i 4 4 G. E. J. NIXON 



gent to the anterior ocellus virtually touching the posterior pair ; posterior, 

 horizontal surface of tergite i very obviously rugose ..... 3 



3 Hind tibia almost black with the spurs contrasting white ; inner spur of the hind tibia 

 slightly longer ; flagellum with slightly longer pubescence and not in the least paler 

 apically ; pubescence of mesopleurum towards middle coxa and of metapleurum 

 paler, longer and conspicuous ; ovipositor straight and downcurved at extreme 

 tip ; a distinct stub at the junction of the 1st abscissa of the radius and the trans- 

 verse cubitus ; occiput with distinct, iridescent shimmer ; horizontal part of tergite 

 1 with more longitudinal elements in its sculpture but the sculpture less heavy than 

 in the next species ......... venilia sp. n. 



Philippines: Negros Or., Mt. Canlaon, 3,600 ft. iv.1953, 1 $, the TYPE, (M . d>< D. 

 Townes). Type in Coll. Townes. 



The pubescence of the wings is rather long, very dark and somewhat a feature of 

 the species. 



- Hind tibia dark brown with basal fifth sharply pallid ; hind spurs yellowish ; inner 

 spur of the hind tibia shorter, weaker, not reaching beyond the middle of the hind 

 basitarsus ; flagellum with shorter pubescence ; antenna distinctly paler towards 

 extreme tip, the more apical segments more closely articulated, shorter, 16-17 being 

 about one and one third times longer than wide ; pubescence of mesopleurum 

 towards middle coxa and of metapleurum much less conspicuous ; not at all 

 characteristic as in venilia ; no trace of a stub at the junction of the 1st abscissa of 

 the radius and the transverse cubitus ; occiput without an iridescent shimmer ; 

 horizontal part of tergite 1 with a more even, though still shiny, rugosity in which 

 longitudinal elements are absent (only one specimen seen !) ; pubescence of wings 

 normal ; ovipositor curved downwards towards apex but not in the least abruptly 



daphne sp. n. 

 Philippines: Mindanao, Iligan, 1 $, the TYPE, [Baker). Type in the U.S. National 

 Museum. 



The vannal lobe has a straight edge beyond its widest part and has at most an 

 occasional projecting hair ; in venilia, this edge is very slightly convex but like 

 daphne is virtually without projecting hairs. 



The SESIAE-Grouf 



This is another small group with longitudinally keeled propodeum and widely 

 exserted ovipositor. The two included species are very different. 



The American species of Apanteles with keeled propodeum need a good deal more 

 study before their interrelationships at the species-group level can be more clearly 

 defined. 



Key to Species 

 Females 



1 Body entirely bright fulvous except for a little infuscation along the posterior margin 

 of the scutellum and of post-scutellum and along the medilal keel of the propodeum ; 

 ovipositor sheath only slightly longer than the hind tibia, more or less straight in 

 profile ; vannal lobe beyond its widest part with straight edge and here with an 

 occasional minute, projecting hair. 



Ocelli close together, the distance between the anterior ocellus and a posterior 

 ocellus very obviously less than the diameter of the ocellus ; mesoscutum strongly 

 shining and with only traces of superficial punctation ; tergite 1 hardly narrowed 



