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bliick. The base of the abdominal petiole, a large mark, commencing behind 

 its middle and reaching close to the apex, the basal part narrow, not reaching 

 to the sides ; a line along the base of the 2nd segment continued along the 

 sides to near the ap< x ; from the centre of the basal strij e cne, of similar size, 

 runs down the middle to a large transverse band in the middle of the segment : 

 there are broad black bands on the base of the 3rd and 4th segments following 

 by broad brownish red ones ; similar but much narrower bands are on the 5th 

 and 6th. Legs coloured like the body, the hind trochanters, femora and tibia; 

 marked with black. Wings hyaline, iridescent, the stigma pale in front, fuscous 

 behind ; the nervures black. 9 . 



Length 7-8 ; terebra 3-4 mm 



Except the metanotum, which is distinctly, but not closely punctured, the 

 body is smooth, shining and almost bare ; the posterior median atea is 

 transversely striated ; its basal half is obliquely narrowed ; the I asal lateral 

 area is wider than long ; the central about 3 times longer than wide, the apical 

 not much longer than wide. 



PlMPLlN/K. 



Pimpla nursei, sp. nov. 



Black ; the legs bright red, the 4 anterior coxse black ; the knees pnle yellow ; 

 wings hyaline, the costa and nervures black, the stigma fuscous, white at the 

 base ; the tegulse whitish yellow. 9- 



Length 12 ; terebra 10 mm. 



Quetta. May. 



Face shinng, roundly dilated in the middle, distinctly, but not closely 

 punctured, thickly covered with dark fuscous pubescence. LaVrirr pale. Palpi 

 black. Thorax shining, closely, strongly punctured ; the base of the metanotum 

 is more stiongly, but not so strongly punctured ; in its centre is a ehii.ing 

 depression, about one half longer than wide and with raised sides ; the apical 

 slope is closely, somewhat irregularly transversely striated; the upr er half of 

 the metap'eurse is stioi gly closely, the lewer much more sparsely punctured ; 

 the iwo parts being separated below the spiracles by a keel. Abdomen strong- 

 ly and closely punctured , the punctuation becoming gradually weaker ; the 

 apices of the segments are smooth and shining. The tibiae and tarsi are 

 thick'y covered with white pubescence, which makes them appear paler than 

 the femora. The areolet is almost appendiculated, the nervures uniting 

 in front. 



Lassunola baluchistunensis, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax yellow, largely marked with black ; the abdomen rufous ; 

 the base of the 1st segment broadly, its apex more narrowly and the apices of 

 the '2nd and 3rd segments still noie narrowly, yellow. Legs — the 4 anterior 

 yellow, sufusi d with fulvous; the femora narrowly streaked with black ; the 

 hind legs rufous, the cox 83 aid trocl.ai.ttrs yellow, the forner on the inner 

 side largely black, on the outer basal half with a large brown n ark W >ngs 

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