24 Mr. P. Cameron on Ilymenoptcra 



where it is continued on tlie sides to the base of the seg-ment, 

 a similar, but narrower and more irreguhvr line on the fourth, 

 not dilated in the middle, a narrower one, interrupted in the 

 middle, on the fifth, and the sides and middle of the apical 

 two broadl}^, yellow. Four front legs pale yellow, the 

 femora tinged with fulvous, the middle tarsi infuscated ; 

 hind coxae black, with a yellow mark above, extending from 

 the base to shortly beyond the middle; the trochanters 

 fulvous, the basal joint black at the base below and entirely 

 above ; the femora fulvous, broadly black above, more 

 narrowly below; the tibipe yellow, tinged with fulvous, the 

 base narrowly, the apex more broadly black ; the tarsi wiiite 

 with a narrow black line at the base. Wings hyaline, the 

 stigma and nervures black. Antennae broadly ringed with 

 white. ? . 



Lengtli 13, terebra 5 mm. 



Darjiling, 7000 feet; March [C. T. Bingham). 



Front with a weak, straight, central, and three oblique 

 keels on either side, the inner oblique one weaker than the 

 outer two, the outer keel originating from the hind ocelli ; 

 be low, the front is depressed ; the keels are weaker in the 

 depression. Mesonotum smooth, the apex of its middle lobe 

 stoutly, metanotum closely, rugosely reticulated ; the space 

 between the keels stoutly, longitudinally striated ; on the 

 sides the strise run into reticulations; the basal keel is not 

 very distinct, being confused with the puncturation ; there 

 is a slight indication of an areola at the base ; the second 

 keel is distinct, broadly roundly curved, dilated laterally. 

 Basal slope of scutellura with large, clearly separated 

 punctures, the top is more closely punctured, the punctures 

 running into eacli other; it is depressed in the middle at 

 the apex ; the apical slope closely, strongly punctured. 

 Metanotum behind the keel closely, strong-ly transversely 

 striated. Pro- and mesopleura? stoutly longitudinally 

 striated ; the mesopleuree smooth in the middle behind 

 and more or less reticulated below ; the metapleurpe stoutly 

 obliquely striated, except for an almost smooth space at the 

 base. 'J'he recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond 

 the middle. Pubescence on thorax not very dense and pale 

 in colour. 



This species comes near F. frontella^ Cam., and the Malay 

 F. varipes, Cam. 



Cratocryptus annulitarsis, sp. n. 

 Black ; a semicircular mark on the sides of the face 

 touching the eyes, a square mark in its centre, touching the 



