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  Cameron, 
  Hymcnoptcra 
  Oricntalia. 
  

  

  COELIOXYS. 
  

  

  The 
  species 
  of 
  this 
  genus 
  known 
  to 
  me 
  from 
  India 
  

   may 
  be 
  separated 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  1 
  (6) 
  Thorax 
  coriaceous, 
  the 
  punctures 
  not 
  distinctly 
  

  

  separated. 
  

  

  2 
  (5) 
  With 
  metanotal 
  spines. 
  

  

  3 
  (4) 
  The 
  metanotal 
  spines 
  long, 
  sharp, 
  curved. 
  

  

  hasalis 
  

  

  4 
  (3) 
  The 
  spines 
  short, 
  blunt, 
  straight, 
  wings 
  subhyaline. 
  

  

  apical 
  is 
  

  

  5 
  (2) 
  Without 
  metanotal 
  spines. 
  argcntifrons 
  

  

  6 
  (i) 
  Thorax 
  coarsely 
  punctured, 
  the 
  punctures 
  distinctly 
  

  

  separated. 
  

  

  7 
  (8) 
  Thorax 
  with 
  six 
  marks 
  of 
  white 
  pubescence, 
  the 
  

  

  scutellum 
  much 
  more 
  finely 
  and 
  closely 
  punc- 
  

   tured 
  than 
  the 
  mesonotum. 
  sexmaculata 
  

   <S 
  (7) 
  Thorax 
  not 
  maculate, 
  the 
  scutellum 
  not 
  more 
  

  

  coarsely 
  punctured 
  than 
  the 
  mesonotum. 
  

   9 
  (10) 
  Apex 
  of 
  scutellum 
  projecting 
  in 
  the 
  middle. 
  

  

  fuscipcnnis 
  

   10 
  (g) 
  Apex 
  of 
  scutellum 
  almost 
  transverse, 
  not 
  projecting 
  

   in 
  the 
  middle. 
  confuscus, 
  ciincatus 
  

  

  COELIOXYS 
  SEXMACULATA, 
  Sp. 
  HOV, 
  

  

  Long. 
  II 
  mm. 
  2. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Barrackpore 
  (Rothncy). 
  

  

  Head 
  in 
  front 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  white 
  pubescence, 
  

   which 
  is 
  thicker 
  at 
  the 
  sides 
  ; 
  the 
  orbits 
  behind 
  except 
  

   at 
  the 
  top 
  with 
  similarly 
  coloured 
  hairs 
  ; 
  the 
  vertex 
  and 
  

   front 
  strongly 
  punctured. 
  Antennae 
  black, 
  almost 
  glab- 
  

   rous. 
  Pronotum 
  strongly 
  punctured, 
  lined 
  with 
  white 
  

   pubescence 
  ; 
  mesonotum 
  more 
  coarsely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  

   scutellum 
  more 
  closely 
  and 
  finely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  there 
  are 
  

   two 
  white 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mesonotum, 
  two 
  on 
  

  

  