396 Major C. G. Nurse on new 



This species is allied to 3L climia, described hj Mr. 

 Cameron in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History 

 fSocietj, vol. xiv. p. 267 ; but M. Andre^ to whom I sent a 

 specimen, considers it distinct. I have always taken it in 

 close proximity with M. durga (Bingh.), and strongly 

 suspect it to be the male of that species. 



Mutilla adscripta, sp. n. 



? . Head closely and rather coarsely, thorax rugosely 

 punctured; abdomen with fine and close punctures hidden by 

 pubescence ; head large, wider than thorax, concavo-truncate 

 posteriorly ; thorax wider at apex than at base, the edges, 

 viewed from above, rough and almost dentate; abdomen 

 about as long as head and thorax united. Black, the thorax 

 above dark red, the second abdominal segment is under the 

 pubescence bright red, but this is not apparent until the 

 pubescence is rubbed off; abdomen below red; pubescence 

 on head and thorax greyish white, sparse above; abdomen 

 with black velvety pile, second segment with two very large 

 sublateral oval marks of golden pubescence, these spots some- 

 times, owing to attrition, appearing to coalesce, third seg- 

 ment with two sublateral round spots of white pubescence, 

 fourth segment ciliated with white; sometimes the fourth 

 and fifth segments have white spots similar to those on the 

 third segment, but less clearly defined ; legs spinose, with 

 white pubescence, the spines black, calcaria pale. 



Long. Q—^'b millim. 



Ilab. Deesa ; common. 



Comes into Bingham's key on p. 3 after M. pectinospinata, 

 but is a much smaller species, and differs from it in many 

 respects. 



Mutilla vincula, sp. n. 



? . Head and thorax coarsely punctured, the punctures of 

 the abdomen hidden by the pubescence ; head as wide as 

 thorax, the latter, when viewed from above, subquadrate, the 

 edges rough, rounded posteriorly ; abdomen shorter than the 

 head and thorax united, second segment considerably wider 

 than tlioiax; pygidium finely longitudinally striate. Black, 

 the thorax and median segment in the centre above red, 

 leaving a black basal and lateral margin when viewed from 

 above; head, including scape of antennae, wnth white pubes- 

 cence, matted and decumbent, the red portion of thorax 

 with sparse golden, below with white pubescence ; abdomen 

 velvety black, apex o£ first segment ciliated with golden, 



