39 
nae rather short, first article without carina beneath, third article 
hardly one-half length of fourth, articles 3-10 or 11 beneath 
with two rows of long incurved hairs, becoming shorter towards 
apex of antennae, articles cylindrical; gular region transversely 
striate. Prothorax subcylindrical, subtruncate in front, collar 
with large scattered punctures and transversely strigose, pos- 
terior portion with large transversely confluent punctures ante- 

Pig. 9. Methoca fimbricornis, 6, X 9.3. 
riorly and sparsely punctate posteriorly. Mesonotum very 
coarsely and closely punctate, mesopleurae coarsely punctate and 
with indications of longitudinal rugae. Scutellum long and 
rather narrow, very coarsely rugose-punctate and with the trans- 
verse, anterior depressed area with 3-4 strong carinae, meso- 
sternum transversely rugose; forewings with two submarginal 
cells, the basal and the transverse median nervure quite inter- 
stitial; legs rather slender. Propodeum coarsely areolate. Ab- 
domen rather depressed, tergites with some fine subapical punc- 
tures, sternite 1 irregularly rugose-areolate basally and with large, 
well-separated apical portion, remaining sternites with fine scat- 
tered punctures, apical sternite with posterior margin nearly 
straight, a little depressed mesially there ; curved spine with some 
scattered punctures on ventral base. 
