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Thorax: a line of white pubescence at the anterior and 
posterior margins of the mesothorax ; the post-scutellum 
covered with the same; the scutellum emarginate behind, 
the lateral angles of the emargination sub-dentate; the 
post-scutellum armed with two acute spines; wings 
hyaline, with a faint cloud at their apex; the outer margin 
of the tegulz pale testaceous; the posterior femora incras- 
sate; the tibiz curved, thickened and produced at their 
apex into a blunt process; the tarsi black, with the base of 
the first jot more or less ferruginous. The abdomen 
smooth and shining, rufo-testaceous beneath. 
Very like NV. Elliotiz, but smaller and distinguished by 
the colour of the posterior legs. 
Hab.—Barrackpore. 
* Nomia scutellata. 
Female.—3 lines. Black: the pubescence cinereous 
except that on the thorax above, which is fulvous; the abdo- 
men with white pubescent fasciz. Head: the flagellum 
of the antennz more or less fulvous beneath ; the face and 
cheeks with bright white pubescence. ‘Thorax: the disk 
with sparing short fulvous pubescence, becoming more 
dense towards the scutellum, on which it is dense and 
bright; the pubescence on the legs, sides of the meta- 
thorax and beneath cinereous; wings sub-hyaline; the 
nervures fuscous; the stigma and tegulz pale ferruginous. 
The apical margins of the segments with white fascie, 
except the apical one, which has a dark fuscous fringe. 
Hab.—Calcutta. 
*Nomia thoracica. (Pl. I. fig. 10.) 
Female.—Length 4—5 lines. Black: the cox and 
femora rufo-piceous; the tibiz and tarsi pale ferruginous, 
the anterior and intermediate tibiz usually darkest ; the 
first and three following segments of the abdomen above 
have narrow white margins. The head with pale glitter- 
ing pubescence; the flagellum of the antennz fulvous 
beneath. The pubescence on the disk of the mesothorax 
and scutellum very short, dense and fulvous; that on the 
post-scutellum is much paler, as it is also on the legs and 
thorax beneath; wings sub-hyaline; the nervures and 
tegulz ferruginous; the costal nervure and stigma fuscous. 
Abdomen very finely and closely punctured. 
