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Cameron, Hymcnopteva Oricntalia. 



dull ferruginous, black in the centre and with a large 

 yellow mark at the side ; the ventral surface ferruginous, 

 marked with black. 



A form of what is no doubt the same species has 

 only the central line on the mesonotum black ; the 

 median segment broadly black only down the middle ; 

 the pleurae and sternum without black ; the abdomen 

 above almost entirely black, except the yellow marks, 

 and the hinder femora without black. 



Anthidium flaviventre, sp. nov. 



Flavum, nigro-maculatum ; vertice nigro, flavo-maculato ; 

 pedibus flavis ; alts hyalinis. Long. 5 mm. 

 Hub. Poona {Wrought on). 



Head yellow, the vertex from the antennae to shortly 

 behind the eyes, the black surrounding them entirely 

 narrowly behind ; on the vertex is a large yellow mark, 

 broader than long, in the centre between the antennae 

 and the ocelli ; strongly punctured, sparsely covered with 

 white pubescence. Mandibles yellow, the teeth black. 

 Antennae black, shining, the flagellum obscure brownish 

 beneath. Thorax black, strongly punctured ; a large 

 mark in front of the tegulae ; on each side of the meso- 

 notum at the base is a thick straight line which curves 

 round the tegulae to their end ; on each side of the 

 median segment is a large yellow mark, obliquely trun- 

 cated at the apex, leaving a somewhat triangular black 

 mark in the middle at the base, the apex of the median 

 segment transverse, the sides oblique. Pleurae coarsely 

 punctured ; behind covered with white hairs. Legs 

 yellow, thickly covered with white hairs, the hinder 

 femora broadly black at the base. Wings infuscated at 

 the apex ; the nervures black. Abdomen above black, 

 coarsely punctured ; on the basal five segments are broad 

 yellow lines, which become gradually broader until, on 



