NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN HYMENOPTERA. 577 



from pale to dark testaceous ; calcaria pale testaceous ; pubescence grey 

 and sparse, except on the posterior tibise and tarsi ; wings sub-fuscous, 

 lighter at base, median nervure pale testaceous, remaining nervures 

 blackish, tegulee testaceous with a yellow spot. 



Long. 7 — 9 mm. 



Habitat — Quetta ; common. 



This species may easily be distinguished from C. viridissima by its 

 sub-fuscous wings. Of the European species it is nearest to C. tibialis 

 (Mor.), but is without any carina on the penultimate abdominal 

 segment. 



Ceratina l<evifrons (Mor.). 



This species is common at Quetta. 



Eriades tenuis, n. sp. 



9 Finely and very closely punctured, head and mesonotum almost 

 granular, mandibles with a median longitudinal carina, not reaching 

 the base ; clypeus very convex, transverse at apex ; 2nd joint of flagel- 

 lum much shorter than the 1st, and abuut half its width ; punctures at 

 the sides of the mesonotum coarser and larger than in the middle ; base 

 of median segment depressed, the depressed portion narrow in the centre, 

 where it is longitudinally striate, and wider at the sides, where it is 

 obliquely rugose, remainder of segment smooth ; all the tibiae very large, 

 apex of intermediate tibire on the outside produced, almost dentate; 

 abdomen nearly as long as head and thorax united. Bkck, calcaria 

 testaceous ; pubescence grey, very sparse, and forming narrow bands on 

 apical margins of abdominal segments 1 — 8 ; on the posterior tarsi the 

 pubescence is rather long, and has a golden tinge ; scopa greyish-white, 

 sparse, wings sub-hyaline, nervures and tegular piceous. 



Long. 6 mm. 



Habitat — Mount Abu ; two specimens. 



Tins species is nearest to Heriades parvida (Bingh), from which it 

 may be distinguished by the absence of an impressed line on the 2nd 

 abdominal segment. In the spelling of the generic name I follow 

 Friese. 



C(ELIOXYS PERSEUS, n. sp. 



9 Head pubescent, hiding the sculpturing ; thorax deeply, but net 

 vory closely, punctured, especially the scutellum, which is almost bare 

 and shining; abdomen finely and sparsoly punctured, apical segment 

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