BB1TISH ICHNEUMONIDiE. *> 



29. Ichneumon maculiventbis, n. s. B. M. 



Scutello nigro. Antennarum annulo Jlavo-albo. Pedibus nigris. 



Tibiis anticis, extrorsum albido-stramineis. Tarsis posticis 



medio annulatis. Stigmate alarum rufo-ferrugineo. Seg- 



mentorum 2 et 3 marginibus lateralibus ferrugineis, (ventre 



flavo segmento 2o ; lined, 3 et 4 maculis utrinque quadrati 



nigris) . 



Capite maculd laterali. Clypeo et orbitis oculorum verticalibus 



flavis. Palpis stramineis. Antennis setaceis nigris ; arti- 



culis 11—16 fiavo-albis,, subtus fuscis. Thorace gibbo. 



Scutello nitido, subelevato. Suturd, versus alas sinuata, 



elevatd. Areola supero-medid metathoracis , subquadrata hex- 



angulata crebre punctata. Alis fumdto-hyalinis, stigmate 



rufo. Radio piceo radice rufo-stramineo. Areola quinque- 



angulari, subquadrangulari. Pedibus nigris, femoribus an- 



terioribus subtus nigro-badiis, apice ferrugineis. Tibiis 



mediis apice summo, necnon articulis tarsorum apicibus ful- 



vis. Tarsis posticis nigris articulis 2 et 3 medio annulo 



fiavo-albido. Abdomine elongato-ovato segmento primo nitido 



lineis duabus elevatis, apice trianguli formam excavati effi- 



centibus 2 et 3 opacis, marginibus lateralibus quartique basi 



rufo, 4 — 7 apicibus summis rufescentibus. Aculeo exserto 



brevi. 



30. Ichneumon obator, n. s. B. M. 



Mas. Areola triangulari. Orbitis oculorum internis albis. 

 Coxis et trochanteribus nigris. Pedibus anterioribus rufis, 

 femoribus posticis apice distincte nigro annulatis. Tarsis et 

 tibiis nigris, his ante basin rufis. Stigmate alarum nigro. 



Head : inner facial and frontal orbits of the eyes pale. An- 

 tennae setaceous, about three-fourths the length of the body. 

 Thorax gibbous. M eta thorax ruggedly punctate. Scutellum 

 somewhat elevated. Wings: stigma black; costa and scales pitchy ; 

 areolet triangular. Legs red ; coxae and trochanters black; hinder 

 femora at the apex with a distinct small black ring; also the tarsi 

 and tibiae black, the latter red towards the base. Abdomen: first 

 segment very little broader at the apex than the petiole ; second 

 segment elongate, the extreme apex ferruginous ; 3 — 5 nearly equi- 

 lateral ; 6 — 8 obconic ; the apex acute. Length 4 — 4j lines. 



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