1/4 Mr. Cameron on 



pedibiLsqiie, rnfis ; alls fere Jiyalinis ; stigniate fiisco ; nervis 

 testaceis % Long. 5 mm. 



Hab. Mexico, Orizaba, December (//. H. Smith and 

 F. D. Godnimt). 



Antennae as long as the thorax, stout, sparsely haired . 



the scape curved on lower side, dilated at the apex, as long 



as the following three joints united ; the second joint a little 



longer than the third, narrowed at the base. Head shining ; 



sparsely punctured, the punctures widely and irregularly 



separated ; thorax finely aciculated, irregularly punctured ; 



scutellum impunctate ; metathorax strongly aciculated ; a 



keel down the centre ; and on either side of this central keel 



are some irregularly waved keels, most of which do not 



reach the apex of the metanotum, on which there is a 



distinct keel ; median segment finely transversely striated, 



hollowed in the centre. Abdomen shining and impunctate ; 



the apical three segments covered with pale hairs. Lower 



discoidal cellule entirely obliterated. Legs stout, covered 



with whitish hair ; the fore coxa^ are for the greater part 



black. 



ErVRIS PUNCTATUS, sp. nov. 



Niger, crebre punctatiis, albo Jiirtus, vietanoto nitido, im- 

 punctato, tricarinato; flagello antennaruni rufo-testaceis ; 

 palpis, trochanteribiis, genicidis, tibiis tarsisqiie, testaceis; alis 

 hyalinis; stigmato ftisco, nervis testaceis. $, . Long, fere 

 5 mm. 



Hab. Mexico, Orizaba, December (//. //. S/nit/i and 

 F. D. Godnian). 



Antennae longer than the thorax, rather densely pilose; 

 scape curved,as long as the second and third jointsunited ; the 

 second one-third the length of the following, which is 

 longer than the fourth. Head rugosely punctured; eyes 

 projecting; front and oral region excavated deeply, the 

 antennai originating from large tubercles, situated in the 

 centre of the excavation ; mandibles large, punctured, three 



