RECLASSIFICATION OF MICROG ASTERINI 155 



with numerous, coarse rugae on posterior, declivous part. Stigma somewhat narrow ; 1st 

 abscissa of the radius and the transverse cubitus forming a long, evenly curved vein as in jason 

 (cf. Text-fig. 175) ; submedian cell with only a few setae towards apex ; setae of the median 

 cell long, sparse, widely absent along medius side of cell ; abscissa 1 of the discoideus hardly longer 

 than the nervulus and distinctly shorter than abscissa 2 ; hind wing very broad. Outer side 

 of hind tibia densely spinose. 



Median field of tergite (2 + 3) subrectangular, its lateral corners not very acutely angled (Text- 

 fig. 162). 



Length: ca. 4-8 mm. without ovipositor. 



Australia : Brisbane, 8.111.1957, 1 $, the TYPE, bred from Arotrophora 

 ambrodelta, (G. Ettershank). New Hebrides : Malekula, 1.1930, 1 $, (L. E. Chees- 

 man). 



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



Host : Arotrophora ambrodelta Low (Tortricidae). 



This is a fine, very distinct species, aberrant and not to be confused with any other 

 species dealt with in this synopsis. 



Apanteles prusias sp. n. 



$. Another species without trace of a longitudinal keel on the propodeum, having many of 

 the characters of briareus but an ovipositor of different structure. There are other big differences. 



Middle tibia whitish yellow on basal half, blackish on apical half ; hind tibia like middle tibia, 

 the pale basal half in sharp contrast with the blackened apical half ; almost basal half of hind 

 basitarsus yellowish ; segments 3-5 of the hind tarsus reddish, paler than the dark half of the 

 basitarsus. Wings strongly embrowned ; stigma evenly dark brown and all venation pig- 

 mented. 



Face punctate, the punctures large but rather indistinct. Antenna about as long as the body 

 but broken ; segment 15 not longer than wide. Distance between the posterior ocelli slightly 

 shorter than the distance between one of them and the eye-margin. 



Mesoscutum densely, discretely punctate, the punctures sharp and rather large. Disc of 

 scutellum with sharp, scattered punctures almost all over. Propodeum with strong rugae 

 radiating upwards from the orifice and tending to define vaguely the limits of an areola. Median 

 and submedian cell densely setose (cf . briareus) ; metacarp fully six times as long as its distance 

 from the apex of the radial cell ; abscissa 1 of the discoideus only slightly longer than the nervulus 

 but distinctly a little shorter than abscissa 2 ; hind wing rather narrow ; cubitellan cell not 

 higher than wide. Spines of the upper part of outer side of hind tibia fire-red ; those on lower 

 part whitish ; outer, upper face of hind coxa closely, coarsely punctate. 



Median field of tergite (2 + 3) with acutely drawn out lateral angles. Ovipositor sheath 

 hardly as long as the hind tibia ; ovipositor simple. 



Length: ca. 3-2 mm. without ovipositor. 



Ceylon : Madulsima, 8.xii.i9o8, 1 $, the TYPE, (T. B. Fletcher). 



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



Aberrant within the lacteus-gvoup, differing from briareus in appearance of wings as 

 well as structure of ovipositor. In many respects, prusias resembles the following 

 species but there are big differences. 



Apanteles melpomene sp. n. 



$. A species without trace of a longitudinal propodeal keel and with an ovipositor similar to 

 that of prusias, with which species it may be compared as follows : 



