38 Cameron, Hymenoptera, from Greymouth. 



with the punctures more distinct and more widely separated 

 than on the mesonotum ; its base is hollowed and divided 

 by eight strong keels ; it is narrowed towards the apex ; 

 its sides are straight, and it forms almost a triangle ; the 

 mesonotum at its sides is strongly longitudinally striated ; 

 the striations being widely separated ; on either side at 

 its apex is a smooth, shining, transverse space. The 

 base of the median segment bears short, thick, longitudinal 

 keels, separated from the rest of the segment by a stout 

 transverse one, the rest of the segment being reticulated, 

 bordered on the inner side by a longitudinal keel, the edge 

 itself being also stoutly keeled. The propleurae in front 

 finely transversely striated ; the centre hollowed, strongly 

 irregularly and deeply striolated ; the striations on the 

 apex much weaker ; the mesopleurae above with shallow, 

 irregular punctures ; the lower side much more strongly 

 punctured, almost reticulated ; the metapleurae strongly 

 irregularly reticulated. Legs black ; the extreme apices 

 of the femora, and the base of the tibiae testaceous ; the 

 spurs whitish ; the tibiae and tarsi closely covered with 

 silvery pubescence. The base of the abdomen coarsely, 

 the apex finely and closely longitudinally striated. Radial 

 nervure elongate, reaching to the end of the wing, being 

 nearly as long as the cubital ; the second transverse cubital 

 nervure is very faint. 



Meteorus nova-z?:alandicus, sp. nov. 



RufuSy capite, pedibusque pallida flavis^ alls hyalinis, 

 stigmate flavOy basi fusco. ?. 



Long. 5.5 ; terebra 2 mm. 



Head shining; the face covered with white hair, the 

 vertex more thickly with shorter fuscous hair ; the teeth of 

 the mandibles black, piceous at the base ; the front finely 

 transversely striated ; below the antennae are a -few short 

 longitudinal striae. Thorax uniformly rufous in colour ; 



