S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 34/1. (Budapest, 1981)

Fore wing one-fourth longer than body, 3.4-3.5 mm long. Stigma (Fig. 18) four to five times longer than wide, issuing radial vein distally from its middle, rl shorter than width of stigma, r2 about 1.5 times longer than cuqul, r3 1.8-2 times longer than r2 and approaching tip of wing. Cu2 or r2 and cu3 converging distally. N.rec. interstitial or almost interstitial (Fig. 18); nv postfurcal with its own width. N.par. not interstitial, B closed. Abdomen somewhat shorter than head and thorax together. First tergite (Fig. 19) 1.2-1.25 times as long as wide at hind, evenly broadening posteriorly; basal two keels converging and extending on basal half of tergite; surface medially rugose, laterally uneven to smooth; pair of spiracle before middle. Further tergites polished. Ovipositor sheath in lateral view as long as abdomen or slightly longer than hind tibia. Body black. Vertex laterally, temple below and mesonotum around dimple reddish brown. Mandible brownish yellow with dark margin. Palpi pale. Tegula and legs brownish yellow, tarsi fumous. Wings subhyaline, stigma and vein opaque brownish yellow. 6 and host unknown. Localities: 1. "Tunisia, El Kef, 2.rV.1977 - No.

46, leg. S. Mahunka", 1 p (holotype). 2. "Finland, Pallastunturi - 1967.VII.

27, leg. Mihályi", 1 £ (paratype). - Holotype and paratype are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest; Hym. Typ. No.

2887 (holotype) and 2888 (paratype). The new species represents a member of the conspurcatorgroup and is closely related to Ph. conspurcator (Haliday, 1838), and Ph. impugnata Papp, 1972. The three species are distingushed by the following features: Ph. meritoria sp. n. 1. Second flagellar joint just 1.3 times as long as first joint. 2. First tergite 1.2-1.25 times as long as wide at hind (Fig. 19). 3. r2 1.4-1.5 times as long as cuqul; d 1.7 times as long as n.rec. 4. Hind tarsus one-fifth shorter than tibia. Ph. meritoria sp. n. 1. Second flagellar joint 1.3 times longer than first joint; antenna 24-26 jointed. 2. Between upper and middle denticules margin arched (Fig. 17 ). 3. Fore wing normal in size, 2.5 times as long as wide. N.rec. interstitial, n.par. distinctly not interstitial (Fig. 18 ). 4. Sternaulix narrow, rather linear with fine crenulo-rugosity

. 5. Coxae and proximal trochanter brownish yellow. Ph. conspurcator (Hal

. ) 1. Second flagellar joint distinctly 1.5 times as long as first joint. 2. First tergite 1.4-1.6, usually 1.5 times, as long as wide at hind (Fig. 20). 3. r2 1.3 times as long as cuqul; d 1.1-1.2 times as long as n.rec. 4. Hind tarsus and tibia equal in length. Ph. impugnata Papp 1. Second flagellar joint hardly, i.e. 1.1 times, longer than first joint; antenna 32 jointed

. 2. Between upper and middle denticules margin inciBed (Fig. 21 ). 3. Fore wing relatively narrow, 2.8 times as long as wide. N.rec. distinctly antefurcal, n.par. interstitial (Fig. 22 ). 4. Sternaulix rather wide, crenulate to rugose. 5. Coxae and proximal trochanters strawyellow . + + + Acknowledgement - I am especially grateful to Dr. M. FISCHER (Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien) for the loan of the type-specimens of Chelonus mediterraneus Schmied, et Fahr, promoting my work In taxonomy. REFERENCES FISCHER, M. (1962): Das Genus Synaldis Förster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). - Mitt. Zool. Mus

. Berlin, 38: 1-21. FISCHER, M. (1971): UnterBuchungen über die europäischen Alysiini mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna Niederösterreichs (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). - Polskié Pismo Entom., 41_: 19-160.