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232 P. CAMERON, HYMENOPTERA OF THE DUTCH EXPEDITION 
orbits, at the incision, the outer orbits below, an irregular 
mark on eitherside of. the apex of the pronotum, 2 spots, 
wider than long, and narrowed on the innerside, on the post- 
scutellum, a broad mark, extending from the top to the 
bottom and rounded above, a mark, separated from it by the 
longitudinal furrow, below it, this mark being dilated beyond 
the base of the upper mark and gradually narrowed in a 
curve below, a transverse mark on the apex of the metanotum, 
the extreme base of the 214 abdominal segment, a curved 
mark, longer than wide, on the centre of its sides, a trans- 
verse, semicircular one on the sides of the 3"4 at the base, 
and broad marks on the sides of the ventral segments, and 
the apical entirely, yellow; the prothorax, except the 2 yellow 
apical spots, the mesopleuræ, except the yellow spots, meso- 
sternum, the metapleuræ from shortly behind the middle and 
the metanotum, except the base, broadly in the middle, rufous, 
on the sides of scutellum a yellow oval mark suffused with 
rufous. Legs rufo-testaceous, the coxæ paler, the 4 hinder 
tarsi black; the hinder femora and tibiæ infuscated. Wings 
hyaline, slightly infuscated at the apex, highly iridescent, the 
nervures and stigma black. ©. 
Length (total) 16 m.m. 
Etna Bay. 
Apex of clypeus sharp-pointed, its base furrowed laterally. 
Front and ‘vertex closely punctured, wrinkled below; the face 
obscurely, the clypeus more distinctly punctured ; between the 
antenne is a fine, but distinct keel. The black mesonotum is 
closely punctured, more or less wrinkled; on the sides of the 
apical half are 2 fine furrows; the scutellum is less strongly 
and the post-scutellum still less strongly punctured. Metano- 
tum distinctly transversely wrinkled striated ; there is a deep 
furrow down its centre. The dilated part of the abdominal 
petiole is narrowed at the base and apex; è. e. broadest in the 
middle; its apex is transverse. 
