110 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



OXYCORYHPUS PILOSELLUS, Sp. nOV. 



Black, densely covered with silvery pubescence ; the hinder femora, 

 the greater part of the four anterior and their tibias, and the middle 

 tarsi rufous ; the wings hyaline, the nervures fuscous, blackish at the 

 apex. <? . Length, 2^ mm. 



Hub. Deesa {Nurse). 



Antennae nearly as long as the head and thorax united, the scape 

 bare and shining, the flagellum opaque. Vertex and sides of front 

 closely and distinctly punctured ; the frontal depression smooth ; the 

 vertex only sparsely pilose ; the rest of the head covered with long 

 silvery hair, which hides the surface. Pro-, mesonotum, and scutellum 

 closely and rather strongly punctured, the scutellum more strongly 

 than the mesonotum. Metanotum irregularly reticulated ; the base 

 with a central area of equal width, about three times longer than 

 broad. Pleurae rugose ; the apex of the meso- closely and distinctly 

 striated. The second dorsal segment of the abdomen at the sides and 

 the rest all over rather strongly punctured. Legs thickly covered with 

 white pubescence. 



CcELocHALCis, gen. nov. 



Antennae situated half-way between the lower part of the eyes and 

 the mouth. Front deeply and widely excavated to the front ocellus, 

 the sides of the depression sharply keeled, and to a less extent above. 

 Lower outer orbits sharply margined. Antennal scape short, not 

 reaching to the ocelli ; of equal width throughout ; the pedicle not 

 longer than broad, pilose ; the other joints long ; the last longer than 

 the penultimate, which is shorter than the preceding. Parapsidal 

 furrows distinct, curved. Scutellum obtusely bidentate at the apex. 

 Metanotum reticulated. Posterior femora not greatly dilated, not so 

 thick as the coxae ; below without teeth ; the middle coxae spined. 

 Abdomen sessile. Subcostal vein long, reaching close to the middle 

 of the wing ; the costal short, about four times longer than wide, the 

 radius very short, broader than long. Mandibles shortly bidentate. 

 The abdomen is shorter than the thorax ; its basal segment is as long 

 as the other segments united ; the sides of the median segment are 

 not spined or toothed ; in its centre are two stout longitudinal keels ; 

 the hinder femora are stoutly bordered on the apical half beneath. 

 The antennae are shorter than the body ; the scape of the antennae is 

 short, and does not reach to the ocelli ; the pedicle is bare, broader 

 than long ; the first joint of the flagellum is slightly longer than the 

 second. 



This species, as regards the position of the antennae, stands 

 between Halticella and CJialcis, it being placed higher up than in 

 the former, but not so high as in the latter. There are ten joints 

 in the antennae ; the last is fully one-half longer than the ninth. 

 It may be composed of more than one joint, but I cannot see any 

 suture. 



CffiLOCHALCIS CARINIFRONS, Sp. UOV. 



Black, the mesonotum and scutellum covered with pale golden 

 pubescence ; the mandibles and palpi, the apex of the hinder coxte, 



