﻿NOTES 
  ON 
  AFRICAN 
  CHALCIDOIDEA 
  — 
  II. 
  369 
  

  

  median 
  keel 
  ; 
  the 
  apex 
  obliquely 
  truncate 
  from 
  about 
  two-thirds 
  along 
  the 
  posterior 
  

   edge 
  to 
  the 
  insertion 
  of 
  the 
  femur 
  ; 
  two 
  bristles 
  on 
  the 
  keel 
  and 
  one 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  also 
  

   three 
  to 
  four 
  short 
  ventral 
  bristles. 
  Femur 
  with 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  basal 
  ventral 
  hairs 
  

   and 
  thence 
  from 
  base 
  to 
  apex 
  nearly 
  twenty 
  short 
  bristles 
  along 
  the 
  dorsal 
  edge, 
  

   and 
  several 
  others 
  on 
  surface 
  near 
  the 
  edge, 
  especially 
  towards 
  the 
  upper 
  apical 
  

   angle 
  ; 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  femur 
  bare, 
  except 
  for 
  the 
  usual 
  subapical 
  bristle. 
  Tibia 
  

   distinctly 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  femur 
  (5 
  : 
  4), 
  covered 
  with 
  short 
  bristles 
  ; 
  one 
  long, 
  ragged 
  

   bristle 
  at 
  apex 
  continuing 
  the 
  line 
  of 
  the 
  tibia, 
  in 
  length 
  three-tenths 
  of 
  the 
  tibia 
  

   itself, 
  or 
  three-quarters 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  tarsal 
  joint. 
  The 
  tarsus 
  is 
  nearly 
  equal 
  to 
  the 
  tibia, 
  

   the 
  proportions 
  of 
  the 
  joints 
  being, 
  60 
  : 
  35 
  : 
  25 
  : 
  30. 
  Hind 
  legs 
  with 
  the 
  coxa 
  long, 
  

   pear-shaped 
  (17 
  : 
  10) 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  surface 
  near 
  apex 
  two 
  fine 
  bristles, 
  a 
  stronger 
  one 
  

   on 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  at 
  aboub 
  the 
  same 
  position, 
  two 
  apical 
  bristles 
  and 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  

   ventral. 
  Femur 
  shorter 
  than 
  tibia 
  ; 
  nine 
  to 
  ten 
  ventral 
  or 
  subventral 
  bristles 
  and 
  a 
  

   closer 
  row 
  on 
  dorsal 
  edge 
  ; 
  about 
  a 
  dozen 
  others, 
  mainly 
  on 
  outer 
  apical 
  surface. 
  

   Tibia 
  densely 
  clothed 
  with 
  bristles 
  ; 
  the 
  subapical 
  spine 
  strong, 
  equal 
  to 
  two-thirds 
  

   of 
  the 
  first 
  tarsal 
  joint. 
  Tarsus— 
  40 
  : 
  34 
  : 
  25 
  : 
  33. 
  

  

  <$.—Head 
  in 
  general 
  shape 
  like 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  <j>, 
  but 
  broader 
  across 
  the 
  frons 
  ; 
  eye 
  

   bare, 
  not 
  much 
  over 
  one-fifth 
  of 
  the 
  face 
  ; 
  scrobes 
  more 
  flattened 
  on 
  outer 
  side, 
  whole 
  

   face 
  much 
  broader 
  than 
  deep. 
  Between 
  the 
  anterior 
  ocelli 
  and 
  scrobes 
  about 
  thirty 
  

   short 
  hairs, 
  distributed 
  equally 
  about 
  the 
  mid 
  line 
  ; 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  near 
  the 
  eye, 
  longer, 
  

   and 
  forming 
  a 
  fairly 
  regular 
  orbital 
  row 
  ; 
  on 
  vertex 
  two 
  to 
  three 
  stronger 
  bristles, 
  

   there 
  being 
  two 
  also 
  on 
  the 
  occiput 
  and 
  three 
  on 
  the 
  ocellar 
  area. 
  

