224 Mr. P. Cameron on new 



teguliie is a deep depression, with an oblique slope at the 

 base. The upper part of metapleune with some sharp, 

 irregular, distinet, clearly separated keels; the rest closely- 

 covered with stripe, which become stronger towards the apex. 

 Legs pruiuose, the anterior calcaria and spines pale. Wings 

 hyaline, the apex with a narrow fuscous band ; the nervures 

 behind the stigma pale yellon^ ; the first recurrent nervure 

 is received shortly behind, the second in the middle of the 

 cellule. Abdomen with brown pruinose bands ; pygidium 

 bare, aciculated, its apex more sinning and distinctly punc- 

 tured laterally; the sides sharply keeled ; base of hypopygium 

 smooth, the rest punctured. 



Notogonia fuscinerva, sp. n. 



Length 13 mm. ? . 



Agrees in coloration with N. subtessellata ; may 1)e known 

 from it by the first transverse cubital nervure not having a 

 gradual curve from the top to the bottom, but is distinctly 

 elbowed ; the second recurrent nervure is not so oblique, its 

 bottom being opposite to its top, this being not the case 

 with N. subtessellata, and the apices of the metasternal lobe 

 are broader and more rounded. 



Black ; densely covered with a silvery pile, the pile on the 

 mesonotum darker, more golden in tint. Wings hyaline, iri- 

 descent, the apex steel-blue, the nervures fuscous ; the first 

 transverse cvibital nervure is distinctly elbowed in the middle, 

 the two parts having an oblique straight slope ; the second 

 cubital cellule has the length of the third ; the two recurrent 

 nervures are received before the middle ; the apex of the 

 radius has an oblique slojic. Legs thickly pruinose ; the 

 hind femora red, except at the extreme apex ; tarsal spines 

 rufous. 



Head aciculated, the three depressions on the front deep; 

 the central furrowed down the middle. Apex of clypeus 

 smooth, glabrous, and with a small incision in the middle. 

 Base of mandibles covered Avith depressed silvery pubescence, 

 the middle rufous; palpi black, thickly covered with white 

 hair. Median segment closely transversely striated ; the 

 furrow on apex deep and with oblique sides. ]\Ictasternal 

 process broad, its sides raised, the apex incised, the lateral 

 lobes broadly rounded. Abdominal segments broadly banded 

 with silvery pile; the pygidium tiiickly covered with silvery, 

 inclining to golden, pubcsecncc ; the hypopygium punctured> 

 strongly at the apex. 



