of the Hymenopterous genera Cleptes, S^-c. 459 



8. Chrysis volatilis* 

 _ Female.— Length 5 lines. Elongate, narrow, and of a 

 violet colour, with slight tints of green on the head and 

 thorax. Head : the margin of the vertex and inner orbits 

 of the ejes green ; the scape, and two following joints of 

 the antenna?, green above. The sides of the thorax nearly 

 parallel ; the anterior angles of the prothorax acute ; the 

 posterior angles of the metathorax green; Avings sub- 

 hyaline, the nervures fuscous. Head and thorax strongly 

 and closely punctured ; abdomen finely punctured ; the 

 basal margin of the first segment with a deep central 

 fovea, and a broader lateral one. 

 Hab. — Shano-hai, 



9. Chrysis janthinus* 



Female. — Length 5 lines. Bright violet, with shades 

 of blue and green. The face and three basal joints of the 

 antennfB bright green, the legs and entire body of the 

 insect beneath bright green ; the vertex violet, a narrow 

 green line at the inner margin of the eyes. Thorax : the 

 sides nearly parallel or very slightly narrowed anteriorly ; 

 the prothorax with the anterior angles rounded, of a violet 

 colour, with a narrow green border at its posterior margin ; 

 the central portion of the mesothorax purple, the lateral 

 portions violet ; the scutellum and metathorax green ; 

 wings slightly fuscous. Abdomen violet ; the sides of the 

 first segment and the posterior margin of the second 

 greenish, the margin widest laterally. The head and 

 thorax very strongly punctured; abdomen evenly and 

 strongly punctured, most strongly so at the base. 



Hab. — Shanghai. 



10. Chrysis fossulatus. 

 Length 4^ lines. Head and thorax green, slightly 

 tinged with blue; the abdomen violet. Face aiid body 

 beneath bright green; the legs green, tinged with blue 

 above; the vertex green. Thorax narroAved from the 

 tegulje forwards; the anterior angles of the jirotliorax 

 acute, the margin holloAved to the curvature of the head ; 

 the sides of the mesothorax tinged with green, as are also 

 the lateral angles of the metathorax ; the posterior margm 



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