346 Mr. F. Walker's Notes on Chalcidites, 



telus, like aS*. tenebrosa, has a petiole not longer than that of 

 Chalcis. 



S. erythrotelus, S. stylata and S. mesomelas form a transition 

 "roup between Sm'iera and Halticella, and are distinguished from 

 the typical species of the former genus by the longer antennee, 

 the oblique face, and the short petiole. 



Sect. I. 

 Genus Leucospis. 

 Leucospin seminifa. 

 Pcem. — Nigra; prothorax flavo tenuissim^ bifasciatus ; meta- 

 thorax litura transversa flava ; abdomen rufum, apice nigrum ; 

 oviductus brevis ; femora postica flavo marginata ; tibiae pos- 

 ticae apice flavae ; tarsi flavi ; alee nigricantes. 



Female. — Black, thickly and minutely punctured. Prothorax 

 with two very slender yellow bands, which recede from each other 

 on each side. Metathorax with a transverse yellow mark. Ab- 

 domen red, except at the tip. Oviduct reflexed to less than half 

 the length of the abdomen. Hind- femora bordered with yellow; 

 hind-tibice with yellow tips; tarsi yellow. Wings blackish. 



Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Makessar, Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus Metamorpha. 



Fcem. — Corpus laeve, nitens. Caput transversum, subquad- 

 ratum. Palpi gracillirai. Antennae graciles, pubescentes. 

 Prothorax subquadratus, bene determinatus, humeris rotun- 

 datis. Mesothorax elongatus, parapsidum suturis distinctis- 

 simis, scutello conico, parapteris magnis. Metathorax scaber, 

 bene determinatus. Petiolus brevissimus. Abdomen com- 

 pressum, valdfe gibbosum, thorace brevius. Oviductus recur- 

 vus, longissimus. Pedes sat graciles. Alae longse, angustse. 



Female. — Body smooth, shining. Head transverse, subquadrate, 

 as broad as the thorax, from which it is separated by a distinct 

 neck ; front vertical. Palpi very slender. Antennae slender, 

 pubescent, mutilated in the specimen described ; joints long. 

 Thorax subfusiform. Prothorax much developed, not broader 

 than long, hardly narrower in front, where it is rounded on each 

 side. Scutum elongate, sutures of the parapsides very distinct; 

 scutellum conical, prominent ; paraptera large. Metathorax well 

 developed, scabrous. Petiole very short. Abdomen compressed, 

 gibbous, and forming a vertical cone at its base, much shorter 

 than the thorax. Oviduct recurved, very much longer than the 



