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  JAMES 
  WATERSTON. 
  — 
  NOTES 
  ON 
  AFRICAN 
  CHALCIDOIDEA 
  — 
  II. 
  

  

  Parapsides 
  with 
  still 
  coarser 
  (but 
  hardly 
  raised) 
  reticulation, 
  deeply 
  invaded 
  by 
  the 
  

   narrow, 
  finely 
  striate 
  reticulate 
  axillae, 
  and 
  provided 
  with 
  seven 
  to 
  eight 
  bristles, 
  

   that 
  above 
  the 
  tegulae 
  being 
  stout. 
  Scutellum 
  yellow, 
  with 
  browner 
  tinge 
  posteriorly 
  ; 
  

   a 
  little 
  broader 
  than 
  long 
  (10 
  : 
  9), 
  with 
  four 
  wide 
  deep 
  sulci, 
  which 
  divide 
  the 
  width 
  

   in 
  the 
  ratio 
  3:4:3; 
  evenly 
  striately 
  reticulate 
  ; 
  each 
  dorsal 
  side-piece 
  bears 
  two 
  

   bristles, 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  another 
  posteriorly 
  above 
  the 
  metathorax. 
  Metanotum 
  narrow, 
  

   mid 
  lobe 
  reticulate, 
  side-pieces 
  rugulose. 
  Propodaeum 
  with 
  strong 
  keel 
  and 
  much 
  

   raised 
  ; 
  pale, 
  darker 
  round 
  and 
  below 
  the 
  stigma, 
  which 
  is 
  shortly 
  oval 
  or 
  nearly 
  

   round, 
  wifch 
  two 
  bristles 
  below. 
  

  

  Wings 
  : 
  fore 
  wing 
  not 
  quite 
  three 
  times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  broad 
  ; 
  1*8 
  mm. 
  long, 
  *7 
  mm. 
  

   broad. 
  Submarginal 
  cell 
  narrow, 
  with 
  six 
  bristles 
  on 
  the 
  distal 
  third, 
  and 
  four 
  

   on 
  the 
  basal 
  third, 
  the 
  mid 
  third 
  bare 
  ; 
  submarginal 
  vein 
  with 
  five 
  to 
  six 
  bristles 
  \ 
  

   the 
  inner 
  edge 
  along 
  the 
  marginal 
  vein 
  with 
  13 
  to 
  14 
  fringing 
  bristles 
  ; 
  six 
  on 
  

   the 
  radius. 
  Submarginal 
  : 
  marginal 
  : 
  radius 
  — 
  3 
  : 
  6 
  : 
  1 
  ; 
  the 
  radius 
  rather 
  long 
  and 
  

   apically 
  gradually 
  expanded. 
  Hind 
  wing, 
  1*3 
  mm. 
  long, 
  *3 
  mm. 
  broad. 
  

  

  Legs 
  : 
  fore 
  legs 
  entirely 
  pale, 
  a 
  little 
  tinged 
  with 
  brown 
  on 
  the 
  inner 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  

   coxae 
  ; 
  the 
  sternum 
  and 
  episternum 
  still 
  darker. 
  Coxae 
  coarsely 
  reticulate, 
  with 
  

   about 
  15 
  bristles 
  evenly 
  distributed 
  on 
  the 
  surface, 
  one 
  (subapical) 
  being 
  longer 
  

   and 
  stouter. 
  Femur 
  not 
  swollen 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  basal 
  two-thirds 
  a 
  ventral 
  row 
  of 
  five 
  

   bristles, 
  and 
  about 
  two 
  others 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  surface. 
  Tibia 
  longer 
  than 
  femur 
  ; 
  

   apical 
  transverse 
  comb 
  of 
  six 
  spines. 
  First 
  tarsal 
  joint 
  with 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  10 
  to 
  12 
  short 
  

   spines 
  on 
  the 
  inside 
  ; 
  proportions 
  of 
  joints 
  — 
  35 
  : 
  38 
  : 
  35 
  : 
  45. 
  Mid 
  legs 
  long 
  and 
  slender 
  ; 
  

   entirely 
  pale 
  ; 
  coxae 
  with 
  three 
  bristles 
  only. 
  Tibiae 
  much 
  longer 
  than 
  femora. 
  

