CllUVSIS. 4GI 



circular ; posterior lateral angles of the median segtaent produced, 

 small aud triangular ; wings hyaline, pubescent, nervures brown, 

 tegulie bluish green. Abdomen subcyliudrical, sides sliglitly con- 

 vergent anteriorly, the base transverse, lightly iinpressed in the 

 midiUe above : 3rd abdominal segment convex, the anteapical series 

 of fovese nearly obsolete, the foveaj represented by shallow sub- 

 effaced punctures, apical margin armed with 4 subequal triangular 

 teeth. 



'• cJ . Differs from the $ by the facial cavity being shorter ; the 

 antennae reddisli-maroon, tlie 3rd joint (2nd of the flagellam) being 

 subequal with the 4th ; the sculpture coarser, the tarsi reddish, 

 the 3rd abdominal segment shorter. In some specimens the 

 scutellum, pronotum, breast, legs and 1st abdominal segment have 

 a coppery tint." (clu Buifsson.) 



Length, 5 G-8"o ; exj). 11*5-13 mm. Dimensions of the c? not 

 given. 



Hab. X. India, Delhi (Bhu/Juim) ; X. Gujerat, Deesa (JViirse) ; 

 Bombay, Pooua ( Wrowjhton) ; Centi'al Provinces (Betham). 



A variable insect, in some specimens the $ has the scutellum 

 and basal abdominal segment golden green, copper}^ in certain 

 lights, similar to the (5 as described above. 



541. Chrysis disparilis, Cameron, Mem. Ma7ic/i. L. I'/i. Soc. xU {]SU7}, 

 lui. 13, p. o. 



2 . The head except the vertex and occiput, the pronotum, 

 the produced posterior lateral angles of the median segment, the 

 1st abdominal segment except the disc, a transverse bar broad- 

 ening at the sides on the posterior margin of the 2nd segment 

 and the middle of the 3rd segment golden green, brightening to 

 coppery gold on the sides of the 2ud abdominal segment ; the 

 vertex, the mesonotum and the postscutellum deep metallic blue, 

 the disc of the 1st, the whole basal portion of the 2ud segment, 

 and the basal half and apical area of the 3rd segment also dark 

 metallic blue, deepening to black at the base of the 2nd segment ; 

 antennae blackish brown, the scape and the 1st joint of the 

 flagellum above bluish green ; sides of the thorax and legs green, 

 tarsi reddish brown ; head and thorax densely punctured, the 

 punctures serried, rugose, on the scutellum and postscutellum as 

 usual somewhat larger ; abdomen finely and regularly punctured, 

 the punctures close but not dense or serried ; facial cavity 

 rugulose, finely punctured, covered with snow-white pubescence ; 

 pilosity light brown, \ery short, fairly abundant on the head, 

 thorax and apical segment of the abdomen, entirely wanting on 

 the basal two segments above. Head longer and broader than the 

 pronotum ; the sides behind the upper part of the eyes broad and 

 well-developed ; occiput emarginate ; vertex and front broad, 

 convex, not distinctly margined, but traces of a transverse carina 

 above the margin ; antennae sliort, the 2nd joint of the flagellum 



