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POMPILUS ICHNEUMONIFORMIS, Sp. UOV. 



Fulvns; capite, thorace apiceque antennarum nigro-macu- 

 latis ; alls fnlvo-hyalinis, stigmate fusco. 2. Long. 13 — 

 14 mm. 



Hab. Mussouri (Rothney). 



Head fulvous ; a broad black band with straight sides, 

 extending from the ocelli to near the eyes ; the vertex 

 sparsely covered with fuscous ; the clypeus much more 

 densely with longer fulvous, hairs; the apex of the clypeus 

 transverse, smooth, and shining ; the orbits have a yellower 

 tint than the clypeus ; mandibles yellow, black at the 

 apex. Antennae fulvous ; the apical five joints black ; 

 thorax fulvous ; the base of the pronotum, of the meso- 

 notum, two broad black lines on it extending from the 

 base to the scutellum, the sides at the post-scut ellum, the 

 base of the median segment, the pleural sutures and the 

 sternum, black. Legs entirely fulvous ; the coxae with a 

 more yellowish hue. Wings fulvous, the apex with a 

 smoky violaceous hue ; the second cubital cellule at the 

 top is a little longer, at bottom shorter than the third ; 

 the first recurrent nervure is received shortly before, the 

 second in, the basal third of the cellule. Abdomen 

 fulvous ; the extreme base black ; where there is a deep 

 triangular depression. 



DIPLOPTERA. 



Rhynchium basimacula, sp. nov. (PL 4, f. 17.) 



Nigrum; facie abdomineque flavo-lineatis ; alts violaceis. 

 Long. 16 mm. 2. 



Hab. Barrackpore (Rothney). 



Black ; the apex of the first and of the second 

 abdominal segment much more narrowly, and a short 

 line behind the eyes, white; the wings violaceous. Front 

 and vertex with large, clearly separated punctures ; the 



