XXI, CRABRO, 167 
geau, but he does not appear to have described it. I 
cannot learn where it was found. 
Sp. 26. osztiquus. N. Sp. 
niger, elongatus, metathoracis spatii subcordiformi disco tantum 
levi, limbo oblique striato. 
length 23—3 lines. 
Head black, subquadrate; the vertex minutely and closely 
punctured ; the stemmata placed in a triangle in its centre, on 
each side of the posterior ones a smooth and shining depression, 
and between them a longitudinal impressed line which does not 
extend beyond them, the anterior one has in front a deep im- 
pressed line which extends to the face; the antennez black, with 
the scape on each side yellow; the face canaliculated, smooth, 
and shining: the inner orbits of the eyes and clypeus (which is 
carinated in the centre) covered with a dense silvery pubescence ; 
the mandibles black, testaceous, or yellow, their apex piceous 
or rufescent; the palpi pale testaceous, or rufo-testaceous. 
The thorax black, closely and densely covered with minute 
punctures; the dorsolum with two central parallel slightly ele- 
vated lines at its base extending to the disk, and two lateral ones 
much shorter ; the metathorax with a cruciform consute incisure, 
the transverse one somewhat curved and enclosing the anterior 
portion of the metathorax, the disk of which is smooth and 
shining, and the sides and limb behind obliquely striated, the 
posterior portion is transversely striated; the collar with some- 
times a pale or yellow dot on each side; the tegule piceous ; 
the wings with a cloud beyond the middle, iridescent, and their 
nervures piceous ; the legs black, with the anterior tibize yellow 
in front, and the intermediate and posterior ones yellow at their 
knees, the tarsi piceous, the basal joint of the intermediate 
and posterior pairs sometimes pale at the base ; the anterior tarsi 
simple, the intermediate and posterior tibiz spinose. 
The abdomen subclavate, black, minutely punctured, and 
shining ¢@. 
