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lateral edge sparsely pubescent and punctured ; in $ dorsal exposed area of second 

 tergite hardly as long as broad ..... steffani sp. n. (p. 226) 



Gaster and thorax duller, interspaces narrower and mostly with microreticulation 

 (except in dwarfs with relatively coarser puncturation) ; mesoscutum without 

 central spots; hind coxa basally below lateral edge very densely punctured and 

 with thick silvery pubescence ; in $ (as far as known) dorsal area of second tergite 

 much longer than broad (Text-fig. 271) . . . . . . 2 



Pubescence on eyes virtually absent (at 60 X magnification; not worn off) 



cf. richardsi sp. n., 10 (p. 223) 



Pubescence on eyes very conspicuous ........ 3 



Ovipositor nearly as long as or longer than hind tibia; its furrow reaching (or nearly 

 reaching) apex of fourth tergite, anterior end of furrow never marked by auricles 

 (Text-figs 249, 254, 256, 257) ; in $ gastral dorsum rather smoothly curved 

 (Text-fig. 255), not truncate (as far as known) ...... 4 



Ovipositor always distinctly shorter (up to 0-85) than hind tibia, its furrow on fifth 

 tergite not reaching to pointed apex of fourth tergite and anterior end of furrow 

 usually marked by rounded auricles (Text-figs 259, 261, 270); in $ apex of 

 gaster in lateral view more or less truncate (Text-fig. 260) and dorsum of second 

 tergite usually elongate .......... 10 



Apex of fourth tergite in $ broad-angular, usually 60-90 degrees, the tergite in 

 median line usually less than half as long as fifth tergite (Text-fig. 249) [<J 

 unknown] ............. 5 



Apex of fourth tergite in 9 very acute-angular, angle less than 40 degrees, median 



length of tergite subequal in length to sheaths of ovipositor .... 7 



Puncturation of gaster unusually coarse (Text-fig. 257); ovipositorial furrow wholly 

 bordered by a carina; dorsellum with some longitudinal keels, its hind margin 

 c.irinate ......... dalyi sp. n. (p. 218) 



Puncturation denser, not unusually coarse; margins of ovipositorial furrow partly not 



carinate; dorsellum otherwise ......... 6 



Fore wing extensively blackish at anterior margin; hind coxa in depression densely 

 and rather finely punctured (Text-fig. 252) ; dorsellum swollen, rather shiny, finely 

 sculptured; hind tibia black ...... lugubre sp. n. (p. 216) 



Wings slightly infumate, blackish only between stigmal and postmarginal veins; 

 hind coxa on lower half of depression mostly impunctate, more dorsally with 

 rather coarse and not dense punctures ; dorsellum with coarse dots along anterior 

 and posterior margins; hind tibia dorsally whitish . . dolichum sp. n. (p. 214) 



Madagascan; hind coxa in depression mainly impunctate, punctures confined to 

 base and dorsal side; puncturation of body fine; sharp lateral edge of pronotum 

 nearly reaching anterior corner; upper corner of metapleurum forming a blunt 

 tooth at hind wing ...... flavocinctum (Kieffer) (p. 221) 



African; depression of hind coxa extensively punctured in dorso-basal part; punc- 

 turation of body relatively coarser; lateral edge of pronotum not sharp near 

 anterior corner; upper corner of metapleurum hardly or not produced . . 8 



Pronotum dorsally with distinct oblique depressions diverging towards hind corners 

 (as in Text-fig. 265) ; scutellum and fifth tergite black but first tergite with pale 

 basal spot; in <$ gaster posteriorly rather moderately declivous, with a pair of 

 sublateral spots ........ biimpressum sp. n. (p. 222) 



Pronotum without distinct oblique depressions; otherwise ..... 9 



Puncturation of gaster relatively coarser than in alternate (Text-fig. 256) ; first 

 tergite dorsally with shiny interspaces, shallow median depression posteriorly in 

 $ with smooth keel or elevated streak; first tergite black, apical band of fifth 

 tergite about half as broad as length of sheaths ; hind femur relatively slender 



clavajorme Steffan (p. 220) 



Puncturation of gaster finer; first tergite in $ along middle with distinct microreti- 



