76 MR. W. r. KIEBT ON THE CHALCIDHiT^. 



Chalcis Heaeseti, n. sp. 



Exp. al. 5 lin. ; long. corp. 2 lin. 



Black, finely and closely punctured; face &c. clothed with 

 silvery pubescence ; scutellum unarmed ; legs lemon-yellow, four 

 front femora black nearly to the tip ; bind coxse and femora 

 black, the latter yellow on both sides at the extreme tip and 

 finely denticulated beneath ; hind tibiae black for at least two 

 thirds of their length ; claws black. Wings clear hyaline, with 

 brown costal nervure. Hah. Barrackpore, India (collected by 

 Sir J. Hearsey). 



Closely allied to the widely ranging C. Euplcece, Hope; but in 

 that species the hind tibiae are black at the base only. 



Chalcis ateata, n. sp. 



Exp. al. 5 lin. ; long. corp. 3 lin. 



Black, covered with a hoary pile, which is much more con- 

 spicuous than usual except on the first segment of the abdomen, 

 even covering the hind femora ; a reddish dot below the scape of 

 each antenna ; legs black ; knees, tips of tibia?, and tarsi tes- 

 taceous ; hind femora armed with about eight minute teeth. 

 "Wings hyaline, with brown costal nervure. Sab. Queensland. 



Chalcis Cowani, n. sp. 



Exp. al. 4g lin. ; long. corp. 2 lin. 



Black, head and thorax very strongly rugose-punctate; abdomen 

 smooth and shining; tegulae, knees, tibiae and tarsi all pale whitish 

 yellow ; hind femora armed with about seven large obtuse teeth, 

 ■ set widely apart ; inside of hind tibiae black. Wings hyaline, with 

 brown nervures ; costal nervure much thickened at the junction 

 of the subcostal ; stigma boot-shaped. Hah. Madagascar (An- 

 tananarivo). 



Beared from pupse of Papilio Demoleus and of a species of 

 Nepliele (Eev. W. Deans Cowan). 



Chalcis Wollastoni, n. sp. 



Exp. al. 4 lin. ; long. corp. 1| lin. 



Black; head, thorax, and scutellum covered with large punc- 

 tures ; scutellum slightly bidentate; front legs mostly yellow, 

 four front femora black at the base, front tibiae with a long black 

 spot on the outside, and middle and hind tibiae black except at 

 base and tip ; hind femora black, except at the tip, and armed 

 below with a series of strong but rather short teeth ; wings sub- 

 hyaline, with brownish yellow nervures. Hah. Canary Islands. 

 Collected by the late Mr. T. V. AVollastou. 



