MONOGRAPH OF THE WASP8 OF BRmSH INDIA. 799 



1 — 3 ferrugineis ; alis hyalinis, apice infumatis; clypeo piano, apice late 

 truncato, mesopleuris haud tuberculatis ; segmento mediano area basali 

 nitida, lateribus breviter oblique striata; segmento ventrali secundo area 

 basali elevata. 



(5 . Feminee similis ; segmento abdomiiiali primo solo ferrugineo ; clypeo 

 iipice truncato, convexo ; segmento mediano area basali lateribus punctata 

 vel striata. 



Long. $ , 11-14 mm. ; J , 9 mm. 



5 . Middle lobe of the clypeus about half as broad again at- the apex 

 as long, flat, the apex broadly truncate and very slightly porrect. Anten- 

 niB inserted almost as near to the anterior ocellus as to the base of the 

 clypeus, the second joint of the flagellum very slightly longer than the 

 third. Eyes distinctly diverging towards the clypeus ; posterior ocelli 

 farther from the eyes than from each other. Mesopleurae without tuber- 

 cles; first abdominal segment as long as broad; second ventral segment 

 with a raised area at the base ; fifth ventral segment widely emarginate 

 at the apex, depressed at the base ; pygidial area elongate ovate, narrowly 

 truncate at the apex, twice as broad at the base as at the apex and about 

 twice as long as the greatest breadth. Closely punctured, more deeply 

 on the abdomen than on the thorax, median segment and mesopleurae 

 rugose ; enclosed area at the base of the median segment smooth and 

 shining, with short oblique striee on the sides, the median groove trans- 

 versely striated. First recurrent nervure received just before the middle 

 of the second cubital cell. 



S . Clypeus longer than broad, truncate at the apex. Apical joint of 

 the flagellum shorter than the penviltimate, very slightly curved. Enclosed 

 a,rea at the base of the median segment smooth and shining, often with a 

 few punctures or striae at the sides ; first abdominal segment much longer 

 than broad ; the raised area at the base of the second ventral segment 

 distinct ; pygidial area longer than broad, a little broader at the base than 

 at the apex ; first recurrent nervure received close to the base of the 

 second cubital cell. Second ventral segment evenly punctured in both 

 sexes. 



Habitat. — W. India; Bombay to Quetta. 



This is one of the few Indian species found at Quetta. 



Cerceris icickicari sp. n. 



$ . Nigra, clypeo, fronte, prothorace macula utrinque, segmento abdo- 

 minalibus tertio quintoque fascia apicali, tegulis, tiblis tarsisque flavis ; 

 segmento abdominali primo rufo ; clypeo subconcavo, apice truncato, 

 segmento ventrali secundo area basali elevata, segmento mediano area 

 basali punctata, in angulis striata. 



Long. 9 mm. 



