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reticulation on the interspaces of the punctures on the sides of the gaster. In the 

 other species of the group the microscopic puncturation, of varying density, is 

 distinct but the extremely fine reticulation is missing. 



Biology. Host not known. 



Distribution. Indonesia: Sulawesi, Moluccas. 



Material examined. 



Type data given in synonymy. 



Sulawesi: Gorontalo, 2 $, 1 <$ (RNH, Leiden); S. Sulawesi, xii. 1936, 1 $ (v. d. 

 Vecht) (RNH, Leiden); Patunuang, i. 1896, 1 $ (Friihstorfer) (NM, Vienna). 

 Maluku: Ambon, x.-xii., i.-v., 25 <j>, 5 <$ (Doleschall, Wegner, Winkler) (BBM, 

 Honolulu; BMNH; NM, Vienna; RNH, Leiden). 



Leucospis femoricincta sp. n. 



(Text-figs 201, 202) 



$. 9'0-ii'5 mm. Black, with following pattern lemon-yellow: scape partly beneath, 

 arcuate band on discal carina of pronotum mostly not reaching anterior corners, lateral margin 

 of mesoscutum, apical band on scutellum, two oblique spots at base of first tergite, bands on 

 fourth tergite and (broader) at hind margin of fifth tergite, hind coxa dorsally, a lunate cross- 

 band at base of hind femur (hence the name; Text-fig. 201) and on its dorsal edge except basally, 

 fore and mid femora apically and all tibiae more or less dorsally (mid tibia often black in middle, 

 hind tibia at base). Wings brown, rather regularly infumate. 



Head about as broad as pronotum posteriorly, in dorsal view nearly 2-1 times as broad as 

 long, with conspicuous though rounded temples and strong frontal protuberances. Occipital 

 carina strongly arched, disappearing between ocellus and eye, touching lateral ocellus, not 

 high because forming hind wall of conspicuously raised interocellar area; this area coarsely 

 rugose-punctured, ocelli very small and set very deep, their triangle nearly 3:1, lateral ocellus 

 about twice its diameter from median ocellus; POL : OOL as 20 : 13; vertex punctured but 

 depression outside of lateral ocellus smooth to striate, smooth depression on either side of 

 median ocellus and smooth groove half its diameter wide separating it from high carina of the 

 scrobes. Head in facial view about 1-33 times as broad as high; eyes hardly emarginate; 

 face fairly convex, densely punctured-rugulose; pubescence short, dense, white; convex inter- 

 antennal area with median keel; clypeus slightly transverse, convex, lower margin barely 

 produced, lobes smooth, slightly shorter than median tooth; malar space in middle almost 

 smooth, at eye microscopically granulate. Relative measurements: height of head 65, width 

 of frontovertex 50, lower face 43, its height 31-5, eye 46 : 34, malar space 12, width of mouth 

 35, scape 22; flagellum plus pedicellus about i-i times as long as breadth of head, subclavate; 

 middle segments subquadrate, pedicellus slightly oblong and hardly shorter than first flagellar 

 segment which is strongly constricted basally, slightly shorter than the second, this only slightly 

 oblong. 



Thorax (and gaster) moderately coarsely, regularly and densely punctured, with narrow 

 but slightly shiny interspaces which show only in places and at high magnification a fine 

 microscopic reticulation. Pronotum strongly convex in median line, with three sharp carinae; 

 sides slightly converging, nearly straight, vertically convex, not forming a ridge, lateral panel 

 not depressed. Mesoscutum without distinct submedian depressions, regularly punctured, 

 without cross-rugae. Scutellum nearly 1-3 times as broad as long, very weakly convex, 

 posteriorly flat, at hind margin with a row of deeper, coarser and denser punctures. Dorsellum 

 strongly transverse, beset with coarse piliferous punctures, convex, not carinate though in 



