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Aglenes brunneus. This little beetle, remarkable for having no 

 eyes, is not uncommon near London, and at Aix-la-Chapelle it was 

 given to me by M. Foerster, in whose work on Chalcidites (Mono- 

 graphic der Pteromalinen) there are the following synonyms : — 



Pteromalus multicarinatus, Foerster = Pteromalus Catillus, Walker. 



praetermissus, ,, = longicornis, ,, 



chalcolampus, ,, = bracteatus, ,, 



delectus, „ = lievbidus, „ 



chalcophanes, „ = apertus, ,, 



nubeculosiis, „ =, fumipennis, „ 



statutus, ,, = aftinis, „ 



.^. . f muscarum, „ 



psittacinus, „ = ( Thossalus, I 



vorax, „ = Mutia, „ 



acuminatus, ,, = mesochlorus, „ 



crassus, ,, = berylli, ,, 



quaesitus, ,, = liilaris, ,, 



operosus, ,, = futilis, ,, 



subniger, „ = subniger, „ 



opulentus, ,, = decisus, ,, 



Callimome Nephthys, fern. Cyaneo-viridis, antennis nigris, pedibus 

 viridibus, tarsis piceis basi fiavis, oviductu thoracis longitudine^ 

 alls sublimpidis . 



Head and thorax finely granulated ; head blue, a little broader 

 than the thorax : antennae black, clavate, compact, not longer than 

 the body ; first and second joints dark blue : thorax green, tinged 

 with blue : abdomen smooth, shining, bluish green, shorter than 

 the thornx ; base bright blue : sheaths of the oviduct black, about 

 half the length of the body : legs dark green ; knees and tips of 

 the tibiae pale yellow ; fore tibias yellow with a piceous line above ; 

 fore tarsi pale brown ; middle tarsi and hind tarsi piceous, pale yel- 

 low at the base : wings slightly tinged with brown ; squamulse ful- 

 vous ; nervures brown. Length of the body \^ line ; of the wings 

 2 lines. 



Found by Mr. Hardy near Newcastle. It has some resemblance 

 to C gracilis, but is quite distinct. 



Callimome ^Erope ?, fem. Aurea, antennis piceo-fulvis basijlavis, 

 pedihus flavis, oviductu brevi, alis flavescentibus. 



Bright gold colour, tinged with green : head a little broader than 

 the thorax : eyes and ocelli dark red : antennae clavate, shorter than 

 the thorax ; first and second joints yellow ; third and following joints 

 pale rust colour with a black streak above which ceases before the tips 

 of the antennae: head and thorax finely punctured; the transverse 

 Striae not so apparent as in some other species : abdomen elliptical, 

 smooth, shining, shorter than the thorax ; metapodeon slightly im- 

 pressed at the base, occupying nearly one-half of the dorsum ; octoon 

 short, visible on each side but hidden above ; ennaton rather short, 

 finely striated ; decaton longer than the ennaton, also finely striated ; 

 the following segments very short, slightly hairy : abdomen keeled 



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