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follows margin of pronotiim and is distant about twice as far from 

 front margin as the other band from hind margin ; mesoscutum longer 

 than pronotum in median line ; scutellum coarsely punctate, broadly 

 rounded behind, its margin shining; foveae of metanotum punctate 

 between parallel longitudinal striae, hind margin smooth and highly 

 polished, apex rounded; propodeum twice as long as metanotum, 

 polished spot divided by the low median keel, lateral carinae con- 

 vergent behind, spiracular areas silvery pubescent; hind coxa mostly 

 punctate, smooth polished area extends from .apex along upper margin 

 which is sharply angled but without spur; hind femur twice as long 

 as wide, finely densely punctate above with silvery pubescence, nearly 

 smooth beneath, its under margin armed with a small short basal 

 tooth, followed by three (left femur) or four (right femur) long, 

 sharp, widely separated, stout teeth and a less distinct broad 4-dentate 

 tooth. Fore Avings fuliginous with violaceous lustre and a transpar- 

 ent streak longitudinally through center; slight metallic iridescence; 

 hind wings hyaline except anterior apical area beyond radius, which 

 is fuliginous and slightly violet tinted ; veins brown. 



Abdomen hairy, about length of head and thorax together, red- 

 dish toward base ; seen from above narrow in front of middle, swollen 

 behind middle and compressed toward apex; seen from side view 

 broadest through middle, depressed apically ; second segment scarcely 

 broader behind, longer than wide with median polished line; third, 

 fourth, and fifth segments short, about equal in median line; sixth 

 segment much swollen, as long as second, third, fourth, and fifth 

 segments together; apex rounded (pi. 3, fig. 19). Ovipositor nearly 

 touches front margin of sixth tergite, its groove deeply cut. 



Described from one female received from Eamakrishna Ayyar and 

 recorded under his number. Collected January 28, 1913, by Ponniah. 



Type.— C^t. No. 24384, U.S.N.M. 



Habitat. — South India: Coimatore. 



14. LEUCGSPIS BANKSI, new species. 



This species closely resembles indiensls, new species, but has the 

 following differences in color markings, sculpture of mesoscutum, and 

 length of ovipositor. 



Female. — Length 12.7 mm. 



Body markings cream colored; spot on apical half of scape; stripe 

 on upper side of front femur extends more than half its length, while 

 stripe on tibia covers whole outer side; middle femur has spot at 

 apex, middle tibia dark only on under side ; broad band on hind femur 

 more even in width than in indiensis, median spot on propodeum less 

 distinct; small spots on sides of second tergite absent, also narrow 

 band near hind margin of sixth tergite and spots on apical segment 

 near median line ; stripe on metapleura not found in i7idiensis; meso- 



