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TENTHREDO SIMLAENSIS, sp. nov. 



Viridis; capite thoraceqite late nigro-maculatis ; antennis, 

 tibiis tarsisque posterioribus nigris; alls hyalinis. ? . 



Long. 11-12 mm. 



Hab. Simla. 



Antennae black, as long as the head and thorax united, 

 the third joint distinctly longer than the fourth. The 

 front and vertex are black, except the former above the 

 antennae and two short broad lines on the vertex behind 

 the ocelli and extending a short way down the occiput ; 

 the frontal area distinct, depressed ; its sides broad, 

 broader and more raised at the apex where they are green. 

 The clypeus sparsely, the labrum more thickly covered 

 with long, pale hair ; the incision in the clypeus not 

 rounded in the middle, the sides of the incision being 

 straight, oblique, not rounded. Mandibles broadly black 

 at the apex. Prothorax green, broadly black in the 

 middle above. Mesonotum black, except the apex of the 

 middle lobe ; it is smooth and shining. Scutellum, post- 

 scutellum and the scutellar keels, green ; the scutellum 

 not much raised ; the base with a long, the apex with an 

 abrupt, slope ; it is covered with long, black hair. The 

 mesopleurae black under the wings, its lower edge and the 

 mesosternum black. The four anterior tarsi are broadly 

 annulated with black ; the middle tibiae are black behind ; 

 the hinder tibiae and the hinder tarsi are entirely black. 

 Abdomen has down the sides black marks, which are 

 broader than long ; the sheaths of the ovipositor are black 

 at the apices. 



TENTHREDO KH ASIAN a, Sp. 710V. 



Olivacea, late nigro-inaculata ; flagello antennaritm 

 nigra ; pedibus nigro-maculatis ; tibiis tarsisque posticis 



