726 MR. E. A. ELLIOTT ON THE 



Second flagellar joint one and a half times as long as first, tliivd 

 fully twice as long as first, but shorter than first and second 

 together. Neck very short, laterally coarsely rugose, bifoveate 

 above ; semiannular smooth and shining, with a few anterior and 

 lateral superficial punctures. Mesonotum diffusely punctate, with 

 a distinct row of central punctures. Scutellum jDolished smooth, 

 with a few lateral punctures. Mesopleuree smooth above, feebly 

 rugose and diffusely punctate beneath ; metapleurae coarsely 

 reticulate to irregulary rugose, separated by a smooth shining 

 sulcus from the median segment, which is reticulate to cribrate 

 punctate. Petiole moderately coarsely transrugose, little shorter 

 than the rest of abdomen, the central segments more or less dull, 

 the basal and apical segments shining smooth. Terebra as long 

 as body, sheaths entirely black. Hind legs with coxse coarsely 

 transrugose ; femora stout and polished, bidentate ; tibiae 

 compressed to beyond middle. 



Black ; the head shows a tendency to become red on the frons, 

 pale yellow on cheeks and temples ; scape ferruginous, anterior 

 legs brown to rufescent. Wings slightly infuscate. 



Length 14 mm. 



Habitat: Mindanao, Philippines. Type in Nat. Hist. Museum, 

 Hamburg. 



This species is somewhat similar to S. sidcifrons JSchlett., but 

 only half as large and wanting the distinctive vertical sulcus. 

 It also resembles F, indicus West., D. leucodontus Schlett., and 

 D. 2}cdlescens Schlett., from all of which it may be known by 

 the neuration. 



11. HORNIANUS Enderl. 



Stephanies hornianus Enderl. (5), p. 12, $ J . 



$ S . Prons coarsely transrugose ; vertex witli four trans- 

 carinpe ; occiput irregularly rugose. Second flagellar joint shorter 

 than third. Neck trans-striate ; semiannular smooth polished, 

 with a row of punctures before postei'ior margin. Propleurse 

 trans-striate, mesopleurse smooth, lower half punctate, apex sub- 

 rugose ; metapleurse widely reticulate, separated from the median 

 segment by a very deep, smooth, and shining sulcus. Median 

 segment widely reticulate, basally diffusely punctate, apicall}^ 

 densely transrugose. Petiole finely trans-striate, as long as, or 

 slightly shorter than remainder of abdomen. Terebra in $ 

 rather longer than body. Hind legs with coxae shining smooth, 

 diffusely punctate, transrugose in front and behind ; femora 

 diffusely punctate, bidentate. 



Black ; a yellow spot on outer orbits ; petiole and legs except 

 coxse and hind femora ferruginous ; last tarsal joint black. 

 Wings subhyaline, with red and green transverse iridescence on 

 outer margin ; stigma and nervures black. 



Length ? Habitat : Ceylon . 



