82 Z. BOUCEK 



Pronotum convex, without carinae, hind margin broadly emarginate, sides distinctly converging 

 and slightly concave; lateral panel with very shallow broad depression, lower corner slightly 

 wide-angular, rounded. Mesoscutum moderately convex, slot-like vestiges of parapsidal furrows 

 nearly as long as their distance from lateral margin. Scutellum moderately convex, I -a— 1*3 

 times as broad as long, sides distinctly declivous (as well as axillae), more densely punctured in 

 1-2 rows along apical margin; interspaces on disc microrugulose, not broader than 0-3 the 

 punctures. Dorsellum coarsely but not deeply punctate-reticulate, punctures in a row along 

 margin which is formed by a carina separating punctured dorsum from subvertical posterior wall ; 

 latter with some oblique rugae descending mesad ; dorsal part about 4 times as broad as long, 

 sometimes with weak transverse carina. Propodeum in middle about i-8 times as long as 

 dorsellum, about 0-3 the length of scutellum; median carina weak anteriorly where the whole 

 punctured surface is raised, posteriorly forming in profile a tooth; plicae slightly distinct 

 posteriorly; pubescence moderate, on median area directed obliquely forwards (diverging). 

 Mesopleural depression fairly deep, upper mesopleurum with mixture of coarser and finer 

 punctures, interspaces on upper mesepimerum smooth. Upper margin of fore femur moderately 

 sharply edged, on fore tibia rounded. Hind coxa in depression almost regularly and densely 

 punctured, interspaces mostly much narrower than punctures, except apically; pubescence 

 short, directed obliquely downwards; dorsal edge punctured, weakly hairy, anteriorly blunt, 

 posteriorly with indication of a low lobe, this not very thin. Hind femur (Text-fig. 00) 1-7 

 times as long as broad (teeth included), weakly convex; interspaces smooth, on disc generally 

 narrower than punctures which are mainly rather fine with intermixed coarser punctures. 

 Hind tibia externally regularly densely punctured and microreticulate, dull; apex truncate, 

 inner spur rather broad, outer spur stout, not long (Text-fig. 89). 



Gaster slightly longer than head plus thorax combined, 2 -4 times as long as broad, weakly 

 inflated behind third tergite. First tergite hardly longer than broad, with two broad diverging 

 dorsal furrows, broadly elevated between them but carinate only posteriorly; submedially and 

 then sublaterally (beyond furrows) extremely densely punctured, posteriorly with dense silvery 

 pubescence. Third tergite dorsally with crowded punctures in 8-9 transverse rows but not very 

 hairy. Fourth tergite dorsally about a quarter as long as the first, extremely densely hairy, 

 in particular in broad belt along posterior margin. Fifth tergite dorsally flat (none of tergites 

 grooved medially), submedially more than twice as coarsely punctured as the fourth, hind 

 margin with a band of thick hairs ; tergite laterally nearly twice as long as dorsally. Ovipositor 

 close to subhorizontal dorsum of gaster, tip reaching propodeum. 



^. 5-5-9-6 mm. In general, as darker form of §, metallic tinge weaker, but head often 

 mainly bright cupreous, also propodeum, then hind margins of fourth and fifth tergites; pale 

 yellow are: transverse band posteriorly on pronotum, narrowly interrupted medially and 

 tapering laterad, narrow lateral and broader posterior margin of mesoscutum; legs as in §. 



Head as broad as pronotum anteriorly, in dorsal view 2-25 times as broad as long, but 

 relatively less transverse in small specimens. Eye 1 -58 times as long as broad, nearly 3-8 times 

 as long as malar space. Propodeum about twice as long as dorsellum, median carina in middle 

 raised into high tooth. Gaster moderately expanding behind first tergite, nearly 2-2 times as 

 long as broad, broadest part 1-47 times the breadth of first tergite; the latter 0-9 times as long 

 as broad, convex, hind margin straight, basally impunctate; disc coarsely but not very densely, 

 apex very densely and finely punctured; hairs fairly long, directed backwards, but subapically 

 directed towards median line and apically forwards, here fairly dense. Margins of fused 

 tergites on carapace indicated by finer sculpture and by bands of thick pubescence. Second 

 and third tergites very densely punctured, punctures coarser basally; third tergite slightly 

 longer than the second. Fourth and fifth tergites with punctures less crowded except along 

 hind margins where covered by thick decumbent pale yellow pubescence which appears metallic 

 mainly due to bright metallic surface beneath. Sixth tergite regularly punctured (as disc of 

 the fifth), hairs thin and extremely short; apex laterally with apical carina expanding into 

 rounded auricles. Epipygium hardly depressed transversely, apex narrowly rounded. Apex 

 of last sternite rounded, medially subtruncate ; surface depressed along middle ; also penultimate 

 sternite broadly depressed, particularly posteriorly, broader than long; preceding (fifth) 



