new Genera of Ichneumonide. 279 
above the level of the mesonotum. Median segment with 
one elongate central area. Legs short and stout, the hinder 
femora not extending beyond the apex of the third segment. 
The second and third abdominal segments are longitudinally 
striated ; the ventral fold is distinct on the second, third, and 
fourth segments. 
The depression between the median segment and the 
mesonotum is wide and deep ; the base of the former is largely 
raised and has a rather steep slope; the transverse median 
nervure is not quite interstitial ; the abdominal segments are 
distinctly angularly separated at their apices; the tarsi are 
spinose. 
Facydes purpureo-maculatus, Sp. ne 
Luteus; antennis nigris, abdominis apice nigro-purpureo ; alis flavo- 
hyalinis, apice violaceo. ; 
J » af 
Long. 14 mm, 
Antenne black, the scape luteous beneath. Head smooth 
and shining ; the cheeks with scattered punctures; the eye- 
orbits and the face and clypeus lemon-yellow. The meso- 
notum is of a darker rufous colour than the rest of the thorax 
and is closely punctured. Scutellum pyramidal, the basal 
slope more abrupt and shorter; it is closely punctured and 
thickly covered with short black hair. Postscutellum smooth, 
shining, and glabrous. Median segment closely punctured, 
the base in the middle smooth and shining ; on the apex are 
two central and a lateral bordering narrow keel. Propleure 
smooth and shining. ‘The upper part of the mesopleurze 
smooth, the middle and lower parts punctured, but not closely. 
The base of the metapleure slightly, the apical closely ru- 
gosely punctured. Legs coloured like the body; the cox 
slightly paler. Wings hyaline, with a slight but distinct 
yellow tint; the apex from the end of the stigma fuscous- 
violaceous. Abdomen luteous, the apical three segments 
black, variegated with purple; the apex of the petiole is 
stoutly longitudinally striated in the middle, the sides punc- 
tured; the second and third segments are longitudinally 
. . . =) . 
striated in the middle at the base. Gastrocceli smooth. 
LEPTOJOPPA, gen. nov. 
Antennz short, thickened and compressed beyond the 
middle. Eyes large, parallel, reaching near to the base of 
he \ 
the mandibles. Clypeus separated, the basal fovee large, 
deep, its apex transverse. Mandibles bidentate. Occiput 
margined, ‘The head obliquely narrowed behind the eyes. 
