44 NOTES ON CHALCrDL*. 



of the vein, and with a large exterior diffuse brownish patch; veins 

 black ; ulna about one-fourth of the length of the humerus ; radius 

 longer than the ulna ; cubitus very short. Length of the body 2f 

 lines. 



Bombay. 



H. taesalis. Mas. — Nigra; antennae filiformes ; scutellum 

 bidenticulatum ; metathorax brevis, declivis, unisulcatus ; abdomen 

 ovatum, thorace multo brevius ; femor - a postica inermia ; tarsi 

 quatuor anteriores rufi ; alae anticae cinerese, plaga parva subcostali 

 fuscescente. 



Male. — Black, stout, with hoary tomentum. Head and prothorax 

 extremely minutely punctured. Head as broad as the thorax ; front 

 very deeply excavated. Antennae filiform, rather stout, longer than 

 the thorax. Prothorax large, subquadrate. Sutures of the parapsides 

 distinct ; scutellum with two minute apical teeth. Metathorax short, 

 declining, with a slight longitudinal furrow. Petiole very short. 

 Abdomen oval, smooth, much shorter than the thorax ; first segment 

 shining, without tomentum, very large. Hind femora unarmed, much 

 incrassated ; four anterior tarsi red. Wings cinereous ; veins black. 

 Fore wings with a small brownish patch behind the ulna, which is 

 about one-fourth of the length of the humerus ; radius shorter thau 

 the ulna ; cubitus very short. Length of the body If line. 



Bombay. 



H.divisicornis. Fcem. — Nigra; antennae filiformes, basi apiceque 

 rufae ; tegulae rufae ; scutellum bidentatum ; abdomen sublanceolatum, 

 thorace paullo longius ; pedes rufi, femoribus posticis inermibus ; alae 

 cinerese. 



Female. — Black, shining. Head and thorax very minutely punc- 

 tured, with cinereous tomentum. Head as broad as the prothorax; 

 front very deeply excavated. Antenna) filiform, inserted near the 

 mouth, a little longer than the thorax ; scape red ; ilagcllum red 

 towards the base and at the tip. Prothorax largo, subquadrate. 

 Sutures of the parapsides strongly defined : tegulae red ; scutellum 

 with two apical teeth. Metathorax short. Petiole extremely short. 

 Abdomen smooth, sublanceolate, a little longer than the thorax, 

 keeled beneath ; first segment very large. Legs red ; hind femora 

 unarmed, much incrassated. Wings cinereous. Fore wings not 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen ; veins black, in structure much 

 like those of II. fascicornis. Length of the body If liue. 



Bombay. 



