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  CAMERON, 
  Hymenoptera 
  Orientalia. 
  

  

  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  silvery 
  hair; 
  the 
  centre 
  is 
  closely 
  

   and 
  finely 
  rugose. 
  

  

  MUTILLA 
  COMPACTILIS, 
  Sp. 
  HOV. 
  

  

  Nigra, 
  thorace 
  rufo; 
  abdominis 
  segmento 
  secundo 
  macu- 
  

   lis 
  duabus 
  segmentoque 
  tertio 
  cinereo-sericeo-notatis 
  ; 
  capite 
  

   mesonotoque 
  dense 
  rugoso-punctatis 
  ; 
  metanoto 
  striolato- 
  

   reticulato. 
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  . 
  

  

  Long. 
  8 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hub. 
  Barrackpore 
  (Rotliney). 
  

  

  Head 
  as 
  wide 
  as 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mesothorax 
  ; 
  strongly, 
  

   irregularly, 
  closely, 
  rugosely 
  punctured, 
  the 
  punctures 
  in 
  

   parts 
  running 
  into 
  reticulations; 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  fuscous 
  

   hair 
  ; 
  the 
  part 
  behind 
  the 
  eyes 
  is 
  slightly 
  longer 
  than 
  

   they 
  ; 
  the 
  face 
  rugose 
  ; 
  the 
  clypeus 
  smooth 
  and 
  shining. 
  

   Mandibles 
  broadly 
  rufous 
  in 
  the 
  middle. 
  Antennal 
  

   tubercles 
  black. 
  Antennae 
  stout, 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  

   flagellum 
  brownish 
  beneath 
  ; 
  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  

   minute 
  fulvous 
  pile. 
  Thorax 
  red, 
  twice 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  

   head 
  ; 
  the 
  base 
  rounded 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  parallel 
  and 
  becoming 
  

   narrowed 
  from 
  the 
  middle 
  to 
  the 
  apex, 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  

   gradually 
  rounded 
  slope. 
  Mesonotum 
  strongly 
  and 
  deeply 
  

   rugosely 
  punctured, 
  reticulated 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  sparsely 
  

   covered 
  with 
  long 
  black 
  hair; 
  the 
  apex 
  is 
  irregularly, 
  

   stoutly, 
  longitudinally 
  striolated 
  ; 
  the 
  end 
  is 
  almost 
  

   smooth. 
  Pleurae 
  smooth, 
  except 
  the 
  upper 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  

   metapleurae. 
  Legs 
  black, 
  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  white 
  hair; 
  

   the 
  tibial 
  spines 
  dark, 
  the 
  tarsal 
  bright 
  rufous 
  ; 
  the 
  

   calcaria 
  pale. 
  Abdomen 
  of 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  

   thorax 
  united 
  ; 
  black 
  ; 
  the 
  petiole 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  

   fuscous 
  hair 
  ; 
  its 
  apex 
  smooth 
  ; 
  behind 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  

   second 
  segment 
  are 
  two 
  round 
  marks 
  of 
  silvery 
  white 
  

   pubescence 
  ; 
  the 
  third 
  segment 
  is 
  entirely 
  covered 
  with 
  

   similar 
  pubescence 
  ; 
  pygidium 
  shining 
  ; 
  the 
  base 
  acicu- 
  

   lated 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  are 
  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  silvery 
  

  

  