138 HYMENOPTERA OF SARAWAK. 



colouration is identical with Lactolus except that the hinder 

 tarsi are not ringed with white. The identical colouration of 

 these 2 genera and Buodias is noteworthy. The latter is 

 separated from both by the spined median segment. 



Pharzites nigritarsis, sp. nov. 



Black ; a ring on the flagellum of the antennae, the apices of 

 the basal three segments of the abdomen and the apical half of 

 the penultimate and the last above, white. Legs black ; the fore 

 trochanters, femora and tibiae testaceous ; the middle trochan- 

 ters pale ; the hinder coxae and trochanters bright red. Wings 

 hyaline, the nervures »nd stigma black. £ . 



Length 11 mm. 



Hab. Kuching. 



Face irregularly closely striated ; the upper part of the 

 clypeus more irregularly longitudinally striated, the apical 

 depression smooth. Mandibles dark red in the middle ; the long 

 palpi white. Mesonotum opaque ; the scutellum more shining 

 and distinctly punctured. Base of metanotum sparsely punc- 

 tured, the rest finely rugose, almost transversely striated, in the 

 middle. Mesopleurae finely punctured, a curved striated furrow 

 in the middle behind. Metapleurae more closely punctured. 



Buodias maculipeunis, sp. nov. 



Black; the 4 front legs rufous ; the hinder coxae, troch- 

 anters and femora of a paler rufous colour, their tibiae black, 

 the tarsi white, except the apical joint ; the palpi and the middle 

 of flagellum of antennae beneath white ; wings hyaline, the 

 nervures and stigma black ; there is a fuscous cloud extending 

 from the radius ta> the discoidal nervure and from the base of 

 the radius to the recurrent nervure. First and second segments 

 of the abdomen narrowly brownish at the apex, the apical two 

 white above. $ . 



Length 11-12 mm. 



Eab. Singapore. 



Face opaque, aciculated, longitudinally striated above ; the 

 clypeus smooth and shining. Front strongly longitudinally 



Jour. Straits Branch 



