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segment, a large mark on the base of the mesopleurae 

 immediately under the wings, a more obscure one above 

 the middle coxa^, a narrow line on the apex of the petiole 

 and the apical fourth of the second segment above and the 

 apical eighth below, yellow. Head coarsely, but not very 

 distinctly, punctured ; the front and vertex sparsely 

 covered with a short, sparse, pale pubescence ; the face 

 with the pubescence much thicker and with a fulvous hue; 

 the clypeus covered with long, bright golden hairs. 

 Antennal fovea deeply furrowed in the middle above. 

 Sides of the clypeus straight, oblique, its centre not ending 

 in a point or tooth. Mandibles ferruginous, the teeth 

 black ; a large, somewhat triangular, yellow mark on the 

 base above, its apex reaching beyond the middle. Antennae 

 ferruginouSjthe scape somewhat darkerin tint; theflagellum, 

 especially towards the apex, densely coyered with a white 

 down. The edge of the pronotum sharply carinate. Pro- 

 and meso-notum coarsely punctured, running into obscure 

 reticulations towards the apex ; the edge of the pronotum 

 narrowly depressed, the depression forming a furrow and 

 black. Scutellum and post-scutellum rather strongly, but 

 not closely, punctured ; the central furrow on the scutellum 

 deep, shining, rufo-piceous ; that on the post-scutellum 

 broader but not quite so deep. Median segment with an 

 oblique slope ; its centre appearing raised through being 

 transversely striated, and bordered by a distinct margin 

 or furrow; the centre at the apex deeply excavated, and 

 with a distinct furrow in the middle. Pro- and meso- 

 pleura; coarsely punctured. The base of the metapleurae 

 strongly, coarsely and irregularly longitudinally striated, 

 bordered behind by a black furrow, and below by a short, 

 oblique, shining furrow, from which a curved, not very 

 distinct, furrow runs to the hinder coxse. Legs ferruginous ; 

 the coxcc densely covered with fulvous pile, especially at 

 the base on the under side. Wings hyaline, the costal and 



