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is entirely covered with similar hair ; the apical segments 

 are covered with stiff black hair. Wings fuscous with a 

 distinct violaceous tinge ; the apical nervures distinctly 

 fuscous. 



I here describe a number of species mostly of small 

 size of which the females only are known. The Ceylonese 

 species form a well-marked group of small size, remarkable 

 for having the top, or sides, or both top and sides of the 

 apex of the metathorax more or less spined. The species 

 may be grouped as undernoted. 



A. Metathorax not spined. 



Abdomen with large orange spots and bands, amitina. 

 [ „ „ fulvous marks ; the head spined. 



consolidata\ 



„ „ white marks ; the head not spined. 



,, ,, four white marks on the second 



abdominal segment. redacta. 



„ ,, two white marks on the second 



segment. covipactilis. 



Thorax entirely red. agclia, metJiila, dryta, niartialis. 



Thorax red above, the pleurze marked more or less 



w'ith black. vioienta, panipJna, viarcia, gnovia, 



einancipata, tij'hootensis. 



Abdomen with one mark on the second abdominal 



segment. phaola, edolata.partJtoiia. 



B. The metathorax spined ; the vertex more or less rufous. 

 Abdomen with three marks on apex of second 



segment. consolidata. 



Abdomen with one mark on apex of second segment. 

 persuasa, recondita, aspera, hesitata, hidocila, 

 lethayoia. 



