108 HYMEN OPTERA OF SARAWAK. 



the 4 posterior tarsi to near the apex white. Wings hyaline, 

 slightly inf uscated, the nervures and stigma black. 9 . 



Length 13-14 mm ; terebra 13 mm. 



Hab. Kuching. 



Antennae longer than the body, slender, filiform, black ; the 

 scape rufous, the basal joints of the flagellum dark rufous ; the 

 3rd joint shorter than the 4th. Face obscurely rugose, the 

 centre slightly raised and separated from the sides which are 

 smoother and more shining, clypeus clearly separated, raised, 

 broadly rounded behind. Face and clypeus thickly covered 

 with fuscous hair ; the hair on the clypeus longer than that on 

 the face. Mandibles rufous, black at the apex ; the long palpi 

 fuscous, the apical joints paler. Middle lobe of the mesonotum 

 irregularly reticulated ; the furrows irregularly striated. 

 Scutellum shining, minutely and closely punctured ; the basal re- 

 gion depressed and with a fine keel in the middle. Post-scutel- 

 lum depressed, keeled laterally. Metanotum smooth and de- 

 pressed at the base, irregularly transversely striated and with 

 some irregular longitudinal keels. The centre and the apex of 

 the proplurae strongly irregularly striated ; the oblique furrow 

 on the base and the lower longitudinal one stoutly striated ; the 

 base of the metapleurae shagreened ; the rest stoutly reticulat- 

 ed. Pleurae and sternum thickly covered with silvery pubes- 

 cence. Petiole closely, distinctly transversely striated. On 

 the base of the 2nd segment is a raised area, longer than broad, 

 slightly narrowed towards and rounded at, the apex ; the rest 

 of the segment finely, longitudinally striated. Legs covered 

 with a pale pubescence ; the tarsi spinose ; the hinder coxae and 

 trochanters minutely punctured ; the front legs have the femora 

 and tibiae piceous in front. Sheaths of ovipositor black, covered 

 with a soft microscopic pubescence. 



Ediya, gen. nov. 



Recurrent nervure received shortly beyond the middle of 

 the 1st cubital cell, transverse basal nervure shortly beyond the 

 transverse median : anal nervure not interstitial. Radial cellule 

 in hind wing bordered by a distinct nervure in front; prae- 



Jour, Straits Branah 



