DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES OF HYMENOPTERA. 1003 



long and white ; on the metatarsus beneath it has a fulvous tinge ; the cal- 

 caria are pale. Abdomen shining, closely and minutely punctured ; the basal 

 5 segments are narrowly banded with white pubescence on the apex ; the 5th 

 is thickly covered with rufous hair. 



In Bingham's arrangement (Hymen, of India, p. 442) this species would come 

 into Section B ; but it has no near relationship with the only species (c/racil- 

 Uma, Cam.) included in it. 



Ceratina divisa, sp. nov. 



Dark green, the abdomen black, with yellow lines on the 2nd to 4th seg- 

 ments, the 1st 2 lines somewhat widely, the 3rd more narrowly separated, the 

 4th broader and may be continuous, there may be a narrower 5th line ; the 

 clypeus except for 2 fuscous lines, mandibles except at apex, a line completely 

 round the apex of pronotum, a transverse line at the apex of mesonotum, 

 sides of scutellum, post-scutellum and the greater part of the tegulae as 

 well as the legs, pale yellow ; the coxae, trochanters, femora, except at apex, 

 and a line on the outer side of the tibiae on apical half, black ; wings milky 

 hyaline, the nervures and stigma pale, almost white, the 1st recurrent nervure 

 interstitial with 2nd transverse cubital. $ 



Length 5 mm. 



Habitat. — Deesa (April and May). 



Underside of scape yellow, of flagellum brown. Metanotal area finely closely 

 punctured, more or less finely transversely striated, not keeled, the apical slope 

 steep. A minute impressed line on basal slope of mesonotum. Pubescence 

 white. 2nd abscissa of radius nearly as long as the 3rd. The size of the 

 yellow markings probably varies. 



Ceratina punjabensis, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax dark green, the abdomen black, the base of the segments 

 broadly banded with pale yellow, the clypeus except for 2 black lines, mandi- 

 bles except at apex, underside of antennal scape, the greater part of tegulae, 

 scutellums, except for a large square mark on the base of centre of scuteilum, 

 and the legs, except at the base, pale yellow ; wings clear hyaline, the nervures 

 and stigma pale yellow, the 2nd cubital cellule much narrowed in front ; the 

 1st recurrent nervure interstitial with 2nd transverse cubital. Pubescence dense 

 and white ; underside of flagellum brown ; metanotal area finely closely punc- 

 tured, there is no keel on metanotum ; its apical slope somewhat steep. There 

 is a slight impressed line on centre of mesonotum ; there is no keel on the 

 front. Antennal joints not very clearly separated. $ 



The green colour may be somewhat bronzy, the yellow line on the basal 

 segment of abdomen may be absent ; the apical 2 segments of the abdomen 

 may be wholly yellow. 



Length fi mm. 



Habitat. — Punjab. 



May be known from divisus, described above, by being a broader and stouter 

 species, by the apex of the scutellum being white, the black central part not 



