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curved j stigmatic ramus almost punctiforni ; apex of posterior tibia and 
joint 1 of tarsi dilated. Sp. P, phantasma^ sp. n., Westw. 1. c. p. xxxvi, 
Amazons. 
Thaumasura, g. n., Westwood, 1. c. p. xxxvi. Allied to Cleonyinus and 
Ppistenia) antennce 11-jointed, 3 minute, 4 long; thorax suboval; segments 
I- 5 of abdomen short, forming an oval mass, 2 last very slender, forming a 
long tubule for the reception of the ovipositor; stigmatic ramus short, fur- 
cate at apex ; femora coiappressed, tarsi simple ; ovipositor one-fourth longer 
than abdomen. Sp. T. tcrchrator, sp. n., Westw. ibid.. North Australia. 
Soicnura, g. n., Westw. /. c. p. xxxvi. Allied to preceding; nntennno 
II- jointcd, slightly thickened at apex, joint 2 small, 3 minute; segments 
1-3 of abdomen forming an oval mass, rest tubulate, 0 very long ; logs short, 
simple. Sp. S. tclcscojnca, sp. n., Westw. ibid., Java. 
JEucharissa, g. n., Westwood, 1. c. p. xxxvi. Allied to Eucharis ; head 
transverse, densely woolly in front; antennm of 16-22 joints, serrated; 
abdomen very short, petiole short, legs short, simple. Sp. E. speciosa, sp. n., 
Westw. 1. c. p. xxxvii. Cape of Good Hope; E. natalica, sp. n,, Westw. 
i bjd., Na tal. . — 
Marshall characterizes this genus and its known BritishXy 
' .species (Ent. M. Mag, iv. pp. 201-203 and 227, 228). Of known species he 
describes S. stigmaticalis (Westw.), integer (Thoms.), and nigripes (Thoms.). 
The following are new British species : — S. hasalyformis, 1. c. p. 202 ; S. 
hemiptenis, ibid. ; S. nhnormis, ibid. ; and S. nigriclavis, 1. c. p. 228. 
Loxotropa. Marshall {1. c. pp. 228-230) also characterizes this genus and 
indicates the British species. Loxotropa tripartita, exigua, and nigricornis, 
spp. nn., Marshall, /. c. p. 229, Britain. 
Dryinus tarraconensis, Marshall, 1. c. p. 204, north of Spain (with generic 
character, 1. c. p. 203). 
MAnsHALiT^nl.^L^Ma^^w 157^160) "t^ilates the British genera of 
Ceraphrontides, and indicates the species belijnging to each which he knows 
to occur in Britain. Ilis arrangement is as follows : — 
1. IIabropelte (Thoms. )= p. {'Boh.) — Megaspilu8 (Fdrst.). 
Sp, 1. dux {VA\\'i.') — 8cntel1aris (Boli.)4-^?&?h/?',s’ (Boh.); 2. ^triolata ('I’lioms.). 
2. TnicvnoHTE.RESi.s(E6r3t.) = p. (Boh.)= Thlihoncura (Thoms,). 
Sp, glabra (J^o\\.) — dandestinus (Nees). 
3. Lygocerus (FoYQi.)= Ceraphron (Thoms,). Sp. 1. halidayi (Curt.); 
2. carpenteri (Curt.) = basalis (Thoms.) ; 3, ramicornis (Boh.) ; 4. serricorfiis 
(Boh.) ; 5. 2)uhesc€7is (Thoms.). 
4. Megaspilus (We,stw.). Sp. 1. ohdo?7tmalis (Boh.) ==teiiidcortiis (Poh.) ; 
2. syrphi (Boucho) — Eupehmis stpphii (l^ees) 3. 6orea/7,s (Thoms.) ; 4. arc- 
ticus (Thoms.); 6. (Nees) ; G. (Nees) ; 7. haltcratus (Boh.) 
==&m;«})cnms (Nees) ==Zo«<7morms (Boh.) ; 8. mekmocephalm (Boh.) ) 9. tho- 
racicus (^oos)-= halter aUis, var. // (Boh.) ; 10. (Thoms.) ; 11. eras- 
sicoi-nis (Boh.) = .sidcatus (Nees) ; 12, rujlpes (Nees) ; and Megaspilus atelopte^ 
rus, sp. n., Marshall, 1. c. p. 159, near Milford Haven. 
6, Lagynodes (Fdrst.) = ilf?cro/Js (Hal., Thoms.). ^yallidus (Boh.), 
6. Ceraphuon ((S\\t.)= Calliceras (Nees). Sp. 1. hisjjinosus (Nees); 
2. nanus (Nees) (Thoms.) ; 3. (Thoms.). 
7. Aphanogmus (Thoms.). Sp. liyalinipennis and tenuicornis (Thoms.)f -■ 
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