Chaleidoid Flies from Coimbatore. 135 
apical ones), and all of sternites yellowish white; legs 
entirely white; body-bristles white; wings hyaline, with 
white venation. 
Type-locality.— Coimbatore, South India. 
Type.—Cat. No. 20,989, U.S.N.M. 
Described from three males received from Ramakrishna 
Ayyar under his number 31 and labelled: “ Parasites on @ 
on Castor. C.S. No. 108/17-18. 5.xi.17. C. V.S.” 
Euplectrus euplexie, sp. n. 
Closely allied to leucostomus, Rohwer, but the antenne 
are shorter, the ocelli are smaller and much further from 
the eye-margins, and the sculpture of the mesoscutum is 
somewhat different. 
Male.—Length 15 mm. Head polished, with a few fine 
aciculations on the front; ocelli small, widely separated 
from the eye-margins, the ocellular line longer than the 
interocellar line and two-thirds as long as the postocellar 
line; antennz short, the scape as long as the first two 
funicle joints, funicle joints subequal in length; transverse 
carina on pronotum not sharply defined, behind it the 
pronotum is smooth; mesoscutum without a median line, 
irregularly reticulate ; axilla smooth; scutellum finely 
reticulate medianly, reticulato-lineate laterally ; propodeum 
shining, median furrow distinct, complete ; propodeal spiracle 
close to lateral sulcus ; petiole granular, slightly longer than 
wide; abdomen polished; longer spur of hind tibiz subequal 
in length with two basal tarsal joints. Black ; head below 
antenne, frons along eye-margins to near top of eye, 
antenne, large spot on tergites occupying most of basal 
part and most of sternites yellowish white ; legs entirely 
whitish; wings hyaline, with whitish venation ; body-bristles 
pale brown. 
Female.—Length 2mm. Agrees with male, except for 
absence of marks on frons, the presence of a distinct 
yellowish tinge to legs basally, and in having the tergites 
yellowish dorsally, except for a transverse brownish band 
before apex. 
Type-locality Coimbatore, South India. 
Type.——Cat. No. 20,990, U.S.N.M. 
Described from one male and two females received from 
Ramakrishna Ayyar under his number 10 and labelled : 
“ Parasitic on Huplexia conducta, 8.xi.14. Ramakrishna 
Collector.” 
