Chaleidoid Flies from Coimbatore. 135 
Ramakrishna Ayyar under his number 27 and labelled : 
“ Parasitic on Coccids on Acacia. 18.1.17. Ramakrishna 
Collector.” Antenna of paratype a on slide 885. 
Elasmus nephantidis, sp. un. 
Close to Elasmus indicus, Rohwer, but lacks the pale band 
on the abdomen, has white bristles on the mesoscutum, and 
different punctuation on the head. 
Female.—Length 2°5 mm. Face finely reticulate ; upper 
part of front, vertex and occiput shining, finely reticulate, 
and in addition with scattered shallow punctures ; antennz 
as in figure 2; ocellular line twice as long as the diameter 
Elasmus nephantidis, Rohwer. Antenna of paratype a. 
of a lateral ocellus ; ocello-occipital line subequal in length 
with the diameter of a lateral ocellus; pronotum without a 
transverse ridge, sculptured like the mesoscutum ; meso- 
scutum with close setigerous punctures giving it a scaly 
appearance, the hair whitish ; scutellum finely reticulate; 
propodeum polished; abdomen shining, lateral bristles 
black, A‘neous ; head, spot near tegula, propodeum, and 
base of first tergite greenish or with a greenish tinge ; apical 
third of first tergite faintly brownish; scape yellowish, 
flagellum brownish ; legs yellowish, with conspicuous black 
hairs; four posterior cox and femora (except basally) 
blackish ; wings subhyaline. 
Type-locality—Coimbatore, South India. 
Type.—Cat. No. 20,979, U.S.N.M. 
Described from six females received from Ramakrishna 
Ayyar under his number 34, and labelled as “ Parasitic on 
Nephantis serinopa on Palm. 7.iv.14, 10.iv.14. P. 8. Col- 
lector.’ Anteuna of paratype a on slide 884. 
