30 p. CAMERON, HYMKNOPTÉKA OF TIIK DUTCH EXPEDITION 



but not closely or strongly ; the centre below is transversely 

 striated, the strise stout, irregular. Propleura3 opaque, acicu- 

 lated and bearing some large, round punctures ; there is a 

 large, smooth, shining, triangular space on the top of the 

 mesopleurae, the r<îst is closely, strongly punctured, the punc- 

 tures round, the upper apical oblique hollow is irregularly 

 obliquely striated ; the upper part of the metapleurœ has 2 

 rows of obliquely sloped striae, the upper running more into 

 reticulations than the lower; the raised lowerpart bears round, 

 deep punctures. 



The hind coxae, except at the apex above, are closely and 

 strongly punctured ; the malar space is as long as the 5*^ 

 antennal joint ; it is rugosely punctured. Palpi black, as are 

 also the calcarla. 



This species is closely allied to E. Beauforti of which I 

 only know the d", as I only know the n of the present species ; 

 the 2 may be separated by the following points : 



Clypeus rugosely punctured, not narrowed to a point, the face 

 with a longitudinal keel in the centre above, sides of mctanotum 

 widely reticulated, the middle densely covered with long white pubes- 

 cense ; metasternal process broad, hollowed, twice longer than broad. 



Beauforti Cam. 



Clypeus at apex almost smooth, narrowed to a point, the face 

 without a longitudinal keel in the centre above, sides of metanotum 

 not widely reticulated, the centre not densely pubescent ; metasternal 

 process not hollowed, rounded, punctured, not twice longer than broad. 



Meraukensis. 



Stephanidae. 



Stephanus insidicator Smith ? 



There is a cT in the collection from Etna Bay, which is 

 probably the Megischus insidicator, Smith from Mysol (Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. VII, 7, d"). It at any rate fits Smith's description 

 so far as that goes ; but as the Smithian description is not 



