Genera and Species of Hymenojitera. 4 15 



Polistea ephippium, sp. n. 



Niger ; clypco, orbitis oculorum, mandibulis, prothorace, scutello, 

 postscutello, linois diiabus metanoti potioloque rufis ; pedibus 

 rufis, apice tarsorum nigris ; alia fuscis, costa stigraateque rufo- 

 testaceis. $ . 



Long. 16-17 mm. 



Ilah. Khasia Ilill.-^. Coll. Rothncy. 



AntciHue rufous, the flagellum darker above. Head black, 

 the outer orbits, the inner from the inside of the lower part of 

 the incision, the space between the antennae and the clypeus 

 rufous. The front and vertex rugose, thickly covered with 

 short fuscous hair. Clypeus with scattered punctures and 

 with short fuscous hair; its edges narrowly black. Man- 

 dibles rufous ; the teeth black. Prothorax rufous, exce|)t 

 the basal slope. Mesothorax black ; the scutelluui, post- 

 scutillum, the sides near the tegulro, the tubercles, and an 

 oblique mark (narrowed gradually beneath) below them 

 rufous. Pro- and mesonotum closely rugosely punctured, as 

 are also the scutellum and postscutellum, thickly covered with 

 fuscous pubescence. The stri<B on the nietanotum are not 

 very close together ; on each side is a large red mark, broad 

 at the top, gradually narrowed towards the apex. Legs 

 rufous ; the greater part of the coxce below, more or less of 

 the trochanters, the base of the femora, and the apical three 

 joints of the four hinder tarsi, black. Abdomen black, the 

 petiole and the apical segment rufous. 



A stout easily recognized species. 



Polistes khasianusy sp. n. 



Niger ; clypeo, pronoto late, apice petioli segmentoque 4" rufis ; alls 



fuscis, stigmate ochraceo. 9 • 

 Long. 12 mm. 



Ilab. Khasia Hills. Coll. Rothney. 



Antennae black, thickly covered with j)ale pubescence. 

 Head black, the clypeus (except narrowly round the eyes) 

 red ; there is a narrow red band on the upper outer orbits. 

 Vertex closely and distinctly punctured, as are also the eye- 

 incisions and the front broadly in the mitldlc ; they are 

 covered thickly with longish fuscous hair. Clypeus sparsely 

 punctured and with a few blackish hairs. Thorax black, 

 closely punctured and thickly covered with short pale hairs ; 

 the base of the prothorax to near the coxae and the pleuraj 

 broadly above brick-red ; the red ou the pleural broad and 



