. Hymenoptera ... nme 12-jointed, the scape short,about as long as the 2nd joint of the Hagellum. Thorax: themesonotum extraordinarily convex and gibbous in front, entirelysuppressing the pronotum, which is greatly narrowed in front ;scutellum very convex and raised higher than the mesonotum ;metanotum unarmed, roundly sloped posteriorly. Pedicel muchas in the § ; abdomen shorter, broadly oval. Wings as in the $ ,but the cubital cell ii^ the fore wing broader and shorter. • Kiii to the S/>ecies. «. Length over 3 mm V- f/eviinata, p. 158. b. Length under 2 mm. a, lieddish yellow ; head and t
. Hymenoptera ... nme 12-jointed, the scape short,about as long as the 2nd joint of the Hagellum. Thorax: themesonotum extraordinarily convex and gibbous in front, entirelysuppressing the pronotum, which is greatly narrowed in front ;scutellum very convex and raised higher than the mesonotum ;metanotum unarmed, roundly sloped posteriorly. Pedicel muchas in the § ; abdomen shorter, broadly oval. Wings as in the $ ,but the cubital cell ii^ the fore wing broader and shorter. • Kiii to the S/>ecies. «. Length over 3 mm V- f/eviinata, p. 158. b. Length under 2 mm. a, lieddish yellow ; head and thorax opaque, sculptured S- ii-rov(jhtoni, p. 159. h. Dark reddish brown : head and tliorax smooth, highly polished, shining S. 7iitens, p. 100. 184. Soleiiopsis geminata, Fahr. (Attn), »S//.s^. Picz. 1801, p. Reddish yellow; the mandibles dark reddish brown, the SOLEXOPSIS. 159 abdomen with some transverse brown markings ; head, thorax,pedicel and base of abdomen more or less shining, with scattered. Fig. 64.—Sulenopsis f/eminafa, ^ niin. shallow punctures and a few minute pihgerous tubercles ; therest smooth and shining but not polished ; pilosity moderately-abundant, soft and long. ^ . Pale yellow to reddish yellow; the abdomen and the bordersof the mandibles marked with brown. Entirely smooth, shiningand polished. $. Similar in colour to the %, but of a slightly deeper tint;the apical margins of the abdominal segments transversely darkbrown. Head, thorax and abdomen shining, with small, shallow,widely scattered punctures ; pilosity as in the 1/; wings hyaline,nervures pale yellow. S. Dark reddish brown, the head rugulose, subopaque ; theIest very smooth, shining and polished ; wings as in the § . For the rest of the characters of the species see detail ofgeneric characters given above. Length, % 7-8 ; ^ 3-4-5 ; $ 9-9-5; J o-o mm. Hah. Throughout our limits, and spread pretty nearly over thetropics of the two hemispheres. Var. rufa, Jerdon, is a darker reddi
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