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basal margin, nearer eyes than to each other ; rostrum long, con- 

 siderably passing middle of abdomen, first joint reaching base of 

 head, second joint longest ; antennae robust, first joint short not 

 passing apex of head, second longest, third and fourth subequal in 

 length ; pronotum very large, much broader than long, obliquely 

 directed from base to apex, the lateral margins a little sinuate 

 the posterior lateral angles subprominent, the anterior margin 

 prominent and almost appearing as a very slight collar, before 

 the anterior margin it is transversely impressed and is slightly 

 transversely ridged at basal margin ; scutellum large, a little 

 broader than long, with a very slight longitudinal carinate line ; 

 connexivum exposed beyond middle of corium ; membrane slightly 

 passing abdominal apex and with a distinct basal cell and five 

 longitudinal veins ; legs of moderate length, femora thickened. 



By the character of the basal cell to the membrane, I place this 

 genus in the Heterogastrinse. 



2812. Meschia pugnax, sp. n. 



Head and antennae brownish ochraceous, the latter with the 

 apex of the second joint and the third and fourth joints (excluding 

 bases and apices) more or less fuscous ; pronotum ochraceous, the 

 anterior area reddish ochraceous, with two central longitudinal 

 fasciae which are black on anterior area and brownish on posterior 

 area; scutellum ochraceous : corium pale ochraceous with scattered 

 black speckles, the apical angle also black ; membrane hyaline ; 



Fig. 16. Meschia p'.inna 



abdomen above pale reddish ; the connexivum ochraceous ; body 

 beneath and legs ochraceous ; an oblique sublateral line on head 

 and prosternum and a broken sublateral line to abdomen pale 

 sanguineous ; head moderately punctate, the central disk a little 

 darker ; pronotum coarsely punctate with a subanterior transverse 

 slightly curved ridge ; scutellum coarsely punctate with an indis- 

 tinct central pale longitudinal line ; sternum somewhat thickly 



