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1 4 2 OHDEE—HYMENOPTERA.
SrEoiES 4—POLYCHKOMA 7-DENTATA.
Capite ffineo, facie aurea, occìpite nig-rieaute ; antennis nigris; tliorace nule pmictato; mesotlioraoe cajruleovindi,
dorso cupreo ; scutello mag-uo convexo, purpureo, apice viridi ; abdoinine oloDgato-conico, nitidissimo,
dorso clialybajo-piirpureo versus basiu magis euprcscenti, basi ipsa mag-is aureo-viridi, apice nigro ; pedibus
4 anticis clialybiEO-nigris; tarsis artieulo basali albido; coxis posticis viridi-ca;ruleis nitidis, femoribus cupreis,
clavatis, subtus 7-deiltatis ; tibiis posticis asneis basi fulvis ; tarsis albis apice fuscis ; alis hyalinis.
Long. corp. lin. 3 ; expans. alar, antic, lin. éj .
H a b i t a t ; Amazonia (Bates). In Mus. Hopciano Oxonia3.
SPECIES 5—P O L T C H K O M A CUPKESCENS.
Capite et thorace obscure-Eeneis, punctatissimis ; scutello cuprescente; metatliorace ca-nileseenti, nitido;
abdomme breve ovato-conico, supra cupreo-nitidissimo, basi aureo purpureoque tincto ; antennis nigris, articulis
mtermediis fulvis; pedibus 4 auticis nigro-aineis; tarsis basi albis; pedibus posticis, cum eoxis et femoribus,
nigro-ajueis; tibiis basi articuloque basali tarsonim albis, femoribus posticis clavatis, 16-deuticulatis ; alis
byalinis; pone medium parum fuscescentibus.
Long. corp. lin. 3 ; expans. alar, antic, lin. 4.f.
H a b i t a t ; Australasia, Slelbourne (D. Bakewell). In SIus. Hopciano Oxonia? (olim nostr.)
GEKUS—PELECINELLA.
(Westw. Traus. Ent. SEE. Lond. i86S, Proo. p. 35,)
Callimomi affine : corpus fceminaj longissimum, fere filiforme; caput subglobosura ; antenna3 (fig. 8 a) thoracis
longitudine ll-articulatas, articulis secundo et tertio minutis, quarto longo subcompresso, reliquis sensim
decrescentibiis ; collare capite duplo longius valde angustatum; abdomen longissimimi, gracillimum, segmentis
secundo et tertio parum crassioribus, reliquis compressis ; apice lobis 2 magnis foliaceis terminato (figs. 8 i, 8 c **),
oviduetus exsertus fere abdominis longitudine curvatus; alfe antica; ramo stigmaticali fere punetiformi; pedes
4 antici graciles ; 3 postici apice tibiarum et artieulo basali tarsorum dilatatis.
P E L E C I N E L L A PHANTASILA.
(Westw. Trans. Eut. Soc. Lond. loc. cit. p. 36.)
PLATE XXVI, PIG. 8.
Nigra, punctata : abdomine clialybajo ; collaris lateribus rufis, abdomine nitido ; pronoto, metanoto et
petiolo transverse striatis, segmento sequente purpureo ; alis translucidis ; tarsorum posticorum articulis 4 apicalibus
albis.
Loug'. corp. lin. 12 ; expans. alar, antic, lin.
Habitat ; ad ripas Hum. Amazonum (Bates). In Mus. Ilopeiauo Oxonia;.
G E N U S — T H A U M A S U R A .
(Westw. Trans. Eut. Soc. Lond. 1868, Proe. p. 36.)
Cleonymo et Episteni® affine: antenna; (fig. 9«) graciles U-articulata;, artieulo secundo mediocri, tertio
minuto, quarto longo, reliquis sensim attenuatis; thorax subovalis; abdomen segmentis 5 basalibus brevibus,
massam ovalem fingentibus ; duobus apicalibus gracillimis tubulum capite et thorace duplo loiigiorem pro
receptione o^ddnctus formantibus; alcE anticie ramo stigmaticali brevi, apice furcato; femora compressa; tarsi
simpliees ; oviduetus abdomine a quarta parte longior.
