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and second transverse cubital nervures are curved ; the 

 third is obliterated entirely, while the cubital nervure 

 itself terminates at the second transverse cubital. The 

 abdomen has the basal two segments strongly punctured ; 

 golden band on the apex of the second segment is 

 interrupted in the middle ; the basal ventral segment is 

 more or less rufous, and projects at the apex into a sharp, 

 triangular plate ; at the base in the middle it is semi- 

 circularly incised. 



B. Species described from males only. 



a. Fore wings with only two transverse cubital nervures. 



MUTILLA PERVERSA, Sp. 1WV. 



Nigra, thorace rufo, sterno nigro ; alts subfumatis, nervis 

 fuscis. 6. Long. 5 mm. 



Hob. Barrackpore (Rothney). 



Head black, shining, sparsely covered with longish 

 pale hairs. Vertex behind the eyes equal to their length, 

 and not much narrowed ; the mandibles dark piceous, the 

 teeth black ; the palpi fuscous. The antennal scape not 

 furrowed beneath, sparsely haired ; the flagellum stout, 

 covered with a microscopic down. Thorax above entirely 

 obscure ferruginous, punctured, but not strongly ; sparsely 

 covered with long white hairs ; the median segment with 

 a gradually rounded slope. Propleurse almost black ; the 

 mesopleurse obscurely punctured in front ; the metapleurae 

 impunctate at the base ; the apex strongly reticulated. 

 Legs covered with long soft hairs ; the calcaria white. 

 Alar nervures fuscous ; the first abscissa of the radius 

 oblique ; the apical small, almost straight ; the first 

 transverse cubital nervure straight, oblique ; the second 

 curved and largely bullated at the bottom ; the first 

 recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond the middle 

 of the cellule. Abdomen shining, almost impunctate 

 covered, especially towards the apex, with long soft 



