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Nach Dr. E. Hofmann (Kleinschmetterlingsraupen) 

 ist die Larve schmutzigweiß und mit vielen schwarzen 

 und roten Tupfen versehen; der Kopf ist hellbraun, 

 das Nackenschild grau, dunkelgefleckt, das Afterschild 

 braun. Spuler (Schmetterlinge Europas, II. Teil, 

 pag. 289) stellt nach Meyrik die Art in die Gattung 

 Carpocapsa Tr., wofür auch die Lebensweise der 

 Raupe besser spricht; dieselbe lebt im August, Sep- 

 tember und Oktober in den Früchten von Castanea 

 vesca, Quercus, Fagus, Acer und verpuppt sich nach 

 der Ueberwinterung unter der Rinde dieser Bäume in 

 einem Cocon. 



Prof. Q. Stange zog die Art aus im Winter ein- 

 getragenem, faulem Eichenholze alter Stämme. 



M. Riedel (Qallen und Gallwespen) führt die 

 Raupe auch als Einmietler in den Knospengallen von 

 Andricus fecundator Htg. und Biorrhiza pallida, Olivier 

 an Eiche an. 



(Schluß folgt.) 



57. 92 Chalcididae (91.1) 



Descriptions of New Genera and Species 

 of Chalcididae. 



Collected by Mr. John Hewitt, B. A. in Borneo. 

 By P. Cameron. 



Chalcidini. 



Unless otherwise mentioned the Species des- 

 cribed in this paper were taken at Kuching, the 

 Capital of Sarawak. 



Chalcis puncti ventris, sp. now. 



Black, the tegulae, apex of femora, tibiae and 

 tarsi lemon-yeUow, the base of hind tibiae all round, 

 their underside and the tips of the hind tarsi, black; 

 wings hyaline, the nervures black, the hind femora 

 denticulate, the basal teeth short, stout, close to- 

 gether, distinct, the others less distinct, more widely 

 separated. Face and inner orbits closely rugose, in 

 the centre of the face, near the top, is a raised, 

 smooth, shining tubercle. Clypeus with a sharp, 

 oblique slope, distinctly margined above; the pubes- 

 cence is dense and silvery. Antennae as long as 

 the thorax, stout. Apex of scutellum with a shallow 

 rounded incision in the apex, which is thickly 

 covered with silvery pubescence; it distinctly projects; 

 at the base of the projection underneath is a crenu- 

 lated border, followed by stout, clearly separated 

 keels. Metanotum irregularly widely reticulated; the 

 basal central area is irregular, lanceolate at the base, 

 longer than wide, the apical half deeply depressed. 

 Upper part of propleurae aciculated; on the smooth 

 base of the mesopleurae are 2 foveae, the one larger 

 than wide, the other wider than long, i. e. longitudinal, 

 inside and below them are 2 smaller foveae; the 

 space below is irregularly longitudinally striated, much 

 more strongly below than above. Metapleurae closely 

 reticulated, bordered behind by a wide shallow striated 

 furrow, which is bounded at the base and apex by 

 a furrow. Abdomen sessile ; a little shorter than the thorax ; 

 the 6th segment closely, strongly punctured and 

 densely covered with silvery pubescence. Hind 

 coxae smooth and bare above, the sides and bottom 

 closely punctured and covered thickly with white 

 pubescence. The 3rd to 5th ventral segments are 

 strongly, but not very closely, punctured. $ Length 

 3 mm. 



Oncochalcis kuchingensis, sp. nov. 



Black, the tegulae, apex of femora (the anterior 

 more broadly than the others) the tibiae and tarsi 



bright lemon-yellow; the base of the hind tibiae be- 

 hind and the greater part of the lower part blackish. 

 The 10 femoral teeth except the basal 2, stout, of 

 nearly equal size; apex of mandibles rufous; wings 

 hyaline, the nervures fuscous. V. Length 4 mm. 



Kuching. May (R. Shelf ord). 



J ace closely rugosely reticulated and with some 

 oblique striae on either side of the middle. Clypeus 

 irregularly, somewhat strongly, punctured along the 

 top; the labrum aciculated, irregularly punctured 

 above, the pubescence on the face dense, silvery. 

 Metanotum irregularly reticulated ; the upper central area 

 longer than wide, transverse above and below, the 

 lower part twice wider than the upper, the sides 

 straight; most of the basal reticulations have short 

 broken keels. Top of propleurae finely punctured-aci- 

 culated; below the middle is a stout oblique keel, 

 bordered above by a furrow; on the base of the 

 mesopleurae are a small and 2 larger foveae; below 

 these are longitudinal keels; the base is depressed, 

 this part therefore, forming 2 divisions; the larger 

 apical part is weakly irregularly longitudinally striated, 

 with a clear smooth space in the middle. Metapleurae 

 coarsely irregularly reticulated. Hind coxae smooth 

 and bare above, the rest closely punctured and covered 

 with white pubescence. 



Oncochalcis apicicornis, sp. nov. 



Black, the apical 2 joints of the antennae rufo- 

 testaceous, the tegulae, the apex of femora, the 4 an- 

 terior tibiae except for a black line on either side of 

 the middle; the base of the hinder broadly, their apex 

 more narrowly and the tarsi, except the apical joint, 

 bright lemon-yellow; on the hind femora are 5 teeth, 

 on the base closely pressed, on the rest are 5 widely 

 separated small, stout teeth. Wings hyaline, the 

 nervures black. Ç Length 4 mm. 



January and September. 



Clypeus shining, smooth, except for a few 

 scattered punctures on the upper border; it is transverse 

 . below, above it roundly projects in the middle and 

 has there a stout border; Labrum large, semicircular, 

 strongly aciculated, bordered on the sides and top by a 

 furrow. Face in the centre smooth and shining and 

 bearing there some distinct striae; the sides opaque, 

 coarsely aciculated and more or less striated. Front 

 and vertex strongly, closely punctured. Pro- and 

 mesonotum, with the scutellum closely covered with 

 round, deep punctures, with raised margins. Metano- 

 tum areolated; the top central area conical, the narrowed 

 end above, the 2nd is shorter and wider than it, it 

 becomes slightly gradually narrowed towards the 

 apex, which is transverse. Upper part of propleurae 

 strongly aciculated, almost punctured, bordered below 

 by a wide curved furrow,', the apex by a narrower 

 furrow; the base of mesopleurae smooth, shining; be- 

 low with 2 oval, transverse foveae, under which are 

 2 round ones ; below these are elongated foveae 

 with raised sides, the depressed apex shining, smooth, 

 except for some longitudinal foveae; the base of meta- 

 pleurae smooth, shining, the rest closely, coarsely 

 reticulated. Legs and apex of abdomen thickly 

 covered with silvery pubescence. The pubescence 

 denser and longer on the underside of the hind femora, 

 Hind coxae smooth, bare above, the rest closely 

 punctured. Apex of Scutellum broadly rounded with 

 a distinct margin. Apex of abdomen not strongly 

 punctured. 



0. sociator Wlk. may be known from the 

 present by the top of the clypeus having 

 a row of large foveae closely pressed, by the tip of 



