New gênera and species of hymenopfera from India, Jgj 



joÎDerl to one more tlian twice îts brearlth, wliich exteuds to 

 the b.ise of the clypens ; tbere is a oarrower baud coatiniions 

 witb it in tbe centre of tbe clypeus. Mandibles black, broadly 

 yellow in tbe middle at tbe base ; palpi lemou-vellow. Front 

 rougbly abnost transversely striated ; vertei sniootb; there is 

 a fnrrow^ between tlie ocelli, The inner orbits are sbarply 

 marjïined, are bordered witb yellow, narrowly below, more 

 broadly above; tbe upper band is sligbtly narrowed in tbe 

 middle. Tborax black; tbe protborax broadly in front, tbe 

 edge of tbe pronotnm broadly ; tbe tnbercles (wbieb are large), 

 two sbort lines ou tbe base of tbe mesonotùm in tbe centre, 

 tbe sides of tbe scntellnni broadly, an oblique mark ou the 

 lowcr part of the mesopleurae, before the keel, a large irre- 

 gulär one ou tbe middle of tbe lower part, exteuding ou to 

 tbe sternum, lemou-ycllow, Mesonotùm strongly puuctured, 

 thickly covered witb sbort fnscons bair ; tbe parapsidai furrows 

 are deep, wide, obscurely striated in front: tbe biuder edge 

 from tbe tegulae to tbe sides of tbe scutellum stontly and 

 sbarply keeled ; iuside of tbis is a creuulated fnrrow. Scutellum 

 covered witb long fuscous bair; the black central part strongly, 

 tbe sides sparsely punctured ; tbe post-scutellum is very 

 smootb ; its sides at tbe base depressed, bordered on the outer- 

 side by a stont keel. The dépression at tbe base of tbe median 

 segment is wide, deep and smootb, as is also tbe base in the 

 centre ; the rest of tbe segment rugose, rnuning into reticu- 

 latious and striatious ; the areola is broadly rounded at the 

 top ; it is as broad as loug and is roundly curved inwardly ; 

 tbe posterior median area strongly trausversely striated ; the 

 post-;rior intermedian areae coarsoly reUcnlnfed; the rest of 

 tbe segment riigose, runniug into reticubilions :iud str\atiün8. 

 Propleurae pimctured : tbe top bebiud the middle witb a stout 

 keel; the bol low in the middle above smootb; ou the lower 

 part broadly stoutly obliquely striolated, the striatious beco- 

 mingstouter towards the apex. Mesopleurae strongly punctured, 

 tbe apex depressed, creuulated. Metapleurae coarsely puuctured 

 and witb a deep, wide creuulated fnrrow down the middle. 

 Tbe spiracular area is closely and strongly puuctured at the 

 base. The base of the wiugs bas a more yellowish tint tbau 

 the apex: the areolet is abnost triangulär. The 4 anterior 

 coxae and trocbanters a7-e yellow ; the anterior coxae are black 

 at the base bebiud : the anterior feniora and tibiae broadly, 

 tbe liinder coxae broadly bebiud and tbe trocbanters black 5 

 llic tnrsi iiifuscnted, thickly covered witb fnlvous bair. Ab- 

 douicu black, sbiniug and witb a faint violaceous tinge. 



A common species. It differs from tbe otber species of 

 tbe g-enus iu tbe abdomen not bciug bauded wjtb red. 



