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what finely longitudinally striate from end to end, with no smooth 

 spot on each side of the ocelli ; the striae not or very little divergent 

 posteriorly, breaking into reticulations on the posterior part 

 of the head ; mandibles smooth, shining, sparsely punctured on 

 the basal three-fourths, more closely punctured along the masti- 

 catory margin. Thorax, pedicel and abdomen as in P. diversus $ , 

 but much smaller and more slender. Wings navo-hyaline, not so 

 dark as in P. diversus. 



3 . Densely pubescent and very similar to P. diversus $ , much 

 smaller and slighter. 



Length, I/. 5-11 ; 2-2'5 ; $ 14-16; rf 10 mm. 



Hab. Bengal (Rotliney) ; Western India from Poona to Travan- 

 core (Wroughton, Aiiken, Ferguson)- Ceylon (Yerbury); Assam 

 (Long)-, Burma (Binyham) ; Tenasserim (JFfea, JBingJiam). 



189. Phidologiton nanus, Roger, Berl. ent. Zeit. vii (1863), p. 191. 



I/. Dull yellow, antennae and legs paler, abdomen brownish 

 yellow ; head, thorax anteriorly and abdomen smooth and shining, 

 head with a few fine striae on the sides anteriorly, the metanotum 

 finely punctured, opaque; pilosity pale, moderately abundant, 

 long and erect. Head rectangular, longer than broad, convex, 

 posteriorly slightly emarginate, the posterior lateral angles not 

 prominent; mandibles comparatively large, somewhat brownish, 

 not shining ; clypeus broad, its posterior margin medially broad 

 and rounded, anteriorly transverse ; antennal carinae very short, 

 wide apart ; antennae short, the scape not reaching more than 

 halfway from its insertion to the top of the head ; eyes very 

 small, somewhat prominent. Thorax broad anteriorly, with the 

 lateral angles prominent, constricted posteriorly; the basal portion 

 of the metauotum depressed, level ; metanotal spines short and 

 acute ; legs comparatively long, with erect pilosity. Pedicel 

 somewhat elongate, the 1st node conical, the 2nd node broader 

 than the 1st and elongate, longer than broad ; abdomen oval. 



. Very similar to the I/ , but smaller, the head very slightly 

 emarginate posteriorly, the posterior lateral angles rounded. 

 Thorax : the pronotum broad, rounded anteriorly and slightly 

 convex, the lateral angles more obtuse than in the I/ . Sculpture 

 and pilosity very similar to that of the "}/ . 



" $ . Dark to clear bright reddish brown. Legs lighter, short 

 and moderately pilose. Head slightly, thorax more, and abdomen 

 strongly shining. Head almost as broad as the thorax without 

 the mandibles, nearly quadrangular, posteriorly somewhat rounded 

 and lightly medially impressed along its length. Eyes and ocelli 

 large. Antennae as in the . Mandibles smooth, with a few 

 punctures, the base with longitudinal striae, anteriorly with 

 2 strong teeth, posteriorly sometimes with 2 smaller teeth. The 

 head is very strongly longitudinally striate or longitudinally 

 rugose, behind the eyes transversely striate, in places widely 

 reticulate. The short 'depressed pronotum is transversely striate; 



