132 G. E. J. NIXON 



Mesoscutum and disc of scutellum somewhat dull, closely, rather coarsely punctate. The 

 large, dorsal areas of the propodeum are dull, with a fine, somewhat glistening rugosity (Text-fig. 

 142). First abscissa of the radius much shorter than the transverse cubitus ; vannal lobe short 

 and with long fringe of hairs throughout. 



Tergite 1 fully one and a half times longer than wide, finely rugose, its horizontal part more or 

 less parallel-sided and slightly longer than wide. Tergite 2 defined as such and occupying the full 

 width of the gaster, rugose like tergite 1. Hypopygium angled at about 45 degrees as seen in 

 profile, evenly sclerotised all over ; no trace of lateral creases. Ovipositor sheath a little shorter 

 than the hind tibia. 



Length: 2 mm. without ovipositor. 



S. Africa : E. Cape Province, Katberg, 19-26.i1. 1933, 2 $$, one the TYPE, 

 (R. E. Turner). 

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



This little species is highly aberrant and I have found no close allies. In general 

 habitus, there is a resemblance to the species of the ultor-groxvp. The hind spurs of 

 this species are very weak, the inner one being only about one third as long as the 

 hind basitarsus. 



The INSOLENS-Grovp 

 Monobasic. 



Apanteles insolens Wilkinson 

 Apanteles insolens Wilkinson, 1930b : 276. 



This is an isolated species characterized largely by the combination of bright red 

 mesoscutum and the arrangement of keels on the propodeum. 



$. The amount of red on the thorax is variable but seems always to involve the pronotum and 

 propleurum as well as the mesoscutum. The rest of the thorax is darkened with the propodeum 

 becoming almost black. Head black. Hind femur entirely yellow. 



Vertex and temples very strongly punctate. Ocelli in a rather low triangle, with the posterior, 

 transverse tangent to the anterior ocellus just touching the posterior pair. Mesoscutum strongly, 

 closely but discretely punctate all over. Propodeum (Text-fig. 148). Inner spur of the hind 

 tibia just reaching middle of hind basitarsus. Vannal lobe beyond its widest part with sparse, 

 projecting hairs. 



Tergite 1 fully one and a half times longer than wide, rugose, very slightly narrowed behind 

 (Text-fig. 148). Median field of tergite (2 + 3) weakly defined ; sometimes it shows medially a 

 smooth, more or less circular swelling. Hypopygium weakly sclerotised, tightly folded in death 

 and without lateral creases. Ovipositor (Text-fig. 147). 



Length: ca. 2-5 mm. 



S. Africa : Cape Province, Mossel Bay (type locality). 

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



This species shows a fortuitous resemblance to camma in the curious arrangement 

 of the propodeal keels, though they produce a different pattern in the two species. 

 In the absence of intergrading species I am not prepared to say that insolens is 

 related to camma. 



Wilkinson (1932 : 328) was well aware of the peculiarities of this species and 

 placed it in a special group that he designated with the letter M. 



