Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Hymenoptera. 245 



XXX. — Notes on Fossorinl Thjmcnoptera. — XII. 

 Jiy KOWLAND E. TURNEIi, F.Z.IS., F.E.S. 



On some neio Oriental Species. 



The species described in this paper were sent to tlie British 

 Museum by the Agricultural ('oUege, Coiinbatore, S. India, 

 by Mr. G. E. Bryant and by Mr. O. S. Wickwar, of Colombo. 



Family Bethylidae. 



Subfamily Bethylin^, Ashra, 



Genus Pristocera, Klug. 



Pristocera eironeformis, sp. n. 



$ . Aptera, rufo-ferruginea ; abdomine nigro, apice fusco-ferrugineo. 



y . Head subrectangular, slightly narrowed posteriorly, 

 about one-third longer tiian the greatest breadth, rather 

 deeply punctured, the punctures more or less confluent longi- 

 tudinally, clypeus with an elevated median carina. An- 

 tennae thirteen-jointed, another very small joint apparently 

 almost concealed in the apex of the scape. Pionotum shining, 

 very sparsely punctured, much narrower than the head, sub- 

 rectangular, nearly half as long again as broad, the pleurae 

 finely and sparsely punctured. Median segment a little 

 longer than the head, forked at the base and narrowed behind 

 the fork, then gradually broadened to tiie apex, smooth and 

 shining, with distinct marginal carinas on the sides ; the 

 posterior slope oblique, finely punctured at the base, from 

 the punctures spring short fulvous hairs. Abdomen smooth 

 and shining. Legs short, the intermediate tibiae strongly 

 spinose, hind tibias without spines. 



Length 7 mm. 



Hah. Pattikonda, Kurnool District, S. India ; September. 



Calyozina flavipennis, sp. n. 



(S . Niger ; antennarum lamellis 5 apicalibus, tegulis, tibiis anticis 

 subtus, tarsisque anticis brunneo-testaceis ; alis flavis, venis flavo- 

 testaceis. 



(J . Head rather closely but not coarsely punctured, no 

 longer than broad, strongly rounded at the posterior angles. 

 Lamellfe of the antennte very long, on the middle joints from 

 three to four times as long as the joint itself. Pronotum 



