3G0 MONOGRAPHIA CHALCIDITUM. 



lares nigri, labiales fusci : oculi et ocelli rufi : antennae nigra? ; 

 articulus V s nigro-viridis : thorax nigro-aeneus, obscurus : pectus 

 viridi-cyaneum : abdomen aeneo-cupreum, parum nitens : pedes 

 nigri ; coxae virides ; femora nigro-viridia ; genua et tibiae apice 

 subtus flava ; mesotibias flavse, basi nigrae : alae limpidae ; squa- 

 mulae et nervi pallide fusca ; stigma minimum, concolor. 



Fern. — Caput cupreo-aeneum, subtus et postice cyaneo-viride : thorax 

 cupreo-aeneus : metathoracis latera viridi-senea : abdomen cupreum, 

 basi fere glabrum, apice dense pubescens : oviductus subexertus ; 

 vaginae nigrae : metapedum tibiae flavaa basi nigrae, tarsi basi 

 flavi : mesotarsi fusci, basi flavi ; alarum squamulas et nervi fulva. 

 (Corp. long. lin. 1—2 ; alar. lin. 1|— 2j.) 



Far. /3. — Mas. metathorax et abdominis latera viridia. 



Var. y. — Fern, caput cyaneo-viride ; vertex aeneus. 



Var. h. — Fern, abdominis segmentum ultimum basi cyaneum. 



Var. e. — Fern, metatibiae nigrae, apice flavae. 



Var. £. — Fern, pectus purpureo-cyaneum : coxae et femora cyanea. 



June and July ; near London. In habit like C. vernalis. 

 The males are most abundant in June, and stand in clusters 

 near the holes perforated by Anobium. 



Genus Eupelmus, Dolman. 

 Caput mari magnum transversum subquadratum thorace latius non 

 impressum, /era. mediocre juxtathoraci latum antice subimpressum : 

 oculi sat magni, subrotundi, vix extantes : ocelli in vertice trian- 

 gulum fingentes : antennae clavatse, 1 3-articulatae, pubescentes ; 

 articulus l us . longus, validus, subfusiformis ; 2 US . longi-cyathi- 

 formis, mediocris ; 3 US . et 4 US . minimi ; 5 US . et sequentes subcya- 

 thiformes, usque ad 10 um . latescentes et curtantes ; clava ovata, 

 articulo 10°. latior et plus duplo longior : mandibulae oblongo- 

 quadratae, subarcuata;, tridentatae, basi latae ; dentes parvi, externus 

 longior acutior, internus brevior obtusior : maxillae longae, sub- 

 trigonae, basi latae ; laciniae subarcuatae, acuminate, intus lobatae ; 

 palpi 4-articulati, graciles, breves, fere filiformes, articuli l us . 2 US . 

 et 3 US . mediocres subaequales, 4 US . fusiformis acuminatus 3°. duplo 

 longior : labium breve, ovatum ; ligula brevis, lata, ciliata ; palpi 

 3-articulati, breves, crassi, filiformes, articulus l us . longi-cyathi- 

 formis, 2 US . brevissimus, 3 US . fusiformis vix \\ longitudine : thorax 

 longi-ovatus : prothorax mediocris, antice declivis : mesothoracis 

 scutum longum, depressum, utrinque elevatum ; scutellum ob- 

 conicum : metathorax mediocris : abdomen longi-ovatum, thorace 



