258 Albany Museum Records. 



slightl3% but distinctly fuscous, with a slight violaceous tinge, the 

 apex and hind wings clear hyaline, the nervures and stigmu 

 black. Male. 



Length 9-10 mm. 



Front and vertex closely punctured, the upper part furrowed 

 down the centre. Clypeus closely, strongly punctured, obliquely 

 sloped at base and apex, the centre being raised ; the apical part 

 becomes gradually narrowed to a point. Mesonotum closely 

 punctured, the apex more sparsely in the middle ; the sides and 

 apex of scutellum somewhat closely punctured. Metanotum 

 closely reticulated, except in the centre ; the apical slope much 

 more closely and regularly reticulated. Pro- and mesopleurje 

 closely punctured ; the latter more strongly and not so closely as 

 the former. Metapleura) closely reticulated, the base not so closely 

 as the apex. Abdomen obscurely punctured ; pygidium shagreened, 

 with 3 foveae along the sides ; these become successively larger, 

 the apical being also shallower. Hypopygium with a large oval 

 depression in the centre. Radial cellule as long as the space 

 bounded by the 1st and 3rd transverse cubital nervures. 

 Astata fuscistigma.1 sp. nov. 



Black, the apical half of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd abdominal seg- 

 ments red ; the head, thorax, base of abdomen, and to a less extent, 

 the ventral surface, densely covered with longish white hair ; 

 wings hyaline, the stigma testaceous, the nervures and costa black. 

 Metanotum closely longitudinally striated, with some finer, very 

 irregular transverse striae ; the apical slope almost smooth on the 

 sides, the centre with some striae minutely broken up. Front and 

 vertex closely, minutely punctured, the face and clypeus 

 shining, almost smooth. A broad dark rufous band behind 

 the apex of the mandibles. Mesonotum closely and distinctly 

 punctured, less closely and more shining in the middle near the 

 apex. Basal half of scutellum and its centre impunctate, the sides 

 of the apex punctured ; the centre of the apical half with a fine 

 longitudinal furrow. Propleurag very closely punctured : opaque, 

 thickly covered with long white hair ; mesonotum more shining, 

 less pilose and much strongly and less closely punctured ; the 

 longitudinal furrow in its centre clearly defined, deep. Meta- 



