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The wings are slightly tinged with fulvous, and highly iridescent. 

 The 5 species of Barylypa from Baluchistan may be separated thus : — 



1 (4) The greater part of the head, thorax and apex of abdomen 



black. 



2 (3) Large (15 mm.) the pleuree yellow, black above, the flagel- 



lum of antennae rufous, the basal two segments of abdomen 



iuf«'us „ pilosella. 



3 (2) Small (9 mm.) the pleurae black, with 3 yellow marks, the 



antennas black, the basal 2 segments of abdomen for the 



greater part bl*ck ••.. interstitialis. 



4 (1) The greater part of the body rufous. 



5 (6) The mesonotum am: baae of metanotum maculate wiih black., variornata. 



6 (5) The mesonotum and metanotum not maculate wit h b'aek. 



7 (8) Large (16 mm.) the mesonotum yellow, with 3 rufous lines, 



mesopleurse yel'ow, rufous above and below rufo-lineata. 



8 (7) (Small 8 mm.), the mesonot'm rufous, yellow laterally ab the. 



base; mesopleuras rufous, with 2 yellow marks..... erythrocera. 



Limnerium quettaense, sp. nov. 



Black, the legs bright red, the 4 anterior coxae tinged with yellow, black 

 above, the hinder black ; mandibles and tegulae pale yellow ; palpi rufo-test- 

 aceous. Wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures dark fuscous ; the areolet 

 has a distinct pedicle, is somewhat larger than usual, 4 angled, developed behind 

 and receiving 'the recurrent nervure in the middle. 9 and#. 



Length 7-8 mm. 



Base of metanotum closely punctured ; the areola small, square, with thick 

 shining keels ; the posterior median area is closely, strongly, regularly trans- 

 versely striated ; the lateral area is more strongly, irregularly, and more widely 

 striated ; below it becomes narrowed to a sharp point and does not extend 

 to the apex ; the apical slope is distinctly depressed. Face roundly dilated, 

 opaque, minutely punctured ; it and the clypeus are thickly covered with long 

 white pubescence ; front and vertex minutely, closely punctured. Abdomen 

 smooth and shining. 



The basal lateral area is not clearly defined, nor is the apical distinctly sepa- 

 rated from it ; the apical slope is more depressed than usual. 



Limnerium forticarinatum , sp. nov. 



Black, the legs, except the coxae, red, the hind tarsi, except at the base, 

 infuscated ; the spurs pale ; the mandibles, except at the apex, and the palpi 

 yellow ; wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous, the nervures black ; the tegulpe 

 yellow. $. 



Length 6 mm. 



Quetta. March and August. 



Head alutaceous, the face, cheeks and lower outer orbits densely covered 

 with longish white pubescence. Pro- and mesothorax alutaceous, covered 

 with short white pubescence, the post-scutellum with a fovea on the sides at 

 the base. Metanotum deeply depressed at the base ; the areola large, distinct ; 



