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the basal two-thirds of the scape rufous. Thorax coarsely 

 punctured all over ; the prothorax rufous, except beneath ; 

 the scutellum with two closely joined marks ; the post- 

 scutellum, the sides of the metanotum, the apex of the 

 metapleurae, and a large mark — longer than broad, slightly 

 narrowed on the lower side, and with all the sides straight — 

 rufous. The median segment has a gradually rounded 

 slope, the apical half being straight, oblique ; the whole 

 segment rather closely covered with long fuscous hair, and 

 towards the apex with a white pubescence; the centre 

 at the apex is excavated and projects (as seen from above) 

 into triangular projections between the base of the 

 abdomen. On the metapleurae the rufous colour does not 

 extend on to the lower side at the base. Legs rufous ; 

 the coxae and trochanters black ; the apices of the hinder 

 tibiae and the tarsi fuscous. Wings violaceous, lighter, 

 almost hyaline, at the extreme base. Petiole as long as 

 the rest of the abdomen ; closely and coarsely punctured ; 

 at the base sparsely covered with longish, fuscous hair ; 

 the extreme apex with a narrow, rufous band ; the second 

 segment coarsely punctured ; its apex depressed ; the 

 third and following segments impunctate ; the ventral 

 segments impunctate. 



The only species with which it can be compared is 

 the Ceylonese E. Jiumbertiana Sauss., which is, however, 

 very different ; e.g., the thorax is nearly as wide as long, 

 the clypeus is smooth, and only ferruginous at the apex ; 

 there is only " a narrow, twice-interrupted line on the 

 margin of the pronotum," the clypeus ends in two blunt 

 teeth, &c. 



Pterochilus px^lvipennis, sp. nov. (PI. 4, fig. 3, la, b) 



Hab. Poona ( WrougJiton). 



Only one species oi P terochihis is recorded from India — 

 P . piilchellus Sm., known from N, W. India. It, and the 



