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on either side of the keel ; for Hear inatus, too, is a mucli smaller species than 

 squamosus — 4-5 mm. as against 7 for the latter. 



Dusyproctus lestaceipalpis , sp. nov. 



Black, the antennal scape, mandibles except at apex, an interrupted line on 

 apex of pronotum, tubercles, the scutellar keels, 2 somewhat semi circular marks 

 on the basal half of scutellum, a curved line, narrowed on the inner side, on 

 outer fourth of 3rd abdominal segment at the base, and a much shorter one on 

 the base of the 4th, pale yellow. Legs black, the 4 anterior femora for the 

 greater part below and almost the apical half above, the 4 anterior tibiae almost 

 entirely, and the hinder behind, and the basal joint of the tarsi, yellow, the other 

 tarsal joints rufous. Wings hyaline, the costa and nervures fuscous. Meta- 

 notum opaque, aciculated, almost punctured ; there is no basal area ; in the 

 centre of the base are 2 keels forming an area ; the part on either side is 

 obscurely, irregularly striated ; the apical slope furrowed down the middle ; the 

 pleurae are more shininer, distinctly, closely obliquely striated, the striae strong- 

 est at the base. Abdominal petiole nearly as long as the following 2 segments 

 united. Front, face and clypeus densely covered with silvery pubescence, 

 the front above bordered by a keel. Front covered with shallow, clearly sepa- 

 rated punctures ; the vertex obscurely punctured ocelli in a curve. Propleurae 

 striated in the centre ; there are some longer striae above. Palpi testaceous. 9 



Length 7 mm. 



Deesa, April (Nurse). 



Head and mesothorax opaque ; the mesopleural furrow obscurely crenulated. 

 Tibial spines weak. The abdominal petiole is only slightly dilated towards the 

 apex. 



Tachysphev striolatus, sp. nov. 



Black, shining, the head, pro and mesothorax closely punctured, the head 

 more strongly than the latter, the metanotum strongly striated in the centre, 

 the striae there distinctly separated, the outer curved ; the striae on the sides 

 closer and finer ; the metapleurae more irregularly, but still distinctly striated, the 

 face and sides below the antennae covered with silvery pubescence. Apical joints 

 of tarsi rufous ; the spines long, white on the anterior, there being at least 7 on 

 the metatarsus. Eyes distinctly converging above, they are separated there by 

 the length of the 3rd and 4th antennal joints united. Wings hyaline, the 

 stigma fuscous, the nervures darker coloured ; the 3rd abcissa of the radius not 

 quite half the length of the 2nd. The 3rd and 4th joints of the antennae are 

 equal in length ; the pedicle wider than long. $ . 



Lenth 6-7 mm. 



Deesa, December (Nurse). , 



The apices of the abdominal segments have broad bands of silvery pubes- 

 cence. The fovea on the apex of the metanotum is deep, triangular, longer 

 than it is wide above ; its central furrow clearly defined ; the sides on either 

 side, are transversely striated. Legs spines white ; calcaria blackish. Tegulae 

 pale piceous. 



