LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS.

S. Baanaut, F.E.S.

New South African Thysanoptera :

. Biauin-BELLECOQ.

List of Species of the Coleopterous Genus Apion (Curculionide) in the

collections of the South African Museum, and descriptions of New

Species .. Steer 6 Bel Pak a hey Weebl lesa) ee) ee

. A. Bounencer, F.R.S.

A revised list of the South African Reptiles and Batrachians, with

systematic tables, special references to the specimens in the South

African Museum, and descriptions of New Species

- Broom, D.Se., M.D.

On the remains of Erythrosuchus africanus, Broom. Plate IV.

On the milk dentition of Orycterovus

. CAMERON.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera, apa in the

collection of the South African Museum, Cape Town .

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic eae a chiefly in the wollen!

tion of the South African Museum .. mes Jn ae

. CoHEN.

On the Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark’s,

Transkei, on January 3rd, 1903. Plates I.-III. :

. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S.

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera (I.)

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera (II.) ..

. Pértncury, D.Sc., F.E.S.

Seventh Contribution to the South African sei eaa Fauna. Plates

New or little known South oak Mu coitiale ener

Descriptions of New or little known Species of the Hemer obiide (Order

Neuroptera) from South Africa. Plates VII-IX. Sy Rie sche

. RAFFRAY.

New South African Myrmecophilous Pselaphide

. SCHENKLING.

New Species of Cleride (Coleoptera) in the Entomological collection of

the South African Museum alc Se sw oe eee

. C. SHrussatn, M.D.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones from the South African

Museum

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LIST OF NEW GENERIC NAMES

INTRODUCED IN THIS VOLUME.

Alitha, n. g., Alysiide (Hymenoptera), Camer :

Allotheca, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Anisojoppa, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Bacuma, n. g., Braconidx (Hymenoptera), Camer

Caloecus, n. g., Brachyderine (Coleoptera), Péring. ac

Costateridus, n. g., Tanyrrhynchine (Coleoptera), Péring.

Costaterophasis, n. g , Tanyrrhynchine (Coleoptera), Péring. ..

Cratocentrus, n. g. Chalcidide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Criticonoma, n. g., Tineidz (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr.

Cryptaulax, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Crytea, n. g., Ichneumonidx (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Ctenotoma, n. g., Ichneumonidxe (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Delaulax, n. g., Ichneumonidxe (Hymenoptera), Camer

Diocosma, n. g., Gelechiadz (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr.

Encolpotis, n. g., Gelechiade (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr. ..

Encyopsidius, n. g., Ascalaphide (Neuroptera), Péring.

Erythrophion, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Hsenga, n. g., Braconide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Eurycentrus, n. g., Chalcidide (Hymenoptera), Camer

EKuryophion, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Gonioprymnus, n. g., Ichneumonidxe (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Gypsosaris, n. g., Plutellide (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyv.

Holcopimpla, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Kerremansia, n. g., Buprestide (Coleoptera), Péring. ..

Latana, n. g., Braconide (Hymenoptera), Camer ‘is

Leptophatnus, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Lienella, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Mesitomorphus, n. g., Curculionidie (Coleoptera), Péring.

Minanga, n. g., Braconidee (Hymenoptera), Péring.

Odesia, n. g., Braconidw (Hymenoptera), Péring. ae

Odontagrypon, n. g., Ichneumonidse (Hymenoptera), Camer

Orropygia, n. g., Pselaphidew (Coleoptera), Raffr.

Oxyjoppa, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Palparidius, n. g., Hemerobiine (Neuroptera), Péring.

Paracollyria, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Parexaula, n. g. Stenomide (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr.

Pentarthrophasis, n. g., Curculionide (Coleoptera), Péring.

Phaisura, n. g., Ichneumonid# (Hymenoptera), Camer

Pimplomorpha, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Rheecoptera, n. g., cophoride (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr.

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vill List of New Generic Names.

Rhynchexetastes, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Rhynchotrevoria, n. g., Ichneumonidze (Hymenoptera), Camer

Ricrena, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Rossella, n. g., Ichneumonidee (Hymenoptera), Camer

Schiztobracon, n. g., Braconide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Scyrotis, n. g., Tineide (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr.

Stenaulax, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Stenomeris, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Stibulaspis, n. g., Chalcidide (Hymenoptera), Camer

Stictophion, n. g., Ichneumonide (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

Symbatica, n. g., Gelechiade (Micro-Lepidoptera), Meyr. ..

Telerda, n. g., Braconide (Hymenoptera), Camer -

Trigastrotheca, n. g., Braconidae (Hymenoptera), Camer .

Xanthephialtes, n. g., Ichneumonidee (Hymenoptera), Camer ..

DATE OF ISSUE OF THE PARTS.

Part 1, pp. 1-16, issued January 4, 1906.

Part 2, pp. 17-186, issued February 8, 1906.

Part 3, pp. 187-196, issued May 3, 1906.

Part 4, pp. 197-226, issued March 14, 1907.

Part 5, pp. 227-270, issued October 17, 1907.

Part 6, pp. 271-348, issued December 31, 1909.

Part 7, pp. 349-410, issued June 10, 1909.

Part 8, pp. 411-454, issued September 22, 1910.

Part 9, pp. 455-538, issued December 22, 1910.

LIST. OF PLATES.

PLATE

I. St. Mark’s Meteorite.

II. St. Mark’s Meteorite.

Ill. St. Mark’s Meteorite.

IV. Erythrosuchus africanus.

V. South African Coleoptera.

VI. South African Coleoptera.

VII. South African Hemerobiide.

VIII. South African Hemerobiide.

IX. South African Hemerobiide.

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1.—On the Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St.

Mark’s,* Transket, on January 3, 1903.—By Pror. E. CoHeEn,

of Greifswald.

| Norn.—The first portion of this paper was completed before the lamented death

of the author, on April 12, 1905. I am deeply indebted to Prof. E. Klein, of

Berlin, for kindly completing for publication the notes on chemical and microscopic

characters contained in the second part of this paper; also to Mr. W. Spilhaus,

of Cape Town, for making the translation from the German original MSS.—

Wie ais]

Part I.—General Characters.

Tus stone was presented to the South African Museum by Arch-

deacon Coakes, and was entrusted to me for examination and

description by Mr. W. L. Sclater, the Director of the Museum.

The account of the fall, sent by Mr. Sclater, takes the form of a

sworn statement, dated St. Mark’s, Cofimvaba, January 5, 1903, by

Zwelibanzi, the native who witnessed the occurrence, and another

by Mr. Arthur Gladwin, the Resident Magistrate, who conducted the

inquiry on the spot on behalf of the Cape Government.

Zwelibanzi’s statement is as follows: ‘‘I am the son of Zanazo,

and live at St. Mark’s under Headman Dlakana in this district. On

Saturday last I and other boys went to a dance at Dlakana’s Kraal,

St. Mark’s, and on the way to Dlakana we called at May’s Kraal. I

sat down near the door. Suddenly I saw a great light shine outside,

and immediately it went out I went outside, and heard four great

reports, in quick succession, followed by a rumbling noise. Then

something fell down, with a great thud, on the ground, in a recently

cultivated land of Jacob Lwana. I took particular note of the spot,

which was about 250 yards away from where I was, and in the morning

I and another boy went to the spot and found it easily, without any

difficulty. We found a black stone on the ground. There was a

hole in the ground beside it about 2 feet deep. Apparently the stone

* St. Mark’s is situated 32° 3 S. and 27°16 E. of Greenwich,

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dropped down in the ground, and must have jumped up again. I

reported the matter to the people at home, and it was eventually

reported to Headman Dlakana, who said it was to be brought to the

office.”

Mr. Gladwin states that the stone fell at 11 p.m. on January 3,

1903, that it weighed 304 lbs. (13$ kg.) when found, and “ scintil-

lated,” but some natives had washed it, and it had in consequence

lost this effect.

According to other communications, a piece was broken from the

meteorite and passed into the hands of a German trader, but it has

not since been traced.

Most of the phenomena here recorded-—the bright light, sounds of

an explosion, a rumbling noise, fall of a heavy body—are those which

usually accompany the advent of a meteorite. But a peculiar and,

as far as I know, hitherto unrecorded feature of this particular fall

is the assertion that the stone lay, when found, beside the hole.

About the direction of the latter nothing is said, but if one assumes

that it was a trench, then with an inclined fall a rebounding would

be conceivable. To this the extraordinary tenacity of the stone, due

to its fine and even structure, comparable to that of basalt and

diabase, may have contributed favourably.

One is reminded here of Delaunay’s description of the meteor of

Than-Due, which scooped out a trench 32 metres long, 6 wide, and

2 deep, and is said to have then disappeared again, the account of

the Indian by whom the apparition was observed running as

follows: ‘‘The animal which created the furrow has flown back

again to the sky.” *

The meteorite, which when it reached me weighed 13,783 gr., is a

wedge-shaped slab, from 104 to 54 cm. thick. The two principal

surfaces are of a roughly trapezoidal form, the sides of one (Plate IL.,

Fig. 1) measuring 24, 22, 15, and 13, and those of the other (Plate II.,

Fig. 2), allowing for a wedge-shaped piece which has broken off, 26,

23, 20, and 16 cm. respectively. Of the five sides of the meteorite,

four are at nearly right angles to the principal surfaces, and form

with them remarkably sharp edges, while the fifth is inclined to

them at acute and obtuse angles (Plate II., Fig. 2, on the right).

In spite of the shape, which is unusual for oriented meteorites,

this meteorite shows a well-defined orientation, which is hardly

more beautiful and distinct in any other.

* «Chute le 25 Octobre, 1887, 4 Than-Duc, d’une météorite qui parait avoir

disparu A la suite d’un ricochet.” Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des Séances

de l’Académie des Sciences, 1887, CV., 1292.

Meteorie Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St Marks. 3

The back (Plate II., Fig. 1) is flat, and is covered with shallow

pittings, lying close together, and mostly circular. The diameter

averages 14 cm., variations above and below being only small, and

the pittings look like the impressions made by the thumb upon a

piece of soft clay. Their distribution over the surface is very regular

up to near the margin. The crust is brownish-black, finely wrinkled,

with a dull to shining lustre. The cavities, from 1 to 2 mm. across,

a great many of which can be distinctly seen in the photograph, are

probably due to the melting out or the breaking out of chondrules

rather than to escaping gas; perhaps they are to be referred partly

to the one cause, partly to the other. The very fine, shallow, yet

clearly defined wrinkles, with which the whole surface is uniformly

covered, anastomose in the most dainty manner. Towards the

centre they form a fine network with more rounded meshes; on the

bordering parts these are long drawn out, so that a drift-effect is

produced, which is directed towards the border, and shows particu-

larly well at the projecting top solid angle (Plate II., Fig. 1). Close

to this there appears on the photograph a narrow lighter strip, which

is due to the fact that just here the crust is somewhat slaggy, so

that when the photograph was taken the light was not reflected in

the same way as on the other parts of the surface.

The second principal surface (Plate II., Fig. 2) is somewhat

undulated, and slightly sunk in, like a saddle. It also shows thumb-

marks which, on the whole, are very like those above described, and

may be due to the same cause; they are, however, not quite so

regularly distributed, and vary a little more in size, depth, and

shape. The majority are here also round and very shallow, but

some are oblong, and then generally somewhat deeper, though not

so deep as they seem on the photograph, particularly on the left

half, in consequence of the deep shadows cast by the artificial light.

Hollows which may be due to loosened chondrules appear, but only

here and there.

The crust which covers the whole surface is somewhat more shin-

ing than that on the back. The lustre becomes more like varnish ;

the colour is black, and is apt to pass into steel-blue in the hollows,

and to brownish on the prominences, thus giving to the surface

a slightly chequered appearance. From the somewhat eccentric

crown there radiates uniformly in all directions a perfect drift-effect,

in the form of shallow but very sharp striations due to fusion. These

are somewhat broader and more rounded than the wrinkles on the

back, and they differ from these, too, in the fact that they run on the

whole in straight lines without marked anastomosing, and can be

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followed without any break from the crown to the margin. It is

hardly likely that there exists another oriented meteorite with a

drift-effect so delicate and yet so sharply defined and running so

regularly over the whole of the front.

To summarise the differences between the front and the back, they

are limited, apart from the drift-effect, to the facts that the back is

flatter and has a duller crust, with somewhat shallower thumb-

marks. ‘The complete absence on both surfaces of the deep hollows

as well as of the larger cavities which usually appear on oriented

meteorites is worthy of note.

Of the sides, the slightly sloping one (Plate I., Fig. 1, and Plate

II., Fig. 2, on the right) likewise shows in the two places where it

still has its original crust the striations resulting from fusion.

These can be seen quite distinctly on the photograph, especially when

viewed with a lens, but are in reality much more strongly marked.

They are a direct continuation of those above described, so that the

two drift-effected surfaces together form the front of the meteorite,

in spite of the somewhat sharp edge in which they join.

The remaining sides, which are, on the whole, flat and steeply

sloping, are covered with a somewhat rough, black to brownish-

black crust, which only in those parts where it becomes slightly

wrinkled shows indications of a drift-effect directed towards the

back. The edges on both sides are, as has already been noted,

unusually sharp, and, strange to say, even sharper towards the

front than towards the back. Hollows and loose chondrules are

entirely wanting on most of the sides; when they occur they are

few, and the former are but imperfectly formed.

In several places the meteorite has been chipped. The largest

breakage is on one of the solid angles (Plate I., Fig. 2, and Plate IL.,

Fig. 1, below, on the right, in both cases), the weight of the missing

piece, shaped like a blunt triangular pyramid, being estimated at

1}kg. In addition flat pieces have chipped off on several of the edges,

with the result that these, apparently once sharp, have become

bevelled. This is shown in all the views, but best in the side view

(Plate I., Fig. 2, below, right and left), where the breakage has also

been continued as two narrow strips extending from the left corner

to the front surface. Since all the broken parts show exactly the

same structure, particularly the brownish colour such as is charac-

teristic of secondary crust formations, and as in addition there occurs

on some isolated parts a bark-like crust,* the splintering must have

* It resembles that characteristic of some crystalline chondritic meteorites.

v. E. Cohen, Meteoritenkunde, Heft II.,111. Stuttgart, 1903.

Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station:of St. Mark’s. 5

taken place in the atmosphere at a period when the velocity of the

mass was still sufficient to allow of a crust, even an imperfect one,

being formed. Moreover, the original crust often terminates at such

places in a lumpy overlapping edge, so that its formation could not

have been complete when the splitting off took place, and this is an

additional proof that the meteorite cannot have suffered in the fall,

or afterwards. As for the statement that a piece of the meteorite

passed into other hands, this may be an error, due to its having been

noticed that one of the solid-angles was missing. On the other

hand, it is not impossible that two stones entered the atmosphere,

or that the fragment was found at some distance from the mass.

One cannot expect to find them close together, since the check to

the velocity of two pieces differing so much in weight does not occur

simultaneously.

On breaking the stone it is found to be unusually tough ; further,

it can be seen at a glance that it belongs to the poorly represented

group of black chondritic meteorites. The fractured surface is rough,

of extraordinarily fine and even grain, and dark ashy grey; the

structure is firm and compact. Minute metallic flakes are uniformly

scattered over the whole, but they can be seen in part only with

the unaided eye. Some show such highly reflecting and seem-

ingly smooth surfaces that they might almost be taken for crystal

faces, but they are so very small that one cannot be certain of this.

Strange to say, even a strong lens fails to show any trace of iron

pyrites, although, judging from the high sulphur percentage, there

must be a good deal of it present. It may, however, take the form

of a fine dust, which would account largely for the uniformly dark

colour.

The chondrules seldom reach a diameter of 2 mm., and even at

half that size they are exceptional. The greater number are rounded,

and many are spherical; sometimes, however, the shape is less

regular or the surfaces are broken. Some remain whole when the

stone is broken, and either stand out as hemi-spherules or fall out

and leave little dish-like hollows. They have a rough surface, and

are the same colour as the matrix. The greater number, however,

break, which shows that their adhesion to their surroundings is

stronger than their cohesion. When strongly magnified the broken

surfaces appear without exception flaky, and have a fatty lustre ; often

the nature of the structure can be made out, and this is, as a rule,

flaky, with a confused radiated arrangement, but occasionally fibrous,

with a regular, eccentric arrangement of the particles. At anyrate the

microscopic examination only points to the presence of chondrules,

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which are made up of rhombic pyroxenes. Of these two kinds are

distinguishable, those which in the middle are as dark as the matrix,

and those which pass from light grey to nearly white, stand out

more or less clearly, and give a spotted appearance to some parts of

the broken surface. The former predominate considerably.

The shell is in most places so thin that in cross-section it is

scarcely noticeable, and seems more like a polish than an actual

layer ; here and there, however, it reaches a thickness of } mm.,

and itis then differentiated clearly, though not over-sharply, from

the matrix.

