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segment of abdomen. All legs closely covered with 

 short hairs. 



Abdomen: Slightly longer than head and thorax, not 

 broader than thorax, elongated, oval. 1st segment slightly 

 bent, gradually extended, apex hardly double as broad 

 as base. 2nd segment the longest. First segment granu- 

 lated at base, longitudinally wrinkled anteriorly, these 

 wrinkles continued slightly over on 2nd segment. The 



Fig. 1. Cephalobaris eskeliindi n. gen. n. sp. Fern. 



other part of 2nd segment, with exception of the extreme 

 anterior margin, granulated. Last segments smooth, whole 

 abdomen with scanty light hair. 



Ovipositor: short, about yV the length of abdomen, 

 outer sheaths spoonshaped, dilated towards apex, with short 

 light marginal hairs. 



Colour: Head and prothorax shining black, metatho- 

 rax and the two first abdominal segments black; rest of 

 abdomen pitchy-brown, slightly lighter at the base of 



