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Philippines : Manila, 11 $$, one the TYPE, (R. Brown). 

 Type in the U.S. National Museum. 



Because of its wider first tergite, this species loses something of the characteristic 

 appearance of the taeniaticornis-group and might be regarded as transitional between 

 this group and the ater-group s.L. The most easily appreciated difference between 

 this species and phalis is to be found in the shape of the first tergite. 



Apanteles taeniaticornis Wilkinson 



Apanteles taeniaticornis Wilkinson, 1928a : 109. 



This and the following three species form a very compact segregate. 



$. Black ; gaster somewhat brownish but yellow at base beneath ; membranous sides of 

 tergite 1 yellow. Legs on the whole brightly coloured ; hind trochanters yellow and hind femur 

 pale brown ; hind tibia somewhat darker than its femur and yellowish on about basal quarter. 

 Wings distinctly brownish. 



Head deep from back to front (Text-fig. 199) ; above smooth, but with satin-like sheen. 

 Antenna slightly longer than the body, somewhat powerfully built with the preapical segment 

 about one and a half times longer than wide. 



Mesoscutum faintly dull and with a satin-like sheen ; its punctation fine but sharp, finer than 

 in both nymphis and conon. Disc of scutellum polished, impunctate. Mesopleurum with a large, 

 oblong, smooth depression. Hind claws long, as in nymphis (cf. Text-fig. 194). Wings (Text-fig. 



177)- 



Horizontal part of tergite 1 smooth, almost without sculpture. Basal tergites (Text-fig. 183). 

 Ovipositor sheath about as long as the hind tibia. 

 Length: ca. 3 mm. without ovipositor. 



Java : Tjibodas 5-7,000 ft., 4 $$. (Type locality). 

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



Apanteles natras sp. n. 



$. May be compared with taeniaticornis as follows: — 



Paler parts of the legs more reddish than yellowish ; hind tibia reddish brown, paler towards 

 apex and throughout on inner side . Wings less smoky. Antenna broken but segment 1 2 entirely 

 dark brown. 



Head less deep from back to front. Temples with faint but distinct indication of punctation. 

 Basal segments of the fiagellum slightly thicker. Ocelli in a slightly lower triangle. 



Mesoscutum duller, more strongly and more evenly punctate. Upper, outer side of hind tibia 

 densely spinose (Text-fig. 200) ; hind tarsus decidedly bristly in comparison with that of 

 taeniaticornis. 



Philippines : Benaue, Mt. Prov., 30.xii.1953, 1 $, the TYPE, (H. K. & D. 

 Townes) . 



Type in Coll. Townes. 



Apanteles nymphis sp. n. 



$. Differs from taeniaticornis as follows : — 



Paler parts of the legs less yellowish but the hind femur paler than in taeniaticornis and not 

 darker than the trochanter. 



