14 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



strong silken envelope. But rarely is a fragment of twig used. 

 When about to emerge the pupa-case is thrust well out of the 

 posterior aperture. The moths emerge in February and March. 



Other interesting species I hope to deal with at some later 

 date. My best thanks are due to Mr. Oswald Lower, F.fe.S., of 

 New South Wales, for very kindly running me out, from material 

 supplied, the descriptions of Claiiia letvinii (male), and Lepidoscia 

 magnella (male). 



Launceston, Tasmania : August, 1904. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW GENUS AND SOME NEW 

 SPECIES OF EAST INDIAN HYMENOPTERA. 



By p. Cameron. 



(Concluded from vol. xxxvii. p. 310.) 



CRABRONID^. 



Crabro elvinus, sp. nov. 

 Black ; the scape of the antennae, two-thirds of the pronotum, a 

 small, transverse pyriform mark on the sides near the tegulse, the 

 greater part of the scutellum, its keels, a line on the post-scutellum, a 

 line down the base of the mesopleurae, an interrupted line on the base 

 of the third abdominal segmeut, the front femora, tibiae, and tarsi, the 

 apical two-thirds of the middle femora, the apex of the hinder broadly 

 — more broadly below than above — and the four hinder tibiae, yellow. 

 Wings fuscous, the stigma fulvous, the nervures darker. 3' • Length, 

 9 mm. 



Hah. Himalayas. 



Head with the front and vertex closely and distinctly punctured, 

 the former more strongly than the latter ; the lower part of the front 

 in the centre smooth, shining, furrowed and covered with silvery 

 pubescence and sparsely with long fuscous hairs. Face and clypeus 

 densely covered with silvery pubescence. Mesonotum opaque, closely 

 punctured and covered with long fuscous hair, as are also the scutel- 

 lums. The metanotal area bears some curved striae, and is bounded 

 by a curved keel on the sides ; the apical slope is deeply furrowed in 

 the middle, and bears some curved transverse striae. The furrow on 

 the base of the mesopleurffi is wide and deep, and bears eight transverse 

 keels ; in front of the yellow line is a curved keel. Above the middle 

 coxae are four curved keels ; there is an oblique keel above the hinder 

 coxffi, and the metapleura is bounded at the apex by a curved keel. 

 The basal segment of the abdomen becomes gradually wider towards 

 the apex where its width is about two-thirds of the total length ; the 

 pygidium is bare, closely and distinctly punctured, and is hollowed in 

 the middle; the epipygium is thickly covered with fuscous pubescence. 

 The apex of the radius is rounded. 



