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median segment, and short, very dense and rich ferruginous on 

 the tibize and tarsi, and on the apical two abdominal segments. 

 Wings hyaline, basally stained or clouded with brown, this colour 

 reaching up to the apices of the radial cubital and discoidal cells; 

 the last joint of the tarsi of the anterior and intermediate and the 

 whole of the tarsi of the posterior legs rufo-ferruginous. Head 

 about as broad as the thorax, the mandibles large, acute; clypeus 

 large, convex, punctured, and with a medial, ill-defined, vertical 

 carina, anteriorly transversely truncate. Thorax massive, finely 

 punctured underneath the pubescence ; median segment rounded 

 posteriorly, with a not very steep slope to the apex. Abdomen 

 somewhat depressed, long, not so densely pubescent as the thorax, 

 the pubescence hoary and arranged more or less in transverse 

 bands as fringes at the apical margins of the segments ; the surface 

 beneath the pubescence, where it is sparse, lightly and sparsely 

 punctured and more or less shining. 



Length. — 9 , 15-16 ; exp. 28-31 mm. 



Hab. — Himalayas: Simla hills, Matiana, 8,000 ft. " ' 

 Nearest to probably a race of the European A. nigrocBnea, 

 Kirby, but larger ; the colour of the pubescence and of the wings 

 different. 



Anthrena hurkelli , form nov. = >' -. 



5 . Black, the second and succeeding joints of the flagellum 

 of the antennae, and the apical four joints of all the tarsi, red. Head 

 and thorax more or less densely, abdomen very sparsely, pubescent. 

 The pubescence round the base of the antennae and on the front 

 rich dark brown, in striking contrast to that on the sides of the 

 face and clypeus and on the back of the head, which is hoary, 

 as is that on the thorax, the median segment and abdomen ; 

 pubescence on the legs shorter, denser, and ferruginous. Head, 

 thorax, and median segment very finely and sparsely punctured, 

 enclosed space at the base of the median segment more densely 

 and coarsely punctured. Abdomen very minutely, densely punc- 

 tured, opaque; apical margins of segments i to 4 smooth, 

 pale yellowish, testaceous, that colour preceded by an obscure, 

 transverse, narrow red band. Head as wide as the thorax ; 

 mandibles stout, polished, smooth, and shining; clypeus nearly 

 circular, very convex, medially vertically carinate, and strongly, 

 though not very closely, punctured ; antennae stout, rugulose, 

 second joint of the flagellum as long as the succeeding three joints 

 united. Thorax rather long ; mesonotum convex ; median seg- 

 ment rounded, somewhat oblique at the sides, its posterior 

 face steeply sloped, truncate, and slightly concave ; legs robust ; 

 wings hyaline; nervures and tegulae testaceous. Abdomen oval, 

 about as long as the thorax and head united. 



Length. — 9 , 12 ; exp. 23 mm. 



Hah. — Himalayas : Simla hills, Matiana, 8,000 ft. 



A very distinct form not closely allied to or resembling any 

 form known to me. 



