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fourths as long as the mesonotum, with a single carina near the 
posterior margin which is also quite distinctly carinate; surface 
shining, with the punctures rather small and closely placed; 
mesonotum behind and the scutellum more coarsely punctured; 
postscutellum short, transverse, simple. Propodeum short, 
finely reticulated, not carinate except for the lateral carinse 
which are very distinct although not prominent. Abdomen 
shining, its punctures not densely placed except at apex; first 
segment two-fifths the length of the abdomen, twice as long as 
wide and distinctly broadened at the middle. Ovipositor very 
long, reaching well beyond the apex of the scutellum. 
Propleura rather weakly confluently punctate; mesopleura and 
metapleura more coarsely so, especially the metapleura where 
the punctures become confluent above. Hind coxa finely 
densely punctate below, very sparsely above where the surface 
is highly polished; upper edge very sharp behind, but without 
tooth. Hind femur broad, including the teeth scarcely 
twice as long as wide; the surface shining and finely, 
evenly punctate; basal tooth very small; three succeeding ones 
long and widely spaced, the third broadest and blunt at apex; 
following tooth close and somewhat shorter followed by several 
closely crowded ones that become rapidly shorter. Body with 
a moderately dense coat of short white pubescence longer on the 
pleurae and especially on the sides of the propodeum. 
Type from North Malabar, Southern India (A. P. Nathan). 
In Schletterer’s key ( loc . cit ., p. 167) this species will run 
to L. japonica Walker from which it differs in the type of den- 
tition of the hind femora. In general appearance and in denti- 
tion of the hind femora it is similar to L. macrodon Schletterer, 
but the first abdominal segment is much narrower and longer, 
the ovipositor is longer and the ocelli much more widely sep- 
arated. L. macrodon is very variable in color, but the spot is 
reduced only in very dark specimens. From L. quettaensis 
Cam. and L. nursei Cam. both from Baluchistan, this species 
differs conspicuously in color and in the simple postscutellum. 
L. viridissima Enderl. from Ceylon is entirely different from the 
present form. 
