252 G. E. J. NIXON 



more extensive below ; preapical segment of the antenna twice as long as wide ; 



hind tibia entirely red ........ scotica (Marshall) 51 



Europe: British Is. ; Poland ; Sweden. N. America: i $ in British Museum 

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



This species is stouter than the second European species, kinzi and differs from it 

 at once on the characters of the ovipositor sheath. 



- Ovipositor sheath not more than two thirds as long as the hind basitarsus and with 



modified setae at apex ........... 3 



3 Tergites, except 1 and the median field of 2, yellowish red ; segment 5 of the front 



tarsus without a spine ; hind coxa reddened virtually throughout ; 1st abscissa of 

 the discoideus distinctly a little shorter than the 2nd ; flagellum thicker, not tapered 

 distally, the preapical segment about two and one third times longer than wide ; 

 tip of ovipositor sheath with two setae that are pale, adpressed and easily over- 

 looked. 



Fore wing yellowish with stigma pale and emitting radius more distal to middle 

 than in facetosa ; the mesoscutum and disc of scutellum are more coarsely sculptured 

 than in the other species ; median field of tergite 2 sharply emphasised, its lateral, 

 bounding furrows, deep, coarsely rugose .... .auripes (Provancher) 55 



N. America. 



Host: Neleucania albilinea Hiibner (Noctuidae). 



The above notes are based on a specimen in the British Museum determined by 

 Gahan. 



- Tergites beyond 2 blackish with at most tergites 2 and 3 narrowly along sides and 3 



narrowly across apical margin, yellow ; segment 5 of the front tarsus with a lateral 

 spine ; hind coxa with much blackening on basal half and reddish or yellowish 

 apically ; 1st abscissa of the discoideus as long as the 2nd ; flagellum thinner, 

 tapered distally with the preapical segment about three times as long as wide ; tip 

 of ovipositor sheath with 2-3 blackened setae ....... 4 



4 Tergite 1 narrow, parallel-sided or nearly so (Text-fig. 326) ; tergite 2 only very 



slightly transverse, about one and a half times as wide as long ; hind femur 

 yellow rather than red, with darkened tip ; metacarp a little longer ; front tarsal 

 segment 5 without an apical constriction, its spine less well developed. 



Hind tibia blackened at apex ...... facetosa (Weed) 56 



N. America. My interpretation of this species is based on specimens determined 

 by Muesebeck and kindly presented by him to the British Museum. 



- Tergite 1 shorter, less narrow and distinctly widened behind, more coarsely rugose ; 



tergite 2 a little more transverse ; hind femur red rather than yellow, its tip hardly 

 darkened ; metacarp a little shorter ; front tarsal segment 5 with a strong apical 

 constriction and well developed spine. 



Hind coxa more extensively blackened at base than in facetosa, the black covering 

 fully basal half ; in facetosa, the yellow of the hind coxa, at least laterally, tends to 

 push into the black area as a tongue ; hind tibia reddish throughout ; ovipositor 

 sheath (Text-fig. 318) . . . . . . . . . hinzi sp. n. 



Europe: Finland ; Germany, Harz, 3 $$, one the TYPE, 1 <£, bred 23.viii.1953, 

 from Deilinia pusavia, (R. Hinz). Type in Coll. Hinz. 



Host: Deilinia pusavia L. (Geometridae). 



The fore wing of this species is faintly darkened apically but remains hyaline 

 within the radial cell. 



bi Microgaster scotica Marshall, 1885 : 251. 



Protomicroplitis scotica (Marshall), comb. n. 

 bh Microgaster auripes Provancher, 1886 : 141 ; Muesebeck 1922 : 31 



Protomicroplitis auripes (Provancher) comb. n. 

 5t Microgaster facetosa Weed, 1888 : 296. 



Protomicroplitis facetosa (Weed) comb. n. 



