from the Oriental Zoolocjical Region. 89 



lines on pronotum, a l.ir.^e, irregular, oblique mark on tlie 

 sides of second abdominal segment, a line (about three times 

 longer than wide) on the sides of the third, a slightly longer 

 and narrower one on the sides of the fourth, witli two small 

 lines between, a line on the basal half of the fitth, witli two 

 black lines in the centre at the base, a band on the centre of 

 the sixth (with two rounded black lines, united at the base, 

 in the centre), bright lemon-yellow. Anterior legs testaceous, 

 the femora with the lower half yellow in front ; the tarsi 

 blackish towards the apex ; the middle trochanters and femora 

 clear lemon-yellow, with a broad black line in the middle and 

 a short line on the afjex below; the tibias lemon-yellow, 

 blackish at the base and apex, and with a broader blackish 

 band in the centre ; hind legs black, the metatarsus to near 

 the middle pale yellow. Wings hyaline, iridescent, the costa 

 and stigma black. <$ . 

 Length mm. 

 Sikkiui. 



Abdominal petiole fully one fourth longer than it is wi le 

 at the apex ; it becomes gradually widened from the base to 

 the apex and is closely punctured. Base of metanotum with 

 a small central area of equal width and a large area on either 

 side (wider than long), the apical keel less distinct than the 

 lateral and rounded ; the top of the apical slope is irregularly 

 widely reticulated, the middle smooth, the apex transversely 

 striated. Top and apex of mesopleurte above and at the aprx 

 smooth, the latter bounded by a rounded curved keel ; the 

 apex below with a narrow band of stout striffi. Metapleuraj 

 (except at the apex above) striated closely. The pubescence 

 on the head, thorax, and sides of abdomen white, on the back 

 of the abdomen bright golden fulvous. Basal joint of middle 

 tarsi dilated, straight on inner side, rounded on outer to near 

 the apex, which is narrowed, below it is fringed with a 

 comb of stout bristles, the apex projects and ends in two 

 long spines ; the basal joint of tlie anterior broad, curved, 

 slightly narrowed at the base, the following three joints are 

 broad, the second as long as the following two united ; the 

 first joint of the posterior longer than the following united, 

 broad, narrowed at the base. The middle of the mandiblcd 

 rufous. 



In having the metanotum areolated this species agrees with 

 C. agycus, Cam., from the Himalayas (' The Entomologist,' 

 1UU4, p. 2G1). 



Pscn montanuSj sp. n. 



Black, shiuing, sparsely covered with short white pubcs- 



