EPONITES. 



259' 



recurrent of lower wings immediately below its junction with the 

 median. 



Range. Northern India. 



In its superficial outline, black and flavous coloration, dis- 

 position of the alar neuration (except its areolet) and the shape of 

 its abdomen, this genus strongly resembles Banchoides grceca r 

 Kriech., and is undoubtedly very closely related thereto, especially 

 in the short and low metathorax, incrassate hind legs (resembling 

 those of Catoglyptus) and, especially, the broadly triangular 

 areolet (somewhat resembling that of Metopius) ; ' but the very 

 peculiar frontal impressions, lamellate horns and obliquely trun- 

 cate mandibles will render it abundantly distinct. Its author 

 (loc. cit.) places it in the TEYPHO^INI and suggests no further 

 affinities ; but subsequently (Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1906,. 

 p. 291) says "I am not certain as to its exact systematic position.. 

 Nor am I certain if it will fit into any of the established tribes. 

 I believe its true position is in the BANCHHSTI"; wherein he is 

 undoubtedly correct, as I have shown above. 



Table of Species. 



1 (2) Scutellum not transverse; postscutellum distinct ruficornis jG-Am. 



2 (1) Scutellum transverse; postscutellum obsolete . . 8cutellaris,s-p. n. 



182. Eponites ruficornis, Cam. 



Eponites nificornis, Cameron,* Zeits. Hym.-Dip. 1905, p. 77 ( $ ) ,- 

 id., Journ. Bombay Nat. Soc. 1906, p. 291 (tf). 



c? $ . Head shortly parallel-sided behind the hardly prominent 

 eyes ; black, with the external orbits broadly (often nearly 

 coalescing behind ocelli), the frontal orbits (sometimes extending as 

 far as the apical ocellus), face, 

 clypeus, mandibles (except at 

 apices), and the palpi, flavous. 

 Antennce (in type form) entirely 

 fulvous, with scape above black 

 and beneath flavous ; but flagel- 

 lum usually infuscate - ferru- 

 ginous ; of (S more elongate. 

 Thorax black, with an anteriorly 

 subhamate line extending to 

 above radices, a mark below it in 

 front, a long callosity beneath 

 and sometimes a small one be- 

 fore, radices, a transverse mark 

 on mesopleurse, and the meta- 



Fig. 65. Eponites ruficornis, Cam. thorax except at base and ex- 

 treme apex (and in type form 

 longitudinally above the hind coxae), flavous. Scutellum flavous, 