The mandibles (fig. 9 a) are trigonate, the inner margin obtusely 3-dentate ; the maxillary palpi (fig. 9 i)
with the second and fourth joints elongate; the labial palpi (fig. 9 c) apparently only 2-jointed.
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F A M I L Y — C H A L C I D I D ^ . SUB-FAMILY—PERILAMPIDES. 1 4 3
THAUMASUEA TEKEBRATOE.
(Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. loc. cit.)
PLATE XXVI, PIG. 9.
T. purpureo-chalybffia, punctata: metathoracis lateribus et abdominis basi cupreo tinctis; antennarum
articulis intermediis pedibusque rufis, alis anticis sub stigmate fusco parum ncbulosis; abdominis segmento
sexto 5 prajoedentibus simul sumptis longitudine ajquali, séptimo longiore et teuuiore; tibiis posticis extus curvatis
serrulatis.
Long, capitis, thoracis et segm. 5 basal, abdom. lin. 5 ; segra. 2 apical, abdom. lin. 7 ; expans. alar, antic,
lin. 9i.
Habitat; Australasia, partib. Austral. In Mus. Hopeiano Oxonia; (olim nostr.)
G E N U S — S O L E N U R A .
(Westiv. Ti-ans. Ent. Soc. Loud. 1868, Proc. p. 36.)
Thaumasura; affine: antennae (fig. 10«) capite vix duplo longiores, 11-articulata;, apicem versus paullo
crassiores artieulo secundo parvo, tertio minuto; corpus breve compaetum; abdomen segmentis 3 basalibus massam
elongato-ovalem, thoracis magnitudine formantibus, reliquis tubulatis ; quarto 3 basalibus simul sumptis
longitudine squali, cylindrico, quinto prascedente duplo breviore, sexto 4 basalibus simul sumptis iequali, séptimo
minuto ; terebra paullo ultra abdominis apicem extensa (fig. 10 á apex abd. latere visus) ; pedes breves simpliees.
SOLENUEA TELESCOPICA.
(Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. loc. cit.)
PLATE XXVI, FIG. 10.
S. ehalyba-a punctatissima : abdomine purpm-ascente ; segmento tertio et sequentibus carina media distinctis
; antennis nigris, pedibus obscure rufis ; alis immaculatis.
Long, capitis, thoracis et segm. 3 basal, abdom. Un, 4 ; segm. 4 apical, abdom. lin. 7 ; expans alar antic
)in. 7. ' '
H a b i t a t ; Java (D. Horsfield?). In Mus. Hopeiano OxoniiB.
GENUS—EUCHARISSA.
("Wcstw. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1868, Proc. p. 36.)
Eueharidi affine : caput transversnm antico dense lanatum ; antenna; capite duplo longiores 16-2.2-artieulato?,
plumosa; vel serrata; ; thorax subglobosus ; abdomen brevissimum petiolo brevi ; pedes breves simpliees.
OBS.—This is the only genus in the whole of the immense number of species forming the family Chaleididos,
which has the antennie formed of more than thirteen joints.
SPECIES 1—EUCHARISSA SPECIOSA.
(Westw. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1868, Proc. p. 37,)
PLATE XXVII, FIG. 3.
Antennis 22-articulatis (fig. 3«), nigris; capite et thorace la;te viridibus, hoc antice canaliculate et
transverse striato; abdomine et pedibus luteis, femoribus et petiolo obsenrioribus; alis pallide fuscescentibus.
Long. corp. lin. 4 ; expans. alar. lin. 10.
H a b i t a t ; Cape of Good Hope. Mecum commnnicaverunt D.D. Klug (cum nomine ' MicAaris speciosa'
Ivi. MS.) et March. Maxim. Spinola.
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