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of first tarsus excavated, with a comb of sixteen to eighteen spines ; the 

 straight posterior edge bears seven to eight ; proportions of tarsal jointa, 

 50 : 30 : 25 : 20 : 30+20. Mid leg lacking the internal oval patch of spines on the 

 coxa. Femur and tibia normal {i.e., antero-posteriorly compressed), femur not 

 expanded, posteriorly smooth and bare, except for three bristles in a median line 

 from the base, the last standing at about one-half. Tibia without upper apical 

 short peg like spines ; one apical bristle below the normal spur is strong. Tarsus 

 normal, without heavy spines or thickening of any joint ; proportions of tarsal 

 joints, 55 : 35 : 25 : 20 : 30 + 15. Hind legs with the tibia slightly flattened but not 

 apically expanded, no upper apical heavy spines ; posterior comb with fourteen 

 to fifteen spines. Proportions of tarsal joints, 65 : 37 : 28 : 22 : 30-f20. 



Abdomen like that of the $, depressed above and carinate below ; all tergite^ 

 equally sclerosed, and none posteriorly emarginate. The surface smooth along 

 the median line, but the pattern reappearing at the sides. Only one posterior row of 

 bristles on tergites 1 (three, three) and 2 (six, six) ; on 3 and 6 there is a complete 

 double row of bristles, and one or two more at the sides ; tergite 7 has one or two 

 hairs outside the stylet and about fourteen (seven, seven) between ; tergites 6 and 7 

 are also shagreened at the sides, with numerous microscopic scales. Tergites 2 to 7 

 are equal, and 1 is half as long again as the others. The stylet bears one long and 

 three or four shorter bristles. Length, about 1*8 mm. ; alar expanse, 3-3 J mm. 



Northern Rhodesia: Kashitu, S^JcJ, 6 ^^j ^^^^^ from puparium of Glossina 

 morsitans (LI. Lloyd), 



Type — a $. 



The Glossina puparium was taken on ll.xi.l4, and the parasites emerged four 

 days later. Besides the above complete examples 2 ^^ and 2 5$ were enclosed 

 in a fragmentary condition, these having been kept alive by the collector in an 

 attempt to propagate the species. In his covering letter (30.xii.l4) Mr. Lloyd 

 remarks that " in all, 9 $5 and 6 (J (J emerged through a small round hole on the 

 dorsal surface, a Httle in front of the anal cap ; . . . . copulation occurred shortly 

 after emergence and the males hved only a day or so." Considering the care taken 

 in rearing these parasites, the broken condition (noted by Mr. Lloyd before despatch) 

 of four examples which were kept alive for breeding purposes, seemed noteworthy. 

 I have since seen cJc? of another Anastatus when confined in a tube with a ^ bite 

 one another so severely that a leg was partially torn off. 



Family Eulophidae. 

 Genus Syntomosphyrum, Forst. 



Syntosmophyrum glossinae, Wtrst. 



S. glossinae, Waterston, Bull. Ent. Res. v, pt. 4, p. 365, figs. 14-16 (1915). 



A tube full of fragments of this species has been received, concerning which 

 Mr. Eminson writes, " about thirty specimens found on August 21st, 1914, which 

 had emerged from a single pupa of G. morsitans. As will be seen, the parasites emerged 

 through a minute hole in the pupa-case. Since that date three specimens of pupa- cases 

 similarly attacked have been found. The pupa was collected on June 1st within 

 a mile of the Kafue R., near Mwengwa." 

 (C155) ^ 



