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Squamulotilla kapiriensis, new species. 



Maie. — A moderately slender species. Black; except the pronotum, 

 mesonotum, scutellum, and postscutellum which are brick-red; 

 calcaria whitish. With erect, white pubescence, gathered in weak 

 apical fringes on the first four tergites and the first five sternit^s; 

 on the apex of the succeeding tergites the hairs are black. Wings 

 uniformly smoky. 



Length : 13 mm. 



Head seen from above transversely oval, not elongate behind the 

 eyes; the hind corners rounded. Ocelli forming an isosceles triangle, 

 the base of which is on the postocular line; hind ocelli removed from 

 each other by far more than half of their distance from the compound 

 eyes. Vertex moderately, coarsely and irregularly punctate. Eyes 

 moderately emarginate. Clypeus sloping on both sides to a weak, 

 longitudinal ridge; anteriorly acutely emarginate with a prominent, 

 blunt tooth on each side of the emargination. Mandibles not dentate 

 externally; somewhat bent, acute, with an inner tooth. Scape carinate, 

 punctate on the inner side; the second joint of the flagellum but little 

 longer than the first, and about half the length of the third. 



Thorax rather short; 3,5 mm. long by about 2,5 mm. wide. Prono- 

 tum short, with rounded angles. Pronotum, mesonotum, and scutel- 

 lum uniformly convex, with coarse, but shallow punctures. Parap- 

 sidal furrows distinct, except in front. Tegulse small, slightly pointed 

 on their inner posterior angles, but not curved; strongly convex, 

 shiny and impunctate, except along their inner and anterior margins 

 where they bear some hairs. Scutellum rounded. Propodeum short, 

 with rather abruptly sloping face and obtusely rounded angles; co- 

 vered with a unifcrm, dînse reticulation of large, flat meshes which 

 are largest on the middle and on the posterior slope; no distinct 

 basai area. Third transverse cubital vein completely developed, 

 though thinner than the second, angular and with an adventitious 

 prolongation about its middle. First sternite with a feeble médian 

 keel, ending posteriorly in a strong. downwardly pointed tooth. First 

 tergite with sides moderately converging anteriorly, narrower at 

 its apex than the greatest width of the second; little constricted la- 



