Indian Aculeate nymenoptera. 543 



with fulvous and griseons hairs. Wings flavo-l)yaline, 

 slightly paler at apex ; nervures and tegulae dark testaceous 

 to black. 



Long. 13-14 millim. 



Huh. Kashmir, GOOO-7000 feet ; two specimens. 



I am unable to place this species in Bingliam^s key, which 

 is most unsuitable for working out this genus, owing to the 

 pubescence seldom allowing the sculpturing of the base of the 

 median segment to be properly seen. It is, however, easily 

 distinguished by its flavo-hyaline wings. 



Nomada decorata (Smith). 



The description does not give the sculpturing, which is as 

 follows : — 



? . Head and thorax finely, abdomen much more minutely 

 punctured ; the basal portion of enclosed space at base of 

 median segment fintly longitudinally striate, apical portion 

 punctured. 



The male has not, I believe, been previously described. 



f^ . Similar to the female, except that there is no large 

 yellow macula on median segment, the basal portions of 

 abdominal segments are black instead of ferruginous (in some 

 specimens the apical portions are also black), and the legs, 

 though they vary somewhat in different specimens, are 

 generally darker. 



The pubescence in both sexes is whitish and sparse, except 

 on the clypeus, front, and sides of the median segment, where 

 it is somewhat dense. 



Nomada heata, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax finely and rugosely punctured, with 

 a granular aj)pearaiKe; abdonien smooth; clypeus sub- 

 porrect, its apex transverse ; a short carina between bases of 

 antennae; pronutum very short, depressed in the centre; 

 scutellum with its lateral margins much raised, almost 

 tuberculate ; median segment with a large triangular area at 

 base smooth and a median longitudinal impressed line, lied ; 

 the junctions of the segments of the thorax and the base of 

 the tirst abdominal segment black ; large irregular sublateral 

 spots on second and third and a median band on third and 

 lourth abdominal segments yellow ; all the yellow markings 

 somewhat ill-defined and obscure ; clypeus, legs, and apical 

 abdominal segment with short, sparse, golden pubescence. 



