﻿KEW 
  SPECIES 
  OF 
  CHALCIDOIDEA 
  FROM 
  CEYLON. 
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  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  axillae 
  and 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  furrow, 
  and 
  a 
  third 
  behind 
  the 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  

   prothorax 
  near 
  the 
  middle. 
  Scutellum 
  with 
  two 
  bristles 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  both 
  beyond 
  

   one-half 
  ; 
  pattern 
  finer 
  than 
  on 
  the 
  mesonotuin, 
  drawn 
  out 
  and 
  hardly 
  raised. 
  

   Mesopleurae 
  reticulate 
  ; 
  mesoprepectus 
  large, 
  with 
  coarse 
  raised 
  pattern 
  ; 
  meta- 
  

   notum 
  medianly 
  reticulate, 
  with 
  smooth 
  side 
  areas 
  ; 
  propodaeum 
  smooth, 
  with 
  

   well-developed 
  keel. 
  Spiracles 
  nearly 
  circular, 
  " 
  metapleurae 
  " 
  with 
  a 
  fringe 
  of 
  

   six 
  to 
  seven 
  silky 
  hairs 
  on 
  lowest 
  edge 
  above 
  the 
  ridge. 
  

  

  Wings 
  : 
  fore 
  wings 
  having 
  the 
  submarginal 
  cell 
  well 
  developed, 
  with 
  a 
  dozen 
  

   hairs. 
  Submarginal 
  vein 
  with 
  nine 
  to 
  ten 
  bristles 
  ; 
  the 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  marginal 
  

   vein 
  which 
  bounds 
  the 
  submarginal 
  cell 
  bears 
  five 
  to 
  six 
  bristles, 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  rest 
  

   are 
  numerous 
  dense 
  short 
  bristles. 
  The 
  radius 
  is 
  short, 
  with 
  a 
  narrow 
  neck 
  and 
  

   quadrate 
  end 
  ; 
  four 
  cells 
  ; 
  post-marginal 
  twice 
  the 
  radius 
  ; 
  marginal 
  ciliation 
  

   short. 
  Submarginal 
  : 
  marginal 
  : 
  radius 
  : 
  post-marginal, 
  as 
  5 
  : 
  10 
  : 
  1 
  : 
  2. 
  Behind 
  the 
  

   marginal 
  vein 
  is 
  a 
  narrow 
  clear 
  strip 
  with 
  one 
  row 
  of 
  twelve 
  bristles 
  ; 
  from 
  the 
  

   junction 
  of 
  the 
  marginal 
  and 
  submarginal 
  veins 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  six 
  slopes 
  towards 
  the 
  

   posterior 
  edge, 
  bounding 
  the 
  clear 
  area 
  referred 
  to. 
  Parallel 
  with 
  the 
  hind 
  margin 
  

   runs 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  isoclined 
  hairs, 
  from 
  which, 
  above 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  frenulum, 
  a 
  double 
  

   row 
  of 
  similar 
  hairs, 
  bounding 
  a 
  very 
  narrow 
  and 
  not 
  well-defined 
  line, 
  goes 
  to 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  distal 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  wing. 
  The 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  wing, 
  except 
  the 
  basal 
  triangle, 
  

   is 
  evenly 
  haired. 
  Length, 
  1*1 
  mm. 
  ; 
  breadth, 
  "55 
  mm. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  : 
  length, 
  *9 
  mm. 
  ; 
  

   breadth, 
  "20 
  mm. 
  

