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The edge of the pronotum, tegulse, two longitudinal lines 

 on the mesonotum, the scutellum and post-scutellum, 

 yellow. Median segment thickly covered with longish 

 pale hair, coarsely aciculated, the areae distinct except the 

 posterior median, the keels of which are obliterated. The 

 propleurse, except at the base, closely obliquely striated, 

 the striae coarser on the lower side, the mesopleurae 

 rather strongly and distinctly punctured, the base of 

 the median segment punctured, the rest longitudinally 

 shagreened, running into striations on the lower side. All 

 the coxae and trochanters are black ; the fore femora, 

 tibiae and tarsi rufous, as are also the four posterior, but 

 these are darker in tint, this being especially the case 

 with the femora. Abdomen shining ; the apex of petiole 

 closely punctured, the gastrocoeli shallow, indistinct ; the 

 sheaths of the ovipositor black. 



Has the look and form of a Cryptus, but is a true 

 Ichneumon. 



Ichneumon utetes, sp. nov. 



Rufus, pleuris nigris ; femoribiis posticis fuscis ; alts 

 hyalints, stigmateflavo, nervis fuscis. 9- Long. 5 mm. 



Antennae short, stout, almost bare, if anything thick- 

 ened beyond the middle, uniformly rufous. Head rufous, 

 the vertex darker, the excavated front black ; the face 

 strongly punctured ; the clypeus with only a few shallow 

 punctures ; the front transversely striated in the middle; 

 the vertex and occiput closely and rather strongly punc- 

 tured ; the outer orbits, except at the top, very smooth, 

 and shining, and with only a few shallow scattered 

 punctures ; the mandibles rufous, their teeth black ; the 

 palpi testaceous. Thorax rufous ; the mesonotum in front 

 infuscated ; the propleurae black, except above and 

 beneath ; the base indistinctly striated ; the mesopleurae 

 black, except a pale testaceous mark on the apex above 



