550 Mr. R. E. Turner on the 
14 to 16 between the hind limbs ; 23 to 27 femoral pores on 
each side. 
2. Forma typica (N. Egypt). Subocular not bordering - 
the mouth; 34 to 52 (usually 38 to 43) scales across middle 
of body, 10 to 16 between the hind limbs; 21 to 81 (usually 
22 to 28) femoral pores on each side. 
3. Var. asper (Palestine, Arabia, Saharan region’ and 
Soudan). Subocular not bordering the mouth, 23 to 38 
(usually 25 to 85) scales across middle of body, 8 to 14 
between the hind limbs; 15 to 27 (usually 17 to 24) femoral 
pores on each side. 
LIX.—Notes on the Ichneumonidee in the British 
Museum.—I. By Rowxanp E. 'TurNeER, F.Z.5., ES. 
Subfamily Prurrivz. 
Tribe PIMPLINI. 
Certonotus tasmaniensis, sp. 0. 
@. Brunneo-ferruginea ; mandibulis nigris, antennis 40-articulatis, 
articulis 29-88 pallide flavis ; clypeo, labro, facie lateribus late, 
orbitis, mesonoto macula utrinque antice maculaque magna 
quadrata post medium, tegulis basi, mesopleuris fascia sub tegulis 
macula antice, fascia angusta margine postico, maculaque angulis 
inferioribus posticis, scutello apice lateribusque, postscutello 
lateribus, segmento mediano apice late, tergitis 1-6 fascia angusta 
apicali, coxis apice, trochanteribus, femoribus apice, tibiis apice, 
tibiis posticis basi anguste, tarsisque anticis flavis; tarsis inter- 
mediis posticisque tibiisque posticis in medio nigris; alis sub- 
hyalinis, iridescentibus, venis fuscis ; terebra valvulisque nigris. 
Long. 17 mm. ; terebre long. 17 mm.; antennarum long 12 mm. 
@. Clypeus very short, transverse ; eyes separated from 
the base of the mandibles by a distance scarcely equal to half 
the length of the scape. Face finely and shallowly punc- 
tured, with a few delicate transverse striz below the base of 
the antenne and a groove along tlie inner margin of the eyes ; 
front microscopically punctured ; vertex smooth and shining. 
Pronotum not produced at the angles; mesonotum irregularly 
and coarsely transversely striated, with a well-marked longi- 
tudinal lateral groove on each side; scutellum finely pune- 
tured ; mesopleure shining, finely and sparsely punctured, 
smooth in the middle. Median segment smooth and shining, 
