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middle hind margin rather sharp. Propodeum medially about 1 -5 times as long as dorsellum, 

 median carina indistinct, plicae weak, surface densely coarsely punctured, hairs not dense. 

 Upper mesopleurum with smooth interspaces which are rather broad on epimerum but very 

 narrow on episternum. Fore femur externally shiny, sparsely punctured, dorsally bluntly 

 edged; tibia with blunt dorsal and sharper ventro-external carina. Hind coxa punctured, 

 dorsally less densely so but without smooth area; depression broad; dorsal edge narrowing 

 caudad and with thin carina at its inner side, without tooth. Hind femur moderately coarsely 

 and rather sparsely punctured, otherwise see Text-fig. 201. Hind tibia with externo-ventral 

 carina ending a breadth of tibia before apex, latter with distinct spine and rudimentary outer 

 spur. Stigmal vein of fore wing with apical processus about one-third as long as uncus. 



Gaster slightly broadened behind middle, here barely 1-4 times as broad as first tergite; 

 latter about 1*3 times as long as broad, dorsally very densely punctured but with very short 

 pubescence, with parallel-sided ovipositorial furrow almost smooth on bottom. Fourth tergite 

 with slight swelling in yellow band. Fifth tergite shorter than first, ovipositorial furrow 

 shallow and broad, its median length slightly inferior to length of remaining part of gastral 

 apex in dorsal view, this narrowly rounded. Ovipositor reaching basal third of first tergite. 



(J. 10 mm. As $ but transverse band on pronotum short, gaster black with two yellow 

 cross-bands marking hind margins of fourth and fifth tergites (Text-fig. 202). Antenna shorter, 

 middle and subapical segments distinctly transverse, flagellum plus pedicellus combined only 

 0*95 as long as breadth of head. Propodeum fully twice as long as dorsellum, median carina 

 and plicae conspicuous, straight. Gaster more narrowed anteriorly, posteriorly fully 1 -6 times 

 as broad as first tergite; latter subquadrate, dorsally moderately convex, rather dense coarse 

 puncturation almost reaching the straight hind margin; basally with strong lateral folds set 

 off by deep short furrows. Second tergite dorsally visible, punctured, fully half as long as 

 third tergite the hind margin of which is discernible only on the high epipleurum. Apical 

 corners of sixth tergite not produced. Epipygium short, strongly transversely depressed. 

 First sternite with moderate tooth; fourth sternite (its sculptured part) 1-2 times, fifth 1-3, 

 sixth 1-15 times as long as broad, all flat, densely coarsely punctured; sixth sternite slightly 

 narrowed caudad, its hind margin broadly emarginate; list sternite 1-25 times as long as broad, 

 in median line shallowly depressed, hind margin medially subtruncate, at sides rounded. 



Biology. Host unknown. 



Holotype 9, Vietnam (North): Hoa Binh, vii. 1918 (R. V. de Salvaza) (BMNH). 



Paratypes. China: Macao, 1 $, 1 <$ (Kershaw) (BMNH). Vietnam (North): with 

 holotype, 1 9 (BMNH); Hoa Binh District, 1927, 1 $ (A. de Cooman); Cho-Ganh, 1 9 

 (L. Duport) (MNHN, Paris). Vietnam (South): Annam, Ten Sin, xi. 1916, 2 9 

 (de Salvaza) (BMNH). 



L. femoricincta seems to be most closely related to L. malaica Schletterer, L. 

 procera Schletterer and to L. robusta Weld, differing from all three mainly by the 

 smaller ocelli with the transversely raised interocellar area and by the characteristic 

 pattern on hind femur, reminding one of L. japonica Walker. 



Leucospis robusta Weld 



(Text -fig. 206) 



Leucospis robusta Weld, 1922 : 33-35, $. Holotype 9. Singapore (USNM) [examined]. 



This form is very similar to L. procera Schletterer but seems to be specifically 

 different, although not much is known about the range of variation. The pale 

 pattern varies between yellow and whitish, the mid femora seem to be always 