From the above description it will be seen that the St. Mark’s

meteorite shows in various ways remarkable properties with regard

both to its shape and to the contour of its surface. Conspicuously

oriented meteorites are usually bell-shaped or conical or have at least

a convexity on the forward parts, but here the front is partly flat and

partly even hollowed, forms sharp edges with the sides, and is

roughly slab-shaped. A slab-shaped mass which enters the atmo-

sphere with a great velocity will undoubtedly make its passage with

one of its principal surfaces directed forward. But as this particular

stone is not bounded by two parallel surfaces, and there is therefore

an unequal distribution of mass, and as from the nature of the drift-

effect a high rate of rotation seems to me out of the question,* one

would not expect from the shape d priori stability of direction.. As

a matter of fact, the meteorite cannot have altered its position

appreciably until the cessation of its initial velocity. The slab-

shaped meteoric iron of Algoma, described by Hobbs,+ does not

altogether lend itself to direct comparison with this one, as the front

shows at least a slight convexity, and the surfaces of the slab, which

is only 4 cm. thick, are nearly parallel.

We come then to the conclusion that in the case of perfectly

oriented meteorites a certain regularity of shape is indeed usual, but

not necessary, and we must take it for granted that, owing to the

great speed at which meteorites move, circumstances must play an

important réle that we, in our limited investigations, can neither

reproduce nor study.

Particularly striking is the slightness of the differences in the

sculpture of the back and of the front. On both surfaces, apart from

* Had there been a high rate of rotation, then, in my opinion, a spiral arrange-

ment of the drift-effect, or at least a wearing off of the fine ribs through mechanical

corrosion would have become noticeable. v. E. Cohen, l.c., p. 173.

+ ‘* Meteorite from Algoma, Wisconsin,’ Bull, Geol, Soc, of America, 1903,

xiv., 97-116,

Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark’s. 7

the drift-effect and the somewhat different lustre, the crust is very

similar; both are alike covered with unusually shallow thumb-

marks, all showing differences so trifling in shape, depth, and distri-

bution that only on the most minute examination can they be

noticed. There are wanting, too, most of the criteria which other-

wise in the case of oriented meteorites, apart from the drift, lead

to the conclusion that the circumstances which determine the for-

mation of the surface are essentially different in front of and behind

the body moving through the atmosphere.* From the complete

absence of trough-shaped cavities and deeply sunk hollows and

furrows, I think I am at liberty to draw the conclusion that the

existing superficial impressions are not to be referred to the action

of strongly compressed, incandescent gases having a rotatory motion,

since they are bound to have a quite different effect on the front and

on the back and, especially in the case of the latter, cannot affect

the whole surface so uniformly.+ I might compare the hollows

with the scars which are occasionally formed by the scaling off of

small flat sherds in the baking of pottery, and attribute them solely

to the tension which must result from the considerable differences

of temperature between the cold interior of the meteorite and the

surface so highly heated immediately on its entering the atmosphere.

The existing insignificant distinctions can be explained by the fact

that in the forward part the difference between the temperature of

the surface and that of the interior is greater than at the back. On

the other hand, the extraordinary resemblance in size, shape, and

distribution of the impressions on both surfaces may be attributed

to the fact that the grain, texture, and mineralogical composition of

the St. Mark’s stone are unusually uniform throughout, and that

in consequence there was nowhere a weak point favourable to the

attack of the forces which were transforming the surface ; the absence

of larger quantities of iron pyrites and nickel iron might, in par-

ticular, contribute to this. The scaling off of the sherds must

have taken place immediately after the meteorite had entered the

atmosphere, since the broken surfaces show the same crust as

the remaining parts of the surface.

If the above considerations are correct, we must come to the con-

clusion that the structure and composition of the meteoric stone may

have a greater influence upon the contour of the surfaces than has

* y. E. Cohen, l.c., Heft ii., 151-160.

+ y. E. Mach and P. Salcher, ‘‘ Photographische Fixirung der durch Projectile

in der Luft eingeleiteten Vorginge.” Sitz,-Ber, Ak, Wiss. Wien, 1887, xcv., ii.,

764-780,

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up to the present been imagined, there being no reason to suppose

that the circumstances resulting from the compression of the air in

front of the meteorite and the rarefaction behind it during the

passage through the air were different in this case to that of any

others. Anyhow, the delicate and unusually regular drift-effect

shows that the compressed air flowed uniformly in all directions

towards the back part in spite of the flat shape of the stone.

In conclusion, the fact may be mentioned that the stone must

have had its present shape on entering the atmosphere, or must at

least have acquired it immediately afterwards, since a subsequent

change of form would have caused a tilting of the stone and a

brushing off of the drift-effect.

Part II. — Microscopic Structure and Chemical Composition.

Fievised and annotated after the author's death. By Prof.

KE. Kuen, of Berlin.

As a result of the unusual abundance of opaque ores, the sections are

not so transparent as are those of the other black chondritic meteorites

used for comparison ; and as much of the ore occurs either enclosed

in the silicates or as part of the chondrules and protected by the

shell, it was not possible to make the preparation sufficiently clear

either by treatment with acid or neutral solutions of salts. The

microscopic examination is therefore exceedingly difficult and liable

to error, and for that reason it must not be concluded, because no

traces have been found of the accessory constituents so common

in chondritic meteorites— maskelynite, plagioclase,* monoclinic

pyroxene and glass—that they are entirely wanting here. The only

substances which are undoubtedly present are rhombic pyroxene

(enstatite, from the chemical analysis), some olivine, nickel iron, and

iron pyrites, all of which together, in very varying quantities, make

up the chondrules. All the larger opaque particles are of nickel iron,

and can be easily determined both by their lustre in reflected light,

and by treating the slide with a solution of sulphate of copper. They

predominate in the matrix, but are rare in the chondrules, except

when they consist, as happens more frequently here than else-

where, entirely or very largely of nickel iron. In that case they

* This has since been found in small quantities, and shows approximately the

properties characteristic of bytownite. A section almost normal to a gave an angle

of about 57° with the P cleavage trace.—C. K,

Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark’s. 9

contain silicates—olivine and enstatite—porphyritically developed.

In one ease a nickel-iron chondrule can be seen enclosing a small

enstatite chondrule (Plate III., Fig. 4). The particles of nickel iron

are often quite structureless, but an actual intergrowth between the

silicates of the matrix scarcely occurs, so that they do not give the

impression of a later formation.

Tron pyrites, which the chemical analysis shows to be abundant,

seems to occur in small particles only, or at any rate there are none

large enough to show the characteristic lustre in reflected light.

Here belong, in the first place, the opaque particles in the silicates

and chondrules, since no copper separates out when the slide is

treated with copper sulphate, and the pulverised stone remained

dark after 17 per cent. of nickel iron had been extracted in vacuum

by means of ammonium mercuric chloride. Secondly, the iron

pyrites may often occur intergrown with nickel iron; at any rate

there is frequently seen, by strongly reflected light, a narrow border

which has not the bluish sheen of pure iron.

Most of the chondrules are either perfectly spherical or nearly

so; other forms, such as elongated ones, being rare. Fragmental

ageregates are scarcer than usual, and, as already stated, I do not

take them here—at least, not as a rule—for fragments of once

perfect chondrules. Indented chondrules are often to be seen (see

Plate III., Fig. 4, Meteoritenkunde, Heft ii., 37-38. Stuttgart, 1903).

The various deductions which have been drawn from such occur-

rences I have brought together and discussed in my Meteoritenkunde.

The dimensions of the chondrules are usually insignificant, averag-

ing not more than 4 to + mm. in diameter; those ranging up to from

4 to 2mm. are not frequent, and larger ones are quite rare. The

total number is certainly greater than one would have expected from

the microscopic examination, but not as great as in the other black

chondritic meteorites of which it was possible to obtain sections

for comparison. Common to all chondrules are the interspersed

opaque ores, among which apparently iron pyrites predominates.

The proportion of these varies very greatly. The distribution is, as

a rule, fairly uniform, but there are occasional concretions in which

the narrow polysomatic border, free from inclusions, is clearly

differentiated from an opaque or very dark kernel.

The constituents of the matrix are everywhere large enough to

determine easily, except, indeed, where there is much of the opaque

ore. The matrix thus shows what for a chondritic meteorite is a

well-defined and coarsely crystalline structure. Very noteworthy is

the absence of dust-like particles of silicates, as the result of which

10 Annals of the South African Musewm.

the tuff-like appearance so characteristic often of chondritic meteor-

ites, is here wanting. On the other hand, there is also an absence of

the fused granular aspect of the ground mass which Tschermak lays

stress upon for the so-called ‘granular cbhondritic meteorites,”

and on account of which he characterised them as _ fritted

stones.

The crust, about + to + mm. thick, shows up very well by reflected

light, especially when viewed by a lens, but in transmitted light,

under the microscope, the outlines, owing to the incomplete fusion

of the constituents, are not well defined. Not only are fragments of

silicates, still doubly refracting, plentiful, but quite unaltered nickel

iron may be detected by its lustre. At all events, one can see

under the microscope that the crust does not, as so often happens,

form a homogeneous substance. A 0:02 to 0:05 mm. wide outer

zone contains only sparse and very small silicate fragments, and

brownish transparent isotropic patches which may consist of glass.

Next there comes a zone about twice as wide which is rich in

silicates, usually in fragments, but also in larger pieces, and apparently

no alteration has taken place here. The third zone, which merges into

the kernel, is much poorer in silicates and shows a fair quantity of

nickel-iron blebs. Glass has not been found here, but it does not

follow that it is wanting, the sections not being very thin. The

outer zone is undoubtedly the actual crust; the other two may well

be compared with Tschermak’s segregation * and impregnation

zones, though the distinguishing features are not nearly so sharply

defined as is the case with chondritic meteorites of more spongy

structure. In the photograph (Plate III., Fig. 3) these zones are

not clearly differentiated, the slides being so little transparent ;

still they are indicated on the middle portion defined by two

cracks.

Of the silicates, enstatite is by far the most common both in the

matrix and in the chondrules. In the former it occurs as a rule as

stout, irregular prisms, with longitudinal partings, an actual fibrous

structure being rare and then not distinct; in the sections at right

angles to the vertical axis the pyroxene cleavage is prismatic and

very perfect.t Apart from opaque ores, no inclusions have been

observed. On the part of the enstatite chondrules a confused

radiated structure is most characteristic, Plate III., Fig. 2, showing

a good example. Here the fibres are, as a rule, of about the same

size, and only occasionally is there a stouter crystal, giving rise thus

* Vide E. Cohen, Meteoritenkunde, Heft ii., 113-115. Stuttgart, 1903.

+ The slides are at right angles to the first + bisectrix.—C. K,

Meteorie Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark’s. 11

to a porphyritic-like structure. After these, but in much smaller

number, come the chondrules having a more or less regular, eccen-

tric, radiated structure, in which the individuals never, as so often

happens, dwindle to the fineness of fibres. With this kind of

structure especially there occur what appear to be fragments. But

that they are really such seems to me very doubtful and, judging

from the whole nature of their occurrence, I am more inclined to

think that they are independent, radiating bundles of enstatite

prisms which only by chance resemble the cross-section of a

spherule. Enstatite chondrules showing other structures occur only

here and there. For instance, there are some made up of a few

broad crystals (Plate III., Fig. 4). Others, again, are of fibres, with

abundant interspersed ores arranged so as to form a lattice or

fan-like structure. When the individuals are cut at right angles to

the vertical axis, which can be ascertained from the cleavage traces,

they seem as if they were formed of small isometric grains of about

equal size, and resemble the facetted eye of an insect.

Olivine is more abundant in the matrix than in the chondrules,

and in both its distribution is quite irregular. It occurs, as a rule, in

the form of more or less isometric grains, of which occasionally

several of the same kind lie close together, so that they may be

taken for parts of a larger crystal. Definite crystal faces may occur

where an isolated individual lies in iron chondrules or in the larger

nickel-iron particles.* The olivine is, asa rule, quite free from cracks,

and contains, besides opaque particles, little gas-bubbles, mostly

in rows or collected in groups, and colourless glass with or without

bubbles. The two latter inclusions appear to be absent from the

enstatite. The rare chondrules composed only of olivine are poly-

somatic and granular. Only here and there does one see mixed

chondrules in which the largely predominating enstatite is accom-

panied by a few olivine grains.

The analysis for the chemical composition was conducted as

follows: First, a portion of the pulverised stone was digested for

some time with dilute hydrochloric acid, and the silica of the

soluble silicates obtained by treating the residue with caustic soda

and caustic potash solutions. The determination of sulphur, carbon,

* In very similar cases one may observe in the matrix clear, sharply defined

particles, occasionally hexagonal. These show, between crossed nicols, when the

stage is rotated, a quick alternation of dark and light, have weak double re-

fraction and low relief. Their optical character is uniaxial and positive. All this

points to quartz, which the analysis, with its silica excess, also confirms. The

meteorite is thus allied to certain grahamites and to terrestrial basalts, in which

similar phenomena are observed.—C, K,

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alkalies, salts soluble in water and nickel iron was done with

separate portions. For dissolving the latter a well-boiled solution

of ammonium-mercuric-chloride was used, in such a way that the

reaction and filtration took place in an atmosphere of carefully

purified hydrogen.*

1. Composition of silicates soluble in hydrochloric acid :—

ifs

OS eral Ciecmhs areca! 61:33

PAU te SAD ae he te vere St oatieg 1:23

Hc 10 Da a 0 Ly a en BRS 1-01

CaO a0 ee ee teh 0:32

SO = MOTO a tec coente cs Sopp ld

OTE Sect 1) 6 0 Ra area —

10 fit @ Ik 9 ri: 12 hr —

46:48 100:00

If one reckons the metasilicates of magnesium, iron, and calcium,

then 0:57 per cent. of Al,O, and 2°85 per cent. of SiO, remain

over.

But as it is probable that a part of the alkalies belongs to the

silicate which is insoluble in hydrochloric acid, the amount of

alumina and a portion of the excess of silica may be explained by

the presence of about 3 per cent. of a plagioclase + closely allied to

* Vide C. Friedheim: Ueber die chemische Zusammensetzung der Meteoriten

von Alfianello and Concepcion. Sitz.-Ber. d. K. Preuss. Akad. d. Wissensch.

Berlin, 1888, and L. Fletcher, Chemical Analysis of the Meteoric Stone found at

Makariwa, near Invercargill, New Zealand, in the year 1879. Min. Mag. 1894, X.

pp. 288 and 293-295.

+ To the same may then also belong the CaO, by which the quantity of plagio-

clase would be somewhat higher. It is true that the presence of plagioclase could

not be proved under the microscope, but, as I have already stated, the abundance

of opaque ores make the examination of the matrix very difficult. In both cases

about 4 per cent. of Na.O is taken into account, and there remains then an excess of

only 0:84 and 1°56 respectively of silica. This is not too much if one considers

that according to the method of reckoning all analytical errors in respect to silica

accumulate. At any rate it results that the insoluble silicates may be reckoned for

the greater part to an enstatite poor in iron and lime, whose percentage composition

follows, under 1b.

1b.

SIOF ARS) exe ean 959

HeO" Sc ee ha bath See are peel EOS

CaO ea ew 8 8 he one eee Os eps

MSO ELS oak Aik een doe Vee, eee TOS,

100-00

Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark’s. 13

albite,* or of about 2} per cent. of the jadeite molecule (Na,O. Al,O,.

4Si0.).

2 and 2a. Composition of the nickel iron dissolved in ammonium

mercuric chloride :—

2. 2a.

Ble a ASO se ee se 88°45

IN a aA eects oto 8°57

Core, (Oram ee teen. serene. 1:49

Ui 0 aaa 9. am ce Rep ea 1°49

16°80 100-00

The high percentage of manganese is the more remarkable as

meteoric irons are mostly free from this element.

3. Composition of the part soluble in hydrochloric acid after

removal of iron pyrites, nickel iron, schreibersite, oldhamite, and

calcium chloride. To this is added the sulphur determined in a

separate portion. The quantity of metallic iron was calculated from

the latter, and from the proportion of Ni-+ Co to Fe, ascertained

from analysis 2. That a higher percentage of nickel iron (19°49 per

cent.) is here obtained than in the direct analysis (16°80 per cent.) is

easily explained, since a part of the nickel iron is certainly protected

by the enveloping silicates against the influence of the ammonium-

mercuric-chloride solution. +

SiO nach hee nee eee 9:78

V0 SIRE eae Eamets ee eee eRe 0:07

IEE ONE Pe eevee Meee enh oe fH

Min Ogi eae ane Soe 0:33

WO 8 ke oe cise tae eee 1:33

RIOR ite ate kane 1-45

1 RS RANE Bay epee O00 8 96°58

INR ese8 em a, Sheer So he cea Re 1°84

COE each eee ea eae aetna 0:21

Viti Ate eee rake care ares 0:29

* The felspar, as the optical examination showed, is a basic lime-soda felspar.

