NOTES ON AFRICAN CHALCIDOIDEA — III. 237 



each parapsidal furrow a row (8-9) of bristles extending from the scutellar suture to 

 three-fourths. Side lobes with 10 to 11 minute bristles. The pattern of the mid lobe 

 so drawn out and fine that the surface shows many irregular closely set striae, on the 

 scutellum the pattern is again regular, the cells being raised, so that the surface of the 

 middle area especially is finely mammillated. Post -scutellum pitted and rounded in 

 some specimens, but in most the propodeal keel is carried forward. Structure of the 

 propodeon as in atriclavus, but the whole notum is honeycombed deeply and coarsely ; 

 7 to 8 cells on each side of median keel ; five bristles below the spiracle ; pleurae 

 below the spiracle smoother. 



Wings (fig. 3).- — Fore wings rather over twice as long as broad ; length, 2*25 mm. ; 

 breadth, 1 mm. Submarginal : marginal : radius, as 10 : 15 : 4. Submarginal 

 with 5 bristles ; submarginal cell with about 14 bristles ; marginal with 20 stout 

 bristles, appearing beyond the costa. The radius bears about 12 bristles disposed as 

 in the figure. There are 4-5 bristles below the submarginal vein on the basal triangle. 

 Hind wings barely 3J times as long as broad. Submarginal : marginal, as 5 : 7. 

 Whole surface densely hairy, except on the small triangle subtended by the sub- 

 marginal, where there are only one or two minute scattered bristles ; the comb of 

 short bristles at the end of the marginal below the hooks of the frenulum numbers 

 9-10. Length, l*7mm. ; breadth, 0*5 mm. 



Legs.- — Fore legs : coxae with three subapical external stiff bristles, and as many 

 more (shorter) on the outer surface ; femur nearly bare anteriorly, but below the 

 dorsal edge there are 8-10 short bristles in a row ; a similar ventral row of stiff, rather 

 long bristles ; on the posterior aspect are about 20 stout bristles widely but evenly 

 spaced ; tibiae bare posteriorly, with sparsely set bristles anteriorly ; apical 

 comb of 6 spines ; comb on first tarsal joint with 9-10 spines. Mid legs : femora 

 very bare, there being only a scattered row (4 or 5) of bristles about the middle of 

 both aspects and a few shorter on dorsal edge and near the apex, besides the usual 

 apical bristles ; no ventral row ; hind femora with only one or two long bristles more 

 than the mid pair ; the tibial comb with only 6 to 7 spines. The proportions oL the 

 tarsal joints are : — 





i. 



ii. 



ill. 



iv. 



Fore 



30 



35 



35 



65 



Mid 



45 



45 



35 



75 



Hind 



60 



■ 



55 



45 



75 



Abdomen.- — The integument, which has lost practically all its pattern, is smooth 

 and shining, but highly magnified it shows numerous minute raised points. The 

 tergites are extremely pilose, 80 to 90 bristles, occurring on the sixth alone. Anteriorly 

 the bristles or hairs are sparser, but even tergite i. bears about 20. Between the 

 stylets are about 30 straight stiff bristles, with many more outside. The ovipositor 

 is similar in proportions and shape to that of the preceding species ; the free portion 

 of the sheath is narrower, with the superficial bristles nearer the apex ; it is rather 

 over one-third of the base. 



Length, 2| mm. ; alar expanse, 5-5J mm. 

 (C205) c 



