1880.] 
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[Packard. 
witli slio'ht metallic reflections. Thorax and win os as in $. 
CD 
Legs with longer tarsi, especially middle pah-, middle tibiae paler 
than in $ , and tips of hind tibiae pale. Legs generally a little 
paler than in £ . Abdomen as long as thorax, acutely triangular, 
hollowed in middle, and distinctly steel blue at base. 
Length .09 inch. 
From Papilo Timms. (E. Norton.) 
Genus Eulophus. 
$ . Body shining, sometimes appearing as if scaled, smooth or 
finely punctured, sparsely hairy. Head transverse, very short, 
small, deeply excavated (especially in dry specimens), about as 
wide as the thorax. Eyes rounded, of moderate she. Antennae 
nine-jointed, shnple or bearing three long branches, subclavate, 
pubescent, short and thick, or long and slender; first joint fusi- 
form, second cup-shaped, third, fourth, and fifth filiform, fourth 
longer than third, shorter than fifth, sixth fusiform ; club fusi- 
form, a little thicker but not longer than the sixth joint; the 
three branches proceeding from the third, fourth, and fifth 
respectively, second shorter than first branch, longer than the 
third. Thorax ovate, very convex, prothorax short, transverse, 
the three lobes of mesoscutum sometimes well marked ; scutellum 
rounded, convex ; propodeum very short, transverse. Fore wings 
broad, venation much as usual, the subcostal vein dilated at end 
and enclosing a V-shaped space. Abdomen witli scarcely any 
petiole, sublinear, long, often acutely pointed, depressed, first seg- 
ment quite long, following ones shorter. Legs of medium length, 
nearly equal in size; tarsi with joints one-three short, fourth 
longer than third. Ungues and pulvilli quite large ; tarsi of fore 
legs with first joint very short. 
9. “Head narrower than thorax. Antennae nine-jointed, 
longer than half the body, first joint long, sublinear, second elon- 
gated cup-shaped, third very minute, fourth long linear, fifth 
fusiform, short, sixth ovate, short, club fusiform, much longer 
than sixth joint. Abdomen ovate, carinate beneath, much shorter 
and a little narrower than the thorax.” (Adapted from Walker’s 
description.) 
PROCEEDINGS B. S. N. H. VOL. XXI. 3 AUGUST, 1881. 
