HYMENOPTERA OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. G53 



the stigma fuscous, the nervures black. Apex of abdomen with a slight, wide 

 somewhat irregular incision. Mandibles bidentate, the apical tooth long, more 

 than twice longer than it is wide at the base, the subapical clearly separated, 

 transverse at the apex, not separated behind. Fore legs unarmed : there is a 

 minute tooth on the lowerside, near the apex of the middle femora. Apex of 

 clypeus almost transverse. • Base of metatarsus two- thirds of the width of apex 

 of tibiae. 2nd abscissa of radius distinctly longer than the 1st. Apical segments 

 of abdomen closely, finely, rugosely punctured, opaque. 



Length 9 mm. 



Belongs to Bingham's Section E, 



Matheran. March. 



MegucJiih indostana, s.p. nov. 



Black, the flagellum except on top rufo-fulvous, mandibles except at 

 apex for the greater part rufo-fulvous, the part before apex tinged 

 with yellow, the head and thorax densely covered with long white 

 pubescence, that on the mesonotum tinged with fuscous ; apical segment 

 of abdomen with a squarish projection in the middle and a stout, triangular 

 tooth on either side. Mandibles ending in a long tooth which becomes 

 gradually narrowed, the part at its base projects distinctly, is transverse but 

 does not form a tooth. Legs unarmed. All the abdominal segments are lined 

 with narrow bands of white pubescence. Wings hyaline, the stigma dark 

 testaceous, the nervures blackish, ft. 



Length 6 mm. 



Deesa. March. 



The pubescence on the face and clypeus is very long and dense, hiding com- 

 pletely the surface. Front and vertex closely, but not very strongly, punctured: 

 the puncturation on the thorax is as strong, but not quite so close ; on the 

 abdomen it is finer ; the latter has no transverse furrows or depressions. 

 Metanotal area smooth, shining, bare. Alar nervures dark testaceous. Apex of 

 tarsi rufous. Head as wide as thorax. Base of hind metatarsus half the width 

 of apex of tibise. 



JlegacJdle rugicauda, sp. nov. 



Black, the hair on the head and thorax white, as it is also on the legs ; the 

 dorsal bands on the abdomen are darker tinted, the scopa bright ferruginous ; 

 wings hyaline the stigma and nervures black, the tegulse grey. Mandibles 

 bidentate. the apical tooth broad, bluntly rounded at the apex, not much nar- 

 rowed, the subapical short, broad, rounded, not clearly separated behind. 9- 



Length 12-13 mm. 



Deesa. August. 



Clypeus not quite transverse at the apex ; wider than long. Head a little 

 wider than the thorax, the temples straight, obliquely narrowed. Head, pro-and 

 mesothorax opaque, closely, but not strongly punctured, the metanotum smooth, 

 shining. Abdomen finely, closely punctured on the back, without distinct 

 transverse depressions. Legs with the black colour largely suffused with piceous. 

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