REPORT ON A SMALL COLLECTION OF PARASITIC 

 HYMENOPTERA FROM JAVA AND SUMATRA 



by 



A. B. Gahan. 



(U. S. Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C.) 



The following parasitic Hymenoptera were received by the writer 

 through the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, from 

 Mr. S. Leefmans, of the Institute for Plant Diseases, Buitenzorg, Java. 

 Six species of the lot proved apparently new, while interesting new host 

 records are obtained for the other four species. 



Superfamiiy Chalcidoidea. 

 Family Eulophidae. 



Asympicsiella india GiRAULT. 



Three females, comprising lot B, received with Mr. LEEFMANS letter 

 dated November 27, 191 Q, and said to have been reared from larva of 

 Qracilaria theivora Walsingham, Goenoeng Mas, 1200 m. near Buitenzorg, 

 Java, apparently agree very nicely with the type specimen of this species 

 which is in the U. S. National Museum. 



Diaulomella javcnsis» new species. 



Differs from the description of D. auslraliensis GiRAULT in having the pedicel 

 distinctly though not a great deal longer than broad, the antennal club equal to or 

 barely longer than -the first funicle joint, the coxae basally yellowish brown, and the 

 hind femora with a brownish spot on the outer side beyond the middle. 



Fe m ale.— Length 2.25 mm. Head reticulate punctate, more or less shining; posto- 

 cellar line distinctly longer than the ocellocular line; first, second, and third funicle 

 joints subequal and each more than twice as long as broad; fourth funicle joint, about 

 twice as long as broad; club 3-jointed, pointed at apex and subequal to the first 

 funicle joint in length, the apical joint very small; mandibles with six or seven small 

 teeth; pronotum, mesoscutum, axillae, and scutellum with close strong thimble-like 

 punctures; propodeum similarly sculptured; abdomen about as long as the head and 

 thorax, nearly smooth, with some faint reticulations. Face, antennal flagellum, coxae 

 except apically and spot on the hind femora beyond middle, brownish; scape, pedicel» 

 legs except coxae basally, venter of abdomen except margins and apical one-third, and 

 a large triangular spot at base on the dorsum, pale yellowish or nearly white; head 

 brownish black with more or less strong metallic green lustre especially on the vertex; 

 thorax metallic blue green with strong violaceous reflections on the mesoscutum and 

 scutellum; abdomen except as noted, brownish black; wings hyaline. 



