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37. Dorsal aspect of vertex w.th several minute punctures extending forward in 



a diminishing series toward ocellar trangle ou medial line; mandibles 

 with a shallow, median, longitudinal groove; tegula blackish. 



(19) (Japan, Chosen, China) popilliavora Rohwer. 

 Dorsal aspect of vertex without such minute punctures ; mandibles devoid of 

 a definite medial, longitudinal groove ; tegula thin and red. 



(31) (Chosen, Japan) asericae, new species. 



38. Medial carina on posterior aspect of propodeum complete or nearly so ; im- 



punctate apex of pronotum usually with one or more short, shallow, 



medial, longitudinal grooves (33) (Chosen, China) vernalis Ilohwer. 



Medial carina on posterior aspect of propodeum absent or very short. 



(35) (India) pullivora, new species. 



KEY TO SPECIES : MALES 



1. Fifth sternite with a denticle or orifice on each side 3 



Fifth sternite without a denticle or orifice on each side 2. 



2. Radial cell not exceeding .second cubital cell, or at most only slightly ; punc- 



ture;? on pronotum dense, coalescing in places. 



(27) (Chosen) bicarinata Cameron. 



Radial cell greatly exceeding the second cubital cell ; punctures on pronotum 



sparse and well separated (29) (China) cilicincta, new species. 



3. First tergite without a deep preapical groove overlapped at its middle, at 



most with an impressed preapical band of punctures ; no dense, short, 



erect, brown pile on dorsum of abdomen 6. 



First tergite with a deep preapical groove broadly overlapped at its middle ; 

 dense, short, erect, brown pile dorsally on segments 3 to 5 4. 



4. Sternites 2 to 5 clothed apically with dense, erect, brown pile ; third antennal 



segment reddish (8) (China) communis, new species. 



Sternites devoid of dense, erect, brown pile on their apices 5. 



5. Sixth tergite with the short, erect, brown spiuules at most scarcely more 



numerous than the long, irregular, yellowish hairs; the brown spinules 

 not present on the vertical sides of the intermediate tergites. 



(2) (Chosen) ovidorsalis, new species. 

 Sixth terg.te with the short, erect, brown spinules at least as numerous as 

 the long, irregular, yellowish hairs ; the brown spinules densely distrib- 

 uted on the vertical sides of the intermediate tergites as far as the lateral 



margins (3) (China) antigenata, new species. 



C. Fifth sternite without an orifice beneath the inner edge of the denticle — 9. 

 Fifth sternite with a deep orifice beneath the inner edge of the denticle — 7. 



7. Radial cell at most only slightly exceeding the second cubital cell 8. 



Radial cell greatly exceeding second cubital cell. 



(11) (China) singularis, new species. 



8. Denticle of fifth sternite unusually large ; tergites lacking apical X'ow of 



vestigial punctures behind the row of large, setigerous apical primary 

 punctures; metathorax densely beset with coarse punctures nearly equal- 

 ing the largest of the scutellum ; a very large species. 



(10) (Chosen) sternodentata, nesv species. 

 Denticle of fifth sternite of ordinary size ; tergites with apical row of ves- 

 tigial punctures or a linear groove behind the row of large, setigerous 

 apical primary punctures; metathorax partially impunctate, the sparse 

 punctures much smaller than the largest punctures of the scutellum ; a 



sin;ill .species (13) (China) rufomandibulata Smith and 



(12) (China, Chosen) notopolita, new species. 



