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Die Einsicht zweier typischer Exemplare verdanke ich 

 Freundlichkeit des Herrn Dr. Gestro 

 Museo civico di Storia naturale in Genua. 



der Freundlichkeit des Herrn Dr. Gestro, des Direktors »des 



5. P. Escalerae Meade-Waldo. 



P. Escalerae Meade-Waldo Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 1911, Ser. 8, 

 Vol. YII, p. 109 9. 



„9. P. persicae similis, sed omnino pallidior; mesothorace 

 duabus lineis pallide flavis, abdominis segmentis late flavo- 

 fasciatis." 



Antennae 9 12-articulatae. 



„Black; the scape beneath, the mandibles, the clypeus 

 (except for a faint median longitudinal line), a large ovoid mark 

 between the antennae, the inner margin and sinus of the eyes, 

 the space behind the eyes, and two small marks on the vertex 

 pale yellow. Thorax black; the pronotum in front and along 

 the posterior margin to the tegulae, the tegulae, two parallel 

 lines on the disk of the pronotum, the greater part of the 

 mesopleurae, basai portion of scutellum, the postscutellum, and 

 a mark roughly Y-shaped on each side of the posterior face 

 of the median segment, pale yellow. Abdomen black; pétiole 

 at the base, apex, and laterally, abdominal segment 2 at base 

 and with broad apical fascia, follov/ing segments with apical 

 fasciae, pale yellow. 



„Legs chiefly pale yellow, the anterior femora and inter- 

 mediate femora and tibiae streaked with black, first joint of 

 posterior tarsi marked with black. 



„Antennae ferruginous, scape darker above. 



„Wings clear hyaline, slightly fuscous in radial cell. 



„Head about as broad as thorax, genae very short. 



„Prothorax with the posterior margins distinctly raised 

 and rounded. Pétiole slender, of almost uniform width, about 

 as long as thorax; second abdominal segment cupshaped, nar- 

 row, gradually widening to apex. 



„Length 10 mm. 



„Hab. Dupulan Baktiari S. W. Persia (Type Mus. London). 

 (Mir unbekannt.) 



„Distinct from persica by the shorter pétiole and differ- 

 ently shaped second abdominal segment. 



„In P. persica the scond abdominal segment is as broad 

 at the apex as its entire length, in P. Escalerae it ia 17* times 

 as long as broad at the apex, and has an altogether more 

 filender appearence. 



