insects infesting figs. 43 



1. Both sexes of a species of Blastophaga, of which 

 the antennae of the female are strongly clavate with the 

 terminal joints armed with very strong compressed 

 bristles. 



2. A female Idarnella of comparatively large size ; 

 two individuals of a green colour, and one fulvous. 



3. 4. Females of two species (Idarnes 1) with ovi- 

 positors much longer than the body, and of the ordinary 

 structure ; one pitchy coloured on the back, with the 

 legs and under side pale yellow ; the other rather larger, 

 pale yellow, with the abdomen banded with dark brown, 

 and the outer sheath of the ovipositor setose throughout 

 its whole length. 



5. A large fulvous-winged female, like an Eurytoma, 

 with unspotted wings. 



6. A small, winged, brassy-green, polished species, with 

 the ovipositor not exserted. 



7. The winged male of a very small fulvous species, 

 with large black eyes, possibly the male of an Idarnes or 

 Idarnella. 



I add to the preceding descriptions of species infesting 

 the seeds of Ficus Indica and religiosa the description of 

 another species which infests Ficus asperrima in Ceylon, 

 and which seems to be identical with the male insect de- 

 scribed by Dr. P. Mayer as the male of Ichneumon 

 ficarius (Mitth. d. Zool. Station z. Neapel, vol. iii., pi. xxv., 

 fig. 2 ; and pi. xxvi., figs. 1, 2, 6 and 8), but which 

 has no relationship with the insect figured by him as 

 the Ichneumon ficarius female, which is an Idarnella ; 

 whereas the present insect appears to belong to my genus 

 Sycoscaptella, and is remarkable for possessing four rudi- 

 mentary alary appendages. 



Sycoscaptella ? 4-sctosa, n. s. (PI. X., figs. 76 — 85). 



Fulva, nitida, subconvexa, capite saturatiore, abdomine 

 albido, mandibulis apice acutis integris, intus obtuse 

 dentatis ; capite subquadrato antice parum angustiori 

 angulis posticis rotundatis (inde subcordato) setis longis 

 instructis; clypeo in medio supra profunde impresso 

 genis infra in medio in tubercula duo porrecta, maxillis 

 minutis labioque cum palpis inter tubercula affixis, 

 maxillarum lobo apicali setoso, palpis maxillaribus 4- 

 articulatis, articulo basali longiori, palpis labialibus 



