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contracted at the apex. Metathorax densely pruinose ; 

 it has a f^raduall\- rounded slope to the ajjcx, and has a 

 shallow furrow in the centre, this furrow being wider on 

 the apical slope. Wings hj'aline, smoky from the end of 

 the radial cellule ; the apical abscissa of the radius has an 

 oblic]ue slope ; the basal has the lower part straight, oblique, 

 and has a slightly different slope ; the first and third 

 transverse cubital nervures have a gradually, distinctly 

 rounded curve; the second is straight and is oblique; 

 the second cubital cellule at the top is about one-fourth of 

 the length of the first ; both the recurrent nervures are 

 received shortly beyond the middle ; the second has a 

 rounded curve ; the first is oblique, straight. Legs pruinose ; 

 the calcaria dark testaceous ; the spines black. Abdomen 

 with pruinose bands ; subsessile. 



In Bingham's table on p. 148 this species comes into 

 " b* " near P. snbsericcits, which is a larger species (10 mm.), 

 and ma}^ be known from it b\' the apical abscissa of the 

 radius having only one curve ; and by the second cubital 

 cellule on the top being longer compared to the first. The 

 tibial spines are few in number ; the front pair have only 

 two. I can discover no tooth on the claws. 



CRABRONID^. 



Trypoxylon PYGMAEUM, Sp. nov. 



Nigriiui, fiagello aniainariun subtiis brunneo, tarsis, 

 tibiis antcrioribiis basiqiie fcnioruni posticonuii riifo-testaceis ; 

 alls Iiyalinis, stigmatc iicrinsqiic fuscis. $ . 



Long, fere 5 mm. 



Taken at Barrackpore by Mr. Rothney. 



Antenna; stout, narrowed at the base. Front and 

 vertex aciculated, covered with a silvery pile ; the face 

 more strongly aciculated ; mandibles rufo-testaceous ; the 



