552 The Philippine Journal of Science 1922 
Genus PYCNOPYGE novum 
In Berthoumieu’s key to the Joppini * this runs fairly satisfac- 
torily to the Neotropical genus Conopyge Kriechbaumer and, 
although markedly different in general appearance from that 
genus, apparently has more in common with Conopyge than 
with any of the Oriental joppine genera described by Cameron 
and Kriechbaumer. It especially resembles Conopyge in the thick 
head with the rather weakly concave occiput, the propodeal are- 
olation, the broad, medially elevated postpetiole and the suddenly 
smaller, compressed, and weakly sculptured apical tergites. The 
medially produced clypeus, distinct notauli and sternauli, less- 
strongly elevated scutellum, nearly quadrangular areolet, larger 
fourth tergite, and highly ornamented body form the best char- 
acters for distinguishing it from Conopyge. 
Female—Head about half as thick anteroposteriorly as 
broad; occiput rather weakly concave, margined; temples broadly 
rounded; eyes large, ovate, parallel and entire within; frons 
shallowly concave, broadly margined laterally and above; 
face slightly elevated in the middle, flat at sides; clypeus 
indistinctly separated by elevation from face, flat, nearly as 
long as broad, roundly prolonged medially at apex, foveze small; 
labrum concealed; malar space broad; cheeks convex; antenne 
distinctly shorter than body, incrassate beyond middle and 
rather nearer to the apex than usual, the incrassate portion 
flattened below and depressed rather than. compressed; second 
joint of maxillary palpi triangular; upper tooth of mandible 
the larger; thorax ovoid; pronotum with a short strong carina 
just in front of the humeral angle, the carina terminating above 
in a distinct angulation; epomia present; notauli and sternauli 
distinct; prepectal carina strong and complete, reaching nearly 
to dorsal margin of mesopleura; scutellum convex, margined 
laterally and apically; propodeum with dorsal face short, pos- 
terior face sharply declivous, concave, median longitudinal 
earine behind areola and lateral longitudinal carinz before the 
apical carina lacking, areola broad, apical carina at its intersec- 
tions with the lateral longitudinal carine forming on each side 
a blunt tooth, pleural carina complete, though somewhat ob- 
scured by coarse sculpture, spiracle small, elongate oval; wings 
immaculate; areolet nearly rhomboidal; legs short, stout, hind 
femur reaching to apex of second tergite; longer calcarium of 
hind tibia reaching beyond middle of metatarsus; abdomen lan- 
* Gen. In. fase. 18 (1904). 
