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and base dirty testaceous ; areolet quadrangular, its second outer 

 nervure oblique. Abdomen : the first and second segments and the 

 sides of the third testaceous-red ; the extreme margin of the fifth, 

 sixth and seventh entirely white. Aculeus one-third the length of 

 the abdomen. Legs reddish brown ; the outer sides of the hinder 

 coxce fuscous. Length 2^ lines. 



It appears to be allied to C. carnifex, but the colour of the 

 scutellum differs ; the aculeus is also shorter. 



In Mr. Desvignes' collection. 



58. Cryptus signatorius. B. M. 



Cryptus signatorius, Fab. Piez. 71, n. 6. 

 Ichneumon signatorius, Fab. Ent. Syst. 135, n. 14. 

 Cryptus bellosus, Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 668. 



In the collections of Mr. Curtis and Mr. Desvignes. 



Beared from the larva of Epipone Icevipes. 



Subgenus 3. PHYGADEUON. 



Section I. — Scutellum and abdomen black. 



1. Phygadeuon digitatus. 



Phygadeuon digitatus, Grav. ii. 642, 148. 



Ichneumon digitatus, Gmel. Syst. Nat, 2688, n. 258. ( $ of Cryp- 

 tus bivinctus, Fam. 2). 



Section II. — Scutellum with white markings. Abdomen black 



and red, 



2. Phygadeuon pumilio. B. M. 

 Phygadeuon pumilio, Grav. ii. 653, 156. 



3. Phygadeuon jucundus. B. M. 

 Phygadeuon jucundus, Grav. ii. 658, 161. 



4. Phygadeuon terminatus. B. M. 

 Phygadeuon terminatus, Grav. ii. 665 y 164. 