The quantity of potash ( = 0°23) and soda (= 0°85) found by special determination

cannot therefore be calculated as felspar alone. If one makes a lime-soda felspar

containing potash, one would have to regard it as insoluble inacids. Besides, one

does not know whether the potash or soda belongs to the one or the other analysis,

since they appear in a special determination.

The second way, indicated above by Cohen, is practicable, and after taking the

jadite molecule for granted, a small quartz excess would remain, the presence of

which is confirmed by the optical examination.—C. K.

+ Compare Fletcher, l.c. p. 293.

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porate Aiap es Saace tanh eth ema anes 5°26

AD eis Seco eetocak nape eo tere ete aeons 0:05

Gai sie Res eee eed tea ee 0:28

Cl eon ate seanse een ewer oepacren 0:27

53°59

If nickel iron (19°49 per cent.), troilite (14°43 per cent.), and

schreibersite (0°32 per cent.), besides calcium chloride (0°42) and

oldhamite (0-18) are deducted, the following figures given under 3a,

or, calculated per hundred, under 3b, remain for the silicates soluble

in hydrochloric acid.

3a. 3b. 3c.

Without Al.0,

371, @ Alea Reap ane ere te eae 9:78 52°00 52°19

AIG) te eee se 007, O87. =

iy @ eee eo nee a eae 5°85 31:10 31:21

1501, 8 eee Ri one Om? ae 0:33 1:75 176

BO Te eee ee ae 1:33 (6 7°10

BOF ove vatrevevonecn sax 1:45 (fre 774

18°81 100:00 100-00

These figures do not allow of a calculation as an orthosilicate; even

if one wishes to assume that the percentage of ferrous oxide deter-

mined by indirect calculation has turned out far too low, the per-

centage of silica still remains so high that it can scarcely be explained

by this cause alone. A determination of all the silica made as a check

resulted in even several tenths per cent. more (38°71). I am sorry

that I must postpone the attempt to find an explanation.* But if,

as from the microscopic examination I must assume, an olivine-like

substance is really present, in spite of the large excess of silica, it

follows, on the one hand, that this substance diminishes in favour of

the enstatite, and, on the other hand, that fayalite and monticellite

silicate are strongly represented in it.

4, Carbon determination.

The proportion of carbon was ascertained as 0°36 and 0°38 per

* In this I have not as yet succeeded. For if the 5°85 FeO, 1-45 MgO, 1:33 CaO,

0°33 MnO are reckoned as constituents of olivine, they will require respectively

2-44, 1-09, 0°71, 0:14 of SiO., making a total of 4°38 of SiO.. Then there would

still remain 5°40 SiO., which could not be taken as quartz since it is the soluble

part which is in question. For calculating a felspar the CaO and SiO, would

suffice, but not 0°07 Al.O,. The analysis is not therefore entirely explained, unless

the presence of another mineral rich in silica be assumed: but this the microscope

did not show.—C. K.

Meteoric Stone which fell at the Mission Station of St. Mark's. 15

cent. Two other carbon determinations, made with black chondritic

meteorites for the sake of comparison, gave, in the case of the

MacKinney meteorite, 0°13, and in the case of the Farmington,

0-12 per cent. of carbon. These two figures are so low that one can

draw no certain conclusion from them of the presence of a carbon

or a carbon compound, while this should be the case with the St.

Mark’s stone.

5. The solution obtained by boiling with water contained, besides

a small quantity of silica (0:07 per cent.)—

Ca-— 0°28

Se = 0:08

One can therefore assume the presence of some calcium chloride

(0-42 per cent.) and calcium sulphide (oldhamite) (0°18 per cent.) ;

the latter was shown by Borgstrém to occur also in the Hvittis chon-

dritic meteorite. From the data thus obtained there results the

chemical composition given below under 6, and the mineralogical

composition * given under 7; in this, however, the nature of the

silicates soluble in hydrochloric acid must, for the time being, be left

undecided.

6. le

SIO) ahr ot Sh ton aa as 38:29 HStatiteh est eseees eee. 45-96

NEO RM, (OS esate 0:64 Other silicates ......... 19:45

GON a nc ee 6°50 Nickeleiron: s5...54-c00s 19°27

VIO ee ne ee 0:33 IMPOUtem sence ot Se hen 14:05

Canc: Me Ls 1:08 Sehreibersite’ <...-.... 0:32

MGOm Ve. eee 18-23 Oldhbamite ~e...2.-2- 0:18

Hewes 26°44 Calcium chloride ...... 0-41

INTs. are ese es 1:84 Carbone. t ta eee 0:36

OOneie ie: eens 0-21 —

Wirt? nent coe ere ceees 0:29 100-00

Date te pers eee ten 0:28

Beh aie hs Berard 5:26

ee Grasacenne eee net nee 0:05

(OL a een SP 0:27

(Gig cA et em | Rename 0:36

LO eres cen 0:23

EO fa 3s cdo te neene 0°85

101-15

* As the result of the complete investigation, St. Mark’s is a black, carbonaceous

quartz and plagioclase bearing enstatitic chondritic meteorite.—C. K.

+ Without regard to possible contained alkalies.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

PLATE I.

Fie 1.—Shows the roughly trapezoidal, and slab-shaped form. The drift-

effect developed over the whole principal surface shows clearly only on the

more strongly illumined parts. In front, below, is the slightly inclined

surface over which the drift-effect is continued uninterruptedly wherever the

crust is preserved, so that these two surfaces together form the front of the

meteorite. The bright edge on the left has been chipped and covered with a poorly

developed secondary crust. The other surface is inclined at almost right angles

to the principal surface, and one can see the sharp edges in which these meet.

Fic. 2.—The figured side, almost at right angles to the principal surfaces, has a

finely wrinkled crust with no drift-effect. Below, on the right, is seen the place

where the wedge-shaped piece has broken off ; here, on the two bevelled edges on

the right and left, as well as on the two arms stretching over the surface, the stone

shows a secondary crust.

PuateE II.

Fic. 1.—The back, uniformly covered with scar-like impressions and wrinkled

primary crust; towards the edge traces of drift-effect are to be seen. On the

lower edge the secondary crust can be clearly distinguished from the primary

crust.

Fie. 2.—Front, with shallow scar-like impressions and drift-effect radiating

from the crown uniformly in all directions; on the right half the slight depression

of the surface is observable. The darker parts at the edge are covered with primary,

the lighter ones with secondary, crust. The drift-effect of the primary crust

on the slightly sloping side on the right is in reality much sharper than

the photograph shows.

Puate III.

Fie. 1.—Shows the structure, slightly enlarged.

Fic. 2.—Enstatite chondrule with the confused radiated structure; an example

of the chondrules most common in this stone.

Fie. 3.—Vertical section through the crust. The three zones are indicated only

in the middle portion bounded by two cracks, and not clearly there. Still, one can

see that silicates are sparsely present, and are of smaller dimensions than in the

matrix.

Fic. 4.—Two nickel-iron chondrules. Of these, one encloses a small enstatite

chondrule, the other isolated enstatites. The chondrule next to the latter is one of

the rare ones, which are made up of a few broad enstatite crystals.

Fic. 5.—Chondrule, with diverging radiated structure, with indentations and

numerous inclusions of iron pyrites. The section was treated with copper sulphate

solution, and the surrounding nickel iron appears, in consequence, in larger

connected particles than is actually the case.

Roe Sar Muse Viol V- Pl. I.

Fig, 2.

St. Marks Meteorite,

Fig. 1 4/9 nat. size; Fig. 2 %/s nat. size.

Lichtdruck der Hofkunstanstalt von Martin Rommel & Co., Stu*tgart

Ann. S. Afr. Mus. Vol, V. Pl. II.

St. Marks Meteorite.

Fig. 1 a. 2 %17 nat. size.

wichtdruck der Hofkunstanstalt von Martin Rommel & Co., Stuttgart

An. S. Afr, Mus. Vol. V. eH, 100

Fig. 4.

St. Marks Meteorite.

Fig. 1 a, 3 15 nat, size; Fig. 2a. 5 42 nat. size; Fig. 4 33 nat. size.

Licbtdruck der Hofkunstanstalt von Martip Rommel & Vo., Stuttgart.

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2.—Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera chiefly

in the Collection of the South African Musewm, Cape Town.

—By P. Cameron.

For the opportunity of describing the following species I am in-

.debted to Mr. L. Péringuey, the Keeper of Insects in the South

African Museum. The present paper deals with the Cynipide,

Evaniide, Stephanide, Braconide, and the Ichnewmnonide. Very

little has been written on the South African species of these

groups ; hence ‘it is not surprising that the collection contains many

new species and some new genera. Thanks to the labours of

Tosquinet and others, the Ichnewmonide are better known. I have

added the descriptions of a few species in my own collection.

These are distinguished by being prefixed by an asterisk. Very

few of the species are represented by more than one specimen.

Fortunately most of them are females, which afford better specific

characters than do the males—in, e.g., the length of the ovipositor.

CYNIPIDA.

CYNIPINAL.

RHOOPHILUS, Mayr.

RHOOPHILUS LOEWI, Mayr.

Die Genera der Gallenbewohnenden Cynipiden, 22.

Cape.

This species was reared from galls on Rhus lucidum, L., collected

at the Cape by the Naturalists of the Austrian frigate Novara.

PYCNOSTIGMUSINA, Cam.

PYCNOSTIGMUS, Cam.

Pycnostigmus rostratus, Cam., Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., July,

1905, p. 20.

Described from specimens in the Cape Museum Collection. Cape

Town.

18 Annals of the South African Museum.

STEPHANIDAL.

FOENATOPUS, Smith.

FOENATOPUS ALBOMACULATUS, Sp. NOV.

Black, the flagellum of antenne and tarsi testaceous, the base and

apex of abdominal petiole narrowly marked with white, a transverse

white spot on the base of the third segment; hind femora with a

bluntly rounded tooth near the base, a longer, sharp one in the

middle, a similar one half-way between it and the apex ; two shorter,

blunter ones between them in the middle, and a blunter, broader one

behind the apical large tooth. Wings short, hyaline, the nervures

and stigma black. @.

Length, body and ovipositor, 12 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Front closely, regularly reticulated; fore part of vertex opaque,

irregularly, weakly reticulated, the hinder opaque, irregularly, trans-

versely, closely striated, with an indistinct longitudinal furrow in

the middle; the five spines stout, rufous below. Clypeus and a

large spot on the malar space whitish-testaceous ; base of mandibles

broadly rufous. The third and fourth joints of the antennz are

almost equal in length; the following two are longer. Pronotum

not quite twice longer than the width at the apex, irregularly, trans-

versely striated on the narrowed basal part; the dilated apical

weakly, irregularly reticulated. Mesonotum weakly, irregularly,

transversely reticulated at the base; the sides irregularly, obliquely

striated. Scutellum smooth, opaque. Metanotum with round,

clearly separated punctures. Metapleuree very minutely reticu-

lated. Hind coxe about three times longer than wide, opaque,

coarsely aciculated; the base obscurely reticulated, the apex more

or less striated.

The radial cellule is open at the apex, the radius becoming faint

towards the apex of the wing; its base is thickened ; there is a large

whitish spot at the base of the stigma; the cubitus is entirely oblite-

rated; the transverse basal is distinct, as is also the transverse

median, with which it is interstitial; at the latter is a discoidal

cellule, closed at the apex. Mesopleura not separated by a furrow.

Abdominal petiole nearly as long as the thorax; the second segment

becomes gradually wider towards the apex; the others are broader.

The nervures are somewhat as in Stephanus isigiis as figured by

Schletterer (Berl. Ent. Zeit., xxxiii., f. 4, Taf. 1), but with the

apical ones fainter, almost obsolete. Behind the head tubercles is a

raised, stout, red transverse keel.

Allied to F’. globiceps, Enderlein, and F’. insignis, Schlett.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 19

EVANIIDA.

EVANIA, Lin.

The species of this genus in the collection may be separated

thus :—

a. Face and cheeks not striated, thorax sparsely punctured ;

the spurs black.

1. Legs, abdomen, and stigma fuscous; the alar nervures

wk oe foo 6s 0 sos ss peningueyt.

2. Legs, abdomen! coer: nil nervures black:

Antenne black; the face not furrowed laterally; length

(GN, oy Be appendigaster, L.

Antenne for the oreaten aime narouR : the foe, farmowed

laterally .. .. meridionalis.

b. Face and cheeks peed janis oe aranelyn alesse

punctured, the spursfulvous .. .. .. .. «. «+ fulvispina.

EVANIA APPENDIGASTER, Lin.

Cape Town. Durban. A cosmopolitan parasite in egg-cases of

cockroaches.

EVANIA PERINGUEYI, Sp. Novy.

Black, the flagellum of antenne, pleure, base of legs and abdomen

tinged with fuscous; wings hyaline, very iridescent, the stigma and

nervures fuscous, the stigma darker coloured. @Qand 3.

Length 7 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Antennal scape long, slender, longer than the following two joints

united ; the pedicle twice longer than wide; the third joint about

one-quarter longer than the following. Head shining, minutely

punctured, the front below thickly covered with white pubescence.

Hind ocelli separated from each other by twice the distance they

are from the eyes. Malar space about two-thirds of the length of

the antennal scape. Clypeus bordered laterally by deep furrows ; its

apex rounded. Mandibles broadly piceous at the base. Base of

thorax rounded at the sides. Mesonotum thickly covered with

white pubescence ; sparsely punctured ; the furrows complete, nar-

rowed and rounded at the base. Median segment reticulated, the

metanotum more closely and rugosely; the apical slope oblique,

straight; its apical half with a wide furrow. Metasternal forks

stout, straight, obliquely diverging. Abdominal petiole as long as

the metanotum. Base of propleure smooth, the apex depressed,

20 Annals of the South African Museum.

stoutly, closely striated. The upper part of the mesopleura smooth ;

the base with scattered round punctures, the apex depressed, with

stout, oblique, clearly separated keels. Metapleura widely reticu-

lated, the reticulations at the base long, narrower, and more

irregular. Abdominal petiole smooth. Legs densely pilose; the

tibiz and tarsi not spinose ; hind calcaria short, not so long as the

third tarsal joint. Second abscissa of radius with a straight,

oblique slope towards the middle of the wing, the apex of the

radial cellule being thus much widened, the apical abscissa has a

straight, slightly oblique slope; the junction of the two forms a

narrow rounded angle ; the recurrent nervure is roundly curved and

is joined to the cubitus by a short, oblique branch, from the lower

part of which the cubitus issues; the cubitus beyond this is very

faint; the transverse median nervure is received at a distinct dis-

tance beyond the transverse basal. There is a stout keel on the

lower part of the front.

Comes near to £. dimidiata.

EVANIA MERIDIONALIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the flagellum of antenne dark rufous, darker coloured

towards the apex; the tibize and tarsi piceous ; wings clear hyaline,

the stigma blackish; the costa fuscous, the nervures whitish testa-

ceous; metasternal process diverging. Face impunctate, pilose; a

distinct furrow runs down from the outer side of the antenne to the

mouth, the lower part curving inwardly. Mandibles brownish.

Eyes parallel; ocelli separated from the eyes by a slightly greater

distance than they are from each other. Malar space large, about

two-thirds of the length of the eyes. Mesonotum and scutellum

smooth, almost impunctate ; parapsidal furrows deep, wide, smooth.

Metanotum closely, irregularly reticulated. Propleure finely, closely

rugose, striated closely at the apex. Mesopleure closely reticu-

lated; the upper part coarsely shagreened, smoother, more shining

at the apex below. Metapleure irregularly shagreened above; the

rest reticulated, the reticulations running into striz at the apex.

Abdominal petiole smooth and shining above, the sides opaque.

Hind coxe smooth; the tibiz not spined; the long spur of the hind

tibia reaches to slightly beyond the middle of the metatarsus, and

is slightly longer than the second tarsal joint. 9? and ¢.

Length 4 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town ; Stellenbosch.

The face is longer than usual ; the antennal scape longish, slender,

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. al

somewhat longer than the following two joints united; the second

is fully twice longer than thick; the third three times longer than it

and longer than the fourth. Metasternal keel long, narrow, distinct;

the forks are short (hardly one-fourth of the length of the keel),

stout, obliquely diverging, straight. The second and third abscissz

of the radius form an angle at their junction below; the apical is

faint towards the top.

EVANIA FULVOSPINA, Sp. Nov.

Black, the calcaria fulvous; the tibie and tarsi weakly spinose ;

wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. Face coarsely,

sharply, obliquely striated ; the malar space more finely, irregularly,

obliquely striated. Metasternal process short, broad, rounded at the

apex, diverging, the basal part broad, hollowed in the centre, finely

rugose. Flagellum of antenne long, longer than the following two

joints united; the second joint fully twice longer than thick ; the

fourth not one-fourth longer than the fifth. Apex of clypeus broadly

roundly incised. Malar space slightly longer than the third joint.

