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  Mr. 
  Cameron 
  on 
  

  

  segment 
  with 
  a 
  semi-oblique 
  slope, 
  shagreened, 
  the 
  central 
  

   keels 
  joining 
  before 
  reaching 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  segment 
  and 
  

   united 
  to 
  the 
  lateral 
  by 
  three 
  keels; 
  the 
  base 
  with 
  some 
  irre- 
  

   gular 
  keels 
  ; 
  the 
  metapleurae 
  irregularly 
  striated. 
  Abdomen 
  

   finely 
  punctured, 
  a 
  large 
  bright 
  yellow 
  macula 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  

   of 
  segments 
  one 
  to 
  five, 
  the 
  apical 
  segments 
  punctured, 
  

   densely 
  covered 
  with 
  stiff 
  rufo-fulvous 
  bristle-like 
  pubes- 
  

   cence 
  ; 
  the 
  apex 
  rounded. 
  The 
  recurrent 
  nervure 
  is 
  straight 
  

   and 
  is 
  received 
  a 
  little 
  beyond 
  the 
  basal 
  third 
  of 
  the 
  radial 
  

   cellule. 
  Length 
  nearly 
  7 
  mm. 
  

  

  B. 
  Thorax 
  without 
  lamincB. 
  

  

  ^ 
  OXYBELUS 
  BELLUS, 
  Sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Black, 
  closely 
  punctured 
  and 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  pale 
  fulvous 
  

   pubescence, 
  a 
  narrow 
  line 
  on 
  the 
  pronotum, 
  the 
  tubercles, 
  

   a 
  large 
  broad 
  mark 
  below 
  them, 
  the 
  tegulai 
  in 
  part, 
  a 
  mark 
  

   on 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  scutellum, 
  the 
  metanotum, 
  a 
  large 
  mark 
  

   on 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  basal 
  two 
  segments, 
  a 
  narrower 
  one 
  on 
  the 
  

   following 
  two 
  and 
  the 
  legs, 
  clear 
  red 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  coxa^ 
  

   black, 
  the 
  four 
  anterior 
  lined 
  with 
  black 
  above, 
  the 
  posterior 
  

   black, 
  except 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  and 
  apex. 
  Front 
  excavated, 
  

   densely 
  covered 
  with 
  longish 
  silvery-fulvous 
  hair 
  ; 
  this 
  being 
  

   also 
  the 
  case 
  with 
  the 
  clypeus. 
  Ocelli 
  in 
  a 
  curve, 
  the 
  

   hinder 
  separated 
  from 
  the 
  eyes 
  by 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  

   antennal 
  joint. 
  Mandibles 
  rufous 
  and 
  yellow, 
  black 
  at 
  the 
  

   apex. 
  The 
  punctuation 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  is 
  rugose. 
  Thorax 
  

   strongly 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  scutellum 
  with 
  scattered 
  punctures 
  ; 
  

   the 
  metanotum 
  impunctatc 
  and 
  without 
  lamina? 
  ; 
  median 
  seg- 
  

   ment 
  reticulated. 
  Abdomen 
  closely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  apical 
  

   segments 
  covered 
  with 
  longish 
  pale 
  silvery 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  

   pygidial 
  area 
  a 
  little 
  longer 
  than 
  broad, 
  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  apex. 
  

   The 
  anterior 
  tibipe 
  incline 
  to 
  yellow 
  behind 
  ; 
  the 
  legs 
  covered 
  

   with 
  a 
  short 
  close 
  white 
  pubescence 
  ; 
  tibiae 
  serrate. 
  The 
  

   eyes 
  are 
  rounded 
  inwardly, 
  converging 
  towards 
  the 
  apex. 
  

   Wings 
  hyaline, 
  the 
  nervures 
  fuscous 
  ; 
  the 
  recurrent 
  nervure 
  

  

  