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issuing from the middle of tlie stigma. Transverse median nervure 

 interstitial. Transverse cubital nervure in hind wing broken shortly 

 below the middle. Eyes large, converging below, extending close to 

 the base of the mandibles. Clypeus not separated from the face. 

 Temples short, the occiput not margined. Parapsidal furrows dis- 

 tinct. Scutellum large, the sides distinctly keeled. Metanotum 

 long ; there is a distinct longish areola ; the spiracles minute, round. 

 First abdominal segment slender, roundly curved above. Legs 

 longish, the tibiae and tarsi thickly spinose ; the two hind calcaria 

 long, the longer fully one-third of the length of the metatarsus. 

 Claws not pectinated. Pace aciculated, raised in the centre. Cheeks 

 smooth. Occipital margin entire. First abdominal segment with 

 lateral keels which extend to the tip. Abdominal segments two to 

 four more than twice longer than wide. Areola joined to the base of 

 the metanotum by a keel ; sharply pointed at the base, becoming 

 gradually widened to shortly beyond the middle ; there is a rugose 

 area, as long as wide at its apex ; the sides, outside the spiracles, are 

 bounded by a keel. Mandibles short, of equal width, the apex broad, 

 bidentate. The last joint of the hind tarsi is shorter than the third, 

 as long as the fourth. 



Belongs to the Tryphoninse, tribe Mesoleptini. Without a 

 female it is not easy to settle its exact relationship, but the very 

 large eyes, distinct parapsidal furrows, strongly keeled scutellum, 

 and strongly spined tibiae and tarsi appear to be characteristic 

 features. 



Talorga spinipes, sp. n. 



Black, shining, the metathorax finely, closely punctured, the 

 basal segment of the abdomen finely, closely striated ; the mandibles, 

 palpi, and legs rufo-testaceous ; the base of the coxai broadly infus- 

 cated ; the wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures fuscous. Flagel- 

 lum of antennae densely covered with longish fuscous pubescence ; 

 the apical joints are fuscous. Ventral surface of abdomen testaceous. 

 ^ . Length, 4 mm. 



Kuching, Borneo (John Hewitt, B.A.). 



Palmerella longispina, sp. n. 

 Black, the basal two joints of the flagellum of antennae, the fore 

 legs, except the coxae and trochanters, fuscous, the middle femora 

 and tibiae of a darker fuscous colour, the palpi testaceous, the third 

 joint of the hind tarsi except at the base, and the fourth whitish ; 

 wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. Face closely, strongly 

 punctured ; between the antennae is a smooth, shining plate, widest 

 in the middle, from where it becomes gradually, obliquely narrowed 

 to the base and apex. Occiput smooth and shining. Thorax more 

 coarsely punctured than the head, the scutellum much more coarsely 

 punctured than the rest of it ; it is sparsely haired ; on the meta- 

 notum the punctures run into reticulations, as they do also on the 

 metapleurae. Coxae closely, strongly punctured, the under side of the 

 hinder densely covered with white pulDescence. Pleural furrow deep, 

 curved, crenulated. Genitalia large, white. S • Length, 6 mm. 