Base of thorax rounded. Mesonotum coarsely, rugosely punctured,

without parapsidal furrows; scutellum and metanotum closely

reticulated. Propleure coarsely reticulated. Mesopleure weakly,

irregularly reticulated, smooth at the base in the middle. Median

segment closely reticulated all over. Abdominal petiole rugosely

punctured, one-third longer than the metanotum. Transverse

median and recurrent nervures interstitial. Apical abscissa of

radius oblique, slightly curved in front, straight below; it is as long

as the second and the half of the first. Palpi testaceous.

The front is keeled down the middle and closely, obliquely striated

on either side of the keel; it is thickly covered with white pubes-

cence ; the vertex behind the ocelli coarsely reticulated ; the temples

obscurely punctured-reticulated and thickly covered with white

pubescence. Hind cox rugosely punctured.

Length 7 mm.

Allied to H. divergens, Kohl.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

GASTERUPTION, Latvr.

The females of the species described here may be separated by

means of the following table :—

1. Hind tibie annulated or marked with white at the base,

the fore legs more or less white, the mesonotum largely red.

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a. Occiput distinctly, roundly incised; the collar not

much widened towards the apex .. .. . spilopus.

b. Occiput transverse; the collar widened toned fhe

apex.

Pleure maculate with black, temples not much

sharply obliquely narrowed ; ovipositor as long as

the body ; length 16-17 mm. 33 .. dunbrodyense, Cam.

Pleurze immaculate, Cee tuaraly: abliquely nar-

rowed ; ovipositor distinctly shorter than the body ;

length 12 mm. ae - johannis.

2. Hind tibiw not grain tli Ses oe tore ee sa),

marked with white. Mesonotum not, or only slightly

marked with red.

a. Large, 20 mm., robust, the abdomen dilated, broad

towards the apex; occiput not transverse ; temples

rounded, collar not longer than the width at the apex crassiventre.

b. Moderate or small, the abdomen not much dilated at

apex ; occiput transverse ; temples straight, obliquely

narrowed; the collar longer than the width at the apex.

Large (15 mm.) pleure immaculate ; anterior ocellus

not placed behind the eyes .. . . pulchripenne.

Small; length 10 mm. ; sheets inenieaed. a5

rufous ; anterior ocellus placed behind the eyes .. leptocephalum.,

GASTERUPTION LEPTOCEPHALUM, Sp. Nov.

Black, a large triangular mark on the fore part of the meso-

pleurze and the greater part of the basal three segments of the

abdomen, red; legs dark red, the coxe black; wings hyaline, the

stigma dark fuscous, the nervures blackish. ?.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 5 mm.

Flagellum of antenne brownish below; the antenne placed

distinctly below the middle of the eyes; the first joint not twice

longer than the eyes and as long as the third, which is not much

shorter than the fourth. Head more than twice longer than wide ;

the temples as long as the eyes; occiput almost transverse, front

ocellus placed distinctly behind the eyes; the hinder separated

from each other by about the same distance as they are from the

outer edge of the vertex cpposite them. Malar space rufous,

distinct, as long as the second antennal joint. Head smooth, bare,

except on the sides of the face and front, which are sparsely covered

with silvery pile. Collar long, nearly as long as the mesonotum,

closely, distinctly transversely punctured. Mesonotum and

scutellum more strongly transversely striated, the strie inter-

lacing ; the central lobe not separated from the lateral. Metanotum

in fhe. centre weakly irregularly punctured, the sides irregularly

transversely striated. Apical slope of metanotum closely, somewhat

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strongly rugosely punctured, the centre with a distinct keel reaching

from near the base to the apex. Propleure closely transversely

striated; the meso- irregularly reticulated; the meta- closely

rugosely punctured. Front discoidal cellule longish, lanceolate at

the apex; the posterior one-fourth shorter than it, narrowed

behind. Hind metatarsus shorter than the other joints united.

This species should be readily known from the other South

African species of the genus by the long head, well developed

behind the eyes, long collar, closely striated mesonotum in one

piece, the middle lobe not being separated from the lateral, by the

stout keel down the centre of the metanotum, and by the antenne

being placed above the middle of the eyes.

GASTERUPTION PULCHRIPENNE, Sp. Nov.

Black, the antenn from the third joint, the four anterior femora,

tibize and tarsi, the inner and lower side of the hind femora, base of

hind tibize broadly, and the hind tarsi, the whole of the first and the

greater part of the second abdominal segments, red; wings hyaline,

the apex of both violaceous, the nervures and stigma black. Base of

mandibles broadly red. 9.

Length 15 mm.; terebra 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River; Worcester Distr.

Head shagreened, the face and clypeus covered with a white

down ; the clypeus in the middle fringed with golden hair. Malar

space rufous, as long as the pedicle of the antenne. Ocelli placed

behind the eyes, the hinder separated from them by about the same

distance as they are from each other. Centre of clypeus with a

broad shallow incision. Temples long, fully longer than the space

between the hinder part of the eyes; roundly, gradually narrowed

behind. Occiput transverse. Pronotum with a distinct furrow,

bordered by keels down the centre; it is irregularly transversely

striated. Mesonotum closely, transversely reticulated; its base

broadly rounded; the scutellum more strongly reticulated, depressed.

Metanotum irregularly reticulated in the centre, and bordered by a

furrow; the sides smooth. Pleure closely rugosely punctured and

more or less reticulated. Metanotum more strongly reticulated, the

centre with a smooth line, which is narrowest above.

GASTERUPTION CRASSIVENTRE, sp. nov.

Black, the sides of mesonotum, and more or less of the pleure

rufous, the middle of the abdomen largely ferruginous; the oral

24 Annals of the South African Musewm.

region and mandibles rufous; legs dark rufous; the cox and

trochanters darker coloured; the hind tibie black above; wings

hyaline, the nervures and stigma blackish. Basal three joints of

antennez black, the rest red. ?.

Length 20 mm. ; terebra 10 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River; Worcester Distr.

Antenne as long as the head and thorax united, stout, the scape

about twice longer than thick, the second joint about one-third

shorter than it; the third about as long as them both united and a

little shorter than the fourth. Head smooth; the greater part of it

thickly covered with white pubescence. Eyes parallel, not converg-

ing above or below; the malar space as long as the antennal scape.

Hinder ocelli separated from the eyes by a slightly less distance than

they are from each other. Apex of clypeus roundly incised, fringed

with golden hair; the lateral regions roundly dilated. Mandibles

dark rufous. Pronotum transversely striated, furrowed down the

middle. Mesonotum strongly, irregularly punctured, its base

broadly rounded, the lateral lobes with a longitudinal furrow down

the middle. Scutellum flat, more strongly and deeply punctured

than the mesonotum. Metanotum finely, closely rugose; the centre

bordered by two crenulated furrows which converge towards the

apex. Pro- and mesopleure finely rugose; the meta- coarsely

irregularly reticulated. Apical slope of metanotum coarsely ir-

regularly transversely reticulated, with a fine keel down the centre.

Abdomen stouter, more clavate towards the apex than usual. Hind

coxe about four times longer than wide, finely, closely transversely

striated.

The front discoidal cellule is one-third longer than the lower

one. Temples longer than the eyes—as long as the basal joint of

the fore tarsi; the occiput sharply margined, more sharply on

the sides than above. Fore tibiz broadly pale yellow at the base;

the hind tibiz before the middle are more distinctly curved than

usual.

A larger, more robust species than usual, with the abdomen

thicker, more clavate towards the apex.

GASTERUPTION JOHANNIS, Sp. nov.

Red, the greater part of the vertex, upper half of front, prothorax,

the mesonotum, except on the sides and base, scutellum, metanotum

and the apical three segments of the abdomen above, black. Legs

red, tinged with fuscous ; the four anterior tibie and tarsi in front

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and a broad band (longest below) on the base of the hind tibiz,

whitish yellow. Antenne black, the flagellum dark fuscous below

towards the apex. Wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous, the nervures

black. Apex of ovipositor white. @.

Length 13 mm.; terebra 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Dunbrody; Uitenhage Distr.

The first joint of antenne about twice longer than the second and

shorter than the third ; the second more than twice longer than

wide, about half the length of the third, which is shorter than the

fourth. Lower part of front, face and clypeus covered with silvery

pubescence. Apex of clypeus with a shallow, rounded incision.

Hind ocelli separated from each other by about one-fourth more than

they are from the eyes; they are placed opposite the end of the

latter. Malar space about the length of the second antennal joint.

Temples longish, but not so long as the eyes, obliquely narrowed;

the occiput transverse. Mandibular teeth black. Collar long, as

long as the space between the front ocellus and the end of the

vertex. Middle lobe of mesonotum covered closely with round

punctures, which are large and deeper at the apex ; the lateral lobes

sparsely punctured, more thickly at the base. Scutellum more

strongly and deeply punctured than the mesonotum. Metanotum

sparsely, irregularly punctured. Central depression of propleure

irregularly punctured, furrowed in the middle, the rest aciculated.

Mesopleure irregularly reticulated, except for an aciculated

triangular space in the middle; the metapleure more regularly,

distinctly reticulated. Radial cellule wide, the front discoidal cellule

small, narrowed at the apex; the posterior is as long as it. Basal

joint of hind tarsi nearly as long as the following united. Pleuree

and metanotum densely covered with silvery pile.

Comes near to G. dunbrodyense, Cam., and G. spilopus, described

in this paper; it is smaller, with a shorter ovipositor, blacker

antenne, immaculate pleure, and longer metatarsus.

GASTERUPTION MACULICEPS, sp. Nov.

Black, the centre of the face, clypeus, mandibles, a large mark on

the upper half of the outer orbits, the base of the mesonotum

broadly, the greater part of the lateral lobes, propleurze below the

middle furrow, almost the apical half of the mesopleurz, a streak

down the apical half of the metapleure, rufous. Basal four or five

segments of the abdomen of a darker red, more ferruginous, colour.

Legs red, tinged with fuscous, the cox brighter in tint, the hind

26 Annals of the South African Musewm.

femora, tibie and tarsi darker. Wings hyaline, iridescent, the

stigma fuscous, the nervures darker coloured. ¢.

Length 13-14 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Antenne black, the scape rufous in the middle below, the flagellum

densely covered with a short, stiff pile. The second joint of antenn

not much longer than broad, the third about twice its length and

slightly shorter than the fourth. Apex of clypeus with a wide,

shallow, rounded incision. Hind ocelli separated from each other by

double the distance they are from the eyes; they are flat, closely

rugose, except round the hinder and inner edges. Temples roundly

narrowed, as long as the eyes. Occiput roundly incised. Collar

short, above as long as the third antennal joint. Middle lobe of

mesonotum strongly, but not very closely punctured ; lateral lobes

almost impunctate; a fine furrow down the centre; the outer edge

with an irregularly crenulated furrow. Scutellum flat, more strongly

and deeply punctured than the mesonotum. Mesonotum punctured

round the furrows. Metanotum strongly, transversely reticulated,

with a stout keel down the centre. Pro- and base of mesopleure

strongly aciculated; the rest irregularly reticulated; apex of pro-

pleure depressed, irregularly crenulated. Hind cox nearly four

times longer than wide, closely, strongly striated except at the base,

which is closely punctured. Hind metatarsus shorter than the other

joints united.

This species is closely related to G. dunbrodyense, Cam.; possibly

it may be its g ; the occiput is more distinctly incised ; viewed from

above the collar is shorter; the red on the mesopleure is of equal

width, not broadly dilated towards the base above as it is in the 9

of dunbrodyense. The males appear to be rare compared with the

females. The only other male I have seen is G. lissocephalus, Cam.

* G. lissocephalus, Cam., has the thorax entirely black, as in G. pul-

chripenne, with which it appears to be closely allied; the abdomen

is black except for broad rufous marks on the apices of the second,

third, and fourth segments, the base of the third and fourth being

also narrowly red; the four anterior femora, tibiz, and tarsi are

testaceous; the hind legs are for the greater part black. The head

is broader than long; the temples are as long as the eyes, slightly

narrowed ; distinctly so at the hinder edge; the occiput is distinctly

roundly incised. The hinder ocelli are placed slightly behind the

eyes ; they are separated from each other by about the same distance

as they are from the eyes. Malar space as long as the pedicle of the

antenne. Antennal scape about three times, the pedicle about twice

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 27

longer than wide ; the third joint is shorter than the fourth. Collar

as seen from above, broader than long. Mesonotum strongly ru-

gosely punctured; the sides of the lateral lobes closely finely

aciculated-punctured, with a row of large punctures down the

middle. Scutellum finely, aciculated punctured. Metanotum with

a stout keel down the centre; this keel is bordered by short, clearly

separated transverse keels on both sides; the rest is irregularly

rugose, more or less longitudinally striated, especially above, and

thickly covered with white pubescence. Mandibles rufous, the teeth

black. Hind coxee three times longer than wide, finely transversely

striated ; the hind legs black ; the basal half of the femora and base

of metatarsus rufous. Wings hyaline, the stigma testaceous; the

posterior discoidal cellule is not much shorter than the upper; the

nervures are received at the same distance from the base and apex.

I have G. lissocephalus from Cape Colony.

GASTERUPTION SPILOPUS, Sp. Nov.

Length 16 mm.; terebral5 mm. 9°.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

This species resembles closely G. dunbrodyense, Cam. (Records of

the Albany Museum, i. 159), but may be separated by the radial

cellule being shorter and wider, by the posterior discoidal cellule

being of equal width, whereas in dunbrodyense it is distinctly nar-

rowed posteriorly, the head is broader and shorter, the hind ocelli

are not so widely separated from each other as regards their separa-

tion from the eyes, the first abdominal segment is longer and thinner

and the four anterior legs are not whitish yellow in front.

Reddish brown ; the front, vertex broadly in the middle, the lower

part of the hind orbits, the greater part of the middle lobe of meso-

notum, metanotum, a large triangular mark on the propleure, basal

half of mesosternum, the top and base of metapleure, and the fourth

and following segments of abdomen, black. Antenne dark-red, the

second, third, and base of fourth joints black. Legs coloured like

the body; there is a yellowish-white band on the inner side, near

the base of the hind tibia. Wings hyaline, iridescent, the stigma

dark testaceous, the nervures darker coloured. 9.

Length 16 mm. ; terebra 13 mm.

Head smooth ; the apex of the elypeus with a semicircular depres-

sion and with a shorter, wider depression on either side. Apex of

mandibles black. Head thickly covered with silvery pubescence.

Malar space as long as the second antennal joint. First atennnal

28 Annals of the South African Museum.

joint not quite twice the length of the second, which is slightly

longer than broad; the third is as long as the basal two united and

shorter than the fourth. Hind ocelli separated from each other by

less than double the distance they are from the eyes ; the hinder are

placed in front of the hind edge of the eyes, not beyond them as in

G. dunbrodyense. Malar space less than the length of the second

antennal joint. Base of middle lobe of mesonotum rugose, the

middle with clearly separated punctures, the apex more: sparsely

punctured. Scutellum with some large punctures. Metanotum

aciculated, with scattered punctures, the middle bounded by curved

furrows ; the sides thickly covered with white pubescence. Pro-

pleure strongly aciculated. Mesopleure irregularly reticulated,

with a large, triangular, strongly aciculated space at the base, the

wide lower end of which is bounded by a furrow. Metapleure

more regularly reticulated. Apical slope of metanotum irregularly

transversely striated, with a smooth line down the middle. Hind

cox four times longer than wide; the upper side strongly striated,

more strongly in the centre than at the base or apex. Anterior

discoidal cellule small, narrow, slightly narrowed towards the apex ;

the apical cellule of the same width. Pronotum short, as long as

wide, as seen from above. Hind metatarsus shorter than the other

joints united. Apex of sheath of ovipositor cream-coloured.

ALYSIIDA.

ALITHA, gen. nov.

First abscissa of radius very short, but distinct, issuing from the

centre of the stigma, which is linear, moderately broad. First

abscissa of cubitus received shortly below the first transverse

cubital nervure, united to the top of the recurrent nervure. Trans-

verse median nervure received distinctly beyond the transverse basal.

Radial cellule long, wide, reaching to the apex of the wing; the

radius and cubitus in the hind wing short, indicated only on the

basal half; at the base in front there is one large closed cellule,

bounded anteriorly by a stout nervure (the prebrachial ?); at its

base behind is a short cellule. Parapsidal furrows distinct. The

middle of the base of metanotum bears a longitudinal keel, which

curves round to the sides, forming two large smooth arex, bordering

the top of the apical slope, which bears some longitudinal keels.

Abdomen smooth, the ovipositor slightly longer than it.

Belongs to the Tribe Alleini.

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ALITHA LONGIPENNIS, Sp. nov.