   Proportions 
  of 
  tarsal 
  joints 
  — 
  60 
  : 
  50 
  : 
  40. 
  Tibial 
  spine 
  five-sixths 
  of 
  first 
  tarsal 
  joint. 
  

   Hind 
  legs 
  with 
  the 
  coxae 
  large, 
  swollen, 
  superiorly 
  very 
  coarsely 
  reticulate, 
  bare 
  

   exteriorly, 
  save 
  for 
  the 
  subapical 
  median 
  bristle. 
  The 
  femur 
  bears 
  about 
  twelve 
  

   external 
  bristles. 
  The 
  tibial 
  spur 
  is 
  strong 
  and 
  equals 
  the 
  first 
  tarsal 
  joint, 
  and 
  

   there 
  is 
  a 
  transverse 
  row 
  of 
  seven 
  to 
  eight 
  spines. 
  

  

  Abdomen 
  with 
  the 
  peduncle 
  broad 
  ; 
  second 
  tergite 
  pale, 
  third 
  dark 
  at 
  sides, 
  fourth 
  

   and 
  fifth 
  entirely 
  darkened, 
  sixth 
  with 
  an 
  anterior 
  dark 
  band 
  produced 
  medianly 
  

   behind 
  and 
  two 
  paler 
  spots 
  at 
  the 
  sides. 
  Spiracles 
  very 
  small, 
  circular, 
  set 
  in 
  a 
  brown 
  

   spot. 
  All 
  the 
  tergal 
  surface, 
  from 
  the 
  fourth 
  to 
  the 
  seventh, 
  coarsely 
  reticulate 
  and 
  

   raised 
  ; 
  second 
  tergite 
  smooth, 
  third 
  reticulate 
  at 
  sides. 
  The 
  second 
  tergite 
  has 
  

   two 
  to 
  three 
  bristles 
  at 
  the 
  side, 
  the 
  third 
  five 
  to 
  six, 
  the 
  fourth 
  and 
  fifth 
  eight 
  to 
  

   nine 
  and 
  seven 
  to 
  eight 
  respectively, 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  in 
  front 
  ; 
  the 
  sixth 
  has 
  15 
  to 
  17 
  in 
  

   a 
  patch 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  and 
  a 
  transverse 
  posterior 
  row 
  of 
  seven 
  bristles 
  ; 
  the 
  seventh 
  

   tergite 
  bears 
  on 
  each 
  side, 
  mainly 
  behind 
  the 
  spiracles, 
  about 
  16 
  bristles. 
  The 
  

   tergites 
  increase 
  in 
  length 
  gradually, 
  2 
  to 
  5 
  being 
  subequal, 
  and 
  6 
  considerably 
  longer. 
  

   The 
  eighth 
  tergite 
  long 
  and 
  conical, 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  spiny 
  bristles, 
  with 
  the 
  

   stylets 
  distally 
  placed. 
  Stylet 
  short 
  with 
  swollen 
  base, 
  three 
  short 
  and 
  one 
  long 
  

   bristle. 
  The 
  ninth 
  tergite 
  articulated 
  considerably 
  behind 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  eighth 
  ; 
  

   free 
  portion 
  to 
  base 
  as 
  3:5. 
  The 
  free 
  flaps 
  are 
  brownish 
  yellow, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  

   subapical 
  dark 
  band 
  and 
  a 
  light 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  apex. 
  

  

  Length, 
  over 
  2 
  '75 
  mm. 
  ; 
  alar 
  expanse, 
  over 
  3 
  mm. 
  

  

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