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Middle and hind coxa> black, the middle pair sometimes pale at apex. 

 Abdomen of 9 dilated below at fifth segment, the ovipositor springing from its 

 base and directed obliquely forward. 

 Abdomen, except obscure rufous blotches on sides of the third and fourth seg- 

 ments, black; scape pale beneath L. obscura Cr. (?) 



Abdomen of $ rufous, base of petiole and second and third segments obscurely 

 black, gastrocceli large, deep, placed just before middle of segment. 



L. comtpta Cr. 

 Abdomen of $ rufous, petiole, second segment and a blotch at base of the third, 

 black; gastrocceli almost obliterated ; areolet triangular petiolate. 



L. obscura Cr. 



Abdomen of 9 mostly rufous, the base of petiole, second segment, except apex, 



and a spot at base of third, black ; gastrocceli huge, shallow ; areolet 



triangular, sessile. L. sessilis sp. nov. (?) 



Abdomen ot 9 mostly imou. base of petiole, a long blotch on disk of second 

 segment, and the ■ \treme apical edge and a blotch at base of third seg- 

 ment, black; gastrocceli long; areolet triangular, petiolate. 



(?) L. crythrogaster sp. nov. 



Abdomen of $ black, a small spot on the second and the sides of the following 



segments rufous; gastrocceli poorly defined, close to base of segment; 



areolet, triangular, petiolate L. ratiovi sp. nov. 



Abdomen of 9 dilated below at eighth segment, the ovipositor springing from 

 its base and directed obliquely backwards over the back. 

 Apex of third and the sides, as well as the sides of the following segments, 



rufous L. eurycreontls sp. nov. 



Abdomen of 9 dilated below at seventh segment, the ovipositor springing from 

 its base and usually slightly curved upwards. 

 Apex of the second, third, and fourth segments broadly margined with rufous, 

 the extreme edges of the following segments tinged with red ; first 



joint of all trochanters black ; scape black L. eonsimilis sp. nov. 



Petiole and base of second segmeut black, rest of abdomen rufous; first joint 

 of hind trochanters only black; s ape pale beneath.. L.peraffinisB]>. nov. 

 All coxa; ferruginous. 



Petiole and second abdominal segment basally black ; the following segments 

 more or less dusky above; scape pale beneath ; areolet subsessile. 



L. oligice sp. nov. 



4. Hind coxa? black. 



Abdomen wholly ferruginous, size large L. Belfragei sp. nov. 



All coxae rufous. 

 Petiole black basally, ovip. slightly exserted ; areolet petiolate; scape pale be- 

 neath L. rivalis Cr. 



Petiole concolorous with the abdomen; ovip. not exserted L. lophyri Eiley. 



5. All coxae pale 8 



Hind coxa? only black 6 



All coxae black, sometimes anterior and middle pairs pale at apex. 



Abdomen entiiely black. 



Large; metathorax medially sulcate ; wings dusky L. valida Cr. 



Small ; metathorax not medially sulcate ; wings hyaline L. tibiaior Cr. 



Abdomen not entirely black. 



Extreme apical margins of abdominal segments, except petiole, obscurely 

 tinged with red, lateral blotches on second and third segments, and 

 frequently on the following, red ; metathorax not sulcate. 



var. L. Hbiator Cr. 

 Apical one-third of petiole, all of secoud and basal two thirds of third ab- 

 dominal segments rufous ; metathorax sulcate medially . . L. dimidiata Cr. 



