194 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HTSTORT 80CTETT, 189';. 



Unfortunately Messrs. Daly and Ferguson sent only the 2i. form ; 

 consequently the § is still unknown. The extraordinary spoon- 

 shaped process on each side of the thorax, like the *^ balancers ' of a 

 fly, make it impossible to mistake this species. 

 ITS.'^Ph.punensis^FoielM.S.). 

 Poona Districts. 



Thana Districts F. Gleadow. 



Orissa Jas. Taylor (a variety). 



Characterized by the very short scape ; it m not uncommon in the 

 moist zone of the Dekhan. 



174. Ph. punensis, race. 



Poona Districts. 

 This is probably the dry zone form of the last ; I have taken it 

 only once in the east of the Poona District. Dr. Forel has not yet 

 decided whether it deserves a name of its own or not. 



175. Ph. rhombinoda (Mayr). 

 Poona Districts. 



Kanara E. H. Aitken (12-6-90, ^ , ? ). 



Calcutta G. A. J. Rothney (3. type). 



I got a number of nests containing sexes from flower-pots in my 

 garden at Poona in June. Mr. Aitken tells me it is very common 

 in Kanara. 



176. Ph. striativentris (Mayr). 



Poona Districts. 



Thana Districts F. Gleadow (variety), (11-6-90, $ ). 



Calcutta Gt. A. J. Eothney (type). 



A fairly common species. 



177. Ph. indica (Mayr). 



Poona Districts (2 varieties) . 



Kanara E. H. Aitken. 



C. Provinces J. A. Betham. 



Mount Abu, Rajputana F. Gleadow. 



Madras; Calcutta, 1872 G. A. J. Eothney (type). 



Dharmsala, Punjab Major Sage (and 2 varieties). 



RaiBareilli, Oudh Dr. Simpson. 



Orissa Jas. Taylor. 



