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  Mr. 
  Cameron 
  on 
  

  

  •^o. 
  Tachytes 
  basalis, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Niger, 
  dejise 
  argenteo 
  pilosiis 
  ; 
  mandibulis, 
  tegiilis, 
  scapo 
  

   antennariuii, 
  abdoniine 
  diinidio 
  basali 
  apiccque 
  tarsoriiviy 
  

   riifis 
  ; 
  alls 
  hyalinis, 
  nervis 
  nifo-testaceis. 
  9. 
  Long. 
  lo 
  mm. 
  

  

  Antennae 
  stout, 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  whitish 
  pile 
  ; 
  the 
  

   third 
  and 
  fourth 
  joints 
  subequal, 
  and 
  about 
  three 
  times 
  longer 
  

   than 
  the 
  second. 
  Head 
  almost 
  shining 
  ; 
  the 
  cheeks, 
  face^ 
  

   and 
  clypeus 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  silvery 
  hair. 
  A 
  

   narrow 
  but 
  distinct 
  furrow 
  runs 
  down 
  the 
  vertex 
  to 
  the 
  

   front 
  ocellus, 
  going 
  through 
  the 
  raised 
  ocellar 
  region, 
  which 
  

   is 
  shining 
  and 
  impunctate 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  and 
  behind. 
  Clypeus, 
  

   broadly 
  projecting, 
  becoming 
  sharply 
  turned 
  inwardly 
  be- 
  

   fore 
  the 
  extreme 
  apex, 
  which 
  thus 
  does 
  not 
  stand 
  on 
  the 
  

   same 
  plane 
  as 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  clypeus 
  ; 
  the 
  apex 
  broadly 
  

   rounded 
  ; 
  eyes 
  at 
  the 
  top, 
  separated 
  by 
  about 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  

   the 
  second 
  and 
  third 
  joints 
  united. 
  Mandibles 
  black 
  at 
  

   base 
  and 
  apex 
  ; 
  the 
  base 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  silvery 
  pubes- 
  

   cence 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  bear 
  some 
  long 
  white 
  hairs. 
  Thorax 
  

   finely 
  and 
  closely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  metathorax 
  finely 
  rugose 
  ; 
  

   its 
  sides 
  and 
  apex 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  silvery 
  

   hair 
  ; 
  the 
  apical 
  furrow 
  rather 
  narrow. 
  Sides 
  of 
  meso- 
  

   notum 
  bearing 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  tegulas 
  a 
  broad 
  band 
  of 
  silvery 
  

   pubescence. 
  The 
  two 
  portions 
  of 
  prothorax 
  subequal 
  la- 
  

   terally 
  ; 
  the 
  sternum 
  projecting 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  fore 
  coxae. 
  

   Pleurae 
  and 
  head 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  longish 
  silvery 
  hair. 
  

   Abdomen 
  shorter 
  than 
  the 
  thorax, 
  shining, 
  aciculate 
  ; 
  the 
  

   segments 
  edged 
  with 
  a 
  fringe 
  of 
  silvery 
  hair. 
  Venter 
  bearing 
  

   some 
  long 
  fuscous 
  hair. 
  Pygidial 
  area 
  elongate, 
  sharply 
  

   rounded 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  covered 
  with 
  golden, 
  interspersed 
  

   with 
  silvery 
  bristles 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  with 
  a 
  not 
  very 
  distinctly 
  

   raised 
  margin. 
  The 
  coxa?, 
  trochanters 
  and 
  femora 
  in 
  the 
  

   lower 
  side 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  silvery 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  tibia; 
  and 
  

   tarsi 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  silvery 
  pile 
  ; 
  tibial 
  and 
  tarsal 
  

   spines 
  pale 
  white 
  ; 
  calcaria 
  rufous 
  ; 
  outer 
  row 
  of 
  tibial 
  spines 
  

   rufous 
  ; 
  metatarsal 
  brush 
  pale 
  rufous. 
  

  

  Hah. 
  Mussoorie 
  hills 
  {Rot/uiey). 
  

  

  