the Family Masaridge. 749 



Key to the Species o/Metaparagla. 



A. First abdominal segment strongly constricted 



at apex, and lirst recurrent uervure inter- 

 stitial with first transverse cubital uervure. . maculata^ M.- Waldo. 



B. First abdominal segment without constriction, 



both recurrent nervures received by second 

 cubital cell. 



a. Clypeus and mandibles totally yellow .... doddi, sp. n. 



b. Clypeus black, with two small yellow spots 



at base; mandibles ferruginous i)ictifroafi, Smith. 



Paragia, Shuck. 



Paragia hirsuta, sp. u. 



c? . iS^igor ; clypeo (lateribus apiceque oxceptis), macula iiitier- 

 aatennali, maiidibulis basi, ociilis margiue interuo liaea brevi, 

 macula postoculari, prouoto angulis, mesopleuris, mesonoto, 

 scutelloque lateribus maculis flavis ; tegulis ferrugineis ; abdo- 

 mine nigro, segmento secuudo dorsali irrcgulariter, segmento 

 terfcio et dorsali eb ventrali apice, segmeutoque quarto dorsali 

 apice anguste flavo-fasciatis ; segmentis quiato sextoque apiee 

 ferrugineo fasciatis, segmento septimo omnino ferrugiaeo ; pedi- 

 bus nigris ; tibiis tarsisque ferrugiueis, femoribus intermediis 

 apice flavo variegatis ; alls hyalinis, margiue costali infuscato. 



The yellow fascia on abdominal tergite 2 is near the base 

 of the segment. 



Cljpeus subtriangular, truncate ; head as broad as thorax 

 at tegulse ; mesonotal furrows arcuate, widening and approxi- 

 mating posteriorly ; scutellura prominent, subquadrate, 

 covering postscutellum ; median segment truncate, hiteral 

 angles snbtuberculate. Abdomen with the lirst segment 

 considerably narrower than the second ; a deep constriction is 

 visible from a lateral view. Whole insect covered with 

 long fulvous pubescence, least noticeable on abdominal seg- 

 ments 2 and 3. Punctured, head (except clypeus), thorax, 

 and first abdominal segment coarsely, the punctures on 

 mesonotum running into striaa; clypeus and abdominal seg- 

 ments 2-7 finely. 



Length 11^ mm. 



Bab. Cairns, N. Queensland {F. P. Dodd) ; I S - 



This species comes nearest to P, diceptor^ Sm., of which 

 species tlie unique type is a female, but lias the markings 

 yellow, not reddish orange. The punctures on the mesonotum 

 of P. deceptor do not run into stride. 



Ann. & May. N. Hist. Ser. 8. Vol viii. 50 



