CHALCIDID^ OF THE ISLAND OP GEEKADA. 177 



general like preceding species but somewhat finer. Abdomen 

 broad oval, nearly circular, flattened ; relative length of segments 

 as with preceding species ; funicle-joints of antennae flattened, 

 subequal in length and breadth, subreciangular, hairy. Greneral 

 colour dark metallic green ; all femora and tibiae honey-yellow, 

 except hind femora which are concolorous with body, light at 

 each end ; antennae including scape black ; wings hyaline, veins 

 dark brown. 



One female, Balthazar, April 5, 250 feet, open place, on bush 

 at sunset. 



Ceeatoneuea, AsTimead. 



Ceeatoneuea petiolata. 



Oeratoneura petiolata, Ashmead, Linn. Journ., Zool. xxv. p. 179. St. 

 Vincent. 



Two females, Balthazar and Mount Gay estate, April 6 and 7, 

 250 feet, on herbage near stream and dry second-growth woods. 



Pentastichus, Ashmead. 



PeNTASTICHUS LONGlOE, sp. n. 



$ . Length I'lG mm. ; expanse 1'8 mm. Body rather slender ; 

 abdomen pointed, as long as head and thorax together ; head 

 and mesonotum shining, extremely delicately shagreened ; meta- 

 notum without median carina. Colour black, with slight 

 metallic reflections ; antennae dark honey-yellow, pedicel darker ; 

 pubescence on club whitish ; tegulae dark brown; all legs light 

 yellowish ; femora black, light at each end ; wings hyaline, 

 veins light brown. 



One female, Balthazar, April 7, 250 feet, herbage near stream. 



Pentastichus elavus, sp. n. 



5 . Length 0"81 mm. ; expanse 1*86 mm. Body stout, com- 

 pact, flattened from above; abdomen broad oval, nearly circular, 

 as broad as thorax and somewhat shorter. Antennae short, 

 rather slender, not gradually but abruptly clavate. Colour 

 light, almost translucent yellow, like that of ApJielinus ; eyes 

 and ocelli dark red ; antennae a little darker towards tip ; wing- 

 veins yellowish. 



One female, Balthazar, June 11, 250 feet, flying at sunset 

 after heavy rain. 



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