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Temples more strongly rugose. Antenna more obviously shorter than the body with the apical 

 segments very closely articulated ; segments 16-17 hardly longer than wide ; pubescence of 

 flagellum extremely fine and quite inconspicuous. 



Mesoscutum with a stronger, more even punctation. Disc of scutellum more narrowed behind 

 and almost conically raised here. Costula of propodeum wanting. Thicker spines along upper 

 part of outer side of hind tibia shorter and blunter. Metacarp a little longer in proportion to its 

 distance from the apex of the radial cell. 



Tergite 1 more sharply narrowed behind. Median field of tergite (2 + 3) unusually small. 

 Ovipositor sheath fully as long as the hind tibia ; ovipositor slightly thinner than in taragamae. 



Length: 2-5 mm. without ovipositor. 



Philippines : Luzon, Mt. Makiling, 1 $, the TYPE, {Baker). 

 Type in the U.S. National Museum. 



Apanteles cerberus sp. n. 



A large, more heavily built and more strongly sculptured species than taragamae and 

 transitional between the taragamae-complex of species and the oriental species of the 

 metellus-complex as represented by opacus. 



$. Hind coxa, hind trochanter, and hind femur entirely dark ; hind tibia almost blackish on 

 apical half but becoming rather bright yellowish on basal half ; hind tarsus infuscate, except 

 base of segment 1. 



Eyes not convergent. Face shiny but with coarse, indistinct rugose-punctation towards sides. 

 Frons and vertex with some sort of rugosity everywhere ; behind the ocelli there are distinct 

 traces of transverse aciculation. Antenna hardly shorter than the body ; rather thick, segment 

 17 being about one and a quarter times longer than wide. 



Mesoscutum somewhat dull, densely punctate ; notaulic course showing as a dull, rugose band 

 with hardly a trace of longitudinal elements at its posterior end. Disc of scutellum rather 

 strongly narrowed behind, polished, weakly convex and with a few punctures towards sides and 

 front. Areolation of propodeum complete. Anterior part of mesopleurum coarsely rugose ; 

 towards posterior depression the surface shows simple punctation and some striation. Setae of 

 the median cell colourless ; metacarp about four and a half times as long as its distance from the 

 apex of the radial cell ; hind wing broad, the 2nd abscissa of the mediella distinctly shorter than 

 the distance between its distal extremity and the apex of the vannal lobe. 



Tergite 1 showing the same degree of apical narrowing as in taragamae. Ovipositor sheath 

 about one and a quarter times longer than the hind tibia. 



Length: 2-8 mm. without ovipositor. 



India : S. Coorg, Tithimatti, 30.x. 1942, 2 $$, one the TYPE, bred from Hapalia 

 ochracialis, defoliating Embelia robusta. 

 Type in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 



Host : Hapalia ochracialis Walker (Pyraustidae). 



This species differs from metagenes in having a thinner ovipositor and pellucid 

 stigma and from oritias in having a strongly areolated propodeum, inter alia. The 

 broad hind wings are an important feature for its recognition. 



Apanteles oenone sp. n. 



Closely related to the species of the taragamae complex but differing from them all 

 in having tergite 1 virtually quadrate. 



