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broad ; it has nineteen cells, nine of which are perfect : from five 

 have emerged perfect insects, and four contain pupae more or less 

 advanced towards perfection : the comb is attached to a leaf by a 

 slender footstalk. 



Genus Ancistrocerus. 



Ancistrocerus ornatusy n. s. 



Male (length 4|^ lines) ferruginous, the clypeus and face as 

 high as the top of the notch of the eyes^ the scape of the an- 

 tennae in front, the mandibles and cheeks yellow ; the stemmata 

 are inclosed in a coronet-shaped black spot on the vertex ; the 

 margin of the prothorax, the tegulse and posterior portion of 

 the tubercles, the anterior and intermediate tibia and tarsi, also 

 their coxae in front, yellow ; the lateral margins of the scutellum 

 and post-scutellum and also the margin of the collar narrowly 

 stained more or less with yellow ; all the impressed divisions of 

 the parts of the thorax are stained more or less black ; a dark 

 fuscous spot occupies the marginal cell, extending a little 

 beyond; abdomen, the apical margins of the segments are 

 more or less of a yellowish tinge, as is also the second segment 

 beneath; the second and third segments above are black at their 

 basal margins. 



Hab. Bombay. 



This is a very beautiful and apparently undescribed species; 

 it is from Bombay. 



Ancistrocerus guttatus. 



Female (length 4i lines) black : the clypeus, base of the man- 

 dibles, the scape of the antennae, a line running from the clypeus 

 and filling the notch of the eyes, and an elongate-ovate macula 

 behind the eyes near the vertex, bright yellow ; a black line on 

 the scape behind at its apex ; the clypeus bidentate at its apex ; 

 a broad macula on each side of the prothorax touching in the 

 centre, the tegulae, a round spot beneath the wings, the scu- 

 tellum and post-scutellum, a large ovate macula on each side of 

 the metathorax, the intermediate and posterior coxae, spotted 

 with yellow ; all the femora, tibiae and tarsi yellow ; the posterior 

 femora are only yellow towards the apex beneath, and the tarsi 

 are stained ferruginous ; the costal and externo-medial cell have 

 a slight fuscous cloud as well as the apical margins ; a dark fus- 

 cous spot is inclosed in the marginal cell. Abdomen, the mar- 

 gins of all the segments and a large round macula on each side 

 of the second segment yellow ; beneath, a broad yellow fascia oc- 

 cupies the apical margin of the second segment and is bisinuate. 



Hab. Khandala. 

 Ann. ^ Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 2. Vol ix. 4 



