NOMIA. 453 



797. Noniia carinata, Sinith, Trans. E7it. Soc. 1875, p. 57, $ ; Ball 



Ton-. Cat. X, p. 1G4. 



2 • Head aud thorax (except the scutellum) closely and finely, 

 and the abdomen most minutely and densely punctvn-ed ; scutellum 

 smooth, with a few scattered coarse punctures ; the front flat, a 

 short carina between the bases of the antennae; the clypeus trans- 

 verse anteriorly ; a broad depressed transverse band at the basd 

 of the median segment, above coarsely punctured. Black, tha 

 antennse beneath and the legs rufo-fuscous, the posterior tibiae and 

 tarsi interiorly bright testaceous ; tlie head aud thorax with sparse 

 griseous pubescence, the postscutellum covered .with a dense pad 

 of pale pubescence, the pubescence on the legs dense, pale, aud 

 glittering ; the apical margins of abdominal segments 1-4 with 

 greenish-white narrow transverse fascise ; wings hyaline and iri- 

 descent, nervures and tegulae dark brown. 



d similar : the abdomen narrower and more c^^lindrical, seg- 

 ments 2-r> \Aith narrow greenish-white fasciae ; the posterior 

 femora and tibiae swollen and much curved, the inner apex of each 

 tibia produced into a curved claw of a pale testaceous white colour. 



Uab. Kangit Valley, Sikhim ; Burma ; Tenasserim ; Cevlon. 

 5 S . Lenf/th 9-10 ; exiJ. 18-20 mm. 



798. Nomia basalis, Smitk, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. 55, J : Ball. 



Torr. Cat. x, p. Ifci4. 



5 . Head, median segment, and abdomen finely and closely, 

 mesonotum and scutellum coarsely and sparsely punctured ; 

 clypeus flat, rounded anteriorly ; the median segment very short, 

 vertical and rounded posteriorly ; abdomen short and very broad. 

 Chestnut- brown; the face on each side, the sides of the pronotum, 

 the postscutellum, and transverse bands at the base of the 2nd and 

 3i-d abdominal segments covered with deuse white pubescence, the 

 legs and a transverse band at the base of the 4th segment with 

 fulvous pubescence ; wings hyaline and iridescent. 



Hab. India (Smith). § . Lewjth 9 ; exp. 17 mm. 



799. Nomia floralis, Smith, Tratis. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. 58, $ ; Ball. 



Torr. Cat. x, p. 166. 



$ . Head somewhat finely and sparsely, thorax for the greater 

 part and abdomen more densely punctured, on the last the punc- 

 tures very minute ; clypeus flat, produced at apex into a medial 

 tooth and two other very short teeth close to the latter ; scutellum 

 prominent, smooth, shining, with only a few scattered punctures ; 

 median segment short, vertical posteriorly, with a medial \ertical 

 carina, the space at base slightly concave, densely punctured. 

 Black, the basal abdominal segment and apical half of the 2nd 

 pale red ; the pubescence on the face, cheeks, and occiput fuscous, 

 ou the mesonotum and postscutellum pale fulvous ; legs rufo- 

 piceous, the tarsi paler, the pubescence very pale glittering fulvous ; 

 the apical margins of the 2nd and following segments with pale 

 fulvous transverse pubescent fasciae. 



