AET. 17 WASPS OF THE GENUS TIPHIA ALLEN AND JAYNES 19 



9. Lower front maskod with abundant, long, appressed, white hair which is 

 more stro)igly directed laterally than posteriorly on lower half of front ; 



flagelluui mostly fulvous? (17) (India) capillata, new species. 



Lower front not maslied ; hairs, when long, are sparse, erect, and scarcely 

 visible wlun viewed from in front, or, if appressed, very short, and 

 usually directed mwro strongly posteriorly tlian laterally; flage'Ium 



usually wholly black 10. 



30. Mesepisternum bipunctate over the entire upper half, the minute punctures 

 everywhere within tliis area at least as numerous a.-; the primary 



punctures IS. 



Mescpisterninn with the extreme outer, convex ;-urface of the upper half 

 at most only sparse'y bipunctate, the miraite punctures ou this region 

 much less nimierou'^ Ihau the primary punctures 11. 



11. Radial ceil exceeding second cubital cell 13. 



Radial cell at most only equaling .second cubital cell 12. 



12. Segments 2 to 6 of the abdomen with apica'. rows of brownish liairs well 



ditfereiiti;i;ed from the coarse, sparse, white hairs; a large species. 



(27) (Cliosen) bicarinata Cameron. 



Segments 2 lo (i of ihe abdomen without apical rows of coar.se, browni.sh 



hairs; me.sepisternum with punctures not clearly outlined; a small 



species (3.5) (India) puUivora, new species. 



13. Tegula not distiiictly longer than broad 14. 



Tegula twice as long as broad (39) (Clunn) longitegulata, new species. 



14. Upi>er portion of the sides of the propodeum strongly rugose, and sharply 



defined from the nonrugose lower portion ; punctures of the second 



tergite moderately large 15. 



Upper portion of the sides of propodeum almost devoid of rugae, and not 

 sharply defined from the lower portion ; punctures of the second tergite 

 extremely small, scarcely visible (42) (China) naKa, new sp-cies. 



15. Impunctate medial stripe on sixth sternite linear, or slightly wider ante- 



riorly; tergites strongly shagreened 16. 



Impunctate medial stripe on sixth sternite wedge-shaped, with its apex 

 directed cephalad ; tergites at most very faintly shagreened. 



(33) (Cho.sen, China) vernalis Rohwer. 



16. Intermediate abdominal segments without apical ciliate beltj? of coarse 



hairs; first cubital mark not present 17. 



Intermediate abdominal segments each with apical belts of very coarse cilia 

 clearlj' differe;itiate<l from the ordinary, irregular hairs ; first cubital mark 

 clearly defined (30) (China) fukiensis, new species. 



17. Legs mostly ferruginous; preocellar area broad, with impunctate inter- 



spaces broader than an ocellus ; tergites with the impunctate apices 

 scarcely wider than the largest adjacent primary jmnctures. 



(24) (Chosen, China) malayana Cameron. 

 Legs black ; preocellar area limited without impunctate interspaces as broad 

 as an ocellus ; tergites witli impunctate apices at least four times the 

 width of largest adjacent primary punctures. 



(34) (India) matura, new species. 



18. Dense secondary punctures of sides of front confined to lowest tliird, if 



present 19. 



Dense secondary punctures on sides of front extending upward over lower 

 two-thirds of front (19) (Japan, Chosen, Cliiua) popilliavora Rohwer. 



