ART. 5 GENERIC EEVISION OF THE FOSSOEIAL WASPS PARKEE 113 



dorsum of propodeum; metapleura: mesopleiira, except small rounded 

 black spot; continuous faciae on tergites 1-6, first narrowed medially, 

 second, third, and fourth biemar<;inate dorsally; apex of seventh 

 ter<iite ; sternites 1-3 entirely ; broad fascia on each of fourth and 

 fifth emarginate medially; the legs, except for black spots on posterior 

 surface of trochanters and lines on posterior surfaces of femora and 

 tibiae and apical dark spots on the underside of all tarsal segments ; 

 very pale yellow or mhife. 



The flagellum is dark above, testaceous below and its sixth, sev- 

 enth, and eighth segments are slightly spinose. The apical segment 

 is slightly curved, narrowed, and rounded at the apex. The inter- 

 mediate femora are dentate and the anterior border of the inter- 

 mediate tibia at the apex is drawn out into a spinelike process that 

 bears a prominent spine. The second sternite bears a prominent, 

 laterally compressed process and the sixth a small triangular process. 

 The seventh sternite is broad, squarely truncate at the apex and spat- 

 ulate in form. It bears a median V-shaped carina and a pair of 

 lesser lateral carinae. 



Allotype. — Black: labrum; mandibles, except tips; clypeus; scape 

 below; frons to level of anterior ocellus, save a pair of black spots; 

 posterior orbits broad below ; prothorax, save anterior part of pro- 

 notum; broken U-shaped discal mark and lateral lines above base of 

 wings on scutum; fascia on posterior border of scutellum enlarged 

 at the ends ; fascia on metanotum ; curved fascia on dorsum and pos- 

 terior surface of propodeum ; sides of same ; metapleura ; mesopleura ; 

 broad continuous fasciae on tergites 1-5, first narrowed medially, 

 second inclosing a pair of dorsal black spots, third, fourth, and fifth, 

 each biemarginate on anterior dorsal margin; apex of sixth tergite; 

 sternites 1-4; broad fascia on fifth; pair of minute apical spots on 

 sixth; legs except for black lines on all trochanters, femora, and 

 tibiae ; yellow or very pale yellow. 



The pubescence on this species is white, short, and sparse, save on 

 the head and propodeum. On abdominal segments 6 and 7 of the 

 male it is more evident than is usually the case. The maculations 

 on the male vary somewhat. On some specimens the U-shaped discal 

 mark is reduced to a pair of lines and on others it is entirely lacking. 

 The tergal fasciae usually show two colors, yellow on the anterior 

 border and white on the posterior, with the white occupying the 

 greater portion of the fascia. The form of the genital stipes (fig. 

 194) and the seventh sternite of the male render this species easy 

 to identify. 



Length 13-15 mm. Described from 13 males and 1 female from 

 Quetta, India. 



Type., allotype, and paratypes. — Cat. No. 40843, U.S.N.M. 

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