Black, shining, the legs fuscous, lighter, more testaceous in colour

at the base ; wings large, longer than the body, hyaline, the stigma

and nervures fuscous. ?.

Length 3 mm. ; ovipositor 1 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch Distr.

Antenne 25-jointed, the flagellum thickly covered with a short,

black, stiff pubescence. Mandibles fuscous, broad, a short, minute

sharp, curved tooth at the apex, followed by a round incision. On

the lower outer orbits are two stout keels, separated by a furrow.

Temples broadly roundly projecting. Occiput roundly incised.

Parapsidal furrows united at the apex and prolonged as a short

branch, which does not extend to the scutellar depression. The

latter is large, deep, and with a narrow keel in the middle. Apex

and sides of metanotum strongly aciculated. The centre of the

apical part of the first abdominal segment is coarsely aciculated, the

sides have a shorter striated band. Third abscissa of radius about

one-half longer than the basal two united; the cubitus does not

reach the apex of the wings; second cubital cellule of equal width

throughout, twice longer than wide; the apices of both wings are

closely ciliated.

The abdomen is not quite so long as the thorax ; its first segment

is slightly longer than the second.

BRACONIDAK.

EUPHORIN.

PERILITUS, Nees.

PERILITUS RUFICOLLIS, sp. Novy.

Black, the head, pro- and mesonotum, pleure, the third and fourth

segments of the abdomen and the legs, red; wings hyaline, the

nervures and stigma dark fuscous. ¢.

Length 4-5 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch Distr.

Antenne longer than the body ; the flagellum covered with white

pubescence ; the third joint not much shorter than the following two

united, the scape as long as it, slender. Parapsidal furrows deep,

obscurely crenulated, not reaching to the scutellum. Scutellar

depression wide, obliquely sloped at the apex. Metanotum opaque,

finely, irregularly reticulated. First abdominal segment finely

30 Annals of the South African Museum.

closely longitudinally striated; the middle at the apex smooth,

brownish. Four hinder tarsi and the apex of hind tibie broadly

black. Costal and anal nervures distinct, reaching to the apex;

the radius as long as the stigma. Mesopleural furrow, wide, mode-

rately deep, irregularly crenulated. Metapleurze aciculated. First

abdominal segment longer than the second ; its apical half distinctly

dilated.

MACROCENTRINA.

MACROCENTRUS, Curt.

MACROCENTRUS CAPENSIS, sp. Nov.

Testaceous ; the antenne, ocellar region, metanotum, basal seg-

ment of abdomen, the greater part of the second and the apical,

black ; wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma dark fuscous. 9.

Length 7 mm.; terebra 6 mm.

Cape Colony. Fraserburg Distr.

Head and thorax closely minutely punctured, sparsely pilose ;

the metanotum transversely closely rugose. Middle lobe of meso-

notum raised, distinctly separated, the furrows deep, obscurely

crenulated. The furrow on the centre of propleure wide, striated.

First abdominal segment clearly longer than the second, obscurely,

finely irregularly striated towards the apex; the second finely,

closely, regularly striated throughout ; the base of the third closely

striated. There is no furrow on the mesopleure. First abscissa of

radius as long as the second; longer than the thickness of the

stigma. Transverse median nervure received beyond the trans-

verse basal, almost interstitial; the recurrent nervure received in

the first cubital cellule. Calcaria about one-fourth of the length

of metatarsus. Second cubital cellule below more than twice

longer than the width of the apex; in front about one-fourth longer.

Palpi long, their third joint as long as the third antennal joint.

Apical joint of hind trochanters apparently denticulate at apex

below.

This species agrees fairly well with Macrocentrus as now defined.

CHELONINA.

MINANGA, gen. nov.

Abdomen not segmented, its apex entire, closely serrate. First

cubital and first discoidal cellule separated; transverse median

nervure received in discoidal cellule, not interstitial ; second cubital

cellule twice longer than wide, of equal width throughout. Radius

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and cubitus in hind wings extending to the apex; the pobrachial

large, much widened at the apex. Parapsidal furrows deep, distinct.

Eyes large, bare; malar space not half their length. Lower part of

front keeled round the antenne.

The antenne are stout, slightly longer than the body, the third

joint longer than the fourth. Ovipositor not projecting. There

are three stout keels on the base and middle of back of abdomen,

the outer commencing at the sides and united to the central by

transverse keels. Radial cellule short, its apex much narrowed,

through the apical abscissa of the radius curving up to the costa.

Cheeks sharply margined. The ocellar region is raised; broadly

depressed in the middle behind, the lateral angles forming sharp

teeth behind the ocelli, which are placed on the edge of the occiput.

The first abscissa of radius is very short.

The ¢ is similar in the main; the ventral segments are produced

into a stout projection, clearly separated from the rest in the middle,

and composed of at least five segments, ending at the apex in two

cerci; the genital valves are large, broad.

The recurrent nervure entering the first cubital cellule places this

genus near Ascogaster and Gastrotheca ; the latter may be known by

the bidentate apex of the abdomen and interstitial transverse basal

nervure ; Ascogaster by the apex of the abdomen not being serrate,

the subtriangular second cubital cellule, and by the absence of a

closed cellule at the base of the hind wings. The present genus

should be easily known by the bidentate vertex, distinct parapsidal

furrows, keeled metanotum and abdomen, serrate apex of abdomen,

and by the large cellule in the base of the hind wings.

MINANGA SERRATA, Sp. NOV.

Rufo-testaceous, the head, except the labrum and palpi, antenne,

prosternum, apex of pronotum in the middle, the apex of the first

and the whole of the other joints of the hind tarsi, black ; wings

fuscous, the costa, stigma, and nervures black. @ and g.

Length 5-6 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch Distr.

Middle of face strongly, the sides more weakly punctured, the

centre of the face raised, bordered by a deep, moderately wide

furrow ; the clypeus is more finely and closely punctured. On the

front (which is shining) there is a curved keel round each antenna,

a less distinct one down the centre, and a short, indistinct one on

the sides. Occiput and cheeks margined sharply. Mesonotum and

32 Annals of the South African Musewm.

furrows smooth ; the scutellum sparsely, weakly punctured ; behind

it is a triangular, depressed area, bounded by sharp keels; on the

lateral depression are four stout keels. Metanotum strongly punc-

tured ; in the centre are three stout longitudinal keels, the outer of

which extend to the centre; these are united by numerous transverse

ones ; on the apical half of the sides are two stout keels, and between

are two shorter ones; the apex on the inner side bears some trans-

verse striz; the apical slope above is bounded by a keel, outside the

central longitudinal keels. The three central keels on the abdomen

are united by a transverse one at the base; the space between is

closely, strongly transversely striated ; the space outside is stoutly,

irregularly transversely reticulated ; the middle is irregularly longi-

tudinally reticulated-striated; the apical third is more closely

rugosely punctured-reticulated, with a keel down the apical slope.

TRIGASTROTHECA, gen. noy.

Abdomen with five segments, the first the smallest, the last about

as long as the preceding; it is distinctly trilobate; the middle lobe

shorter and narrower than the lateral, which are broadly rounded

and closely denticulate or serrate; the first segment is short, with a

steep basal slope, keeled on the top; the suturiform articulation is

curved, deep, crenulated ; there are similar, but not curved, furrows

on the base of the fourth and fifth segments. Median segment short,

the sides with a short tooth above the middle; the middle of the

metanotum with a longitudinal keel. Radial cellule long, narrow,

reaching to the apex of the wing. First abscissa of radius slightly

shorter than the second; transverse median nervure interstitial ;

the recurrent nervure received in the first cubital cellule; the second

cubital cellule nearly twice longer than wide, of equal width through-

out. Eyes bare; malar space distinct, half the length of the eyes.

Anal nervure originates shortly above the middle. Third joint of

antenne distinctly longer than the fourth. Ovipositor longish.

The relationship of this genus is with Gastrotheca, which may be

readily enough known from it by the abdomen not being segmented

and bidentate, and by the much shorter basal abscissa of the radius ;

Phanerotoma has the abdomen 3-jointed, with the apex entire.

TRIGASTROTHECA TRILOBATA, sp. Nov.

Luteous, the antennz and ocellar region black ; wings hyaline, the

costa and stigma black, the nervures pale. Head closely punctured,

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the face in the middle closely, transversely striated. Clypeus raised,

clearly separated. Mesonotum closely, finely punctured, the sides

and centre dark brown in the middle. Post-scutellum keeled down

the middle. Metanotum more closely, but quite as distinctly punc-

tured as the mesonotum. Back of abdomen longitudinally rugosely

punctured, most strongly on the apical segments; there is a lateral

oblique branch to the furrow on the third and fourth segments. The

abdomen is not wider than the thorax; it is as long as it; the last

segment is produced downwards below the level of the penultimate.

Palpi long. ?.

Length 5 mm. ; terebra 4 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

CHELONUS, Jur. sec. Szép.

a. Two white spots on base of abdomen

CHELONUS ERYTHROPUS, sp. nov.

Black, the legs red, the cox and tarsi darker coloured, the hind

tarsi black; antennal scape red; a white band near the base of the

hind cox, two large square marks near the base of the abdomen on

the sides ; wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. 9¢.

Length 6 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Head closely, finely rugose; the front depressed, obscurely, finely

transversely striated. Mesonotum alutaceous, finely, irregularly

longitudinally striated. Scutellum finely, closely, distinctly punc-

tured, the sides distinctly margined and with a crenulated belt below

the keel; the notum at the sides of the scutellum smooth, shining,

impunctate, bare. Basal half of abdomen finely, irregularly striated ;

the white spots become slightly obliquely widened on the inner side ;

the apical part of the abdomen is alutaceous, opaque. The second

cubital cellule is obliquely narrowed at the apex; the second trans-

verse cubital nervure is faint, almost obsolete; the basal two

abscisse of the radius are equal in length, thick, the basal thicker

than the second; the nervures are black; the costa at the base of

the stigma white.

The base of the metanotum is depressed, furrowed; there are

eight stout keels on the centre of the furrow, dividing it ; down the

middle of the metanotum are two keels, forming an area slightly

longer than wide. The front legs are tinged with yellow. The

sides of the metanotum at the top project into teeth.

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*“CHELONUS VAALENSIS, Sp. nov.

Length nearly6mm.

Transvaal.

Very closely related to the above, and identical in colouration is.

a species in my collection. The two may be distinguished as.

follows :—

First abscissa of radius distinctly longer than the second; the

apical half of the mesonotum distinctly, somewhat strongly re-

ticulated ; the middle with a keel extending from the apex to near

the base ; the abdominal spots rounded gradually on the inner side. vaalensis.

First abscissa of radius not distinctly longer than the second; the

apical half of mesonotum not reticulated, without a keel down the

middle, the abdominal spots obliquely widened towards the apex. erythropus.

The mesonotum at the sides of the basal half of the scutellum is

punctured, smooth at the apex. Metanotum rugosely alutaceous ;

the two central keels are straight, parallel, forming an area which is

about one-fourth longer than wide. Abdomen to the end of the

spots strongly reticulated; the apex more finely, irregularly reticu-

lated-striated, the apex alutaceous. Legs red; the tarsi blackish ;

the hind tibiz dark rufous, largely tinged with black, especially on

the inner side, except at the base, and more widely at the apex ;

near the base is a broad white line. At the base of the scutellum

are six stout keels, forming five deep arew. Scutellar keel not pro-

minent. Prostigma thick, whitish.

b. One large curved white mark on the base of the abdomen.

CHELONUS CURVIMACULATUS, sp. noy.

Black, a broad yellowish-white band on the base of the abdomen,

its apex roundly dilated, its base roundly, broadly incised, the lateral

basal continuation narrow ; the apices of the four anterior femora

broadly, their tibize and tarsi; a broad band on the hinder tibie

near the middle and the tarsi, except at the apex, yellow, tinged with

testaceous. Wings hyaline, the costa and nervures pale testaceous ;

the large stigma black, fuscous behind. 2.

Length 3 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Alutaceous, covered with a short white pile. Base of mesonotum

with a short keel down the middle; its apex broadly depressed in

the middle, irregularly longitudinally striated, the strie irregularly

curved, forming almost reticulations. Metanotum coarsely rugosely

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punctured ; the sides, shortly above the middle, armed with a broad,

stout, rounded tooth. Abdomen alutaceous, irregularly longitudi-

nally striated, the strize becoming weaker towards the apex.

Antenne 16-jointed; the basal joints of the flagellum elongated.

Radial cellule short, the radius not reaching to the middle ; in front

it is as long as the stigma; the second transverse cubital nervure is

faint, almost obliterated; the cubitus is fainteat the base of the

second cubital cellule. Tegule black. Frontal fovea opaque.

Apex of abdomen not grooved; the ovipositor as long, or slightly

longer than the longer hind calcaria. In one specimen the antennal

scape is red below. The apex of the metanotum has a steep, oblique

slope, and is somewhat strongly, irregularly striated ; the striz are

twisted.

The broad white, undivided band on the base of the abdomen

distinguishes this species from the two others here described.

GASTROTHECA, Gueér.

GASTROTHECA BILOBATA, Sp. Nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the head paler, the abdomen darker than the

thorax; the antenne, a square mark on the vertex, enclosing the

ocelli, the occiput, except narrowly on the sides, a large mark on

the apical two-thirds of the sides of the mesonotum, prosternum,

mesosternum, a large mark on the base of the abdomen, the base

becoming gradually wider, the apex bifurcating into two stout,

diverging branches black ; beyond this is a smaller irregular mark,

irregularly dilated laterally at the apex. Wings hyaline, slightly

tinged with yellowish at the base; the nervures to the transverse

median testaceous, the apical, costa and stigma black. 9¢?.

Length 5 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Antenne longer than the body; the scape four times longer than

wide, covered with white pubescence; the first joint of flagellum

slightly longer than the second. Head closely, finely punctured ;

the depressed front more distinctly than the rest. Mesonotum

closely pubescent ; the furrows distinct; there is a furrow down the

middle of the central lobe. Scutellum shining, impunctate ; its sides

and apex not margined. Centre of metanotum broadly roundly

dilated, the sides also slightly dilated, the apex being therefore

trilobate; the middle irregularly striolate, the rest shagreened.

Base of abdomen closely longitudinally striolate, the apex more

strongly striolate-reticulate ; the teeth are about three times longer

36 Annals of the South African Museum.

than their width at the base; the sides outside them closely serrate,

between the edge is rough. Basal abscissa of radius half the length

of the second ; as long as the transverse cubital nervures.

This species may be known from what I make out to be the wide-

ranging G. furcata, Guér., as follows :-—

Abdomen immaculate, the apical teeth long, half the length

of the space between them, basal abscissa of radius one-third

of the length of the second, shorter than the transverse cubital

nervure; the apex of abdomen not much more strongly

punctured than the base .. .. ». «« jurcata, Gueér:

Abdomen with a large, bifurcated Mince rank fits apical

teeth short, about one-fourth of the length of the space

between, basal abscissa of radius nearly one-half of the length

of the second and not much shorter than the transverse

cubital; the apex of the abdomen much more strongly

punctured-reticulated than the base... .. .. .. «. «. bdilobata, Cam.

ESENGA, gen. nov.

Abdomen with six visible segments; the second very large—as

large as the thorax; the first about one-fourth of its length; the

apical small; the first excavated at the base, its top surrounded by a

border. The third and fourth joints of antennze about equal in

length. Occiput not margined. Parapsidal furrows distinct; the

middle lobe furrowed down the middle. Transverse median nervure

interstitial ; recurrent nervure received in the first cubital cellule ;

the second cubital cellule square, oblique ; the first abscissa of the

radius minute; anal nervure almost interstitial; second discoidal

cellule closed at the apex. Hypopygium projecting, cultriform ;

sheaths of ovipositor short.

It is possible that the very large second abdominal segment may

represent in reality two, for, behind its middle, there is an indication

of a suture.

The affinities of this genus are with Gastrotheca and Trigastro-

theca ; from both it may be known by the apex of the abdomen

being neither toothed nor lobate; the latter has not the second seg-

ment larger than all the others united; the first abscissa of the

radius is not minute and the anal nervure is not interstitial; the like

difference in neuration separates it from Gastrotheca.

* HSENGA OVATA, Sp. NOV.

Luteous, the pleure of a paler yellow colour, the antennex, front,

vertex, and occiput broadly black; wings hyaline, the costa and

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 37

stigma in front black ; the apex of stigma and nervures yellowish;

the apical nervures darker coloured. 9@.

Length 5 mm.

Cape.

Head clearly narrower than the thorax ; it and the thorax smooth

and shining; the abdomen longer than the head and thorax united,

gradually roundly narrowed towards the apex; the basal two seg-

ments are closely, somewhat strongly longitudinally punctured ; the

apical are smooth. The head and thorax are broad, longish ovate ;

the thorax is much more distinctly narrowed at the base than at the

apex. In the middle of what I have called the second abdominal

segment there is, especially at the sides, the appearance of a suture,

so that it may really be two segments. Antenne not much longer

than the abdomen, stout; the scape about twice longer than wide;

the third longer than the fourth.

