from ihe Oricnlat Zuolvcjical lieyt'on. 87 



0|).'i(|uc, finely riii;-oso. Entire body closely stronoly pimc- 

 liiied. Third aiUeiiiial joint as loii^ as the scape, shorter 

 than tlie second and fourth united. First abdominal segnicMit 

 longish oval, about one half longer than wide, as long as the 

 second. Abdominal segments strojigly but not very closely 

 punctured, the second smooth in the centre at the apex, the 

 others smooth at the base, the last strongly punctured^ de- 

 j)ressed at the aj)ex. Pygidium closely strongly punctured, 

 slightly giadually luirrowed towards the apex. 

 Comes neai', apparently, to C. eujenia, Schlett^ 



Cerceris lasimacula, sp. n. 



Black ; a mark on the centre of the clypeus (oblirpn-Iy 

 narrowed above and below), a broad line on its apc?c, a broji^l 

 line on the imier orbits from the antenna3, two large oblif|,uc 

 marks on the apex of the metunotum (extending on to tlic 

 pleurae), the basal third of the abdominal petiole on the sides, 

 more than the basal third of the second segment, and narrow 

 lines on the apices of the fourth and fifth segments, yellow ; 

 the sides of the central and lower parts of the clyi)eus, pru- 

 thorax, scutellums, more than the apical third of the second 

 and third abdominal segments, a line behind the yellow on 

 the fourth and fifth, and the apical two segments entirely, 

 dark rufous ; the apex of the first segment of a paler rafous 

 colour. Four front legs pale rufo-testaceous j the tibia? and 

 base of tarsi yellow ; the hind legs similarly but much darker 

 coloured. "VVings hyaline, the radial cellule smoky, the apical 

 cubital cellule of a deeper smoky colour ; the costa and stigma 

 dark testaceous, the nervures black. Antennaj rufo-testa- 

 ceous, the scape yellow below, the eight apical joints blackish, 

 paler below. (J. 



Length 10 mm. 



Sikkim. 



Face strongly but not closely punctured ;. the clypeius more 

 finely and closely j)unctured; there is a short keel in iIh-- 

 centre of the latter, with a Ibvea on either side. Front and 

 vertex strongly, somewhat closely punctured. Aliddle of 

 pronotum closely punctured, the sides almost smooth ; meso- 

 notum somewhat strongly but not closely punctured ; the 

 scutellum is more strongly but not so closely punctured as the 

 latter, rostscutcllum smooth. Metanotum strongly punc- 

 tured, the ]nuictures clearly separated ; the area shining, 

 smooth. Head and thorax densely covered with while 

 ])ubescence. First abdominal segment of equal wiillli, al)out 

 fuur times as lonii as wide, longer than the second; the 



