316 srHEGiD.i:. 



incised, lateral margins not curved upwards ; median segment 

 below the mucro shining, widely reticulate, with an inner and 

 outer carina on each side all converging towards the apex, which 

 is deeply longitudiiially furrowed. Black ; the clypeus, front, and 

 cheeks with silvery pubescence ; the posterior margin of the pro- 

 notum, a spot on the lateral angles of the scutellum, the squamae, 

 and an elongate spot w idest in the middle on each side of the basal 

 four abdominal segments above, ivory-white ; base of the mandibles, 

 antennae, apex of the mucro, anterior and intermediate femora, 

 tibia3 and tarsi, and posterior femora ferruginous ; the antennae 

 and the outside of the intermediate tibite shaded with fuscous: 

 wings hj'aline, nervures and tegulae pale testaceous. 



Eah. Poona, Bombiiy. 5 . Lenyth 9 ; ex£. 17 mm. J un- 

 known. Type in coll. -Rothney. 



565. Oxybelus sabulosus, Smith, Cat. iv, p. 388, $ ; Cam. 3fem. Munch. 



L. Ph. Soc. (4) iii, 1890, p. 276. 



5 . Closely resembles 0. agilis. Differs in the clypeus being 

 broadly not narrowly keeled, the keel not produced, the anterior 

 margin waved; the scutellar squama transparent with a stripe 

 of yellow, the mucro broader ; the markings larger, bright yellow- 

 not yellovs'ish white ; the apex of the femora and the tibiae of 

 the anterior and intermediate legs and the basal half of the tibiae 

 of the posterior legs bright yellow, the basal and apical two joints 

 of the flagellum of the antennae and the tarsi ferruginous. 

 Hah. India (Smith). §. Length 6; exji. 12 mm. 



566. Oxybelus agilis, Smith, Cat. iv, p. 387, S ; Cam. Mem. Manch. 



L. Ph. Soc. (4) iii, 1890, p. 275. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen finely and closely punctured ; 

 scutellum large, prominent, the punctures on it larger and more 

 scattered ; clypeus with a prominent narrow shining keel down 

 the middle, the apex of the keel produced and curved over the 

 apical margin of the clypeus ; the scutellum and postscutellum 

 with a medial longitudinal carina, the scutellar squama large, 

 curved on the outside, the mucro at base of median segment 

 narrow, concave, the sides recurved, the apex slightly incised ; 

 median segment beneath coarsely reticulate, with an inner and 

 outer carina on each side all converging towards the apex of the 

 segment. Black ; the clypeus and cheeks with silveiy pubescence, 

 a medially interrupted line on the pronotum, the tubercles, the 

 scutellar squamae, the anterior and intermediate femora beneath, 

 the extreme bases of the posterior tibiae above, and medially 

 interrupted subapieal lines on abdominal segments 1-5 above, 

 yellowish white ; the flagellum of the antennae, the anterior and 

 intermediate tibia3 and tarsi, and the posterior tarsi ferruginous ; 

 wings hyaline, nervures testaceous. 



Hah. India (Smith). cJ . Length 7 ; e.r25. 12 mm. 