  

  Mouth-parts 
  : 
  labial 
  palpus 
  with 
  two 
  distinct 
  bristles. 
  Stipes 
  with 
  one 
  small 
  

   bristle 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  mid 
  line 
  in 
  addition 
  to 
  the 
  stronger 
  one 
  near 
  the 
  palpus. 
  

   Lingua 
  with 
  four 
  hairs 
  from 
  raised 
  cells. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  twelve- 
  jointed 
  (fig. 
  15, 
  a): 
  scape, 
  pedicel, 
  three 
  ring 
  joints, 
  funicle 
  four, 
  

   club 
  three. 
  Scape, 
  length 
  to 
  breadth, 
  8:3; 
  swollen 
  sides 
  not 
  subparallel 
  ; 
  subapical 
  

   ventral 
  bristle 
  stronger 
  than 
  the 
  others. 
  Pedicel 
  one-half 
  the 
  scape 
  ; 
  length 
  to 
  

   breadth, 
  2:1; 
  with 
  very 
  strong 
  bristles, 
  five 
  being 
  really 
  spines. 
  The 
  four 
  joints 
  

   of 
  the 
  funicle 
  are 
  sub 
  equal 
  in 
  diameter, 
  but 
  the 
  first 
  pair 
  appear 
  larger, 
  being 
  cylin- 
  

   drical, 
  while 
  the 
  second 
  pair 
  are 
  more 
  bead-like, 
  the 
  angles 
  being 
  rounded 
  off 
  ; 
  the 
  

   joints 
  bear 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  long 
  tubular 
  hairs 
  (from 
  five 
  to 
  three), 
  besides 
  

   the 
  usual 
  hairs 
  (which 
  are 
  stronger 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  $) 
  and 
  sensory 
  channels 
  with 
  triangular 
  

   spurs 
  (fig 
  15, 
  b) 
  ; 
  these 
  channels 
  are 
  not 
  developed 
  on 
  the 
  lower 
  surface. 
  Club 
  

   joints 
  in 
  the 
  proportion, 
  15 
  : 
  17 
  : 
  6 
  ; 
  the 
  first 
  with 
  long 
  hairs 
  like 
  the 
  funicle. 
  Length 
  

   of 
  antenna, 
  -64 
  mm. 
  

  

  Wings 
  : 
  fore 
  wing, 
  1 
  mm. 
  long, 
  -44 
  mm. 
  broad. 
  Submarginal 
  : 
  marginal 
  : 
  radius 
  — 
  ■ 
  

   4:4:1; 
  the 
  marginal 
  broad, 
  the 
  post-marginal 
  obsolescent 
  ; 
  the 
  radius 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  $, 
  

   with 
  four 
  cells, 
  with 
  a 
  relatively 
  larger 
  more 
  quadrate 
  termination. 
  Hind 
  wing, 
  

   •9 
  mm. 
  long, 
  -2 
  mm. 
  broad. 
  Below 
  the 
  hooks 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  vein 
  ending 
  are 
  six 
  minute 
  

   straight 
  bristles. 
  

  

  Thorax 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  <j>, 
  the 
  mesonotum 
  bears 
  at 
  the 
  posterior 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  mid 
  ridge 
  one 
  

   bristle 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  and 
  one 
  at 
  the 
  postero-lateral 
  angle 
  ; 
  the 
  tegulae 
  also 
  in 
  both 
  bear 
  

   a 
  strong 
  and 
  a 
  weak 
  bristle 
  ; 
  mid 
  lobe 
  of 
  mesonotum 
  with 
  only 
  twenty-five 
  bristles 
  

   before 
  the 
  two 
  strong 
  posterior 
  ones. 
  Metanotum 
  with 
  the 
  sunken 
  side-pieces 
  

   obscurely 
  reticulate, 
  not 
  smooth 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  $ 
  ; 
  both 
  sexes 
  with 
  one 
  minute 
  hair 
  near 
  

  

  (C120) 
  g 
  

  

  