AGATHIDINAZ.

AGATHIS, Latr.

? AGATHIS CAPENSIS, Sp. noy.

Rufous, antenne, ocellar region, the front, basal half of middle

lobe of mesonotum ; a spot on the base of the lateral, one on the

apex close to the wings, metanotum to near the middle, the greater

part of the basal three segments of the abdomen and the hind tarsi

from near the base, black; wings hyaline; the costa, stigma, and

nervures black. @¢.

Length 4; ovipositor 3-4 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Smooth and shining; the metanotum finely, closely punctured.

Basal two segments of abdomen closely, finely punctured, the second

with a distinct curved transverse furrow shortly beyond the middle ;

the third with a finer one behind the middle. The first abdominal

segment is more than twice longer than it is wide at the base, about

one-third longer than its width at the apex; the second segment is

furrowed laterally at the base. Radial cellule short, narrow, the

radius quite close to the costa; there is no areolet; the transverse

median nervure interstitial. Mesonotum trilobate. Apex of scutel-

lum keeled. A stout keel between the antennze, Apices of all the

abdominal segments transverse.

Except that there is no areolet this species agrees fairly well with

Agathis ; owing to the manner in which it is gummed down I am

unable to examine the head and fore legs properly.

38 Annals of the” South African Museum.

DISOPHRYS, Forst.

DISOPHRYS TESTACEA, Sp. Nov.

Testaceous, the front, vertex, upper part of occiput, sides of face

broadly to near the clypeus, upper third of malar space on the inner_

side black, the black prolonged obliquely downwards on the outer side,

the apex of the second and the whole of the following abdominal seg-

ments and the hind tarsi, black. Wings hyaline, tinged with yellow;

the radial, forepart of cubital cellules, and the first discoidal cellules

infuscated ; the stigma and nervures yellow ; the costa and forepart

of the transverse basal nervures black. ¢.

Length 14-15 mm.

Cape Colony. East London.

Face punctured, thickly covered with grey pile; the clypeus

smooth. The antennal keels and the part surrounding them red.

The lateral keels reach to the raised ocellar region. Parapsidal

furrows deep, smooth. Keel on apex of scutellum distinct, raised on

the outer edge. Post-scutellum indicated by a curved keel above ;

below it are three keels, of which the central runs to the base of the

metanotal depression. On the apical slope of the metanotum are

two keels, which unite at the top, forming there a sharp angle; then

diverge obliquely and roundly outwardly, then converge slightly,

straight and obliquely towards the apex of the segment; on the

narrowed top part are two indistinct keels above, below two longer

distinct ones; from the lower of these two keels run to the apex,

forming a triangular area, outside of which are two keels, the inner

running from the top to the middle, the lower from the middle to

the bottom. The outer edge of the metanotum is bounded by a

stout keel; inside the spiracles is a less distinct one running to a

transverse keel bordering the top of the apical slope, forming an area

of equal width, but longer than wide and transverse above and

below. Abdomen smooth. Areolet large, wider behind than before,

through the second transverse cubital nervure sloping towards the

cubitus ; it is dilated shortly below the middle. Malar space as long

as the eyes. Palpi testaceous, thickly covered with white pubescence.

“DISOPHRYS RUFA, Sp. Novy.

Rufous, front, vertex, occiput, sides of face broadly, upper two-

thirds of malar space, and the apex of the first joint of the hind

tarsi, black ; wings fuscous, the greater part of the first two cubital

cellules, a band, longer than broad, reaching close to the apex of the

wings, and one on either side of the transverse median and the

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 39

transverse basal nervures, hyaline; stigma pale orange, the costa

and stigma black. 3.

Length 13 mm.

Transvaal.

Smooth, shining, the head and thorax covered with a close pubes-

cence. Mandibles black at apex. Palpi rufous, thickly covered

with white pubescence. Keel on apex of scutellum not very strong,

rounded. Base of metanotum obliquely depressed ; from the centre

of the apical slope two keels run obliquely towards the sides of the

apex forming a triangular area; on the apical half is a stout longi-

tudinal keel ; from the apex of the upper third of the sides a stout

keel runs obliquely to below the middle of the central keel ; below

this are two similar keels, joining the apex of the area, not the

central keel. Stigmal region bounded laterally by two curved keels ;

it is irregularly reticulated, the base less strongly than the apex.

Abdomen longish ovate, broad, as long as the thorax, smooth; the

suture separating the first and second abdominal segments is deep,

clearly defined on either side of the middle. Areolet wider behind

than in front, the second transverse cubital nervure sloping from the

radius to the cubitus ; its nervures, and the base of the radius, are

yellow.

The malar space is as long as the eyes; there are two stout

reddish keels between the antenne; the part above them is also

red; the face is not much narrowed below ; the ocellar region is dis-

tinctly raised; the keels reach to the raised part only. Parapsidal

furrows deep, smooth, except for some, not very distinct, keels

beyond the middle. The transverse median and lower part of the

transverse basal nervures are rufous.

CARDIOCHILINA.

SCHONLANDELLA, Cam.

SCHONLANDELLA TESTACEA, Sp. Nov.

Pale testaceous, the antenne, greater part of front and vertex (the

black on the latter obliquely narrowed behind), three marks on meso-

notum, the lateral longer and narrower, and the mesosternum, black.

Wings not very clear hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. ¢.

Length 4 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Smooth, densely covered with white pubescence. Metanotum dis-

tinctly areolated ; the areola large, 4-angled, narrowed to a point at

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the base and apex ; the lateral angles close to the base ; from them

the area becomes gradually narrowed towards the apex, the lateral

basal are large, transversely triangular, the narrowed end on the

inner side ; the lateral apical are are large, narrowed to a sharp

point above; the surface is obscurely transversely striated. Trophi

testaceous, covered with white hair. Hind tarsi black, the long spur

of the hind tibize two-thirds of the length of the metatarsus.

SCHONLANDELLA FULVIVENTRIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the face, orbits, greater part of prothorax, scutellum, legs,

except the cox and basal joint of trochanters and hind tarsi, and

ventral surface, rufo-testaceous ; maxille black, the palpi pale testa-

ceous ; wings hyaline, iridescent, costa, stigma, and nervures black ;

the apical abscissa of radius pale. ?.

Length 5 mm.

Cape Colony. Van Wyk’s Vlei; Carnarvon Distr.

Head and thorax covered with white pubescence. Head, pro-,

and mesothorax smooth, impunctate; the median segment irregu-

larly rugose; the central area large, reaching from near the base to

the apex; sharply narrowed towards the base and apex ; the widest

part is above the middle ; it is the only area.

BRACONINA.

Gen. IPHIAULAX, Foer.

Tue Grovr or I. ethiopicus.

Black; the wings yellowish hyaline, smoky at the apex; the oral region,

palpi, and four front legs pale yellow ; the basal 2-4 segments of the abdomen

closely striated ; area on second segment small, triangular, smooth or striated.

This group is somewhat diverse, the main agreement being in

coloration; in form: and structure the species are much more

distinct.

The black species, with yellowish-hyaline wings, infuscated at the

apex, known to me, may be separated thus :—

a. Abdomen longitudinally striated.

Ovipositor longer than the body; the basal five abdominal

segments closely longitudinally striated ; oral region, man-

dibles, and palpi yellowish .. . @thiopicus, Cam.

Ovipositor shorter than the body; Te focal a eeomieal

segments sparsely striated; oral region and mandibles

black, the apical joint of maxillary palpi yellow -» «. xanthocarpus, Cam.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 41

b. Abdomen not striated.

Ovipositor shorter than the abdomen; plate on second

abdominal segment not much longer than its width at the

base, its apex not prolonged into a keel; malar space,

upper and lower side of propleure marked with yellow;

sutures not crenulated Ree Boren

Ovipositor longer than the abdomen; plate on second

abdominal segment much longer than its width at the base,

the apex prolonged into a keel; head and thorax immacu-

late; abdominal sutures crenulated .. .. .. .. .. axanthopterus, Cam.

ornaticollis, Cam.

Bracon luctuosus, Bé. (Hymén., iv., 414) is a closely allied species

to I. canthopterus, but appears, so far as can be made out from the

description, to differ in several essential points.

IPHIAULAX ZXTHIOPICUS, Cam.

Records of the Albany Museum, i., 153.

Houts Bay, nr. Cape Town, (December). Dunbrody (Rev. J. A.

O'Neil).

IPHIAULAX XANTHOPTERUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, smooth and shining; the suturiform articulation distinct,

crenulated ; the transverse furrow on the base of the fourth segment

smooth; the area on the base of the second segment distinctly

raised, triangular, clearly longer than its width at the base, reaching

to shortly beyond the middle of the segment, its narrowed apical

part bordered by furrows. Wings yellowish hyaline to near the

apex of the stigma, black-fuscous beyond; apical abscissa of radius

not quite so long as the basal two united. @.

Length 10 mm.; terebra 6 mm.

Cape Colony. King William’s Town Distr.

Malar space as long as the antennal scape, narrowly furrowed.

Antennal scape shining, gradually widened towards the apex, which

projects into a tooth below, where it is covered with long black hair ;

it is as long as the following three joints united. Face thickly

covered with longish black hair. Abdomen longish ovate, as long as

the head and thorax united.

IPHIAULAX XANTHOCARPUS, Sp. NOV.

Black, shining, smooth, except the basal two-thirds of the second

segment, which are strongly, but not closely longitudinally striated ;

the suturiform articulation and the furrow on the fourth and fifth

segments strongly crenulated. Wings yellowish hyaline to near the

apex of the stigma; blackish-fuscous beyond. Face, oral region

and palpi thickly covered with white pubescence. Palpi black,

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except the apical joint of the maxillary, which is yellow. Antennal

scape covered with black hair, slightly longer than the following two

joints united; the third shortly, but distinctly longer than the

fourth. Apical two-thirds of the fore tibiz and the basal four joints

of the tarsi yellowish in front. There is a stout keel down the

middle of the first abdominal segment; its apex is bordered by a

deep furrow; at the base are two or three longitudinal strie.

Apical abscissa of radius not quite so long as the basal two

united. @.

Length 8 mm. ; terebra 4 mm.

Cape Colony. Port Elizabeth.

THe Grovp or I. havilandi.

Black ; the abdomen longish, more or less red, the basal segments closely,

strongly striated; the area on second segment not clearly defined, smooth,

bordered by strise ; wings uniformly black ; the base of stigma ochraceous.

Mouth region and thorax marked with rufous ; the third and

fourth segments striated; the strie on second segment

oblique ; ovipositor longer than the body .. .. .. .. havilandi.

Head and thorax entirely black; the third and fourth seg-

ments smooth; the strie on second segment longitudinal ;

ovipositor shorter than the body.. .. .. .. «. «- «- Jlongicoxis.

IPHIAULAX LONGICOXIS, Sp. nov.

Black, the abdomen rufous, the basal two segments tinged with

fuscous, closely striated, the base of the area on second segment

smooth ; the suturiform articulation, the furrows on the base and

apex of the third and fourth crenulated ; the basal furrows roundly

curved ; the curve on the third much longer than that on the fourth.

Antennal scape about three times longer than wide, covered with

black hair. Parapsidal furrows distinct. Palpi black. Third

abscissa of radius distinctly longer than the basal two united. Hind

cox smooth, three times longer than wide. Wings dark fuscous ;

the base of stigma ochraceous; the recurrent nervure received in

first cubital cellule; the third abscissa of radius longer than the

other two united. 9°.

Apart from the other differences the much shorter ovipositor dis-

tinguishes this species from I. Havilandi.

Length 15 mm. ; ovipositor 12 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

IPHIAULAX HAVILANDI, sp. nov.

Black, the lower part of the propleurz, the mesopleurz except the

corner above, the transverse furrow below the tegule, mesosternum,

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sides and apex of scutellum, a short narrow line on the side of the

mesonotum in front of it, a large irregular mark on the centre of the

metanotum, the middle of the suturiform articulation, an irregular

spot, widest behind, on the centre of the third abdominal segment

and the whole of the others, red. Oral region, base of mandibles and

malar space, reddish yellow. Wings dark fuscous, tinged with

violaceous, the basal third of stigma ochraceous ; an oblique hyaline

cloud in the first cubital cellule, continued into the discoidal. ¢.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 20 mm.

Natal; Estcourt. Transvaal; Potchefstroom.

Face coarsely rugosely-reticulated, covered with long black hair ;

the rest of the head and thorax smooth and shining. Antennal

scape shining, sparsely covered with long black hair, as long as the

second and third joints united ; the latter are equal in length. First

abdominal segment smooth, the apex closely, longitudinally striated ;

the area on second segment large, triangular, longer than the width

of the base, reaching to the middle of the segment, closely longitudi-

nally striated; the space between it and the outer keel stoutly,

obliquely striated on the sides, at the apex longitudinally striated ;

the outer part with some oblique stout stria# running from the longi-

tudinal keels; the second and third segments with the transverse

furrows closely striated. Hypopygium cultriform, projecting beyond

the apical segments. Apical abscissa of radius shortly but distinctly

longer than the basal two united; the second cubital cellule about

three times longer than wide. Calcaria testaceous; tarsal spines

black. Legs moderately covered with black hair; the hind coxe

about three times longer than wide. The size of the rufous markings

on the thorax varies.

Tue Group oF I. durbanensis.

Black, the mesonotum, scutellum, and pleure marked with blood-red marks;

wings black, with ochraceous stigma ; abdomen strongly striated ; the keel on

second segment reaching to the apex, striated and triangularly dilated at the

base.

IPHIAULAX DURBANENSIS, Sp. nov.

Deep black, shining, a broad line on the sides of the mesonotum

at the tegulz, scutellum and post-scutellum, the mesopleure, except

for an oblique mark on the upper basal edge, and the mesosternum

bright, sealing-wax red; wings uniformly dark fuscous, except for a

small hyaline cloud at the base of the first cubital cellule ; basal two-

thirds of the stigma chrome-yellow. ?.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 7 mm.

Natal. Durban.

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Basal five segments of abdomen strongly, sharply longitudinally

striated ; the furrows on the sides of first segment wide and smooth,

except at the base, where, on the inner side, there are some short

strie ; the centre has a stout keel, with some irregular transverse

keels on either side; the second segment with a stout keel reaching

to the apex; the base longish, triangularly dilated and longitudinally

striated ; the lateral depression somewhat pyriform ; the wide part

at the apex, which is rounded ; on the inner side it is bordered by a

stout curved keel; itis almost smooth at the base, the rest irregu-

larly striated; on the central part are two oblique keels running

from the inner side of the base to the apex, where there are, on the

inner side, two or three keels. Suturiform articulation wide, deep,

irregularly crenulated; the following two furrows are wide, stoutly,

irregularly crenulated. The second cubital cellule is about two and

a half times longer than wide ; the third abscissa of the radius is

slightly but distinctly longer than the following two united. Head

thickly, the thorax above sparsely covered with long black hair.

Face rugose, the face transversely striated. Palpi black.

Tue Grovr or I. levissimis.

Rufous; the top of the head and marks on mesonotum black ; the wings dark

fuscous ; the base and middle of both with hyaline clouds. Abdomen longish,

smooth, shining, impunctate; the keel on second segment long, gradually

narrowed to a projecting point at the apex. There are no transverse furrows

on the third and fourth segments; but distinct oblique lateral ones at the base ;

the suturiform articulation and its lateral branch narrow, smooth.

IPHIAULAX LEVISSIMUS, Sp. nov.

Dark rufo-testaceous ; the antennx, front, vertex, a line on the

middle lobe of mesonotum, narrowed towards the apex, twice longer

than the width at the base, a line on the lateral lobes, extending from

the base to the apex, an irregularly oval mark on the upper part of

the apex of the mesonotum, mesosternum and the apex of the hind

tibiz, black. Wings fuscous, the base to the stigma largely, the

first cubital cellule and a cloud in front of the recurrent nervure,

yellowish hyaline, the stigma to near the apex ochraceous. ?.

Length 15 mm.; terebra 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River; Worcester Distr. Also in Col. Cameron.

Face strongly punctured, sparsely covered with longish black hair.

Malar furrow distinct. Palpi dark testaceous. Thorax smooth ;

the middle lobe of mesonotum not much raised ; it is flatter than the

scutellum. Median segment smooth. Abdomen with the furrows

smooth, neither punctured, nor striated; the furrows on the basal

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three segments deep, wide; the keel on the second reaches to the

base of the apical fourth, becoming gradually narrowed from the base

to the apex.

A specimen in my collection is only 12 mm. in length, and the

hyaline clouds on both wings are indistinct, being suffused with

fuscous.