  

  Legs 
  : 
  all 
  the 
  coxae 
  blackish, 
  all 
  the 
  fourth 
  tarsal 
  joints 
  dusky 
  and 
  blackish 
  at 
  the 
  

   tips, 
  the 
  remaining 
  joints 
  of 
  the 
  tarsi 
  and 
  the 
  tibiae 
  pale 
  ; 
  the 
  femora 
  are 
  mainly 
  

   pale 
  medianly, 
  with 
  a 
  blackish 
  streak 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  and 
  lower 
  edges 
  in 
  the 
  fore 
  and 
  

   hind 
  legs, 
  more 
  extensive 
  in 
  the 
  femur 
  ; 
  in 
  the 
  mid 
  legs 
  the 
  black 
  femoral 
  streak 
  

   is 
  developed 
  almost 
  entirely 
  on 
  the 
  ventral 
  edge. 
  Fore 
  legs 
  : 
  coxae 
  coarsely 
  reticulate 
  

   •outside 
  near 
  base, 
  apical 
  bristle 
  rather 
  long, 
  six 
  to 
  eight 
  minute 
  pre-apical 
  hairs. 
  

   Femur 
  not 
  swollen, 
  somewhat 
  bare, 
  with 
  only 
  three 
  to 
  four 
  hairs 
  in 
  the 
  ventral 
  row, 
  

   all 
  on 
  basal 
  half 
  ; 
  the 
  pre-apical 
  posfcero-ventral 
  bristle 
  is 
  long 
  ; 
  there 
  are 
  five 
  to 
  

   six 
  hairs 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  edge, 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  posterior 
  face 
  a 
  median 
  row 
  of 
  eight 
  to 
  ten 
  

   bristles, 
  and 
  four 
  to 
  five 
  shorter 
  ones 
  below 
  the 
  apical 
  edge 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  anterior 
  face 
  

   are 
  over 
  a 
  dozen 
  short 
  bristles 
  disposed 
  in 
  two 
  irregular 
  rows 
  along 
  the 
  upper 
  edge, 
  

   the 
  two 
  subapical 
  and 
  median 
  ones 
  being 
  stronger. 
  Tibiae 
  with 
  eight 
  to 
  nine 
  bristles 
  

   on 
  the 
  upper 
  edge, 
  and 
  numerous 
  weak 
  short 
  bristles 
  on 
  the 
  ventral 
  aspect, 
  mainly 
  

   towards 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  two 
  anterior 
  stouter 
  bristles 
  ; 
  the 
  apical 
  ventral 
  bristle 
  is 
  single. 
  

   First 
  tarsal 
  joint 
  with 
  a 
  distinct 
  comb 
  of 
  six 
  even 
  parallel 
  short 
  spines 
  on 
  the 
  

   anterior 
  aspect. 
  Mid 
  legs 
  : 
  the 
  coxa 
  bears 
  a 
  patch 
  of 
  five 
  clear 
  short 
  spines 
  on 
  the 
  

   inside. 
  Femur 
  with 
  a 
  submedian 
  posterior 
  row 
  of 
  five 
  bristles, 
  beginning 
  at 
  

   one-third 
  from 
  the 
  base 
  to 
  near 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  subapical 
  bristle 
  dark 
  and 
  strong, 
  

   spine-like. 
  Hind 
  legs 
  : 
  femur 
  with 
  eight 
  to 
  nine 
  bristles 
  on 
  anterior 
  aspect 
  ventrally, 
  

   but 
  some 
  distance 
  above 
  the 
  edge 
  ; 
  another 
  row 
  (six 
  to 
  seven) 
  just 
  above 
  the 
  

   middle 
  line, 
  mainly 
  on 
  the 
  apical 
  half 
  ; 
  between 
  this 
  row 
  and 
  the 
  edge 
  there 
  are 
  

   about 
  half-a-dozen 
  shorter 
  bristles 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  posterior 
  surface 
  are 
  several 
  scattered 
  

   bristles, 
  of 
  which 
  about 
  six 
  (rather 
  longer) 
  form 
  a 
  median 
  row. 
  Tibia 
  with 
  one 
  long 
  

   and 
  one 
  short 
  stout 
  apical 
  spine, 
  and 
  besides 
  a 
  transverse 
  comb 
  of 
  about 
  eight 
  

   spines. 
  

  

  