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[VoL. IX 
much stronger. Midlegs, femur more extensively bare anteriorly. 
Anteroventrally near the apex 2-3 bristles spinose, and posteroven- 
trally 3 in a transverse row; spur less than half the 1st tarsal joint, 
which bears ventrally about 10 spinose bristles. On the posterior 
aspect of the same joint 5-6 of the lower lateral bristles are spine- 
like. Hind legs ; femur, posterior aspect sparsely set with bristles of 
which about half dozen are much longer forming an irregular median 
row. Tibia (from half onwards), the lowermost rows (1-3) of bristles are 
stronger and wider apart and there are 6-7 stouter, spinose, across the 
apex. Posteriorly the normal comb consists of 9-10 bristles. 
Abdomen dorsally and posteriorly swollen, but not broad, ovipositor 
invisible from above. 1st tergite at its shortest and 2nd at its longest 
equal ; together occupying more than half the visible surface. 3-6 
diminishing in length, the 3rd half as long as the 2nd. The 1st tergite is 
smooth with some bristles mainly in front of the lateral chitinous swel- 
lings. From the middle of tergite 2 onwards the surface becomes duller 
and raised reticulate with 3-4 posterior rows of bristles. The spiracle 
is very small, circular, and heavily chitinized. The setigerous process 
(bearing 5 bristles) is closely surrounded superiorly by a row of 
minute stiff bristles and there is a patch of longer bristles below. Be- 
tween the processes the surface bears numerous short stiff bristles. The 
short free portion of the sheath (not articulated), is ^ of the base. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
I 
65 
27 
25 
20 
SO 
II .... 
100 
32 
24 
20 
45 
Ill 
90 
35 
20 
25 
50 
Length about 3-2 mm. Alar expanse about 5-2 mm. 
The which otherwise closely resembles the $ differs conspicuously 
in the sculpture of the propodeon which descends less abruptly than in 
the $ and has the dorsal surface completely occupied by large deeply 
hollowed cells placed symmetrically about the mid line. 
Length about 3 mm. Alar expanse about 5 mm. 
Type $ in British Museum bred from Diapiis Jurtivus Samps., 
(Platypodidae) which attacks “ Sal ” Shorea rohusta. One of a series 
of 7$$> Apalchand Range, -Jalpaiguri, Duars, Bengal. Emerged 
Dehra Dun, August-September 1913. [Rajabhatkhawa, Buxa, Bengal, 
9th November 1914 with D. jurtivus ex Sal. C. F. C. Beeson]. 
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