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NEW SPECIES OF INDIAN HYMENOPTERA. 

 By Major C. G. Nurse, 113th Infantry, Indian Army. 

 {Read before the Bombay Natural History Society on 18th August 1904.) 



In addition to species now described for the first time, I have, as usual, 

 given the names of several others obtained by me which are new to India, 

 so as to render the list of those that are known to have occurred within 

 Indian limits as complete as possible. I sent a number of Chrysididce 

 to M. du Buysson, and he informs me that the following three species 

 described by me as new, belong to species already described. As his 

 knowledge of this family is probably unrivalled, and he has opportunities 

 for comparing specimens with types and others which are denied to a field 

 entomologist like myself, I defer to his opinion, and suppress my species — 



Notozus kashmirensis (Nurse) = N. violascens (Mocs.). 



Ellampus timidus {Nurse) — E. hypocktta (Buyss.). 



Chrysis thalia (Nurse) = C. acceptabilis (Rad.). 

 As regards the genus Notozus, I cannot agree with Col. Bingham in 

 uniting it with Ellampus. The two genera seem to me to be distinct, 

 though allied. M. du Buysson keeps them distinct, as does Dr. W. H. 

 Ashmead in his classification in the Canadian Entomologist, and Col. 

 Bingham has shown no reason for uniting them. 



HOLOPYGA GLORIOSA (Fabr.) VAR VIRIDIS (GW.). 



Five specimens from Quetta. 



Hedychridium amatum, n. sp. 



9 Front sharply angled below vertex, and with very thick, snow white 

 pubescence, hiding the sculpturing; head, pronotum and abdomen closely, 

 remainder of thorax more coarsely punctured ; head as wide as pronotum, 

 abdomen about the length of thorax, and with a median longitudinal 

 carina on second segment. Shining green, with a cupreous effulgence on 

 second abdominal segment ; antennae and tarsi rufo-testaceous ; wings 

 clear hyaline, tegulse deep blue. The whole insect is covered with a 

 short, sparse, greyish pubescence, and the last few joints of the antennas 

 with a thin, silvery pile, the latter only visible with a microscope. 



Long. 4-5 mm. 



Habitat : Deesa. 



Nearest to H. minutum, but may be distinguished by the cupreous 

 effulgence being confined to the second abdominal segment, and by the 

 carina on the same segment, 



