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Hab. Los Banos, Luzon, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1800). 

 Closely related to C. capitatus, Sm., from India, and C. sumatrana, 

 Enderl., from Sumatra. It is known from capitatus by the 

 absence of spots on the mesothorax anteriorly and the interrupted 

 abdominal bands ; from sumatrana by the clear white hair of 

 sides of thorax, and other details of coloration. The male 

 of C. philippensis, Bingh., is much larger, and has the sixth 

 segment of abdomen elongated, with the upper apical teeth 

 (two pairs) very short. It is related to the Indian C. basalis, Sm. 



Ceratina tropica, Crawford. 

 Los Banos, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1787). 



Allodape cupulifera, Vachal. 

 Los Banos, Philippine Islands (Baker, 1788). The female is 

 only 5 mm. long, with the base of the mandibles dark, and no 

 lateral face-marks. It can be distinguished from A. via^-ginata, 

 Sm., by its smaller size. 



Megachile aurantipennis, Cockerell. 

 Cacao, Trece Aguas, Alta Vera Par, Guatemala, March 24th, 

 two males (Schwarz & Barber). U.S. National Museum. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE 

 BRITISH BRACONID^. No. I. METEORID^E. 



By G. T Lylb, F.E.S. 



(Concluded from p. 77.) 



Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesm.). — Probably the commonest 

 species we have ; it is easily recognized by the pale anterior margin 

 of the otherwise fuscous stigma, and by the invariably black first 

 abdominal segment. The metathorax is also generally black, 

 though I possess a specimen in which it is entirely testaceous. 

 A most variable species in size and colour ; quite half my 

 females may be referred to Marshall's var. a; and although I 

 have seen no males of this form, I have several approaching vars. 

 P & J. My largest specimen, a female, bred from a larva 

 of Agrotis (Lycophotia) strigula, measures 11 mm. in expanse, 

 while the smallest, also a female, bred from a larva of Cerostoma 

 radiatella, expands only 6 mm. Marshall describes the second 

 cubital areolet as "slightly narrowed towards the radius," but 

 in several of my specimens it is considerably so. The larva is 

 pale green, with the parts of the mouth black and the spiracles 

 on segments one and two also outlined in black. 



A solitary parasite of larvae of Lepidoptera. There are 



