NEW SPECIES OF CERIOIDES. 
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19 (18). Fourth tergit on the hind margin yellow. 
20 (21). Second abdominal segment only a little longer than the first. 
himalayerisis Meij. 
21 (20). Second abdominal segment more than twice as long as the first. 
similis n. sp. 
22 (15). Thoracic dorsum behind the suture without yellow stripes. 
23 (30). Pleurae with one yellow spot only. 
24 (25). Scutellum yellow with a black spot dividing the yellow colour. 
tibialis n. sp. 
25 (24). Scutellum yellow without a black spot, at most brown on the hind 
margin. 
26 (29). Petiole reddis brown. 
27 (28). First tergit brownish yellow. F. _ _ _ „„ „„ _ ornata Saund. 
28 (27). First tergit black. _ „„ _ _ % m „„ „„ „„ compacta Brun. 
29 (26). Petiole black. „„ „„ _ „„ australis Macq. 
30 (23). Pleurae with three yellow spots. 
31 (32). To a large extent reddish brown coloured species, eumenoides Saund. 
32 (31). To a large extent black coloured species. 
33 (40). The yellow hindmargin of the third tergit not or only a little dilated 
on the sides. 
34 (37). Fifth tergit yellow on the hind margin. 
35 (36). Scutellum black with a yellow margin. annulifera Walk. 
36 (35). Scutellum yellow with a large black triangle. „„ _ anchoratd Big. 
37 (34). Fifth tergit entirely black. 
38 (39). Legs reddish brown ; scutellum with yellow margin. relicta Walk. 
39 (38). Legs black with yellow markings ; scutellum with a large black spot. 
j avana Wied. 
40 (33). The yellow hindmargin of the third tergit dilated triangularly on the 
sides. „„ _ _ „„ „„ _ „„ _ _ _ _ „„ annulata n. sp. 
1. Cerioides similis n. sp. c? $ . Fig. 1. 
Vertex black, moderately shining; in the male whitish, in the 
female brownish-yellow, haired. Back of head with whitish-grey pubes¬ 
cence. Frons shining black, with two large yellow spots next to the 
eyes covered with short yellow ( ? ) or white ( c? ) pubescence. The 
frons in the female is in the upper part excavated at the sides and 
therefore a ridge runs from the ocellar triange to the petiole ; the ex¬ 
cavated places are wrinkled ; the ridge smooth. Face yellow with a black 
middle-stripe ; at its broadest point as broad as the base of the petiole. 
Between the petiole and the eyes a black transverse line. Cheeks black, 
behind the eyes a reddish-yellow spot. The petiole longer than the first 
joint of the antennæ, backish-brown, the first two joints of the same 
colour, the third reddish-brown, all beeing about equal in length ; ter¬ 
minal style white, brown at the base. 
