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finely and closely rugosely punctured ; the apex of the 

 median segment covered with moderately long, white hair, 

 the base with shorter fuscous hair. The propleurse irregu- 

 larly horizontally striolated at the base; the upper part 

 being almost entirely black ; the mesopleurse at the top 

 (especially at the base) strongly irregularly striolated and 

 reticulated ; the lower part is widely hollowed, the hollow 

 being strongly and somewhat obliquely striolated. Median 

 segment strongly and closely rugosely punctured ; the base 

 in the middle jwith 2 or 3 short longitudinal keels ; the 

 metapleurae near the top with a stout curved keel, beneath 

 which at the base it is horizontally striated ; the meso- 

 pleurae at the apex raised, almost carinate, the keel being 

 smooth and shining at the top. Legs pallid-yellow ; the 

 hind coxae and apex of the hind femora rufous ; the 

 hinder tibiae and tarsi not so pale in colour. Wings 

 hyaline with a faint fuscous hue ; the nervures pallid- 

 fuscous ; the stigma pale-yellow, darker at the base. 

 Petiole rufous ; finely and closely punctured ; the base 

 darker, almost transversely striated ; the rest of the 

 abdomen lighter in colour, especially towards the apex ; 

 the second segment is finely punctured ; the others very 

 smooth. 



The first abdominal segment has " tracheal grooves " 

 and is dilated in the middle. It is longer and more slender 

 than usual. The second cubital cellule is slightly narrowed 

 at the top. The antennae unfortunately have been lost. 

 The radial areolet of the hind wings is not geminated by 

 a transverse nervure. 



Alysia stramineipes, sp. nov. 



Nigra, pedibus flavis ; alis hyalinis, stigmate mgro. ?. 

 Long. 4 mm. 



Antennae black ; the scape testaceous ; the flagellum 

 covered closely with a microscopic pile ; the joints not 



