Hymeiwijtera. 251 



cipex, a line at the tegulce, scutellums, the apical slope of inetanotnm, 

 a line in the centre at the base, the greater part of the meso[)leurae, 

 and the base narrowlj^ above and the apex more broadly below, 

 yellow. Legs coloured like the body, the 4 front coxfe and 

 trochanters yellow. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures and stigma 

 black. Female. 



Length 8-9, terebra i mm. 



February. 



Head smooth and shining : the front transversely striated in 

 the middle, keeled down the centre. Mesonotum strongly, ii-regn- 

 larly, transversely striated, the sides distinctly punctured. Scutellum 

 roundly convex, the sides keeled at the base ; it is reticulated, 

 with 2 short stout keels in the apex in the middle. Post-petiole 

 keeled at the sides and apex ; the depression at its sides strongly, 

 closely striated. The base of the metanotum behind the keel 

 with scattered punctures ; the rest of the segment reticulated. 

 Propleurffi, except at the apex above, closely, strongly striated, 

 the striae curved ; the meso- rugose, striated round the smooth 

 apical part ; metapleurje coarsely, irregularly reticulated. Antennae 

 black, rufous at the base. Apical half of 1st abdominal segment 

 dilated, smooth and shining ; the other segments blackish above ; 

 on the apex of the 1st are some stout striae, 



Lissonota interstitialis, sp. nov. 



Black, the abdomen red, the apices of the basal two segments 

 narrowly edged with yellow ; the orbits (the outer more narrowly 

 than the inner), the face, clypeus, mandibles, except at the apex 

 and palpi, yellow ; there is a black line down the middle of the 

 face, which curves, more broadly round the top of the clypeus, a 

 line on the pronotum, angularly turned downwards at the base, a 

 curved line in the centre of the niesopleuraj, commencing near the 

 base, and extending to the apex, 2 lines on the mesonotum dilated 

 outwardly at the base, curved slightly inwardly and dilated at tlie 

 apex, a broad curved line on the apex of the mesonotum, dilated 

 backwards in the middle, a short line under the hind wings, and an 

 ovate one on the apex of the mctapleurai in the centre, yellow. 

 Legs rufous, the 1 anterior in front and their coxiuand troclianters 



