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is fully twice longer than it is wide at the apex ; the suturi- 

 form articulation is narrow, smooth, roundly curved ; there 

 are no other transverse furrows, nor any oblique ones. 



P i m p 1 i n ae. 



Pimplini. 

 Certonotiis labialis sp. uov. 



Ferruginous, the face paler, more yellowish in tint, as are 

 also the outer orbits ; the flagellum of antennae, the 2"*^ and 

 following segments of the abdomen, the hinder trochanters, 

 femora, tibiae and tarsi, black ; wings fuscous violaceous, the 

 nervures and stigma black, ç. 



Length 13 ; terebra 12 m.m. 



Merauke. 



Face smooth ; from each antennae runs a row of 6 round 

 punctures, with 2 on the outerside below the apex and, on 

 the innerside, above there is another ; the centre of the face 

 on the lower half and the innerside of the malar space are 

 closely finely longitudinally striated ; there is a double row of 

 punctures on the top of the clypeus, the upper being the 

 larger. There is a wide shallow furrow on the malar space. 

 Striae on mesonotnm irregular, moderately stout, wrinkled. 

 Basal half of scutellum closely, rugosely punctured, this part 

 being bordered behind by a transverse keel ; the apical part 

 is stoutly transversely striated ; the post-scutellura is bordered 

 behind by a curved keel ; it is finely, closely transversely 

 striated. Metanotum smooth and shining ; the central area is 

 large, wide, reaching from the base to the apex ; it bulges 

 out angularly in the middle ; it is bounded by 2 lateral areae, 

 the upper is wider than long and projects over the lower 

 one, which is longer than wide ; there is a not very distinct 

 keel outside the spiracles. Propleurae and upper part of meso- 



