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Vol. XV. 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



BOMBAY" 



BOMBAY. 



No. i. 



NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN HYMENOPTERA. 



By Major C. G. Nurse, 13th Bombay Infantry. 



The following new species belong to the family Sphegidre. The 

 most interesting are two species of the little known genus Homogam- 

 brus, of which the 9 has not previously been described. Three species 

 of the genus Palarus have also been included below ; in the Indian 

 region this genus has hitherto only been recorded from Ceylon. Two 

 species in the following paper were sent me by Mr. G. C. Dudgeon, 

 who also forwarded their descriptions in M.S. Bis notes on Stigmus 

 cnculus are particularly interesting, as his observations confirm those of 

 Geraud that certain species of this genus store their nests with Aphidre. 



A STAT A QUETTJ3 n. sp. 



9 Smooth and shining, except the median segment, which is finely 

 longitudinally striate ; front very convex, pronotum somewhat long, 

 median segment gradually narrowed and rounded posteriorly. 

 Black ; the apices of the femora, and the whole of the tibia?, and tarsi 

 bright red ; abdomen red, the 3rd and 4th segments reddish black ; 

 pubescence sparse, greyish black ; wings hyaline, infuscatecl at apex, 

 radial cell very short, its apex not reaching beyond the apex of the 3rd 

 cubital cell, stigma dark testaceous, nervures and teguue pale testaceous. 



$ Differs from the 9 as follows : less conspicuously shining, front 

 and mesonotum minutely but sparsely punctured, pubescence grey, 

 longer and denser, abdomen often reddish black ; wings clear hyaline, 

 their apices not infuscated, stigma less dark. 



Long. 9 5-5 mm. $ 7 mm. 



Habitat: Quetta. 

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