540 Major C. G. Nurse on new 



witli the enclosed space at base almost semicircular, well 

 defined by a marginal carina, and somewhat coarsely longi- 

 tudinally rugose ; sides and apex of median segment finely 

 obliquely striate; abdomen impnnctate; clypeus transverse 

 anteriorly, with a median longitudinal depression ; the portion 

 of the front between the bases of antennae raised, a narrow 

 impressed line from it to the anterior ocellus ; " shoulders " 

 of pronofum very slightly angled; median segment rounded 

 posteriorly; abdominal segments not constricted. Black ; 

 the abdomen red ; mesonotum, scutellum, and abdomen 

 shining; clypeus and front, sides of thorax, legs, and apical 

 segments of abdomen sparsely covered with greyish pubes- 

 cence. Wings hyaline, nervures and tegulaj blackish. 



Long. 7-8 millim. 



IJah. Kashmir, 5000-6000 feet; apparently not common. 



Nearest to S. montanus, but it is a smaller species, the 

 abdomen is not so dark a red, the punctures on head and 

 thorax are finer, the " shoulders " of the pronotum are much 

 smaller, and the pubescence is more sparse. 



Sphecodes jyerplexus, sp. n. 



? . Head finely and closely, mesonotum and scutelluni 

 finely and sparsely punctured ; median segment with a well- 

 defined, circular, enclosed space at base, which is somewhat 

 coarsely longitudinally rugose ; abdomen with punctures only 

 visible with a microscope ; clypeus transverse anteriorly, the 

 portion of the front between the bases of antennas raised, with 

 a narrow carina towards but not quite reaching the anterior 

 ocellus ; " shoulders " of pronotum rounded, abdominal 

 segments not constricted. Black ; the mandibles (except 

 their tips), tibi?e, tarsi, and abdomen red ; antenn?e (espe- 

 cially the apical joints) sometimes rufous ; pubescence on 

 liead, sides of thorax, legs, and apical abdominal segment 

 sparse and whitish. AYings hyaline, nervures blackish, tegulaj 

 red. 



Long. 5-6*5 millim. 



Hah. Kashmir, 5000-6000 feet ; common. 



This species would come nearest to S. ruhripes, from which 

 it can be distinguished by the thorax being sparsely punc- 

 tured and the femora black. 



Sphecodes desertus, sp. n. 



? . Vertex of head closely and finely, mesonotum and 

 scutellum sparsely and coarsely, abdomen very finely and 

 closely punctured ; clypeus transverse anteriorly ; median 



