226 Mr. P. (Cameron on new 



Clypeus punctured, but uot strongly or closely, its apex 

 slightly bent inwardly. Scutellum opaque, closely and 

 uniformly punctured, more strongly than the mesonotum. 

 Metanotum closely punctured (except in the centre at the 

 base) ; areola longer than broad and of nearly equal width ; 

 the teeth broad, large, rounded, and narrowed at the apex. 

 Propleurse have a plumbeous hue and are irregularly striated 

 at the apex ; the meso- closely, the metapleurse if anything 

 still more closely, punctured, the punctuation running into 

 striae at the apex. The second to fifth abdominal segments 

 are closely punctured ; the gastrocoeli striated at the base ; 

 the petiole is aciculated in the middle towards the apex. 



Algathia erythropoda, sp. n. 



Black ; the face, clypeus in the centre above, the mark 

 rounded at the apex, the basal half of the mandil)les, palpi, 

 the inner orbits, the line dilated in front of the ocelli, a line 

 on the pronotum (broad at the base, gradually narrowed to 

 the apex), basal half of tegulae, tubercles, scutellum (except 

 at the base), postscutellum, the fifth abdominal segment 

 (narrowly in the middle) , the apical two thirds of the sixth 

 and seventh entirely, yellow. Scape of antennae yellow 

 below, thickly covered with white hair ; the joints of flagellum 

 dilated below (especially near the apex) and brownish. Legs 

 rufous, the front coxae and trochanters yellow, the middle 

 coxae yellow, broadly black at the base behind ; the hinder 

 black, with the apical half yellow above; the basal joint of 

 the trochanters, apex of hinder tibiae, and the hind tarsi 

 black ; the spurs pale fulvous. Wings not very clear hyaline, 

 the stigma and nervures black ; areolet narrowed in front, 

 being there less in length than the space bounded by the 

 recurrent and second transverse cubital nervures. 6 . 

 Length 11 mm. 



Hab. Khasia Hills. Coll. Rothney. 



Face coarsely punctured, thickly covered with short white 

 hair ; the clypeus less strongly punctured, almost smooth at 

 the apex ; the vertex strongly punctured, the front smooth. 

 Mesonotum closely strongly punctured. Scutellum shining, 

 covered with long fuscous hair. Areola broader than long, 

 the sides at the base obliquely truncated, the apex slightly 

 bent inwardly, the sides distinctly depressed, with two or 

 three keels at the apex ; the centre raised, rugosely punc- 

 tured ; the posterior median area widened at the base, closely, 

 strongly, transversely striated ; the lateral basal areae coarsely 

 aciculated on the inner side, the rest strongly irregularly 



