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narrower one on the hinder edge, a mark below the hind 

 wings, the basal four abdominal segments at the apex, and 

 the apical two entirely, whitish yellow. Four front legs 

 fulvous ; the coxae and trochanters yellow ; the hind coxae 

 black, the middle above broadly yellow, and there is an elon- 

 gated mark on the side at the base; the hind femora and 

 tibise rufous, as are also the trochanters ; the hinder knees, 

 apcc of tibise, and metatarsus black, the rest of the tarsi 

 white. Wings hyaline, with a slight fuscous tint; stigma 

 testaceous. ? . 



Length 11 mm. 



Hab. Khasia Hills. Coll. Rothney. 



Tnce closely and strongly punctured ; the clypeus sparsely 

 punctured, its apex transverse; the black part of vertex 

 strongly aciculated, the front strongly transversely striated 

 and furrowed down the centre. Propleurae with a plumbeous 

 hue ; the meso- closely, the metapleurte if anything more 

 strongly, punctured. Scutellum strongly but not closely 

 punctured. Median segment closely punctured ; the apex 

 in the centre closely, at the sides much more strongly, 

 transversely striated ; the teeth large ; areola longer than 

 broad, rounded at the base, slightly narrowed at the apex, 

 which is transverse. Postpetiole shagreened or finely 

 striated in the middle ; the gastrocoeli large, wide, the base 

 finely striated. 



Alyathia femoral a, sp. n. 



Black ; a mark (elongated and rounded at the apex) in the 

 centre of the face above, palpi, scutellum, the outer areae on 

 the apex of the median segment, the middle of the tubercles, 

 the apex of the first and second abdominal segments, a large 

 triangular mark on the sides of the third, the apex of the 

 penultimate, and the whole of the last segment yellow. 

 Scape of antennae rufous beneath, the middle of flagellum 

 broadly white. Four front legs fulvous, their coxae and 

 trochanters yellowish white ; the middle tarsi and the hind 

 legs black, except the trochanters, which are yellow, and the 

 extreme apex of the femora, which is rufous ; the calcaria 

 white. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. ? . 



Length 10 mm. 



Hab. Khasia Hills. Coll. Rothney. 



Face strongly, clypeus sparsely punctured. Mesonotura 

 closely and strongly punctured, thickly covered with short 

 thick hair. Scutellum smooth, shining. Areola elongate, 

 the base distinctly, the apex slightly narrowed ; the lateral 

 keels received in front of its middle ; posterior median area 



