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Two of these contained larvae of the parasite, and in the other five 

 the fly pupae had died from other causes. From the 77 remaining 

 puparia two males and eight females of the Mutilla were bred out 

 between the 2nd and 6th September. " 



This Mutilla (see Fig. 11, p. 121), which measures 5-5 mm. in 

 length, was described by Mr. R. E. Turner (148) as a new species under 

 the name Mutilla glossinae. 



In a paper (160) entitled " Chalcidoidea bred from Glossina morsitans 

 in Northern Rhodesia/' Dr. James Waterston, now of the Entomo- 

 logical Department, British Museum (Natural History), dealt with 

 other Hymenopterous pupal parasites of the species referred to. 



" In connection with investigations into the life-history, etc., of 

 Glossina morsitans in Northern Rhodesia," writes the author, " special 

 efforts have recently been made to secure parasites of the fly. As 

 a result, a considerable number of Chalcidoids have been bred from 

 puparia collected between August and December of last year at Kashitu 

 (LI. Lloyd) and Mwengwa (R. A. F. Eminson). These interesting 

 Hymenoptera have now been forwarded to the Imperial Bureau of 

 Entomology by Mr. Lloyd, Chief Entomologist in Northern Rhodesia, 

 with the parasitised puparia and some relevant notes .... The 

 collection contains three species, representing as many widely 

 separated groups in the super-family Chalcidoidea." 



The species in question were as follows : 



Stomatoceras micans, sp. nov. (see Fig. 12, p. 123), Family Chalci- 

 didae. Length of female, about 4 mm. ; wing expanse, 6 mm. " Mr. 

 Eminson," writes Waters ton, " found the puparium from which the 

 Stomatoceras was bred on 6th October 1914 . . . . No other 

 specimen nor certain .evidence of the recurrence of this species was 

 secured. The Stomatoceras emerged from the puparium by a large 

 irregular hole." 



Anastatus viridiceps, sp. nov. (see Fig. 13, p. 124), Family 

 Encyrtidae. Length of male, about 1 8 mm. ; wing expanse, 3-3 J mm. ; 

 length of female, about 2| mm. ; wing expanse, over 4J mm. The 

 author states : " The Glossina puparium was taken on 11. xi. 14, and 

 the parasites emerged four days later .... In his covering letter 

 (30.xii.14) Mr. Lloyd remarks that ' in all, 9 $ and 6 <$ emerged 

 through a small round hole on the dorsal surface, a little in front of 

 the anal cap ; . . . . copulation occurred shortly after emergence, 

 and the males lived only a day or so.' " 



Syntomosphyrum glossinae, Wtst. (see Fig. 14, p. 125), Family 

 Eulophidae. Length of male, 1-25 mm. ; wing expanse, 2-3 mm. ; 

 length of female, 1 4-1 6 mm. ; wing expanse, 2 5-2 6 mm. Accord- 

 ing to Mr. Eminson, " about thirty specimens " of this species, " which 

 had emerged from a single pupa of G. morsitans," were " found on 

 August 21st 1914." The collector adds : " As will be seen, the 

 parasites emerged through a minute hole in the pupa-case. Since that 

 date three specimens of pupa-cases similarly attacked have been found. 

 The pupa was collected on June 1st within a mile of the Kafue R., near 

 Mwengwa." 



The following very interesting statements, with reference to parasites 

 of G. morsitans pupae in Nyasaland, are taken from a paper (83) by 

 Dr. W. A. Lamborn, published at the end of 1915. 



Mutilla. Of Mutilla glossinae, Turner, a series of 6 males and 10 

 females was bred by the author from G. morsitans pupae collected in 

 the neighbourhood of Monkey Bay. 



