ig6 G. E. J. NIXON 



Host: Euproctis terminalis Walker (Lymantriidae). Gregarious with cocoons 

 whitish and loosely heaped together. 



This is a dark species largely characterized by the broadness of the posterior, 

 polished band of the scutellum. 

 ii Vertex and temples sharply and very characteristically punctate ; mesoscutum 

 almost all over densely, sharply punctate. 



Occiput deeply hollowed out right up to the posterior ocelli ; hind coxa brown ; 

 incomplete sulci of the tergite 2 directed towards the posterior corners of the 

 tergite ; 1 yellow but becoming infuscate on its apical, turned over part ; lateral 

 keel of the propodeum joining the inner part of the posterior keel almost in an even 

 curve (Text-fig. 224) ; hypopygium short .... tormina sp. n. 



Belgian Congo: Mulungu, viii. 1946, 10 $$, one the TYPE, 4 $$, (P. C. Lefevre). 

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



Host: Eurytela dryope Cramer (Nymphalidae) on Ricinus. 

 - Vertex and temples without this distinct and characteristic punctation ; mesoscutum 

 less extensively punctate and at least on nearly posterior half becoming almost 

 impunctate ............ 12 



12 Hypopygium long, acute, strongly developed (Text-fig. 220) ; gaster strongly 

 laterally compressed ; frequently tergite 2 with an elongate, median area that is 

 bounded by, or even covered with, fine aciculation ; preapical segment of the an- 

 tenna two and a half to three times as long as wide. 



Pale brownish species with tergite 1 more or less yellow and tergite 2 almost as 

 long as 3 ; hind tarsus longer in proportion to its tibia than in the related cerates 

 and the flange beneath segments 1-4 quite inconspicuous ; vannal lobe unusually 

 short and with indication of hair-fringe throughout . gratiosus Wilkinson 32 



Uganda. Belgian Congo. Type in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 



Host : Lasiocampid sp., Arctiid sp. Gregarious with the brown cocoons standing 

 on end amongst the hairs of the host. 



Distinct on account of the compressed gaster and strongly developed hypopy- 

 gium. 

 Hypopygium short, of normal form ; gaster shorter and not thus strongly com- 

 pressed laterally ; tergite 2 apparently never with such a raised area bounded by 

 aciculation ; preapical segment of the antenna about twice as long as wide. 



Species richly marked with yellow on gaster, tergite 2 being often entirely yellow 

 except for an oblique brownish mark on each side ; mesoscutum on posterior half 

 with sparser punctation than in gratiosus, becoming highly polished and almost 

 bare here ......... pallidocinctus Gahan 33 



Kenya. Uganda. Type in the U.S. National Museum. 



Host: Papilio demodocus Esper. Gregarious. Cocoons brownish, papery, 

 loosely attached to the host. 



The DEMETER-Group 

 Monobasic. 



Apanteles demeter Wilkinson 



Apanteles demeter Wilkinson, 1934a : 154. 



$. Dark brown, the legs hardly paler. Wings distinctly darkened. 



Eyes small. Ocelli in a high triangle, the posterior, transverse tangent passing far in front 

 of the posterior pair. Dorsal surface of mesoscutum and the scutellum polished, impunctate, a 



32 Apanteles gratiosus Wilkinson, 1930a : 150. 



33 Apanteles pallidocinctus Gahan, 1918 : 588. 



