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reared from cells of Apion validum Germ, in stems of Athaea officinalis L. (Dr. /. 

 Erdos) . 



This species is very close to elongatus D. & G., but differs in the relatively longer 

 gaster of the female. 



Hungary. 



Biology. Reared from cocoons of Apion validum Germ, in stems of Althaea 

 officinalis L. (Dr. /. Erdos). 



Trichomalus elongatus Delucchi & Graham 



Trichomalus elongatus Delucchi & Graham, 1956 : 559-560, $. 



Type material. Holotype and 4 paratypes in Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna ; 

 one paratype in coll. Delucchi, another in coll. Graham. 



Britain ; ? Austria. 



Biology. Reared with Eurytoma sp. from stems of Althaea rosea (L.) Cav., 

 probably as a parasite of Apion radiolus Marsh., Sept. 1874 (G. Mayr). Imagines 

 chiefly Aug.-Sept. (One record for April). 



Lanceosoma cardui Masi, (1953 : 391) might be near T. elongatus. 



Trichomalus acuminatus Delucchi & Graham 



Trichomalus acuminatus Delucchi & Graham, 1956 : 556-557, $. 



Type material. Holotype and one paratype in Naturhistorisches Museum, 

 Vienna ; one paratype in coll. Delucchi, another in coll. Graham. 



Czechoslovakia (Moravia), Frain, 3-16.viii.1883. 



Biology. Reared from Gymnetron villosulum Gyll. on Linaria sp. (see Delucchi & 

 Graham, 1956 : 557). 



Trichomalus cupreus Delucchi & Graham 



? Pteromalus consuetus Walker, 18726 : 121-122, <J. 

 Trichomalus cupreus Delucchi & Graham, 1956 : 560-561, $. 



Type material. Pteromalus consuetus Walker. One male, accepted as TYPE, 

 labelled " Madeira Wollaston " and (in Walker's handwriting) " Pteromalus 

 consuetus ". It might be the male of cupreus, though I cannot be certain. 



Trichomalus cupreus Delucchi & Graham. Holotype $ in BM(NH), labelled 

 " Madeira Wollaston " and, in Walker's handwriting, " Pteromalus flammifer 

 [nom. nud.]". No other material has been seen. 



Madeira. 



Biology. Unknown. 



