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VI. Descriptions of nineteen ne'iv spceics of Larridte, 

 Odynerus and Apidtu from Barrackpore. By 

 Peter Cameron. Comumnicated by George 

 Alexander James Rothney, F.E.S. 



[Read March 4tli, 1903.] 



Larrides. 



Very little attention has been paid to the smaller 

 Indian Larrida^. In Colonel Bingliam's work only one 

 species of 7 mm. is described. Hence, it is not surprising 

 that many small species should be undescribed. 



Notogonict anthracina, n. s. 



Nigra, alis fusco-hyalinis, nervis fuscis, cellula culiitali 1* longiore 

 quam 2'% metanoto reticiilato. 9 • Long. 7 nlin. 



Hah. Barrackpore {Rothney). 



Scape of antennas brownish in the middle lieneath, shining ; the 

 front closely pnnctnred and with a shallow, narrow furrow in the 

 middle ; the vertex alutaceous ; the ocellus has a short, narrow, 

 conical point in front, and is longer than broad, the furrow in front 

 of it is wide and deep ; the curved furrow on the vertex is wide and 

 shallow. Pro- and mesonotum closely punctured. Median segment 

 irregularly reticulated ; the basal two-thirds of the apex irregularly 

 transversely striated ; the apex with a few longitudinal strife in the 

 middle ; the furrow is wide and deep and does not reach beyond 

 the middle. Propleur;c irregularly striated ; mesopleur* below 

 the furrow strongly and closely punctured ; above it aciculated. 

 The sternum between the middle cox;e is closely longitudinally 

 striated ; the furrow is deep ; the sternal process is stoutly keeled 

 down the middle and on the sides ; the apex with a small incision in 

 the middle, the sides oblique. The apical abscissa of the radius is 

 oblique, large ; the first cubital cellule above is shortly, but distinctly, 

 longer than the second ; the first transverse cubital nervure is angletl 

 from shortly below the middle, where it is Imllated ; the second 

 recurrent nervure is received shortly behind the middle ; the two 

 recurrent nervm*es are separated by not much more than half tlie 

 length of the top of the first cu])ital cellule. Abdomen pruinose ; 

 the middle ventral segments covered with longish black stiff hair. 



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