y^ Cameron, Hymenoptera Orientalia. 



the two basal palpal joints greatly enlarged and thickened; 

 the basal slightly longer than the second ; the apical two 

 joints of nearly equal length. The stipes longer and 

 broader than the galea by about one-fourth ; the top on 

 the inner side rounded inwardly and fringed with long, 

 stout, stiff hairs ; the first and third joints of the palpi are 

 nearly equal in length ; the fourth is slightly shorter ; the 

 second is the longest. Wings very short, not reaching to 

 the apex of the second abdominal segment ; the two 

 recurrent nervures received quite close to the transverse 

 cubital nervures. Fore wings with three cubital cellules ; 

 the third at the top scarcely so long as the second ; at the 

 bottom nearly twice its length. Legs densely pilose ; the 

 hinder tibiae and tarsi densely covered with long hair ; the 

 calcaria simple, of nearly equal length ; the claws with a 

 stout tooth near the base. Abdomen not densely pilose ; 

 the apical segment with a large, smooth, glabrous area in 

 the middle, somewhat triangular in shape, but with the 

 apex rounded. 



Tetralonia brevipennis, sp. nov. (PI. 4, f. 6, 6a, b.) 



Nigra J flagello antennarum rufo; pedihis longe pallide 

 pilosis; alis brevibus, costis, stigmate nervisque testaceis. ?. 



Long. 9 ; exp. at 6 mm. 



Hab, Allahabad {Rothiiey). 



Antennae black ; the flagellum from its second joint 

 rufous beneath ; bare ; the scape with a few short, black 

 hairs. Head strongly punctured ; the clypeus more 

 strongly than the front ; the sides of the vertex much 

 more finely ; the occiput fringed with long, erect, white 

 hair above ; the front and vertex with short, the sides of 

 the clypeus with much longer, white hair. The apex of 

 the clypeus distinctly margined, ferruginous. Mandibles 

 rufous in the middle and fringed with long, fulvous hair on 

 the lower side. Mesonotum and scutellum closely punc- 



