numerous and coarser especially beyond the 
spiracles at the sides. 
The 2nd (8rd) segment (fig. 3c) has a deep coarse Simatiratinn) 
the punctures for the most part drawn out and deeper anteriorly 
so that the surface has a sub-aciculate appearance. The 3rd (4th) 
tergite is similar to the second and also basally crenulate. ‘The 
remainder of the dorsal surface is smooth. 
Length, about 8 mm. 
Alar expanse, about 14 mm. 
One 2 bred March 22, 1917, from the larva of a Lycaenid, 
probably Deudorix diyllus Hew., feeding on the flowers of 
Pterocarpus esculenta, at Moor Plantation, near Ibadan, 
S. Nigeria (p. 382). 
