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closely united on the sides of the post-scutellum, a longish mark 

 on the sides of the first abdominal segment, a small one on the third 

 and fifth, a slightly larger one on the fourth, a large, long, oblique 

 one on the penultimate, and an oblique mark, transverse behind, 

 more irregular at the base, and narrowed to a point below on the 

 last abdominal segment, and a thin curved narrow line on the top 

 of the mesopleurae. white. Legs dark red, the coxae marked with 

 white ; the hind tibicB darker, their base and the metatarsus white, 

 the other joints of the hind tarsi, blackish. The inner side of the 

 mandibles dark rufous. Wings hyaline, highly iridescent, the 

 nervures and stigma black, ?. 



Length 11*5 mm. 



Pundalu-oya, February. 



Front furrowed in the middle, the furrow widest above : closely, 

 distinctly striated, the striae becoming strongest below and extend- 

 ing on to the face. Vertex smooth, shining. Middle lobe of 

 mesonotum closely rugose ; the apex reticulated ; the lateral lobes 

 irregularly transversely striated. Scutellum coarsely rugose at 

 the base, the rest smooth and shining. Apex of propleurae 

 sparsely, the mesopleurae more closely and strongly punctured 

 throughout. Transverse marginal nervure received very shortly 

 beyond the second transverse cubital, which is roundly curved 

 towards the base of the wings ; both the recurrent nervures are 

 received near the apex of the basal third of the cellule. 



The antennae are 15-jointed, have the flagellum thickly covered 

 with a short, black, stifi: pubescence and taper distinctly and gra- 

 dually towards the apex. 



This species may be known from the two known Indian species 

 (Jl. 4-mactilata, Ca,m. & orienialis, West.) by the antennas being 

 15-jointed, in addition to the other specific differences. 



BETHYLIN^. 

 2. — Epyris {?) foveatus, sp. nov. 



Black, shining, the mandibles,antennae,andlegsrufotestaceous ; 

 wings hyaline, the basal nervures and costa testaceous, the stigma 

 and stigmal branch darker coloured ; the head, thorax, and 

 ventral surface covered with longish fuscous hair, 6. 



Length 4 mm. 



Peradeniya, May. 



Flagellum of antennae densely covered with long white pubes- 

 cence, as long as the thorax ; scape about four times as long as its 

 thickness at the apex ; pedicle longer than wide fully half the 

 length of the first flagellar joint, which is of the length of the 

 second ; the last two joints are darker coloured, about three times 



