318 Mr. Walker's Descriptions of 



23. Pteromalus caligatus. 



Female. Bronze colour. He* d and thorax most finely 

 squamous. Head somewhat broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae black, slender, about as long as the thorax ; first 

 joint tawny. Abdomen subsessile, lanceolate, keeled 

 beneath, teneous towards the base, very nmch longer than 

 the thorax. Tibiae Vjrown, with whitish tips ; knees and 

 tarsi whitish. Wings pellucid; veins whitish ; stigma pale 

 brown. Length of the body 1 line. 



Allied to B,. ohscuratus. 



24. Pteromalus megaspilus. 



Female. Greenish-black, rather broad. Head and 

 thorax very finely punctured. Head a little broader than 

 the thorax. Antennae black, stout, subclavate, much 

 shorter than the thorax ; first joint dark reddish. Abdomen 

 purplish cupreous, subsessile, smooth, oval, acute at the tip, 

 shorter but liardly narrower than the thorax, keeled 

 beneath. Legs reddish. Wings cinereous. Forewings 

 with a very large blackish spot in the disk ; veins tawny ; 

 ulna much shorter than the humerus. Length of the body 

 1| lines. 



It belongs to the group of P. tricolor. 



25. Pteromalus clavicornis. 



Female. Green. Head and thorax very finely punc- 

 tured. Head as broad as the thorax ; front golden-green. 

 Antennae black, clavate, a little shorter than the thorax ; 

 first joint luteous. Abdomen smooth, elliptical, subsessile, 

 keeled beneath, acute at the tip, a little longer and nar- 

 rower than the thorax. Legs luteous ; coxae and femora 

 green. Wings cinereous ; veins tawny. Length of the 

 body I" line. 



Belonging to the group of R. congruus. 



26. Pteromalus proprius. 



Male, ^ueous green. Head and thorax very finely 



