RECLASSIFICATION OF MICROG ASTERINI 121 



of the upper, convex part of the mesopleurum ; flagellum shorter, showing a distal 

 thickening with at least the two preapical segments only slightly longer than wide 



tnyrsus sp. n. (p. 121) 



3 Flagellum with a conspicuous yellow band, embracing segments 9-12 



taeniaticornis Wilkinson (p. 123) 



- Flagellum without such a band though it may become very faintly paler distally . 4 



4 Hind tibia densely spinose along its upper surface (Text-fig. 200) ; mesoscutum dull, 



densely, sharply punctate. 



Hind claw long and conspicuous, about as long as the fourth segment of the hind 

 tarsus ......... natras sp. n. (p. 123) 



- Hind tibia not thus densely spinose ; mesoscutum shiny at least on posterior half, its 



punctation slightly less sharp than in natras ....... 5 



5 Hind claw long (Text-fig. 194), hardly shorter than the fourth segment of the hind 



tarsus ; antenna faintly paler towards apex and slightly thickened distally, segment 



16 being about one and a quarter times longer than wide . . nymphis sp. n. (p. 123) 



- Hind claw much shorter than the fourth segment of the hind tarsus (Text-fig. 193) ; 



antenna very thin, not at all paler distally with segment 16 fully one and a half 

 times longer than wide ....... conon sp. n. (p. 124) 



Apanteles phalis sp. n. 



$. Legs predominantly yellowish with the apex of the hind tibia and the whole of the hind 

 tarsus faintly infuscate ; hind coxa pale brown. Wings faintly brownish ; venation fully 

 pigmented ; stigma brown but not dark brown. 



Face smooth, shining. Head above having a smooth, shiny appearance. Distance between 

 a posterior ocellus and the eye-margin fully twice the longer diameter of the ocellus. Antenna 

 longer than the body, thin, the flagellar segments with somewhat bristly pubescence. 



The strongly sculptured mesoscutum is in sharp contrast with the smooth head. Disc of 

 scutellum strongly narrowed behind, shiny but with large, though superficial punctures. 

 Metacarp almost closing the radial cell ; hind wing decidedly narrow. Inner spur of the hind 

 tibia not quite reaching the middle of the basal segment of the tarsus ; claws of hind tarsus 

 small, inconspicuous. 



Tergite 1 long, narrowly wedge-shaped, much as in taeniaticornis (cf. Text-fig. 183), its hori- 

 zontal surface with a vaguely defined trough that is filled with irregular rugosities and is almost 

 as wide as the tergite itself. Ovipositor sheath as long as the hind tibia ; ovipositor rather thin, 

 weakly, evenly curved. 



Length: ca. 2-4 mm. without ovipositor. 



Philippines : Manila, 4 $$, one the TYPE, 9 £<$, (R- Brown). 

 Type in the U.S. National Museum. 



Easily separated from the other species of the group on the form of the sternaulus. 



Apanteles tnyrsus sp. n. 



?. Closely related to phalis. 



Eyes slightly larger. Distance between a posterior ocellus and the eye-margin distinctly less 

 than the greater diameter of the ocellus. 



Furrow between the mesoscutum and the disc of the scutellum slightly less deep than in 

 phalis ; disc of scutellum less narrowed behind, slightly flatter and more polished, virtually 

 impunctate. 



Tergite 1 not distinctly wedge-shaped though slightly narrowed behind (Text-fig. 181) ; its 

 sculpture, as in phalis, coarse. 



