152 Hymenoptera Orientalis. 



the joints dilated slightly at the apex ; the third joint slightly 

 longer than the fourth. Head (except the ocellar region) 

 densely covered with long silvery hair, moderately punc- 

 tured ; the apex of clypeus rounded ; mandibles piceous 

 beyond the middle ; the palpi fuscous. Mesonoto and 

 pleurae punctured, the latter strongly ; the metanotum 

 strongly longitudinally striolated, and irregularly reticu- 

 lated ; the hair on the upper part moderately dense, on the 

 sides long and thick ; abdomen of the length of the pro- and 

 mesothorax ; shining, aciculated ; the sides and ventral 

 surface densely covered with long cinereous hair ; the 

 segments broadlydull piceous,red at the apices. Legs densely 

 covered with long cinereous hair ; the tarsi piceous-red. 

 Second cubital cellule at the top one fourth of the length of 

 the third, and half the length of the space bounded by the 

 recurrent nervures, which are received on either side of the 

 middle of the cellule. The appendicular cellule is incom- 

 plete, the nervure ending not far from the radial cellule ; 

 the third transverse cubital nervure is angled and issues a 

 short nervure below the middle ; the first is sharply angled 

 below the middle. 



Hab. Poona ( Wroughton\ 



Note. — The reference to Pelopccus violaceus (p. 102) should be deletecU 

 I now believe, contrary to the opinion of Andre, that the European P. violaceus 

 is not found in India, and is quite distinct from P. beugalensis. — P.C., April 

 15th, 1889. 





