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but not so strongly punctured, with a smooth line in the 

 middle. Metanotum closely and strongly punctured, with a 

 smooth space, widest behind, in the centre of the basal half'. 

 The base and top of the propleurae widely, closely punctured ; 

 the meso- and base of metapleurge smooth ; the apex of the 

 latter weakly punctured. Abdomen shining, an irregular band 

 of fine punctures behind the middle and close to the apex. 

 Ventral pubescence black ; the apices of the segments, at the 

 sides, fringed with white hair. 



This species resembles closely the species I make out to 

 be D. javana Lep., the latter is smaller, has the front and 

 vertex (especially the latter) much less strongly and closely 

 punctured ; its mesonotum is more strongly punctured, but 

 with a large, impunctate space in the centre ; the scutellum 

 is less strongly punctured and is free from punctures behind, 

 the metanotum is closely, strongly punctured throughout, 

 without a smooth space at the base ; it has the sides of the 

 abdominal segments fringed with white hair ; the head and 

 pleurae are not densely covered with sericeous pile and the 

 face wants the dense clothing of pale hair so noticeable with 

 the present species. 



Dielis Lindf-iiii Lep. 



Batavia, Java. (Van Nooten leg.). 



Dielis nirirofinihriata sp. nov. 



Black, the front, face, clypeus, occiput, prothorax, base of 

 metanotum and of abdomen thickly covered with dark rufous 

 pubescence ; the mesonotum more sparsely, with shorter, dar- 

 ker pubescence ; the apices of tlie abdominal segments, above 

 and below, fringed witli black hair; the pleura3 covered more 

 sparsely with paler, fulvous hair, and thickl\ with pale golden 



