488 Descriptions and Records of Sees. 



entirely dull ; mesothorax and scutellum smooth and shining; 

 area of metathorax large, dull, and granular, with the apical 

 margin shining ; tegula? dark brown. Wings hyaline, stigma 

 and nervures dilute brown. Abdomen shining. 



Hab. Dapitan, Mindanao (Baker coll. 3162). 



Allied to JV. valdezi, but easily known by the larger sizp, 

 dark tibia?, &c. 



Megacldle albobarbata, sp. n. 



<J . — Length about 9 mm. 



Black, the head and thorax with black and white hair ; 

 abdomen densely covered dorsally with bright red (colour of 

 red lead) tomentum, except the basal part of first segment 

 (which is bare) and the caudal keel (which is broadly 

 rounded, slightly emarginate in middle) ; head broad ; clypeus 

 .shining, strongly punctured, the lower margin heavily and 

 regularly fringed with white hair; under side of head with 

 long white hair ; sides of face with black hair, white hair 

 between antenna?, black hair on vertex and sides and upper 

 part of front; region behind ocelli broad, shining, with 

 scattered large punctures ; antenna? very long and slender, 

 black ; mesothorax shining, with well-separated distinct 

 punctures ; scutellum coarsely and more closely punctured ; 

 area of metathorax with a series of fine plica? forming a 

 transverse line near the base; dorsum of thorax with thin 

 black hair, but anteriorly and posteriorly and on sides it is 

 white; hind corners of mesothorax tuited with white hair; 

 tegula? black. "Wings fuliginous. Anterior coxa? spined ; 

 anterior tarsi simple ; hind tarsi long ; hair of legs pale. 



Hab. Dapitan, Mindanao (Baker coll. 3673). 



Allied to M. mystacca (Fb.) from Australia, but smaller 

 and with different sculpture. There is a general resemblance 

 to M. malayana, Cameron. 



Hallctus taclobanensis, sp. n. 



? . — Length nearly 6 mm. 



Hobust, golden green ; pubescence scanty, tinged with 

 ochreous, that at apex of abdomen warm pale ochreous ; 

 mandibles broadly red in middle; basal half of the slender 

 scape red, antenna? otherwise dark, the flagellum reddish at 

 tip ; basal part of legs green, but knees, tibia?, and tarsi 

 bright ferruginous, the hind basitarsi with a dusky stain; 

 tegula? pale testaceous. Wings clear hyaline, nervures and 

 stigma dilute reddish, outer r. n. and t.-c. very weak, first r. n. 

 meeting second t,-c ; third s.m, narrow (short), smaller than 



