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as long as head plus thorax ; the four preapical segments virtually square in out- 

 line ; median cell almost bare and in distal half with about 6 setae ; ovipositor 

 very long, about twice as long as its sheath, rather thin and abruptly downcurved 

 in apical third (Text-fig. 102) ...... oroetes sp. n. (p. 119) 



- Mesoscutum dull all over, finely rugose, the notaulic courses showing as still duller 



bands that widen posteriorly ; antenna nearly as long as the body, with the four 

 preapical segments distinctly longer than wide ; median cell fairly densely 

 setose, though at first sight appearing nearly bare, the setae colourless and easily 

 overlooked ; ovipositor much shorter, evenly and weakly curved throughout . 28 



28 Disc of scutellum more strongly, even quite strongly, rugose all over ; mesoscutum 



more strongly rugose, the duller bands of the notaulic courses in weaker contrast 

 with the rest of the surface ; ocelli further apart, the distance between the 

 anterior ocellus and a posterior ocellus almost one and a half times greater than the 

 diameter of the posterior ocellus ...... hersilia sp. n. (p. 119) 



- Disc of scutellum less strongly rugose ; mesoscutum less strongly rugose, the duller 



bands of the notaulic courses in stronger contrast with the rest of the surface and 

 more obviously widened posteriorly ; ocelli closer together, the distance between 

 the anterior ocellus and a posterior ocellus not greater than the diameter of the 

 posterior ocellus ......... coilus sp. n. (p. 119) 



29 Ovipositor very thick, straight, except at apex (Text-fig. 104) ; distance between the 



posterior ocelli distinctly greater than the distance between one of them and the 

 eye-margin ; antenna much shorter than the body . . alaspharus sp. n. (p. 114) 



- Ovipositor much thinner, slightly curved throughout ; this distance not at all greater 



than the distance between a posterior ocellus and the eye-margin ; antenna about 



as long as the body ........ evadne sp. n. (p. 116) 



Apanteles trabea sp. n. 



$. Legs entirely dark. Wings faintly tinted ; stigma pale with distinctly darker border. 



Frons above, vertex and temples appearing dull and greyish owing to fine microsculpture and 

 fine pubescence. Eyes (Text-fig. 97). Antenna a little shorter than the body, thin and with the 

 preapical segment fully one and one third times longer than wide. 



Mesoscutum evenly dull, densely, evenly rugose-punctate. Propodeum dull, strongly rugose 

 all over ; areola not defined. Median cell of the fore wing densely setose all over ; hind wing 

 rather narrow. Hind tarsus long, very slender. 



Gaster thickly, conspicuously hairy. Tergite 1 parallel-sided, dull, finely, evenly rugose. 

 Ovipositor sheath about three quarters as long as the hind tibia. 



Length: ca. 2-5 mm. without ovipositor. 



S. Africa : Cape Province, Mossel Bay, 6.X11.1933, 1 $, the TYPE, (R. E. Turner). 

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



A most distinctive species on account of the short metacarp, convergent eyes and 

 coarse thoracic sculpture. 



Apanteles rosaces sp. n. 



$. Another species with the head subtriangular from in front but not at all closely related to 

 trabea. 



Hind tibia dark brown on apical half but becoming very faintly paler towards base ; hind 

 tarsus dark brown throughout. Wings glass-clear but the stigma evenly brown. 



Head from in front (Text-fig. 91) . Eyes not at all convergent. Face shiny, smooth. Antenna 

 fully as long as the body, very thin and with the preapical segment fully one and half times 

 longer than wide. 



