Hymenoptera britannica. Fasc. 1-2

Abstract

Statin-a his major, elongata. Caput in utroque sexu latum complanatum, fronte Kquata. Oculi subtilissime pubescentes. Labrum inflexum. Autenna9 longre graciles scapo brevi. Prothorax productus, limbo explanato rotundato. Mcsopleura; antice rugulosa>. Mesothoracis sulci humerales fere obliterati. Metathorax magnus, totus rugosus, linca longitudinali subelevata. Petiolus brevissimus, rugulosus : segmcntum Z"" basi brevissime striatum, rufcsccns. Terebra abdomine parum brcvior, gracilis, linearis, decurva. Ala) nervis disci spiu'iis infuscatis, stigmata arcolam modo non implente. AliB/. minores.

Observations on Swarming in Braconidae (Hymenoptera) and Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera).

“…It seems that no other Braconid has been observed performing aerial dances, but those of Blacus were first described by Haliday (1836), who noted, in his original description of B. tripudians, that males danced in swarms like…”

Phylogeny and classification of the Orussidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera), a basal parasitic wasp taxon

“…The first family group name derived from Orussus , Oryssites, was introduced by Newman (1834). The family name in its present form was apparently first employed by Haliday (1839; ‘Oryssidae’) (see Guiglia, 1965 for an exhaustive list of family group names).…”