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shallow, indistinct ; the base has a few longitudinal keels ; the apex is 

 transversely striated. 



BETHYLIDiE. 



Epyris rugicollis, sp. noV. 



Black, shining ; the antennae, mandibles, the apex of the 3rd abdominal 

 segment narrowly and the whole of the following, red ; wings hyaline, the 

 anterior in front slightly tinged with fnlvous, the stigma and nervures pale 

 fuscous, the parastigma white ; the posterior pair ciliated. 9. 



Length 8 mm. 



Quetta. June to August. 



Head about one-third longer than wide, shining, bearing distinct, clearly 

 separated punctures, except between and at the sides of the ocelli ; the hinder 

 ocelli are bordered by a deep furrow ; the hairs are sparse, long and pale 

 fulvous. Temples as long as the eyes ; the sides of the occiput rounded. 

 Malar space almost obsolete. Mandibles sparsely covered with fulvous hair ; on 

 their upper half are 2 irregular rows of large punctures. Pronotum punctured 

 like the head ; it is not quite so long as the latter ; the collar is distinctly 

 separated ; closely finely, rugosely, punctured. Mesonotum smooth, irregularly 

 punctured in the middle. Scutellum transverse at the base, gradually narrowed 

 to a bluntly rounded point ; it is smooth, sparsely punctured on the sides and 

 apex ; on the sides at the base is a deep somewhat oval fovea, longer than 

 broad, and oblique. Metanotum not quite so long as the mesonotum and 

 scutellum united ; there are 5 longitudinal keels, the central of which is 

 prolonged to the apex of the segment ; outside the 5 is a less distinct, more 

 twisted one which converges towards the central ones at the apex and runs 

 through the striae ; between the keels are irregular transverse striae ; the sides, 

 outside the keels, are closely, regularly transversely striated as is also, from near 

 the top, the apical slope ; on the latter the upper striae are more irregular. Pro- 

 and mesopleurae sparsely punctured, the latter more strongly than the former ; 

 on the latter is a distinct curved, crenulated furrow, commencing near the 

 top at the apex, curving back towards the base, then downwards to the middle 

 coxae. Metapleurae strongly closely striated. Fore femora largely swollen, 

 narrowed towards the apex ; apex of tarsal joints strongly spinose ; the femora 

 and tibiae are sparsely covered with white hair, the metatarsus is thickly covered 

 with white hair below. Of the apical alar nervures only the radius is indi- 

 cated. The transverse median nervure is roundly curved outwardly, the upper 

 part being more obliquely sloped than the lower ; the radius extends half way 

 to the apex of the wing. 