Tue Group or I. basimacula,.

Black ; the abdomen red, short, broad, closely rugosely punctured, with deep,

wide striated furrows on all the segments; there is no distinct area on the base

of the second segment.

IPHIAULAX BASIMACULA, Cam.

Records of the Albany Museum, i., 150.

Dunbrody. (Rev. J. A. O'Neil.)

Tue Group or Iphiaulax meridionalis.

Red; the head, marks on thorax, and legs black; the wings dark fuscous, the

costa and stigma orange. The second segment of the abdomen rugose or

striated.

The black legs distinguishes this group from the pictus section, the

reddish thorax from the basimacula one.

IPHIAULAX MERIDIONALIS, sp. Nov.

Red; the antennz, head, mandibles, palpi, pro- and mesosternum,

three large marks of almost equal length, the basal wider, roundly

narrowed towards the apex on mesonotum, a mark on the meso-

pleure, tegule and legs, black. Wings dark fuscous, the stigma

red. @.

Length 11 mm. ; terebra 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Worcester Distr.

Head and thorax smooth ; the abdomen with the centre of the first

and the second strongly, longitudinally striated ; the basal two

transverse furrows wide, deep, strongly crenulated ; the other basal

and apical segments smooth. Antennal scape of equal width, three

times longer than wide. Temples nearly as long as the eyes, rounded

behind. Apical abscissa of radius longer than the basal two united ;

the recurrent nervure is received in the apex of the first cubital cellule,

which has an oblique narrow hyaline cloud.

There is no defined area or keel on the base of the second segment,

which is raised somewhat broadly and striated closely longitudinally ;

the lateral raised tubercles are much wider than long, becoming

46 Annals of the South African Musewm.

narrowed from the outer to the inner side; the oblique depression

bears some stout keels; the second and third segments are blackish

in the middle.

* TPHIAULAX MEDIATOR, Sp. noy.

Length 7 mm. ; terebra 2 mm.

Transvaal.

This species is identical in colouration with the foregoing; the two

may be (apart from the great difference in size) separated thus :—

Ovipositor longer than the abdomen; the keel on second

abdominal segment not clearly separated; recurrent nervure

OBA ALAN he WG. Sy Som Gc sah, MOG ibe ead SoM 33

Ovipositor not half the length of the abdomen, the area on

second abdominal segment distinct, longish, formed of three

stout strie, the recurrent nervure interstitial .. .. .. .. mediator.

meridionalis.

The sides of the petiole at the apex, the second segment and the

base of the third, including the suturiform articulation, are black ;

the basal two-thirds of the stigma are pale orange, face thickly

covered with long black hair; there are two irregular orange spots

on the lower part of the outer orbits. Face opaque, shagreened.

Hair on black palpi pale.

Tue Group or I. coccineomaculatus, Cam.

This group differs from the pictus section in having the abdomen longer and

narrower, clearly longer than the head and thorax united and not much wider

than the latter ; and the head and body, instead of being red, slightly spotted

with black, is black spotted with vermillion. Only the basal two segments of

the abdomen are striated, the part beyond the suturiform articulation being

smooth; the furrows are crenulated, but not strongly. Wings smoky, with

vermilion costa and stigma.

IPHIAULAX COCCINEOMACULATUS, sp. nov.

Black, the oral region, a short line on the inner orbits, opposite

the antenne, a short, narrower one on the outer side of the malar

space along the eyes, pronotum and propleurex, the apex of the

middle lobe of the mesonotum, tegule, scutellums, the space at their

sides, a narrow line on the base of the metanotum, the base of meso-

pleure, its lower part irregularly to beyond the middle, the greater

part of the first and the sides of the others irregularly, scarlet-red ;

legs scarlet-red; the hind tarsi fuscous. Wings smoky fuscous,

darker towards the apex; the costal cellule, the first cubital cellule

for the greater part and a small cloud below its apex, hyaline,

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slightly. suffused with fuscous ; the base, and the basal half of the

hind wings in front hyaline. ?.

Length 11 mm. ; terebra 24 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River; Worcester Distr.

Head smooth, face sparsely covered with black hair; palpi black,

the apical three joints of the maxillary rufous. Centre of middle

lobe of first abdominal segment stoutly longitudinally striated; the

second segment and the wide suturiform articulation stoutly longi-

tudinally striated; the basal furrows on the third and fourth

segments are widely crenulated, those on their apex smooth. On

the middle of the second segment is a distinct keel, which reaches to:

the apex ; its apex narrowly dilated and striated: the lateral depres-

sions wide, shallow. Hind coxe broadly black at the base above.

Recurrent nervure interstitial; the costa and stigma scarlet-red ; the

other nervures black.

THe Group or I. pictus, Bé.

Vermilion-red, either entirely or with the head and thorax spotted with black;

the abdomen ovate, not much longer than the thorax, the basal two to four

segments closely, strongly longitudinally striated ; the area on base of second

segment not clearly defined, only indicated by stronger striw. Wings dark

fuscous, with or without some small hyaline clouds; the costa and stigma

bright vermilion-red.

This is an easily recognised group from the bright red colour of

the entire body. The limit of the species is not well defined from the.

great variation in the amount of black on the head, thorax, and

abdomen. The bright vermilion colour with some of the forms

shows an approach to red, testaceous or ferruginous. With the

material at my command at present I am unable to define properly

the limits of some of the species. The sculpture of the abdomen

appears to vary in its strength. Whether the group consists of

numerous species or of one protean species of great variability is a

point in regard to which I can come to no definite conclusion from

the somewhat limited material at my disposal.

IpHIAULAX PIcTUS, Bé.

In the collection are a good many specimens which agree with the

description of J. pictus, Bé. (Hymén., iv., 426), of mcrsus, Bé. (I.c.

427), I. signatus, Bé. (l.c. 430), and with wahlbergi, Holm. In

the typical pictus the head is black, except round the mouth;

others have the face without black, the upper part of the head black;

and still others have only the middle of the front and vertex black.

48 Annals of the South African Museum.

The mesothorax may be entirely black, or with three separated

marks; the pleure may be immaculate, with one or two small dots,

or largely marked with black, especially behind. The metanotum

may be immaculate, or slightly or largely marked with black. In

one ¢ the metanotum is black except for a narrow line in the centre,

the metapleure being entirely black; in most examples the meso-

sternum is black. In one or two specimens (probably coccineus, Bé.)

the thorax is entirely immaculate. The abdomen may be entirely

longitudinally striated, or the basal three segments only ; the former

character being that of wahlbergi; the latter of pictus. As a matter

of fact so much variation is shown in the strength of the striation

that it does not appear to afford a trustworthy specific character ; so,

too, there may be a distinct area on the base of the second abdominal

segment formed of raised striz, or there may be none. In the black-

headed specimens there is a narrow, more or less interrupted rufous

band round the eyes.

The species is in the collection from Rhodesia to the Cape.

** [PHIAULAX VARIPALPIS, Sp. Nov.

Vermilion-red; the antenne, apex of mandibles, of maxille.

labial palpi, sides of prosternum, the middle of front, vertex and

occiput broadly, the mark obliquely narrowed from the ocelli to the

end of the vertex, that on the occiput narrow above, gradually

widened below. Wings dark fuscous, the costa and stigma red; the

usual hyaline cloud in the first cubital cellule and below it outside

the recurrent nervure. Maxillary palpi pale testaceous-red. First

abdominal segment with a long, stout central keel. 3.

Length 10-11 mm.

Transvaal.

Face and oral region covered with black hair. Apical slope of

clypeus yellow. Centre of first and the second abdominal segment

strongly closely striated, the third not so strongly and more ir-

regularly striated ; the fourth is obscurely shagreened at the base,

the others smooth, shining ; the lateral basal angles of the second

segment are smooth, broader than long, not much widened on the

outer side; there is no area on the base. Suturiform articulation

wide, deep, crenulated; the second furrow is narrowed, almost inter-

rupted in the middle; there is a similar furrow on the fourth

segment. There are narrow, crenulated furrows on the apices of

the third, fourth, and fifth segments. The transverse furrows do

not bifurcate distinctly at the sides. Lateral basal area of the sides

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of the second abdominal segment not much widened on outer side,

where they are bordered by some stout striae which extend from the

area to the outer edge, without a furrow between.

This species is closely related to I. rhodesianus ; the two may be

separated thus :—

The black mark on the vertex not narrowed behind, that on

occiput wide above; lateral area on base of second abdomi-

nal segment triangular, gradually widened from the inner to

the outer side; suturiform articulation bifurcating at the side,

the two branches enclosing a triangular raised area; labial

palpi testaceous.. .. -. rhodesianus.

The black sis on ihe eee Paataved feaiaed, on mite

occiput narrowed above; lateral area on base of second

abdominal segment not much dilated on the outer side, not

triangular ; suturiform articulation not distinctly bifurcating at

the sides; the basal branch smooth, indistinct, the raised area

not very clearly defined ; labial palpi black co 60 50 a0 Capua.

The middle segments of the abdomen are blackish.

What I make out to be J. coccineus, Bé., has similarly coloured

palpi and body colouration; it has the mark on the vertex somewhat

narrowed behind but not to a point, that on the occiput is not

narrowed above; the smooth, lateral raised area on the sides of the

second segment is more gradually, distinctly widened from the inner

to the outer side, the centre of the first abdominal segment has only

four keels of equal strength ; there not being a longer and stouter

central keel as in I. varipalpis.

* [PHIAULAX TANYCERAS, Sp. Nov.

Bright vermilion-red ; the antennex, head, greater part of meso-

notum, mesosternum, hinder part of mesopleure black; wings dark

fuscous, the costa and stigma red. Antennz long, almost twice the

length of the body ; the scape twice longer than wide, covered below

with pale hairs. Basal two segments of abdomen strongly, irregularly

striated; the third closely, irregularly reticulated ; the fourth and fifth

irregularly, closely rugose ; the furrows wide, deep, crenulated ; the

lateral angles on the second and fourth smooth, shining ; there are

deep, crenulated furrows on the apices of the third and fourth; the

sides of the fifth are broadly roundly dilated. There is a distinct,

striated keel on the basal half of the second segment; it becomes

gradually narrowed towards the apex. Malar space and parapsidal

furrows red. Hind tarsi blackish. ¢.

Length 10 mm.

Cape.

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* TPHIAULAX VARITINCTUS, Sp. Nov.

Vermilion-red ; the abdomen largely suffused with dull yellow,

the red showing only in patches; the antenne, front, vertex, and

occiput black. Wings fuscous, with the usual hyaline spots below

the stigma; the costa and stigma red; hind tarsi black; the tibie-

and tarsi are paler than the femora. 9°.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 5 mm.

Cape.

Antenne longer than the body ; the scape oval, twice longer than

it is wide in the middle, densely pilose. Face smooth, sparsely

haired, black iu the middle; the inner orbits are narrowly lined with

red; the black from the vertex extends, except close to the eyes, to

the middle of the eyes. The middle of the first abdominal segments,

the second, and the third to near the apex, and the transverse furrows.

are closely, strongly striated ; the furrows on the apices of the third,

fourth, and fifth are narrow, distinct, and obscurely crenulated.

Palpi black. .

Comes close to I. pictus, Bé.; that may be known by the black

face, by the outer orbits being broadly black throughout, rufous, not

black palpi and finely punctured—not smooth—apical segments of

the abdomen, and by the paler, lead-coloured abdomen. In the latter

respect it resembles J. rubrinervis ; that species has the eye orbits

widely red, the mesonotum with three large black marks, and the

pleure are for the greater part black.

IPHIAULAX DECORUS, sp. noy.

Red; the antenns, apex of mandibles, head, except for a spot

opposite the antenne, two spots on the hind orbits, lower part of

prothorax, mesopleurz, except the part above the oblique furrow

below the tegule, the lower part of the base, continued on to the

edge of the sternum, the median segment, three large marks on

the mesonotum and a large mark on the base of the hinder coxe,.

black. Wings smoky, the costal cellule, second cubital cellule, and

a cloud on the outer side of the recurrent nervure more hyaline in

tint ; the costa and stigma, except at the apex, red; the nervures

black. 9? and g.

Length 6-7 mm. ; terebra slightly over 1 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River; Worcester Distr.

Centre of first abdominal segment stoutly striated; the second to.

the suturiform articulation more finely and closely striated; the

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centre raised, broad, not forming an area or a keel; the raised sides

forming a smooth, elongated triangle, the broad end on the outer

side; suturiform articulation wide, deep, the apical branch almost

smooth ; there are wide smooth furrows, separated in the centre, on

the apices of the third and fourth segments ; that on the third with

a few scattered keels. Recurrent nervure interstitial; the third

abscissa of the radius longer than the basal two united.

This seems to be a good species. It is distinctly smaller than the

others, has paler wings, and the median segment is entirely black,

the meso- and propleure being also more largely black.

IPHIAULAX DODSI, sp. nov.

Vermilion-red ; the oral region and mandibles pale yellow; the

palpi yellowish testaceous; the antenne, tips of mandibles, the

middle of front, vertex, and occiput broadly black; the mark slightly

narrowed below; a broad black line on the sides of the prosternum.

Antenne black, longer than the body; the scape twice longer than

wide. Wings uniformly dark fuscous, the costa and stigma coloured

like the body. @Q.

Length 10 mm.; terebra 4 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Palpi pale rufous, paler towards the apex and covered with white

pubescence. Raised central part of first abdominal segment strongly

sharply striated; the lateral furrow with three stout transverse keels

at the base; the second segment strongly, sharply striated; the

lateral basal furrows deep; the lateral area large, triangular, smooth,

pilose ; the third segment closely, longitudinally rugosely punctured,

the fourth similarly, but not so strongly punctured ; the fifth irre-

gularly, not very strongly punctured in the centre ; its sides and the

other segments smooth; the first furrow is deep, wide, strongly

striated ; the second narrower, not so strongly striated; there is a

narrow, deep, not very closely crenulated furrow on the apex of the

third, fourth, and fifth segments; these are tinged with yellow ;

there is no raised area on the base of the second segment.

Resembles I. varipalpis ; that species has the third and fourth

abdominal segments impunctate.

* TPHIAULAX LATIVENTRIS, Sp. NOV.

Rufous, a large mark on the centre of the vertex and front, nar-

rowed below, one slightly narrower on the centre of the occiput and

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the antenne, black; wings dark fuscous, the costa and stigma,

except at the apex, orange. Palpi yellowish testaceous. ?.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 5 mm.

Transvaal.

Antenne longer than the body ; the scape more than twice longer

than wide. Face thickly covered with white hair. Tips of man-

dibles black. Dorsal surface of abdomen strongly, longitudinally

striated from the first to the sixth segments; the centre of the

second segment is roundly raised at the base; the sides are

depressed, the depressions not forming a furrow; the transverse

furrows are wide, deep, and clearly defined; the oblique apical

furrow on the third is wide, deep, longish. The abdomen is not

much longer than the thorax and is distinctly wider than it;

there are no transverse furrows on the apices of the segments,

they all, except the sixth, being striated to the end. Wings

large; uniformly coloured, except for the usual hyaline cloud in

the first cubital cellule and along the outer edge of the recurrent

nervure,

The breast is irregularly marked with black.

What I make out to be J. coccineus, Bé., has broad red eye orbits as

in the present species ; it is a much more slenderly built species and

has the fourth and following abdominal segments smooth. J. pictus,

Bé., has a narrower and longer abdomen ; the eye orbits have only

a narrow interrupted red line, and the apices of the abdominal seg-

ments have narrow but distinct transverse furrows; the basal furrows

are not so deep and the upper outer orbits are broadly black. The

colour of the present species is different from what it is in the others ;

it is not vermilion bright red, but duller, more red-brick coloured ;

the ovipositor, too, is longer—as long as the abdomen, fully longer

than in varitinctis or whiter.

Tue Group oF Iphiaulax calvinie.

Yellowish or rufous testaceous, the head more or less and the hind tibize and

tarsi black ; wings fuscous, the basal half of the stigma yellowish ochraceous.

Thorax long, the mesonotum and scutellum flat, the latter not much raised

above the former; the parapsidal furrows obsolete; metanotum flat, longish,

not sloped at the apex, which is on a level with the base of the abdomen.

Abdomen closely striated, the furrows not deep; a distinct oblique one on the

sides of the second, it reaching to the apex or to the middle only.

This group shows an approach to the genus Platybracon, as is

shown by the flat thorax and by there being a transverse keel or

ridge below the antenne.

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Head, except the oral region and the hinder part of the malar

space, black; the furrows on the second abdominal segment

narrow, clearly defined, extending from the base to the apex,

straight, oblique, ovipositor 6mm. long .. . erythrostomus.

Head with the sides of the front and the praaten oe of ie

vertex yellow ; the furrows on the second abdominal segment

wide, curved, not reaching to the apex of the segment ; ovi-

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IPHIAULAX CALVINI®, Sp. Nov.

