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and of equal width ; the sides of the segment have the upper half dilated, the 

 top projecting upwards into a blunt tooth, its lower edge also slightly 

 projecting. Propleuras covered with deep, round, clearly separated punctures ; 

 the base of mesopleurae smooth, the base bordered by a row of round fovese, 

 its apex by a crenulated furrow ; the rest of the pleurae rugosely punctured- 

 reticulated. Abdomen smooth, shining ; the basal half bare, the apical thickly 

 covered with silvery pubescence. Sheaths of ovipositor distinctly projecting, 

 broad. Hind femora distinctly dilated near the top, the apex of the dilated 

 part with an oblique slope. 



Antrocephalus varipilosis, sp. nov. 



Black, covered with silvery pubescence ; the apex of the 4 anterior femora 

 and the 4 front tarsi dull red, the hind femora red ; the apical third of their 

 tibiae of a duller red ; the tibia? at the base behind suffused with red ; wings 

 hyaline, slightly infuscated at the apex ; the nervures black. $. 



Length 5 mm. 



Deesa. October. 



Head and thorax strongly, closely punctured Scutellar teeth short, broad, 

 inconspicuous. Post-scutellum about twice longer than wide, hollowed, -with 

 broad margins. Areola on metanotum extending from the base to the apex, 

 slightly narrowed at the apex, the upper two-thirds hollowed, the lower 

 third rugosely punctured ; the sides are distinctly margined ; above is a 

 small triangular area ; the metapleurse thickly covered with longish silvery 

 pubescence. Underside of femora with a white hair fringe ; their basal half 

 black below. Flagellum of antenna? opaque, covered with white down ; the 

 scape shining, bare, narrowed at the apex. The silvery hair on the sides of 

 the abdomen is mixed with golden. Tegulae testaceous. 



Oncochalcis nursei, sp. nov. 



Black, shining, with the following parts pallid yellow : the apex of the 

 4 anterior femora, more broadly below than above, an irregularly oval mark on 

 the apex of the hinder femora on the outerside, the 4 anterior tibiae, the 

 posterior on the outer side, the 4 anterior tarsi and the tegulae ; the hinder 

 tarsi rufou3 ; wings hyaline, the nervures black ; the temples, sides of 

 face, apex of scutellum and the metapleuraa densely covered with long, silvery 

 pubescence. $ 



Length 5 mm. 



Abu. 



Flagellum opaque, covered with a white pubescence ; the antennas are inserted 

 shortly above the lower edge of the eyes. Front at the sides strongly, closely 

 punctured, the ,punctures running into each other ; the vertex less strongly 

 punctured. The plate in the centre of the face, large, shining, broad below, 

 becoming gradually, roundly narrowed above, bordered by an obscurely crenu- 

 lated furrow ; the lower border with shallow, not very distinct punctures. 

 Basal half of mandibles closely punctured, the apical smooth and brown. 



