species of parasitic Cynipidce. 373 



suture in front of scutellum much deeper and narrower. 

 Scutellum smooth in front ; the sides have some irregu- 

 lar and indistinct reticulations ; behind it is rugose, but 

 not strongly above ; below reticulated, the two parts 

 being separated by a keel ; the foveae in front are 

 distinct, smooth ; behind there is a wide shallow fovea 

 at each side. Metathorax rugose, reticulated indistinctly 

 in the middle of metanotum. Petiole coarsely striated, 

 broader than long. Abdomen smooth, shining, shorter 

 than abdomen. The body is covered with a longish 

 fuscous pubescence. On the coxae the hair is white. 

 Wings hyaline ; nervures testaceous. Pronotum and 

 episternum obscurely punctured. Length, 4 mm. 



The smooth scutellum allies this species to A. nitidida, 

 Dim., but it is a stouter insect ; the antennae are longer, 

 the sutures on mesonotum are scarcely crenulated, the 

 foveae at base of scutellum are distinct, and the antennae 

 and legs are red, not yellow, as in nitidida. The smooth 

 scutellum separates it from Dalmani and curvipes. 



Hob. Bishopton. 



Aegilips striolata, n. s. 



Black ; antennae reddish testaceous, more or less 

 fuscous above, especially towards the apex ; legs tes- 

 taceous ; apex of femora and tibiae yellow ; posterior 

 tarsi and apex of tibiae fuscous. Antennae longer than 

 the body ; 3rd joint distinctly longer than the 4th ; 4th 

 and 5th subequal ; last joint not much longer than 

 preceding. Mesonotum scarcely shining ; sutures dis- 

 tinct, crenulated ; in front of scutellum transversely 

 striated ; a large shallow fovea longer than broad in 

 front of transverse suture at scutellum. Pronotum and 

 mesopleura above finely punctured, opaque. Scutellum 

 rugose, smooth and shining at the base ; looked at from 

 the side it is bluntly triangular, above bluntly conical ; 

 foveae obsolete. Metathorax rugose, reticulated ; bound- 

 ing the centre of the metanotum are two keels, which 

 widen out in the centre ; between these is a straight 

 keel. Petiole a little longer than broad, rugose. Abdo- 

 men smooth and shining. Wings hyaline ; nervures 

 yellowish ; tegulae testaceous. Length, 3£ mm. 



In general, appearance this distinct species most 

 nearly resembles A. nitidida, but the striated mesonotum, 



