88 Mr. p. Cameron on Ilymenoptera 



segments strongly punctured ; the pygidium strongly but not 

 very closely punctured; the sides rounded, narrowed at the 

 base and apex, the latter slightly rounded inwardly. The 

 whole abdomen covered with longish white pubescence. 

 Ilypopygium depressed at the apex ; the latter has a slight 

 rounded incision. 



Allied to G. hiJclia, Cam. 



Crabro violaceipennis, sp. n. 



Black ; the antennal scape, a narrow transverse line on the 

 postscutellum, a spot (broad and rounded at the base, roundly 

 narrowed towards the apex) on the base of the metanotuni in 

 the centre, a band (rounded at the apex, the base with two 

 incisions in the middle, the space between projecting beyond 

 them) on the apex of the first abdominal segment, a broad 

 irregular band on the basal half of the second, a slightly 

 narrower band (almost continuous) on the base of the third, 

 and similar bands (but more clearly interrupted) on the base 

 of the fourth and tatth, bright lemon-yellow. The legs black ; 

 the fore tibifB in front and above, the middle and posterior 

 (except below and narrowly at the apex), the middle femora 

 broadly below, and the basal joint of the tarsi (except at the 

 apex) , lemon-yellow. Wings fuscous violaceous, the nervures 

 and stigma black. ? . 



Length 13 mm. 



Sikkim. 



Mesonotum and scutellum closely punctured, the latter 

 more closely at the base than at the apex, where the punctures 

 run into strise. Postscutellum smooth at the base, the apex 

 strongly but not closely punctured. Metanotal area closely 

 longitudinally striated, the rest of the metanotum more 

 strongly obliquely striated, the striaj curved and interlacing 

 more or less. Face, clypeus, and cheeks densely covered 

 with silvery pubescence ; the thorax densely covered with 

 white to silvery pubescence, which is longest on the meta- 

 notum. Pygidium shining, longish, the basal third with 

 deep clearly separated punctures; the rest is less strongly 

 and more sparsely punctured, especially in the middle. 

 There is a deep crenulated furrow down the base of the meso- 

 pleurse. Abdomen sessile, triangular. 



Belongs to Bingham's section B. c. b' ; with none of the 

 species therein can it be confounded. 



Crahro ctenopus, sp. n. 

 Black ; a line above on basal half of mandib es, two broad 



