from the Oriental Zuulogical Region. 87 



opfiqae, finely rugose. Entire bodj closely strono-ly punc- 

 tured. Third antennal joint as long as tlie scape, shorter 

 than the second and fourth united. First abdominal segment 

 longish oval, about one half longer tliau wide, as long as the 

 second. Abdominal segments strongly but not very closely 

 punctured, the second smooth in the centre at the apex, tlie 

 others smootli at the base, the last strongly punctured^ de- 

 pressed at the apex. Pygidium closely strongly punctured^ 

 slightly gradually narrowed towards the apex. 

 Comes near_, apparently, to C. eugenia, Schlett. 



Cerceris hasiniacula, sp. n. 



Black ; a mark on the centre of the clypeus (obliquely 

 narrow^ed alx)ve and below), a bioad line on its apex, a broad 

 line on the inner orbits from the anteniiEe, two large obliq^ue 

 marks on the apex of tlie metanotum (extending on to tlie 

 pleurae), the basal third of the abdominal petiole on the sides^ 

 more than the basal third of tlie second segment, and narrow 

 lines on the apices of the fourth and fifth segments, yellow ; 

 the sides of the central and lower parts of the clypeus, pro- 

 thorax, scutellums, more than the ajjical third of tlie second 

 and third abdominal segments, a line behind the yellow on 

 the fourth and fifth, and the apical two segments entirely, 

 dark rufous ; the apex of the first segment of a paler rufous 

 colour. Four front legs pale rufo-testaceous ; the tibiae and 

 base of tarsi yellow ; the hind legs similarly but much darker 

 coloured. Wings hyaline, the radial cellule smoky, the apical 

 cubital cellule of a deeper smoky colour ; the costa and stigma 

 dark testaceous, the nervures black. AntenniB rufo-testa- 

 ceous, the scape yellow below, the eight apical joints blackish, 

 paler below. ^ . 



Length 10 mm. 



Sikkim. 



Face strongly but not closely punctured ; the clypeus more 

 finely and closely punctured; there is a short keel in the 

 centre of the latter, with a fovea on either side. Front and 

 vertex strongly, somewhat closely punctured. J\liddle of 

 pronotum closely punctured^, the sides almost smooth ; meso- 

 notum somewhat strongly but not closely punctured ; the 

 scutellum is more strongly but not so closely punctured as the 

 latter. Postscutellum smooth. Metanotum strongly punc- 

 tured, the punctures clearly separated ; the area shining, 

 smooth. Head and thorax densely covered with while 

 ])ubescencc. First abdominal segment of equal width, about 

 four times as long as wide, longer than the second; the 



