HYMENOPTEROUS FAMILY STEPHANID^. 731 



18. TORTUS Morley. 



Stephanus tortus Morley (1), p. 84, $ . 



$ . Frons reticulately, but not transversely rugose ; the 

 three anterior tubercles prominent, acute ; occiput laterally 

 coarsely reticulate, centrally transaciculate ; posterior margin of 

 head simple. Second flagellar joint rather longer than first, 

 third only as long as second. Neck transrugose, semiannular 

 glabrous. Mesonotum smooth, central row of punctures distinct, 

 lateral rows subobsolete. Mesopleurse smooth above, riigulose 

 beneath ; metapleurte rugulose, separated from the median 

 segment by a strong, glabrous sulcus. Median segment deeply 

 and rather diffusely punctate, apically transaciculate. Petiole 

 shorter than rest of abdomen, finely trans-striate throughout, all 

 remaining segments smooth shining. Terebi^a about one-third 

 longer than body, sheaths white-banded before apex. Hind legs 

 with coxae discally glabrous and finely granulate, below and 

 inside obsoletely trans-striate; femora bidentate, shining smooth, 

 sparsely punctate ; tibiss compressed in basal third, centrally 

 excised and apically inflated. 



Black ; mandibles and a spot near their base red ; petiole 

 dark red, rest of abdomen piceous ; anterior legs, except basally, 

 red ; hind tibite piceous, centrally red. Wings slightly infumate. 



Length 26 mm. ; abdomen 19 mm. ; petiole 9 mm. ; terebra 

 34 mm. 



Habitat : Nedunkernie, N.P. India. Taken by 0. S. Wickwar. 



Type in coll. Claude Morley, Monk Soham, Suffolk. 



The proportions of the flagellar joints, granulate hind coxje, 

 and strvicture of hind tibife distinguish this species from all 

 others with white-banded terebral sheaths. 



19. ANOMALIPES Fst. 



Stej)hanusanomalipes'Eoviit.,^.129>, $ ; Schlett., p. 93 ; Andre, 

 p. 487, $ . 



$ . Frons rather coarsely and irregularly rugose ; occiput 

 diffusely and arcviately rugose behind the tubercles, posteriorly 

 transversely, laterally irregularly rugose. Temples with a few 

 shallow and confluent punctures in front ; posterior margin of 

 head simple. Second flagellar joint twice as long as first; third 

 longer than second, but shorter than first and second together. 

 Neck rather coarsely and transversely, semiannular more finely 

 and less regularly rugose. Mesonotum rather coarsely, 

 posteriorly more densely transrugose punctate, with a distinct 

 central longitudinal line of punctures and two lateral impressions. 

 Scutellum centrally shining smooth, laterally finely and densely 

 punctate. Mesopleuree rather coarsely coriaceous throughout ; 

 metapleurte coarsely and irregularly rugose, separated by a 

 distinct and slightly alutaceous sulcus from the median segment, 

 which is coarsely and densely rugose-punctate. Petiole rather 

 slender, finely coriaceous, basally indistinctly transrugose, 



