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and provided for their young. Evania, Brachy- 

 gaster, Fcenus. 



725. Ichneumons of the second line (Braco- 

 nites). Larva more obese, without distinct mark- 

 ings and divisions ; feeds, often in company, on 

 the larvae of Lepidoptera, and other insects. Pupa 

 changes within the skin of the Lepidopterous 

 larva, or in small silken cocoons, attached to the 

 hair or body of its prey, &c. Imago with the 

 antennae ten- to twenty -jointed ; mandibles short, 

 generally bifid ; maxillae obtuse, feelers six- 

 jointed, elongate; labium short; ligula obtuse 

 and entire ; feelers four-jointed ; ocelli three ; 

 fore wings with fewer nervures than the following 

 order ; hind wings with still less ; podeon slender 

 and short; oviduct with two protecting appen- 

 dages. Inhabits grass, &c. Bassus, Rogas, Alysia, 

 Bracon, Microgaster, Microdus, Sigalphus, Aphi- 

 dius. 



726. Ichneumons (Ichneumonites). Larva elon- 

 gate, with the divisions of the segments clearly 

 defined ; solitary ; inhabits and devours the fleshy 

 parts of other insects. Pupa changes sometimes 

 within the shell of the pupa of the Lepidopterous 

 insects; sometimes in the ground, in a tough, 

 close, leathery cocoon, spun by the larva. Imago 

 with long filiform antennae composed of about 

 forty joints; mandibles short, stout, acute, and 

 bifid; maxillae dilated and obtuse, their feelers 

 six-jointed, and often very long ; labium short, its 

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