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  Cameron, 
  Hyvicnoptcra 
  Oricntalia. 
  

  

  broadly; 
  on 
  the 
  sides 
  narrowly, 
  and 
  dilated 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  

   especially 
  at 
  the 
  top, 
  yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  mandibles 
  thickly 
  

   covered 
  with 
  dull 
  fulvous 
  hair 
  ; 
  rufous 
  before 
  the 
  apex. 
  

   Antennae 
  stout 
  ; 
  7-8 
  joints 
  near 
  the 
  middle 
  on 
  the 
  

   underside 
  yellowish-white 
  ; 
  the 
  scape 
  punctured 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  

   underside 
  covered 
  with 
  pale 
  golden 
  hair. 
  Thorax 
  black 
  ; 
  

   the 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  pronotum, 
  scutellum 
  and 
  post-scutellum 
  

   yellow, 
  the 
  mesonotum 
  closely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  thickly 
  covered 
  

   with 
  a 
  short, 
  dull 
  fulvous 
  pubescence 
  ; 
  the 
  scutellum 
  

   punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  post-scutellum 
  hardly 
  so 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  

   former 
  smooth, 
  shining, 
  and 
  impunctate 
  ; 
  the 
  depression 
  

   at 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  post-scutellum 
  also 
  smooth 
  and 
  shining 
  

   and 
  with 
  a 
  distinct 
  margin 
  ; 
  the 
  median 
  segment 
  coarsely 
  

   irregularly 
  striolated 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  apex 
  

   closely 
  transversely 
  striated; 
  the 
  sides 
  much 
  more 
  strongly 
  

   transversely 
  striated 
  ; 
  all 
  the 
  areas 
  clearly 
  defined. 
  

   The 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  propleuras 
  irregularly 
  obliquely 
  

   striated. 
  The 
  mesopleurae 
  closely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  middle 
  

   with 
  some 
  irregular 
  longitudinal 
  striations 
  ; 
  the 
  meta- 
  

   pleurae 
  closely 
  punctured, 
  running 
  into 
  irregular 
  striations 
  

   at 
  the 
  apex. 
  Legs 
  covered 
  with 
  pale 
  pubescence; 
  the 
  

   outer 
  and 
  lower 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  four 
  anterior 
  coxae, 
  the 
  hinder 
  

   coxae 
  entirely 
  black, 
  except 
  a 
  yellow 
  spot 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   above; 
  the 
  front 
  femora 
  are 
  rufo-testaceous 
  on 
  the 
  under- 
  

   side, 
  the 
  middle 
  pair 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  only 
  ; 
  the 
  front 
  

   tibiae 
  testaceous 
  in 
  front 
  ; 
  the 
  middle 
  pair 
  rufo-testaceous 
  

   towards 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  the 
  hinder 
  pair 
  quite 
  black 
  and 
  both 
  

   the 
  hinder 
  pairs 
  have 
  a 
  broad 
  white 
  mark 
  near 
  the 
  base 
  ; 
  

   the 
  four 
  anterior 
  tarsi 
  dull 
  testaceous, 
  the 
  hinder 
  pair 
  

   dark, 
  with 
  the 
  third 
  and 
  fourth 
  joints 
  white. 
  Abdomen 
  

   shining, 
  bright 
  blue, 
  except 
  the 
  petiole, 
  which 
  is 
  darker 
  ; 
  

   shining, 
  almost 
  glabrous 
  ; 
  the 
  petiole 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  before 
  

   the 
  gastrocoeli 
  with 
  a 
  strongly 
  punctured 
  spot 
  ; 
  the 
  gas- 
  

   trocoeli 
  shallow, 
  large, 
  the 
  base 
  with 
  some 
  striations 
  ; 
  the 
  

   apex 
  flesh-coloured. 
  

  

  