P. CAMERON. HYMENOPTERA. 20J 



anterior legs red, the black on the metathorax black, tinged with red, especially on the 

 pleurae ; underside of antennal scape red, the palpi yellowish ; wings fuscous violaceous, the 

 stigma pallid testaceous, the nervures black, the nervures of the areolet meet in front, almost 

 forming a pedicle; a white bulla on the centre of the disco-cubital nervure, one at the bottom 

 of the 2nd transverse cubital and 2 on the récurrent nervure. Smooth and shining, the basai 

 half of the metanotum with moderately large, distinctly separated punctures and sparsely 

 haired. The basai slope and sides of the ist abdominal segment are smooth, the central apical 

 part strongly punctured, the punctures clearly separated ; the 2nd to 5 A are less strongly 

 but much more closely punctured ; the apical segments are densely covered with short white 

 pubescence. 9- 



Length 12; terebra 10 m. m. 



The temples are very short, rounded. The area on the basai abdominal segment is 

 roundly narrowed at the apex; it is distinctly separated, the sides are not raised. There are 

 2 wide furrows on the 2 nd abdominal segment, oblique, almost meeting at the apex; the 

 furrow on the 2nd is roundly curved. The parapsidal furrows are distinct, clearly defined and 

 extend from the base to the apex. 



So far as colouration goes this species resembles very closely E. pallidiceps Cam. from 

 the Solomon Islands ; the distinction between them, and basalis may be shown thus : 



a. Basai 2 abdominal segments and the hind legs black. 



Metanotum red, the central area on the basai abdominal segment of equal width, the sides 

 margined, the furrow on 2 nd abdominal segment narrow, narrowly separated in the middle; 

 the temples straight. sharply oblique ....... pallidiceps Cam. 



Metanotum blackish, the central area on the basai abdominal segment roundly narrowed at 

 the apex, the sides not raised, the furrow on 2 nd abdominal segment wide, oblique, wklely 

 separated in the middle. the temples rounded ....... flaviceps. 



b. Basai 2 abdominal segments red, and the hind legs red basalis. 



2. Erythropimpla basalis sp. n. 

 Alkmaar, November. 



Red, the 3^ and following segments of the abdomen black, the apex ofthe 2^d blackish, 

 the hind tarsi black, the antennae reddish fuscous ; wings fuscous-violaceous, the stigma testa- 

 ceous, the nervures black; the transverse cubital nervures meeting in front, the 2 nd with 2 

 bullae. The basai segment of the abdomen with the apical central part roundly convex, 

 punctured strongly, but not closely, the apex with a smooth dépression; the 2nd to 5'h are 

 closely punctured, the 2nd with wide furrows converging, but not meeting at the apex, the 

 raised area almost forming a triangle ; the raised area on the 3 rd and 4* are broadly rounded 

 at the apex. The basai half of the l st abdominal segment is somewhat strongly punctured; 

 it is not much narrowed towards the apex. The apical slope of the metanotum is depressed, 

 with the sides margined. Q. 



Length 12 m. m., terebra 12 m. m. 



As with the other species the apical 2 segments are narrowly margined with white. 



Pimpla cinctator, Guér. Brullé, Hymen. IV, 88, 3, from New Guinea appears to be an 

 Erythropimpla allied to basalis, it having the i st abdominal segment red, with the hind 

 legs black. 



Pimpla braconoides, Sm. from Key Island (/. c. 172) is no doubt an Erythropimpla. 



