56 p. CAMERON, HYMENOPTKllA 0¥ THE DUTCH EXPEDITION 



is only a short, thickend transverse cubital nervure with which 

 the recurrent nervure is interstitial ; the transverse median 

 nervure is received beyond the transverse basal; the transverse 

 median nervure in hind wings is angled and broken shortly 

 below the middle. The eyes are large, parallel ; the malar 

 space is minute ; the temples are almost obliterated. 



In the table of Mesosteiimi given by Prof. Schmiedeknecht 

 (Opus. lehn. p. 562) this species runs into Neomesostenus Schm. 



Cryptinini. 



Coiganta Cam. 

 The Entomologist, 1902, p. 20. 



Coiganta sciaria Smith. 



Cryptus sciarius Smith, Journ. Linn. Soc. IV, 138 ; Cryptus 

 tarsatus, Smith, I.e. 1861, 7. cf. 



Etna Bay. 



The basal 7 joints of the antennœ are ferruginous, the 8"' 

 to 14''' or 15"' are tinged with yellow, the rest are black. 

 Face slightly tinged with yellow, densely covered with short, 

 pale pubescence ; the clypeus is not separated from the face ; 

 the clypeus somewhat strongly, but not closely punctured ; 

 its apex is transverse, with a small tubercle at the apex in 

 the centre ; the lateral fovese are deep, large. Scutellar lateral 

 keels stout, extending near to the middle. Metanotum closely 

 rugosely punctured; striated transversely on the outer sides; 

 thè transverse keel is stout on the outerside, almost obliterated 

 in the centre of the segment ; from its outer edge two oblique, 

 twisted keels run towards the apex on the sides of the apical 

 slope. The wings are yellowish hyaline, paler at the apex ; 

 there is a fuscous violaceous cloud extending from the com- 

 mencement of the radius to shortly beyond the 2"^ transverse 

 cubital nervure, o. 



