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  CAMERON, 
  Hymenoptera 
  Orientalia. 
  

  

  pubescence 
  ; 
  the 
  ventral 
  keel 
  is 
  straight, 
  and 
  not 
  much 
  

   developed 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  segment, 
  above 
  in 
  the 
  

   middle, 
  covered 
  with 
  rufous 
  pubescence. 
  

  

  MUTILLA 
  GNOMA, 
  Sp. 
  tlOV. 
  

  

  Nigra, 
  prothorace, 
  mesonoto 
  metanotoque 
  rufis 
  ; 
  abdo- 
  

   minis 
  segmento 
  2-0 
  albo-bimaculato 
  ; 
  pedibus 
  nigris. 
  ? 
  . 
  

  

  Long. 
  5 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Barrackpore 
  ( 
  Rothney 
  ). 
  

  

  Head 
  slightly 
  wider 
  than 
  the 
  thorax 
  ; 
  rugosely 
  punc- 
  

   tured, 
  sparsely 
  covered 
  with 
  longish 
  fuscous 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  

   antennal 
  tubercles 
  rufous. 
  Antennae 
  stout, 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  the 
  

   scape 
  rufous 
  ; 
  the 
  third 
  joint 
  about 
  one-half 
  longer 
  than 
  

   the 
  fourth. 
  The 
  prothorax 
  is 
  entirely 
  rufous 
  ; 
  the 
  meso- 
  

   notum, 
  metanotum, 
  the 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  apical 
  slope 
  and 
  

   the 
  upper 
  third 
  of 
  the 
  metapleurae, 
  rufous. 
  The 
  upper 
  

   part 
  of 
  the 
  thorax 
  is 
  coarsely, 
  longitudinally 
  and 
  rugosely 
  

   punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  upper 
  (red) 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  apical 
  slope 
  is 
  

   largely 
  reticulated, 
  ending 
  in 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  black 
  part 
  in 
  

   elongated 
  areae, 
  which 
  are 
  rounded 
  below 
  ; 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  

   is 
  smooth. 
  Pleurae 
  smooth 
  and 
  shining 
  ; 
  the 
  basal 
  keel 
  

   on 
  the 
  propleurae 
  rough, 
  irregular 
  ; 
  the 
  lower 
  half 
  thickly 
  

   covered 
  with 
  white 
  hair. 
  Legs 
  black, 
  thickly 
  covered 
  

   with 
  white 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  calcaria 
  white 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  tibiae 
  are 
  five 
  

   sharp, 
  pale 
  spines. 
  Abdomen 
  black, 
  the 
  base 
  sparsely 
  

   covered 
  with 
  long 
  pale 
  hair 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  second 
  segment, 
  

   shortly 
  behind 
  the 
  middle, 
  are 
  two 
  round, 
  silvery-white 
  

   marks 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  third 
  and 
  the 
  fourth 
  dorsal 
  seg- 
  

   ments 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  white 
  hair; 
  the 
  pygidium 
  smooth; 
  

   the 
  ventral 
  keel 
  is 
  straight. 
  

  

  The 
  eyes 
  are 
  large 
  ; 
  the 
  thorax 
  is 
  about 
  twice 
  the 
  

   length 
  of 
  the 
  head, 
  is 
  rounded 
  in 
  front, 
  more 
  transverse 
  

   behind. 
  In 
  Bingham's 
  table 
  (p. 
  4) 
  comes 
  near 
  to 
  M. 
  ruficrux^ 
  

   but 
  is 
  distinct 
  from 
  anything 
  described. 
  

  

  