10S SPOLTA ZEYLANTOA. 



broadly and the apical four segments entirely, yellow : the petiole 

 rufous. Legs rufous, the four front coxae and trochanters white ; 

 the hind tibiae fuscous, with a broad ring near the base, the hind 

 tarsi, except the apical joint, white. Wings hyaline, the stigma 

 fuscous, the nervures darker, ?. 

 Length 6-7 mm. ; terebra 2 mm. 

 Peradeniya, September. 



Antennae broadly ringed with white ; the scape and base of fiagel- 

 lum rufo-testaceous. The part below the ocelli closely, irregularly, 

 longitudinally striated, keeled in the middle ; the depressed front 

 with two stout smooth keels. Face finely, irregularly rugose. 

 Mesonotum finely, closely, rugosely punctured. Scutellum smooth. 

 Base of metanotum irregularly rugose ; the apex distinctly trans- 

 versely striated, the striae clearly separated. The centre of propleura; 

 stoutly striated, the mesopleurae closely, irregularly, obliquely 

 striated and aciculated ; the metapleurae closely, strongly, obliquely 

 striated. The second and third segments of the abdomen closely, 

 uniformly punctured. 



U. — Melcha varibalteata , sp. nov. 



Black, the median segment, apex of mesopleurae below, and petiole 

 rufous ; face, clypeus, mandibles, palpi, lower third of outer orbits, 

 base of propleurae, pronotum, mesosternum, tegulae, tubercles, the 

 usual plate under the hind wings, the apices of the five abdominal 

 segments and marks in the centre of the apical two, yellow, the 

 yellow on the abdominal segments backed with testaceous behind. 

 Four front legs pale fulvous, the coxae and trochanters white : the 

 hind coxae fulvous, their trochanters black : femora rufous, tibiae and 

 tarsi fuscous, the tibiae broadly lufous at the base. Wings hyahne, 

 the apex slightly smoky, the stigma fuscous, tlie nervures darker, 6. 



Length 5 mm. 



Kandy, July. 



Head smooth and shining. Thorax smooth, except the apical 

 slope and sides of metanotum behind the keel, which are irregularly 

 rugose. Middle lobe of mesonotum depressed in the centre, and 

 having a distinct fovea, longer than wide ; the apex at the end of the 

 parapsidal furrows with a row of foveae. The petiole is black at 

 the apex, the centre yellowish, as compared with the sides. 



12. — Mrlcha reticulnta, sp. nov. 



Black, the face, clypeus, mandibles, palpi, the lowei' fourth of tlu^ 

 outer orbits, malar space, the inner orbits to near the antennae, 

 a broad line on the apical two-thirds of the pronotum. tegulae. 



