PARASITIC HYltfEXOPTERA FROM THE STKKIM HniALAYA. 83 



upper and lower edges of prothorax, 2 liue.s, obliquely dilated 

 to the middle on innerside, in centre of mesouotum ; the apical 

 half of scutelluiu, the mark, triangularly dilated beyond the 

 middle at the base, post-scutellum, 2 large marias on the apex 

 of metanotum, broad at the base, gradually narrowed towards 

 the apex, tegulœ, tubercles, a large mark on the upper half 

 of mesopleurae, obliquely narrowed above, the apical slope 

 longer than the basal, the lower half, almost the lower half 

 of metapleurœ, the base of 1«^ abdominal segment broadly, 

 its apex narrowly, a triangular mark on the sides of the 2^^ 

 segment at the base; its apex and the apices of the other seg- 

 ments, pale yellow. Legs fulvous, the 4 anterior coxae and 

 trochanters pale yellow ; the hinder coxœ yellow, narrowly 

 black at the base above, broadly below, the basal joint of 

 trochanters black, the apical yellow, the base of femora broadly, 

 its apex narrowly and the base of tibiae still more narrowly, 

 black. The 10-'' to IS^h joints of the antennal flagelli! m white. 

 Wings hyaline, very iridescent, the stigma and nervures black. 9. 



Length 14 ra.m. 



Face closely, strongly, the clypeus sparsely punctured, the 

 apex almost smooth ; the front and vertex very smooth and 

 shining. Thorax closely, strongly punctured, more strongly 

 above than on the sides ; the base of metanotum broadly and 

 a stripe above the middle of mesopleurae smooth and shining; 

 the apical slope of metanotum in the middle coarsely, trans- 

 versely reticulated. Post-petiole sparsely punctured on the sides ; 

 the other segments punctured, the 2"d and 3i"d strongly, closely, 

 the puncturation on the others becoming gradually weaker. 

 Middle of propleurae stoutly, obliquely striated. 



Felargia Jhnoralis sp. nov. 



Length 17 m.m. 9. 



This species is closely related to F. fulvipes, but is larger ; 

 the 2 may be separated thus : 



