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and cup-shaped at the base, but each emitting a long ramulus ; the 

 eyes are placed on short thick tubercles, and each consists of about 

 70 facets, which are separated by narrow spaces which are filled with 

 dense, minute, black ciliae. The base of the elytron is a little bulb or 

 ball, a neck very apparent anteriorly joining it to the thin, elongate, 

 ribbon-like part : the anterior edge is thickened. The abdomen is 

 soft, sessile, incrassated, of 9 segments : the tarsi are 4-jointed, all the 

 joints bilobed. (Id. 53, tab. iv. fig. A — D). 



6. Descriptions of two Hymenopterous Insects from Northern India. By. W. W. 

 Saunders, Esq., F.L.S., &:c. 



1. Myi-micaria hrunnea. New genus. Eyes lateral, small, oval ; 

 antennae filiform, 13-jointed ; mandibles small, almost concealed : the 

 fore wings with a strongly marked stigma, 1 cubital and 1 discoidal 

 cell complete, and 3 cells on the apical margin subcomplete ; the ra- 

 dial, discoidal and subdiscoidal nervures nearly reaching the apical 

 margin: abdomen subcordate, petiolate, the 2 first joints inversely 

 clavate and forming the petiole. Myrm. hrunnea. The species is 

 shining chesnut brown, hairy, posterior margins of the last five abdo- 

 minal segments dark brown : wings slightly tinged with brown. Length 

 *6 inch, breadth "8 inch. In the collection of Mrs. T. Prinsep. (Id. 

 57. tab.v. fig. 2). 



2. Pronceus Campbellii. Light red brown, with the petiole reddish 

 and the abdomen dark chalybeous purple : wings burnt sienna, with 

 a broad marginal fuscous band. Length 1*2 inch breadth 1'8 inch. 

 In the collection of Mrs. T. Prinsep and the author. (Id. 58, tab. v. 

 fig. 1). 



7. Descriptions of four new Dipterous Insects from Central and Northern India. 

 By W. W. Saunders, Esq., F.L.S., &c. 



1. Gastro.vides ater. New genus. Proboscis straight, inclined 

 downwards above, as long as the head ; antennae rather longer than 

 the head, 3-jointed, the 3rd joint with 4 rings dividing it into 5 divi- 

 sions, the 1st of which is as long as the 4 following, and produced at 

 the base into an acute spine pointing forwards : abdomen ovate-conic, 

 terminating in an acute point. Gas. ater. The species is coal-black, 

 hairy : wings nearly black, with 2 discoidal, transverse, yellowish 

 spots on each. Length | an inch, expansion of wings 1 inch. Cen- 

 tral India : in the author's cabinet. (Id. 59, tab. v. fig. 5). 



2. Anthrax rrificollis. Dull black, hairy, with a reddish collar and 

 a round white spot on each side of abdomen : wings with the basal 

 portion and a broad but abbreviated fascia, black ; the costa is also 



