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  CAMERON, 
  Hymenoptera 
  Orientalia. 
  

  

  MUTILLA 
  NIOBE, 
  Sp. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Long. 
  1 
  6 
  mm. 
  6. 
  

  

  Agrees 
  in 
  coloration 
  with 
  M 
  . 
  khasiana, 
  except 
  that 
  

   the 
  wings 
  are 
  violaceous-black, 
  not 
  fuscous, 
  the 
  nervures 
  

   and 
  stigma 
  also 
  being 
  deep 
  black 
  ; 
  may 
  be 
  known 
  from 
  

   it 
  otherwise 
  by 
  the 
  tegulae 
  being 
  strongly 
  punctured. 
  

  

  Scape 
  of 
  antennae 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  white 
  hair 
  ; 
  

   hollowed 
  on 
  the 
  under 
  side, 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  hollow 
  distinctly 
  

   margined 
  ; 
  the 
  flagellum 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  close 
  black 
  pile, 
  

   which 
  is 
  longer 
  and 
  thicker 
  on 
  the 
  apical 
  joints 
  which 
  are 
  

   distinctly 
  narrowed. 
  Front 
  and 
  vertex 
  coarsely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  

   the 
  ocellar 
  regions 
  smooth; 
  the 
  punctures 
  on 
  the 
  space 
  

   between 
  them 
  and 
  the 
  eyes 
  running 
  into 
  reticulations; 
  the 
  

   vertex 
  sparsely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  fuscous, 
  the 
  outer 
  orbits 
  

   with 
  shorter 
  white 
  hair. 
  Mandibles 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  

   white 
  hair. 
  Thorax 
  rufous 
  ; 
  except 
  the 
  sternum 
  and 
  the 
  

   lower 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  pleura;, 
  which 
  are 
  black. 
  Pro- 
  and 
  meso- 
  

   notum 
  rugosely 
  punctured 
  and 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  blackish 
  

   hair 
  ; 
  shining. 
  Scutellum 
  rugosely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  sparsely 
  

   covered 
  with 
  long 
  black 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  post- 
  

   scutellum 
  smooth. 
  Median 
  segment 
  reticulated 
  ; 
  more 
  

   coarsely 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  where 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  smooth 
  

   depressed 
  area, 
  which 
  is 
  narrowed 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  and 
  

   extends 
  near 
  to 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  from 
  its 
  apex 
  a 
  keel 
  runs 
  to 
  

   near 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  segment. 
  Pro-pleura; 
  closely 
  and 
  

   strongly 
  punctured, 
  except 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  where 
  there 
  are 
  four 
  

   longitudinal 
  keels 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  mesopleurae, 
  over 
  the 
  

   coxae, 
  are 
  four 
  irregular 
  keels 
  ; 
  the 
  metapleura; 
  regularly 
  

   reticulated. 
  Legs 
  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  white 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  

   calcaria 
  and 
  tarsal 
  spines 
  pale. 
  Wings 
  violaceous, 
  paler 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  nervures 
  deep 
  black, 
  except 
  the 
  apical. 
  

   Abdomen 
  deep 
  black; 
  distinctly 
  punctured, 
  especially 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  basal 
  four 
  segments 
  fringed 
  with 
  long, 
  pale 
  

   fulvous, 
  the 
  others 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  black 
  hair. 
  

  

  