114 ICHNEUJIONIDJE. 



greater part black, all the tarsal claws alone black, a broad 

 transverse mark on the petiole and an elongate one on either side 

 of the sixth segment also black ; the scape, he says, is covered 

 with somewhat long fulvous pilosity and the face is slightly 

 prominent in the centre. Krieger's description is very full 

 and leaves no room for doubt respecting the synonymy of this 

 species. 



60. Xanthopimpla varimaculata, Cam. 



Xanthopimpla varimaculata^ Cameron, Tijds. Ent. 1907, p. 103 (<3)- 



cJ . A luteous species, with all the segments black-marked. 

 Head with the face and clypetis closely and distinctly, but not 

 very strongly, punctate ; ocellar region, and a broad irregular 

 -central mark on occiput, black. Antennae black, with the scape 

 flavous, and the flagellum piceous, beneath. Thorax with the 

 notauli distinct, narrow and not extending to the centre of the 

 sparsely and weakly punctate mesonotum ; a broad irregular 

 transverse band between the radices, united by two concolorous 

 lines on either side of the centre to a slightly broader and more 

 regular one at base of scutellum, the external "basal metanotal 

 are nearly entirely, and a smaller basal spot between them, 

 black ; areola large and apically incomplete, <; the lateral apical 

 keels being only indicated on the 2nd transverse keel " ; .basal 

 external area entire, large, as long as basally broad and irregularly 

 constricted apically, "their outer edge is joined to the trans- 

 verse keel by a longitudinal one." Abdomen luteous, with black 

 markings thus : first segment with a large mark on its apical 

 half which is roundly constricted gradually to its apex and 

 semicircularly incised at its base [? second with a small spot. 

 which is roundly constricted apically, with its base roundly 

 dilated centrally *] ; third with a large broad transverse mark, 

 which is gradually and obtusely constricted apically, incised in 

 the centre basally and broadly rounded laterally ; fourth with an 

 irregular basal spot on either side, which is broader then long ; 

 fifth with a broad transverse mark on its basal half which extends 

 almost to the lateral margin ; sixth with a small transverse basal 

 spot on either side ; seventh with a broad regular transverse 

 mark on its basal half which is externally rounded and extends 

 Almost to the lateral margin ; apical segment black with only its 

 base pale ; basal segment subparallel-sided, twice as long as broad 

 and impunctate; second to sixth closely but not very strongly 

 punctate ; transverse incisions narrow and crenulate. Legs 

 luteous ; hind ones with an internal and external spot on the 

 trochanters, apices of femora narrowly, base of tibiae more broadly 



* Cameron's description is very obscure and badly punctuated ; no mention 

 is made of the " second segment," which words appear to have been deleted 

 in error. 



