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posterior margin is convex, and the posterior angles are much more 

 rounded and obtuse. The scape extends beyond the hind margin of 

 the head by about as much as the length of the 1st joint of the 

 flagellum. The frontal carinae extend back as fine raised lines as 

 far as the level of the eyes. Head and pro-mesonotum longitudinally 

 rugose, mesonotum and epinotum also reticulate - punctate, the 

 epinotum also transversely rugose. Epinotal spines acute, shorter 

 than half the length of the interval between their bases. The 

 episternal spines are not much shorter than the epinotal. Dorsum 

 of epinotum one and a half times longer than wide, quite twice as 

 long as the oblique declivity, moderately convex transversely, feebly 

 so lengthwise. The 1st node of the petiole is widest behind, nearly 

 as wide there as it is long, and nearly twice as long as its peduncle. 

 The 2nd node is two-thirds wider than long, and about that much 

 wider than the 1st, and nearly twice as wide at its posterior third 

 as it is at the anterior margin. Both nodes reticulate, with a few 

 longitudinal and raised lines. Basal third of the 1st abdominal 

 segment dull and very finely reticulate, the rest of the abdomen 

 smooth and shining. 



$ . 4*4 mm. (Hitherto undescribed). Colour like that of the ^ 

 but darker, the apical half of the abdomen reddish-brown, the middle 

 of the apical margins of the segments paler. Pilosity and pubescence 

 as in the ^ . Head longitudinally striate above in the middle, strongly 

 reticulate-rugose in front of the eyes, very finely so behind them. 

 The frontal carinae extend back beyond the level of the anterior 

 ocellus. Mandibles longitudinally striate and strongly punctured. 

 Pronotum coarsely rugose in front, rather finely so at the sides. 

 Mesonotum and scutellum strongly and longitudinally rugose. 

 Epinotum above and at the sides coarsely and transversely rugose. The 

 rugosities extend over the upper half of the declivity, the lower half 

 of which is smooth and shining. Peduncle of petiole finely granulate, 

 the nodes coarsely rugoso-punctate. Head, thorax and nodes faix-ly 

 dull, the spaces between the rugae slightly shining. Abdomen dull, 

 very finely but distinctly striate, somewhat concentrically near the 

 basal angles, longitudinally elsewhere. The epinotal teeth are very 

 little longer than the episternal, and not longer than they are wide 

 at the base. The 1st node is a trifle wider than long, hardly longer 

 than the peduncle, the anterior margin of its upper face moderately 

 convex ; 2nd node widest behind, almost hemispherical, two-thirds 

 wider than the 1st. Wings tinged with brownish-yellow, nervures 

 and stigma brown. 



Very much like the $ of continentis, fro it which it may be 



