BY P. OAMKRON. 355 



Cheloninse. 



Chelonus salomonis, sp.n. 



9 ■ Black ; anterior tibiae aud the four front tarsi dark 

 testaceous, covered closely with short white pile, longer on 

 legs : wings hyaline to base of stigma, fuscous beyond, stigma 

 and nervui'es black. Metanotum irregularly areolated. 

 Keels stout, the central at the top of the apical slope ending 

 in blunt tubercles ; areola appcndiculated at base, triangular, 

 lateral area* with some irregular striae. Middle lobe of 

 mesonotum with a double row of foveae down the middle ; 

 apex with a longisli central, and a slK)rter lateral area bor- 

 dering it ; sides of middle lobe finely punctui'ed ; lateral 

 lobes reticulated, finely on the inner, coarsely and more dis- 

 tinctly on the outer. PleuriB reticulated, metapleurfe more 

 coarsely than mcso- and the latter than the propleurae. Basal 

 third of abdomen rather strongly longitudinally striated, 

 with some finer transverse striae ; the rest much more finely 

 and closely, regularly striated, almost reticulated. On the 

 sides of the vertex are some stout, oblique, clearly separated. 

 Length, 5-6 mm. 



Hormiini. 



Pe(;arthrum fuscipennis, sp.n. 



^. Luteous ; antenn;e, mandibles, teeth, and apical joint 

 of tarsi black : abdoiiien of a deeper, more rufous colour, 

 middle segments infuscated ; liead and thorax smooth, meta- 

 notum keeled clown middle, irregularly reticulated in centre, 

 shagreened : basal four abdominal segments closely, finely, 

 longitudinally striated, fifth weakly striated, apical smooth; 

 basal three segments distinctly, foui'th more weakly keeled 

 flown middle ; a moderately wide, crenulated furrow at base 

 ol third and fourth segments. Pro- and mesopleurae smooth, 

 the latter slightly, finely, closely striated at base above 

 middle ; metaplcurae almost smooth in middle, toj) and bottom 

 closely, mostly obliquely striated. Wings fuscous, base 



