BRUES: PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA. Ill 



of mesonotum with two narrow impressed lines; parapsidal furrows 

 deep, broad and finely reticulated anteriorly. Propodeum with the 

 superomedian area contracted to a point in front, so that it is narrowly 

 triangular; petiolar area subtriangular, as broad as high; in all there 

 are six longitudinal carinae, one strong complete transverse one at 

 apical third and the supermedian and adjacent lateral areas bear four 

 less strongly elevated transverse carinae. Propleurae smooth, with a 

 series of coarse shallow punctures along the hind edge; mesopleura 

 very finely and sparsely punctate, the groove in front of middle coxa 

 almost obsolete; metapleura finely punctate, the punctures well 

 separated. Abdomen highly polished; first segment twice as long 

 as broad at apex which is twice as broad as the base; second segment 

 with a large, oval, weakly convex space at the base. Tarsal claws 

 bifid on all the legs, those of the front tarsi pectinate at the base; 

 hind tibiae with two spines near the base of the spurs; longer spur 

 nearly half the length of the metatarsus. Wings with normal vena- 

 tion ; the second cubital cell about two thirds as long above as below. 



This species is quite similar to two known from New Guinea; one 

 of these was described by Szepligeti ^ as Cremnops bicolor, but as the 

 name bicolor has been used by Brulle ^ for an African species of Bracon 

 {sensu auctorum), I therefore propose the name erimensis, nom. nov. 

 for Szepligeti's species. The second species, B. xanthostigma, may be 

 known as B. nova guineensis, nom nov. as B. xanthostigma has 

 been used by Cresson ^ for an American species of Bracon {sensu 

 auctorum). The present species differs from B. erimensis by its shin- 

 ing face, incomplete ocellar carinae, and in color, although a variety 

 described later by Szepligeti "* is more similar in color. From B. 

 nova guineensis it differs by the triangular superomedian area and in 

 color. 



Cameron^ has described Agathis fulgidipennis from the Solomon 

 Islands and this is evidently quite similar to the present Bracon in 

 appearance. However, as the two genera are both well known as 

 distinct and separable on the form of the tarsal claws, I cannot believe 

 that they could be the same. The present species is also similar in 

 color to the Papuan Euagathis variceps Cameron, and to Bracon 

 (Agathis) fumipennis Smith. 



1 Termes. fUzetek, 1900, 23, p. 60. 



2 Hist. nat. ins. hym., 1846. 4, p. 412. 



3 Proc. Ent. soc. Philadelphia, 1865, 4, p. 303. 



4 Termes. fiizetek, 1902, 25, p. 66. 



6 Proc. Linn. sec. N. S. Wales, 1911, 36, p. 356. 



