. Australian insects. Insects. HYl\rENOrTERA. 85 from Australia; but none of the Genus Anomalon have been recorded. Fig. 50 —Bassus lactatmiui, (Falir.). An Iclineumoii wasp that destroys the pupae of Syrpliid flies ("Agricultural Gazette," ). Bassus hictiitorins is a well known Ichneumon which has a very wide range over the globe, and is not a useful species, for it lays its eggs in the larvae of Syri)liid flies, which feed upon different kinds of plant lice (Aphis) and are very useful insects to the gardener. It measures about l^ of an inch in length, with the head, thorax, t
. Australian insects. Insects. HYl\rENOrTERA. 85 from Australia; but none of the Genus Anomalon have been recorded. Fig. 50 —Bassus lactatmiui, (Falir.). An Iclineumoii wasp that destroys the pupae of Syrpliid flies ("Agricultural Gazette," ). Bassus hictiitorins is a well known Ichneumon which has a very wide range over the globe, and is not a useful species, for it lays its eggs in the larvae of Syri)liid flies, which feed upon different kinds of plant lice (Aphis) and are very useful insects to the gardener. It measures about l^ of an inch in length, with the head, thorax, tip and base of the abdomen black, the rest reddish brown with yellow markings on the head. The tibiae of the hind legs are very distinctly banded with white, black, and reddish brown, giving it quite a dis- tinctive character. Family 9. Small Ichneumons. BRACONIDAE. These are insects with very similar habits but easily separ- ated from the large ichneumon wasps by the structure of the fore wings, as they have the outer cross veins wanting, thus showing two long outer cells, which in the former are divided into two cells. The antennae are always composed of more than fifteen joints, and the segments of the abdomen are moi-e s<)lder<Hl together. Many of them, like the Microf/asters, are very small, others are as large as many of the smaller true ichneumons. This country is probably very. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Froggatt, W. W. (Walter Wilson), 1858-; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS; Tippmann Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Sydney, W. Brooks
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