246 P. Cameron. 



Head black, densely covered with white pubescence; the 

 face, clypeus, the iuner orbits to near the lower ocellus aud 

 the base of the maudibles, yellow. Face closely and rather 

 strougly punctured ; the clypeus sparsely punctured, except at 

 the apex. Mandibles black, except for a triangulär spot on 

 the upper side near the middle. Antenuae black, except for 

 a yellow mark on the scape below. Thorax black, except for 

 a small yellow spot near the tegulae; it is thickly covered 

 with longish white pubescence. The mesouotum is rather 

 strongly, but not very closely, punctured ; the scutellum is 

 sparsely punctured; its apex bears long pale hair. The areola 

 has the sides furrowed ; thé furrows are stoutly transversely 

 striated; the centre is irregularly longitudinally striated; the 

 lateral areae are strougly and deeply punctured ; the posterior 

 more coarsely than the basai oues and it is reticulated near 

 the middle ; the posterior median area is opaque and rugosely 

 punctured; above it is reticulated; the spiracular area is 

 stoutly, obliquely striated. Pleurae closely punctured; the 

 lower part of the pro- behiud is stoutly striated; the lower 

 part of the metapleurae at the apex is stoutly longitudinally 

 striated. The frout legs are entirely yellow below ; the apex 

 of the middle coxae, the greater part of the femora aud the 

 tibiae and tarsi entirely beneath, yellow; the hinder tibiae 

 entirely rufous ; the calcaria testaceous. Wings clear hyaline ; 

 the stigma and nervures deep black; the récurrent nervure is 

 received in the middle of the areolet. Pétiole black ; the 

 middle aud sides of the post-petiole punctured; there are 2 

 longitudinal keels on the innerside of the gastracoeli, which 

 do not extend into the apical dépression; there is a longer 

 keel below the middle. 



4. Lareiga alboannulata sp. nov. Q. 



Nigra ; abdomine coeruleo, orbitù oeulomm scutelloque 

 /lavis ; pedibus niyris ; tibiis tarsisque posticis flavo-lineatis ; 

 alis hyalinis, stigmate fusco, nervis nigris, — Long. 14 — 15 mm. 



Hab. Simla. (Nurse). 



Anteunae black, the 12th to 19^ joints white below. 

 Head black ; a small mark ou the sides of the clypeus above, 

 a short Hue below the middle of the iuner orbits, a longer 

 line on the upper, inner orbits, uarrowed above aud still 

 more so below and a line ou the lower outer orbits, lemou- 

 yellow. Face strongly and closely puuctured ; the clypeus 

 sparsely punctured at the base, its apex shagreeued ; the 

 entire clypeus has a rufous tinge. Mandibles black, rufous 

 behind the apex; the palpi blackish. Vertex closely punctured; 

 the front is smooth and shining and is distinctly keeled down 



