92 Mr. Petor Cameron's descj-iptions, ^c. 



long. Head narrower than the thorax ; eyes reaching to 

 the base of the labrum. Scutellum large, orbicular, 

 convex. Legs short, stout ; the tibiae thickened at apex 

 and provided with two short spurs ; the basal joint of 

 tarsus is longer than the succeeding four, and slightly 

 thicker ; the fifth is as long as the preceding three ; the 

 fourth is very small ; the second a very little longer than 

 third ; the posterior tarsi are shorter than tibise ; the 

 anterior nearly as long. Wings with one marginal and 

 four submarginal cellules ; the first and second sub- 

 marginal are nearly of equal size; the third is a little 

 longer than second ; the fourth as nearly as long as the 

 other three combined, dilated at the apex ; the first sub- 

 marginal nervure is nearly obliterated in the middle ; the 

 first recurrent nervure is curved and long, the second 

 much shorter, oblique. Lanceolate cellule contracted ; 

 posterior wings with no middle cellule. The costal cellule 

 in the anterior wings has the costa from the stigma to the 

 end of the cellule thickened (I can scarcely say that there 

 is a distinct nervure surrounding it, as in Brachytoma) ; 

 and at the apex of costal cellule in posterior wing there is 

 a small appendicular cellule as in Hylotoma. 



Belongs to the Lophyrides. From Lophyrus it is 

 distinguished by the structure of lanceolate cellule and 

 the appendicular cellule in posterior wings. From Bra- 

 chytoma it differs in the characters of the antennal joints 

 and in the appendicular cellule, in posterior wings. 



Ancyloneura varipes, sp. n. 



?. Black, shining, covered with a fine whitish down, 

 and with shallow punctures ; mandibles piceous ; antennas 

 a little longer than head and thorax. Legs, coxse, tro- 

 chanters, tAvo anterior femora (except at apex), apical 

 half of posterior tibise and posterior tarsi, black ; knees, 

 tibiae, and four anterior tarsi, sordid white ; two posterior 

 femora reddish-testaceous. Wings hyaline at base, 

 dilute fuscous at apex. In second submarginal cellule is 

 a distinct horny point. 



Length 4 lines ; alar. exp. Q^ lines. 



Hab. — Aru. 



I may take this opportunity of stating that I am at 

 present studying the Tentliredinida and CynipidcB of the 

 Old World. I should feel greatly obliged to any one 

 Avho could aid me with material. 



