474 Records of the Indian Museum. [Voi,. XVI, 1919.] 



and the boundary veins of these and adjacent cells different in 

 arrangement. Fuscus spot on wing clearer; tegulae ferruginous. 



The face, cheeks, sides of thorax and abdomen clothed with 

 more of whitish glistening pubescence. 



Length 8 mm. 



Santhanathode, Western Ghats, Malabar district. Collected 

 by T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar ; 7-10- 1917. 



These insects are easily mistaken for small bees and likely to 

 be overlooked. There is no doubt several other forms will be met 

 with in South India in course of time, when it will be possible to get 

 more information regarding this very little-known family of insects. 



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