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and moderately pilose throughout their length ; about half the 
length of the body. Eyes small, black, with very minute grey 
spots, scarcely visible, being covered by the pronotum. Pronotum 
black, hood-shaped; anterior margin augutly arched, lateral 
the eyes ; posterior margin nearly straight omen beneath 
black. Coxte smooth, flat, black, with afew minute spines above 
and several larger ones below. Tibe very spinose, tarsi more or 
less setose, the last joint lighter in colour than the preceding 
joints, mcmng | in a pair of simple 
six spots are arranged as follows, a pair on the disc of the 
mesonotum, a pair at the base of the abdomen, and a pair near the 
apex of the abdomen. 
The apex of the abdomen is furnished with a pair of 
‘torpedo’? shaped cerci, which are black, smooth on the inner 
pass densely pilose outwardly. 
tal ed th, 17-20 mm. Maximum breadth of the pro- 
aoa 85 m. 
Localities— 
Chota Nagpur, Chakradharpur: (Annandale), Vizagapatam, 
and Java (Forbes). 
specimen from Vizagapatam, which has been named by de 
sorts 2 in ever ect similar to those from Chakradharpur, 
HYMENOPTERA. 
POMPILIDZ. 
PompiLus HECATE, Cam. 
Bingham in Blanford’s Fauna of British India, Hymenoptera, i., 
p WL 
A specimen of this rare species was obtained by the Museum 
collector in Calcutta. It agrees with Col, Bingham’s description 
in every respect and J have no doubt about its identity. 
e only other m pe hitherto recorded, is the one in 
Rothney’s Indian collection. This specimen is not perfect, 
having, as Col. Bingham states, “no head, and being otherwise 
damage.” There are twoothers in the Dudgeon collection now 
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