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T etr alonia tes ta eeitar sis sp. nov. 



Black, the face, clypeus and a triangulär mark on the base 

 of mandibles, bright yellow, the tarsi rufo-testaceous, the pubes- 

 cence on the head and thorax fulvous, on the basal 2 abdominal 

 Segments it is mach pal er, the 2°'^ and following segments with 

 broad bands of white depressed pubescence on their apices, wings 

 hyaline , the nervures dark fuscous , the tegulae pale testaceous, 

 the antennae distinctly shorter than the body. (f. 



Length 13 mm. 



Ferozepore. March (N u r s e). 



Pygidium distinctly longer than it is Avide at the base, the 

 apical third abruptly narrowed. Clypeus somewhat strongly and 

 closely punctured , the sides and top covered with longish white 

 hair ; the labrum is more strongly and sparsely punctured , its 

 centre and lower edges thickly covered with long pale rufous 

 hair. Calcaria pale. The basal half of the middle femora is, 

 on the underside , covered with a golden pile ; the hair on the 

 legs is white. 



May be known from T. punjaubensis by the shorter antennae, 

 by the distinct bands on the abdomen and by the pygidium having 

 the apex abruptly narrowed. 



Teil' alonia erytlirocera sp. nov. 



Black , the clypeus , labrum and basal half of mandibles 

 bright lemon-yellow ; the flagellum of antennae and apical joints 

 of tarsi rufous ; wings hyaline, the nervures blackish ; the pubes- 

 cence on the head, thorax and base of abdomen white ; the apices 

 of abdominal segments with broad bands of depressed white pile, 

 the segments red under the pubescence ; the pygidium dark red. 

 The pubescence on the legs clear white, cf- 



Length 8 mm. 



Ferozepore. March (N u r s e). 



Clypeus broader than long, distinctly, but not very closely 

 punctured , the apex transverse. Labrum densely covered with 

 long white hair. Pro- and mesothorax distinctly , but not very 

 closely punctured ; the metanotal area is more strongly punctured. 

 Pygidium wider than long , a little narrowed towards the apex 

 which is transverse. The antennae are shorter than usual, reaching, 

 when turned back, not much beyond the basal abdominal segment. 



T etr alonia punjaubensis sp. nov. 



Black, the clypeus and labrum bright yellow, the pubescence 

 dark cinereous , tinged with fulvous on the back of thorax and 



Deutsche Entomol. Zeitschrift 1909. Heft I. 4 



