44 Cameron, Hyvicnoptcra Orioitalia. 



antcnnal tubercles rufous. Eyes rather small, compared with 

 the head. Mandiblesbroadly rufous in the middle. The face 

 covered with long white hair below the antenna,'. Thorax 

 somewhat quadrangular, rounded at the base and apex; 

 in length, half that of the abdomen, black ; the meso- 

 notum rufous, except round the edges; strongly rugosely 

 punctured, sparsely covered with long black hairs ; the apex 

 of the median segment above projects into a plate which is 

 broader than long and has, on either side of it, three short, 

 stout teeth. The apex of the segment is shining, sparsely 

 punctured, except on the apex, covered with long pale hair, 

 and with a fine longitudinal keel in the middle. Pleurae 

 smooth and shining, the apical part of the metapleurae 

 distinctly punctured, except on the top. Legs black, the 

 femora and the anterior tibiae piceous ; the spines dark 

 rufous, the calcaria pale. Abdomen not much longer than 

 the head and thorax united ; black, closely punctured ; a 

 spot on the apex of the petiole and a larger, broader one 

 on the apex of the second segment of silvery pubescence ; 

 the p}-gidium strongly j)unctured, exce[)t in the middle, 

 which is aciculated ; it is covered with silvery pubescence 

 and with long pale hair ; the petiole is covered with long 

 hairs, pale on the base, those on the apex darker. 



Belongs to Bingham's " Section B : head black, varie- 

 gated with red ; thorax red," (]). G) except that with it only 

 the mesonotum is red. 



AIUTILLA RECONDITA, Sp. nov. 



Nigra, tJiorace femiginco, pliiiris apiceque segvtenti 

 vicdialis infra nigris ; abdominis scgvicnto 2-o albo-bivia- 

 ciilato ; pedibus nigris, tarsis posticis testaccis. $ . 



Long. 5 mm. 



Hab. Ceylon ( Ycrbury). 



Comes into liinghani's " Section A. a. a^. b'-. b\," near to 

 M. tridnnoiilata. 



