196 ICHNEUMONIDJS. 



transversely impressed, and the second not elongate ; spicula 

 apically straight. Apical joint of hind tarsi fully twice as long 

 as the penultimate ; claws not pectinate, those of $ strongly 

 lobate basally. Wings with areolet entire ; internal cubital 

 nervure not pellucid ; first recurrent of hind wings not straight 

 throughout. 



Range. Palaearctic and Nearctic Eegions. 



So far as the Indian species of this genus are at present 

 concerned, ifc is composed entirely of females, with the single 

 exception of one male, which is anything but satisfactorily placed 

 here. 



Table of Species. 



1 (8) Terebra at least nearly as long 



as the abdomen. 



2 (5) Scutellum and abdominal petiole 



black. 



3 (4) Abdomen very distinctly pale- 



banded . . * ." albicincta, sp. n., p. 196. 



4 (3) Abdomen not pale-banded .... tibialis, sp. n., p. 198. 



5 (2) Scutellum and abdominal petiole 



not black. 



6 (7) Areolet sessile ; metanotum 



closely punctate flavoscutis, Cam., p. 198. 



7 (6) Areolet petiolate ; metanotum 



very sparsely punctate leucostoma, Cam., p. 199. 



8 (1) Terebra nearly always very dis- 



tinctly shorter than abdomen. 



9 (10) Scutellum entirely black nigroscutis, Cam., p. 200. 



10 (9) Scutellum more or less broadly 



tiavous. 



11 (12) Hind legs mainly black ; ab- 



dominal pale bands not entire. Jlavipalpis, Cam., p. 200. 



12 (11) Hind legs mainly pale ; ab- 



dominal pale bands usually 

 entire. 



13 (16) Wings not apically clouded ; 



mesonotum immaculate. 



14 (15) Frons centrally simple ; wings 



hyaline throughout ptikhella, sp. n., p. 201. 



15 (14) Frons centrally carinate ; wings 



basally fulvescent carinifrons, Cam., p. 202. 



16 (13) Wings apically clouded ; meso- 



notum with flavous stripes . . pukhrimaculata, Cam., p. 203. 



133. Exeristes albicincta, sp. n. 



$ . A black species, with flavous markings and tricoloured legs. 

 Head somewhat strongly constricted behind the eyes, black, with 

 the vertical orbits narrowly and palpi stramineous ; occiput ob- 

 liquely declivous, ocelli brunneous, frons eubglabrous, scrobes 

 large ; face centrally elevated though not carinate, sparsely 



