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band at the apex of front pair; stigma testaceous. 

 Antennae f ascous, longer than the abdomen ; micro- 

 scopically pilose, the basal joints ofiflagellum obliquely- 

 truncated at the apex; the last joint is as long as 

 the preceding two together. Head punctured, the 

 depressed space above the antennae's trongly striated; 

 a black mark in the middle of face; sides of clypeus 

 blackish; the apex slightly incised, projecting; palpi 

 yellow; mandibles black, broad, the apex incised. 

 Head pilose, longest on the face. The transverse 

 striations on mesonotum strong, close ; scutellum 

 transversely reticulated, striated, flat'; post-scutellum 

 shining, impunctate ; metanotum punctured ; a deep 

 furrow in the basal half in the centre ; prothorax 

 shining, impunctate; mosopleurae shining, punctured; 

 mesosternum opaque, closely punctured. Abdomen 

 shining, impunctate, glabrous above ; the apex of 

 second segment piceous. Terebra 24 times the length 

 of body, fuscous, the apex piceous. Coxae at base 

 punctured ; coxae, trochanters, 'and femora covered 

 with long yellow hairs; tibiae and tarsi with a c'ose 

 pile. Anterior tarsi nearly three times the length 

 of tibiae. 



Length, 23 mm. 



Hah. Hakodate. 



The occurr^mce of Eplrhijssa in the Old World is 

 of much interest, the recorded species being from 

 Cuba and Central America. It has the transversely 

 .striated mesonotum of Rhyssa, but wants the areolet. 



