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tively small, subtriangular; legs black basally, anterior and middle 

 femora broadly cream color at end, the tibiae of the same legs cream 

 color with a reddish tint, the tarsi fuscous, ferruginous at end ; hind 

 legs without the creamy markings, tibial scopa long and loose; ab- 

 domen with a broad white band on first segment, straight behind, 

 but broadly excavated in front; second and third segments with the 

 base white, remaining segments black, hind margin of third ob- 

 scurely reddened. 



Buitenzorg, Java, March, 1909 (Bryant and Palmer). A remark- 

 able species, allied to C. henguetensis Cockerell, from the Philippine 

 Islands, but distinguished by the creamj^-white markings and other 

 characters. 



Type.— C^t. No. 20703, U.S.N.M. 



The four new species of GeTatina from Java now before me may be 

 separated thus : 



Abdomen clavate, light markings creamy-white cladura, new species. 



Abdomen ordinary, not clavate ; light markings yellow ; scape black, not 



marked with yellow (males) 1 



1. Apical plate of abdomen broadly rounded, without a central point ; 



sixth segment with a large yellow mark obtusicaiula, new species. 



Apical plate with a conspicuous median point 2 



2. More robust ; sixth segment with a large yellow mark acxiticauda, new species. 



Less robust; sixth segment entirely black bryanti, new species. 



These are all quite distinct from the Indian C. hieroglyphica 

 Smith, which Friese records from Buitenzorg. They are also readily 

 distinguished from the allied Philippine Islands species. The dark 

 scape is characteristic of the Java forms. 



CERATINA OBTUSICAUDA, new species. 



Male. — Length a little over 7 mm. Black, with bright lemon yel- 

 low ornaments, as follows: Clypeus (except margins, the black mar- 

 gin rather broad above, and at sides of upper part), transverse supra- 

 clypeal mark (broadly angulate above), narrow lateral face-marks 

 (becoming linear above, and ending a little above level of antennae), 

 large quadrate spot on labrum, narrow band on cheeks, narrow band 

 on prothorax above, upper m^argin and broad apical part of tubercles, 

 scutellum, apex of anterior femora (apical half beneath), all the 

 tibiae on outer side, band (inclosing a spot on each side) on first ab- 

 dominal segment, bands on second to fourth segments (on second 

 very narrow except at sides, where it is abruptly enlarged and 

 notched, on third also abruptly enlarged at sides but not notched), 

 sixth segment Avith a large semilunar patch. Middle of clypeus with 

 a distinct keel; antennae dark; mesothorax distinctly and quite 

 closely punctured anteriorly, smooth and polished in middle, dull 

 and rough along posterior margin; mesopleura densely punctured, 

 with a shining spot above; tegulae rufous; wings strongly dusky. 



