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Head large, more than half the length of the thorax; the 



pubescence sparse, fuscous. erythroccra. 



Head small, less than half the length of the thorax, the 



pubescence dense, golden. pulchriceps. 



Abdomen with one small golden spot at the base ; the 



sides of thorax irregularly serrate. veda. 



The spots white. 



The head red, wholly or in part. 



Abdomen with one spot and one band. Poonaensis. 



With two or three spots and no band; abdomen purple. 

 With two spots, thorax laterally slightly convex, not much 

 narrowed towards the apex. metallica. 



With three spots, thorax laterally concave in middle, 

 distinctly narrowed towards the apex, pidchriventris. 

 Head black. 

 Abdomen with no white band. 



,, ,, two spots placed transversely. 



Wroughtoni. 

 „ ,, three spots placed longitudinally. 



trimaculata. 

 „ „ a band or two. 



,, ,, one spot, the thorax dilated at apex. 



Tapbanae. 



„ ,, two or three spots, the thorax not dilated 



at apex. 



With two spots ; thorax without spines. Consianceace. 



With three spots ; thorax more than twice the length of 



the head, spined. Kauthellce. 



Mutilla Kauthellae, sp. nov. 



Black, the mesonotum dull red ; a broad macula on the 

 apex of the first segment, two oval ones on the second ; 

 and two irregular ones on the apex of the third, white ; 

 the ventral segments fringed with white hairs. Head large, 

 distinctly wider than the thorax, very coarsely, irregularly 

 rugosely punctured, forming almost reticulations beneath. 

 Antennal tubercles obliquely striated. The hair on the 

 vertex is fulvous, intermixed with longer fuscous hair ; 



