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where it is continued on llie sides to tlie bnse of the seo^ment, 

 a similar^ but narrower and more irre,i2,nh\r line on the fourth, 

 not dih\ted in the middle, a narrower one, interrupted in the 

 middle, on the fifth, and the sides and middle of the apical 

 two broadh^ yellow. Four front legs ])ale yellow, the 

 femora tinged with fulvous, the middle tarsi infuscated ; 

 hind coxae black, with a yellow maik above, extending from 

 the base to shortly beyond the middle; the trochanters 

 fulvous, the basal joint black at the base below and entirely 

 above ; the femora fulvous, broadly black above, more 

 narrowly below; the tibiae yellow, tinged with fulvous, the 

 base narrowly, the apex more broadly black ; the tarsi white 

 with a narrow black line at the base. Wings hyaline, the 

 stigma and nervures black. Antennse broadly ringed with 

 wlnte. $ . 



Length 13, terebra 5 mm. 



Darjiling, 7000 feet; March (0. T. Bingham). 



Front with a weak, straight, central, and three oblique 

 keels on either side, the inner oblique one weaker than the 

 outer two, the outer keel originating from the hind ocelli ; 

 bt low, the front is depressed; the keels are weaker in tiie 

 depression. Mesonotum smooth, the apex of its middle lobe 

 stoutly, metanotum closely, rugosely reticulated ; the space 

 between the keels stoutly, longitudinally striated ; on the 

 sides the striee run into reticulations; the basal keel is not 

 very distinct, being confused with the puncturation ; there 

 is a slight indication of an areola at the base; the second 

 keel is distinct, broadly roundly curved, dilated laterally. 

 Basal slope of scutellum with large, clearly separated 

 ])uiictures, the top is more closely punctured, the punctures 

 running into each other; it is depressed in the middle at 

 the apex; the apical slope closely, strongly punctured. 

 Metanotum behind the keel closely, strongly transversely 

 striated. Pro- and mesopleuipe stoutly longitudinally 

 striuted ; the mesopleuipe smooth in the middle behind 

 and more or less reticulated below ; the metapleurpe stoutly 

 obliquely striated, excei)t for an almost smooth sj)ace at the 

 bape. 'i he recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond 

 the middle. Pubescence on thorax not very dense and pale 

 in colour. 



This species comes near F. fron fella, Cam., and the Malay 

 F. v(vtpes, (jam. 



Cratocryjdas annulUarsis, sp. n. 

 Black ; a semicircular mark on the sides of the face 

 touching the eyes, a square mark in its centre, touching the 



