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the sides and narrowly on the apex, the basal ventral segments 

 at the apex and the apical entirely, yellow. Four front legs 

 yellow, the femora and tibiae in the middle above, their tarsi, the 

 hind coxae broadly at the base below, at the apex above, the apical 

 joint of the hinder trochanters, apex of femora, of tarsi more 

 broadly and their base narrowly, black ; the rest yellow, the 

 yellow on the femora and tibiae with a rufous tinge. Wings 

 hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. Q . 



Length 18 mm. ; terebra 9 mm. 



Hab. Kuching. 



Front irregularly reticulated in the centre, the sides 

 longitudinally striated. Face closely, the clypeus more sparse- 

 ly punctured. Mesonotum and base of metanotum closely and 

 distinctly ; the scutellum more strongly, but not so closely, punc- 

 tured ; the metanotum, from the basal keel, closely striated, 

 the striae curved. Upper part of propleurse smooth, the rest 

 closely striated ; mesopleurae closely punctured, the base, stout- 

 ly, obliquely striated ; meta- closely obliquely striated. Back of 

 abdomen closely punctured ; the punctures on the 1st segment 

 more widely separated. 



Cratocryptus, gen. nov. 



Median segment short, reticulated, its sides dentate, its base 

 with a central area, the spiracles small, oval. Head as wide as 

 the thorax, temples very short, obliquely narrowed; eyes large, 

 parallel, malar space small. Apex of clypeus rounded, the 

 large labrum dilated broadly in the middle. Mandibles with 

 2 equal teeth. Areolet small, square, the apical nervure faint ; 

 transverse median nervure received shortly behind the trans- 

 verse basal ; disco- cubital nervure roundly Curved not broken 

 by a stump ; transverse median nervure in hind wings broken 

 distinctly below the middle. Post-petiole broad, the petiole 

 becoming gradually wider. Antennae ringed with white, slen- 

 der ; the 1st joint of flagellum longer than the 2nd. 



There is only 1 keel on the metanotum ; there is none on 

 the metapleurae. Parapsidal furrows distinct on the basal half. 

 Thorax about 3 times longer than wide ; its apex almost 



R. A. Soc, No. 44, 1905. 