Yellowish-red; the antennex, front, ocellar region, the mark pro-

duced behind on to the middle of the vertex and gradually narrowed

to a point, and the hind tibie and tarsi, black; wings fuscous,

except for the usual hyaline spot on the first cubital cellule, the

nervures, costa, and apex of stigma black, the basal half of stigma

ochraceous. 2.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Calvinia.

Thorax flat above, almost on one level, the middle lobe not clearly

separated ; apex of metanotum closely striated in the middle; the

rest of thorax smooth, impunctate; the metanotum covered with

long black hair. Pleural furrow, shallow, indistinct. Abdominal

segments closely, rugosely, longitudinally striated; the suturiform

articulation wide, deep, crenulated; it has no oblique branch on the

sides, but there is a broad, deep, curved one on the sides of the

second segment at the base; these are bordered on the outer side

with curved striz; the outer side, at the base, is smooth. Radial

cellule long, narrow; the apical abscissa of the radius longer than

the basal two united.

This species differs from the normal species of Iphiaulax in having

the thorax above flat.

* TPHIAULAX ERYTHROSTOMUS, Sp. Nov.

Closely allied in colouration (except that the head is black above

the clypeus) and having also a flat upper part of thorax, is a Cape

species in my collection; the size is the same, and the abdominal

segments are closely, longitudinally striated.

Length 10 mm.; ovipositor 6 mm.

Face with a large depression, longer than wide, in the centre ; it

is stoutly longitudinally striated; the part above it, below the

antenne, forms a stout transverse border; the lower sides of the

depression are rounded at the sides; the top is transverse. Palpi

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black, covered with white hair. The striation on the abdomen is

sharp and strong on the basal segments, becoming weaker towards

the apical. Suturiform articulation deep, crenulated; its lateral

furrows wide, shallow, striated ; the furrow on the base of the fourth

segment is deep, crenulated, and does not reach to the sides. Palpi

dark fuscous. Oral region, malar space and mandibles, except at the

apex, red.

Tue Group or I. rhodesianus, Cam.

Yellowish testaceous, the abdomen slightly spotted with red; the upper part

of the head for the greater part black. Abdomen short, ovate, the basal seg-

ment with a keel in the middle of the apex; the second and the transverse

furrows striated ; the apical and basal furrows are distinct, crenulated; there

is no distinct area on the base of the second segment. Wings fuscous hyaline,

the costa and stigma pale yellow, the nervures darker coloured.

Apart from the difference in colour—the body, costa and stigma

pale yellow, instead of vermilion-red—this group does not differ

from that of Coccineus.

IPHIAULAX RHODESIANUS, Sp. Novy.

Dark yellow, tinged with rufous, the antenna, the middle of the

front broadly and of the vertex still more broadly, black; wings

hyaline, suffused with yellow at the basal half, with fuscous at the

apex; the costa and stigma pale yellow; the nervures darker. 9°.

Length 8 mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

In fresh specimens the colour may be testaceous. Head and

thorax smooth ; the face covered with black hair. Tips of mandibles

black. Palpi pale testaceous. Malar furrow wide. Abdomen ovate,

as long as the thorax. First abdominal segment smooth; the lateral

depression wide; the raised central part keeled down the middle ;

the second segment closely, strongly longitudinally striated; the

lateral plate wider than long, smooth, transverse at the base, irre-

gularly rounded at the apex; the raised part, outside it and the

depressions smooth. Suturiform articulation wide, deep, stoutly

striated; the apical lateral branch narrow, crenulated; there is a

narrow, transverse, crenulated furrow on the apex of the segment ;

there is a distinct crenulated furrow on the base of the fourth seg-

ment and a narrower, obscurely crenulated one on the apices of the

fourth and fifth. The apex of the third is aciculated-striated ; the

other segments are smooth. The recurrent nervure is interstitial.

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Tue Group or I. 12-fasciatus, Cam.

Rufous, the head, mesonotum and marks on the pleure black. Wings fuscous,

with numerous hyaline spots. Abdomen twice the length of the thorax ; the

second and third segments stoutly striated ; the area on the second segment

large, triangular, with a keel which reaches to the apex of the segment; it is

obscurely striated. Ovipositor longer than the body.

I. capensis, Cam., might form another group, differing from the

above in the thorax having no black; the wings with only the usual

fascia along the transverse cubital nervures, the abdomen strongly

closely striated, with the area on second segment strongly closely

striated and bordered by a band of oblique striz.

Tpni1auLax 12-Frascratus, Cam.

Rec. Alb. Museum, i. 154.

One ¢ from Dunbrody (O’Neil).

It does not differ from the °.

Tue Group or I. trichiosomus.

Rufo-luteous, with black head; wings fuscous, the base broadly yellowish

hyaline. Abdomen including the furrows smooth; no area on the second

segment, the middle at the base not in any way separated from the sides; the

abdomen broad, ovate, not much longer than the thorax. Parapsidal furrows

not indicated.

This group is easily separated from those of robustus and xantho-

stomus by the more reddish colour and, more particularly, by the

very smooth abdomen. It agrees with them in the transverse median

nervure not being interstitial.

IPHIAULAX TRICHIOSOMUS, Sp. NOV.

Luteous, the antennx, head, apex of hind tibia, hind tarsi, and

mandibules, black; the palpi stout, dark testaceous, pilose; wings

yellowish hyaline to the lower part of the transverse basal nervure ;

dark fuscous beyond; the stigma reddish luteous, black at the apex.

Body and legs thickly covered with white pubescence; the hair on

the face and oral region long and black. 9°.

Length 11 mm.; terebra 4 mm.

Cape Colony. No exact locality.

Abdomen smooth and shining, neither punctured nor striated.

The second segment widely, obliquely depressed at the base; the

suturiform articulation narrow in the middle, widened laterally ;

there are narrow, smooth furrows on the base and apex of the fourth

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and fifth segments and on the apex of the third. Front with a deep,

narrow furrow. The transverse median nervure is not quite inter-

stitial, being received very slightly beyond the transverse median ;

the recurrent nervure is received close to the apex of the first cubital

cellule ; the third abscissa of radius is curved roundly towards the

costa, and is longer than the basal two united.

The position of the transverse median nervure shows an approach

to the Hxothecini. There is no keel or area on the second abdominal

segment.

THE Group or I. xanthostomus.

Luteous, the greater part of the head black, the mesonotum marked with black.

Wings large, the base narrowly yellow; the middle with small hyaline clouds,

stigma luteous ; the hind tarsi and apex of hind tibie broadly black. First

abdominal segment striated, the others closely longitudinally rugosely punc-

tured; a small smooth, triangular longish area on the base of the second

segment.

The type of this group differs from robustus in having the abdomen

shorter and closely punctured, not striated, and the transverse

median nervure is interstitial.

IPHIAULAX XANTHOSTOMUS, Sp. Noy.

Luteous, the head, except the malar space and the oral region, the

mesonotum except the apex broadly in the centre, from shortly

behind the middle, a mark, longer than wide, on the middle of the

prosternum, the apex of the hind tibie and the hind tarsi, black.

Wings dark fuscous, the basal fourth yellowish hyaline ; the stigma,

except at the apex, orange-yellow ; an irregular hyaline cloud in the

first cubital cellule, a triangular one below the base of the second

and one bordering both sides of the second transverse cubital

nervure ; the hind wings similarly coloured.

Length 13 mm. ; terebra 6 mm.

Cape Colony. King William’s Town Distr. ; St. Mathew’s.

Antennal scape thick, oval, about twice longer than wide. Face

covered with black pubescence above, below with shorter pale pile.

Mandibles testaceous, black at the apex. All the abdominal segments

closely, strongly longitudinally striated; the striz in the centre

golden; suturiform articulation wide (as is also the apical lateral

branch), stoutly crenulated ; there is a similar furrow on the third ;

the sides of both segments behind the furrows smooth ; the plate on

the second segment is small, smooth, longer than wide at the base,

gradually narrowed towards the apex ; the fourth and fifth segments

have wide crenulated furrows on the apex; the apical edge of the

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furrow on the fifth is curled up; the furrow on the sides of the

second segment is deep, of equal width, and reaches to the base of

the apical third of the segment.

The wings are larger and longer than usual.

Tue Group or I. robustus.

Luteous, the hind tibise and tarsi black; wings fuscous, the base yellowish

hyaline, the dark apical part with hyaline clouds; the basal four or five seg-

ments of the abdomen closely, finely striated; there is no distinct area on the

base of the second segment; the lateral furrows distinct, crenulated. The

abdomen is longish, distinctly longer than the head and thorax united.

This group shows an approach to the Hzothecini, the transverse

median nervure being received shortly beyond the transverse basal.

In coloration also they approach the species of Hxothecus from

South Africa. Our two species may be separated thus :—

Head black, the fifth abdominal segment punctured, ovipositor longer

(ena AANA GS oa tbo oa od Go! 66 50 Ge Go 66 oo OUTER:

Head luteous, the fifth abdominal segment impunctate; ovipositor

Bhorter ‘than the abdomen... we. 3. (esl (Pela we esl! es one ways RUINELIOUS.

IPHIAULAX ? ROBUSTUS, Sp. NOV.

Luteous, the antenne, head, except the oral region, and the hind

tibiz and tarsi black; wings yellowish hyaline to the transverse

basal and transverse median nervures; dark fuscous beyond, with a

hyaline cloud in the first cubital cellule, a small one below the first

transverse cubital nervure, one on either side of the second trans-

verse cubital, extending below into the discoidal as an irregular,

somewhat pyriform, slightly oblique cloud. @¢.

Length 17 mm.; terebra 13 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Antennal scape about twice longer than the width at the apex,

covered with longish black hair below. First abdominal segment

with a distinct furrow down the centre; the apex smooth, with a

strongly striated band behind the smooth part; the second and third

segments are strongly closely striated, except on the basal lateral

ares ; the fourth and fifth are smooth at the base behind the furrows,

the rest closely striated; the suturiform articulation deep, with a

longish lateral branch; there are wide crenulated furrows on the

base and apex of the following two segments, and on the base of the

sixth. Apical abscissa of radius as long as the second and one-fourth

of the first ; the second cubital cellule more than twice longer than

wide the recurrent nervure is received about one-third of the length

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of the first transverse cubital nervure in front. The transverse

median nervure is not quite interstitial, being received shortly beyond

the transverse basal; showing an approach to the Hzothecii. Hypo-

pygium large, cultriform, projecting beyond the apex of the last

dorsal segment.

*< TPHIAULAX MIMETICUS, Sp. Nov.

Luteous, the antenna, hind tibie and tarsi, black; wings blackish

fuscous ; the base to the length of the transverse cubital nervure

from the stigma yellowish hyaline, the hind wings to the commence-

ment of the cubitus ; basal half of stigma ochraceous. 9°.

Length 15 mm. ; terebra 5 mm.

Transvaal.

Head and thorax smooth and shining. The central area of the

first abdominal segment from the top of the basal slope strongly

striated, with a stouter keel down the middle; the base and sides

smooth ; the second, third, and basal half of the fourth segment

closely longitudinally striated, the apices of the second and third

with a narrow smooth border; suturiform articulation deep, crenu-

lated ; the furrow on the base of the third is narrower and crenulated ;

there are crenulated furrows on the apices of the third and fourth

segments. There is a narrow hyaline cloud below the base of the

stigma, a small irregular one below the first transverse cubital

nervure and one on either side of the second; the line narrowed

in front and broadest on the outer side. Antennal scape three times

longer than wide. The second cubital cellule is about three times

longer than wide and longer than the third; the transverse median

nervure is not quite interstitial, it being received shortly beyond the

transverse basal.

There is no distinct area or keel on the base of the second ab-

dominal segment; only a small, wider than long smooth space. in

the middle.

BRACON, Fabr.

** BRACON ? DIFFICILIS, sp. nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the ocellar region largely, antenne, tips of man-

dibles, the greater part of the lobes of the mesonotum, scutellum, an

obscure mark on the base of the metanotum, the greater part of the

first abdominal segment, a broad band down the centre of the second,

extending from the base to near the apex, the mark slightly, gradu-

ally narrowed from the base and rounded at the apex, two irregular

large marks in the centre of the third, two large marks on the fourth,

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 59

two broader ones on the fifth, both narrowed on the outer side at the

apex; and the mesosternum broadly, black. Wings hyaline, the

stigma and nervures black. 3.

Length 7 mm.

Cape.

Face closely, distinctly punctured ; its centre furrowed above, the

apex with a triangular depression ; the rest of the head, pro- and

mesothorax smooth. Metanotum closely finely rugose; the pleure

distinctly, closely punctured ; the base of the metanotum is smoother,

more shining. Abdomen long, slender, of equal width; its first

segment closely, irregularly longitudinally striated, the striz inter-

lacing and forming almost reticulations at the apex, the second to

fifth segments closely longitudinally striated, the stria becoming

gradually weaker; the second has a longitudinal keel down the

centre, this keel being bordered at the base by oblique striz; the

sixth segment is as long as the preceding. There is a curved crenu-

lated furrow on the base of the second segment at the sides ; there is

a narrow keel, not dilated at the base, down the centre; there are

crenulated furrows at the base of the third, fourth, and fifth seg-

ments; the apical branch of the suturiform articulation is short,

indistinct.

The form of the abdomen is different from what it is in the typical

Bracon or Iphiaulax, it bemg longer, more slender and of more

uniform thickness. The furrows are deeper than in Bracon, but

not quite as in Iphiaulaz.

VIPIO; Latr:

This genus is well represented in the collection. The following

table is given as an aid to the determination of the species :—

Mesonotum immaculate.

(3). Abdomen smooth, impunctate, pleuree maculate with

loLXOig Gay Moos “GaN Sor oo. ou 6a. Go) Go 56 bn Vere

Abdomen closely punctured, pleurz immaculate.

Apex of mesonotum strongly punctured in the middle.. stictonotus.

Apex of mesonotum not punctured in the middle... .. natalensis.

Mesonotum maculate with black.

). Apex of abdomen black.

Wings lacteous-hyaline, smoky at the apex; the stigma

NAO? Goemoo, hee OOM rrr erm focal oe Wdbie nt

9 (8). Wings uniformly fuscous, the stigma testaceous, the

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10 (17). Apex of abdomen not black.

11 (16). Hinder tibiz black.

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pallidinervis.

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12 (13). Pleuree maculate with black, metanotum furrowed

down the middle; occiput with two black marks .. maculiceps.

3 (12). Pleure not maculate.

14 (15). Black on vertex continued to a transverse mark on

occiput, metanotum striated .. .. .. - nigripalpis.

15 (14). Black on vertex isolated, occiput pameeniates age

‘OVEN SI G5 55 Go oo do 6a oo 50 oD GaieReilangiiy:

16 (11). Hind tibiz not black.

17 (18). Wings light-smoky fuscous, the nervures and stigma

pale yellow .. .. < ns Se ee oe Jews HenChIpennia.

18 (17). Wings uniformly dare ee

19 (20). Head immaculate, the coxe and trochanters black .. longicaudis.

20 (19). Head maculate.

21 (22). Abdomen smooth, the second to fourth segments with

two fovee .. . . sexfoveatus.

2 (21). Abdomen closely nena the pean nat foeentes

3 (24). Slender, 8 mm., the ovipositor not twice the length of

the body, the oe with a broad black mark, the

mesopleure with a curved black line at the middle, at

the apex united to the black on the breast, the hind

trochanters black; the keel on centre of basal half of

metanotum weak... .. .. .. spilocephalus.

4 (23). Stout, at least 12 mm., sear) inenanaeee the

ovipositor three times longer than the body, mesopleurse

immaculate; the hind trochanters immaculate; the

keel on metanotum stout... .. .. .. «. «. «. nigronotatus, Bé.

V. agronotatus, Bé., is in the collection from Stellenbosch. Of

the species with a long ovipositor I have described, it comes nearest

to V. longicaudis, which may be known from it by the immaculate

head and black coxe and trochanters. The more yellowish colour

of the body and the lighter coloured wings separate V. tinctipennis

from it; stictonotus and trimaculatus are separated, inter alia, by the

immaculate thorax.

VIPIO TRIMACULATUS, Sp. Nov.

Reddish luteous, flagellum of antennze, mesosternum, and a mark,

transverse below, roundly narrowed above, on the middle of the

mesopleure, black; wings not very dark fuscous, the nervures,

costa, and apex of stigma black, the rest of stigma reddish yellow;

the apical abscissa of radius as long as the basal two united, the

recurrent nervure received in the apex of the first cubital

cellule. 2.

Length 9-12 mm. ; terebra 45 mm.

Cape Colony. Calvinia Distr.

Head smooth, shining; the hinder ocelli bordered behind by a

deep curved furrow ; the furrow running from them to the antennz

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wide and deep; malar space with a narrow furrow. Abdomen

smooth, the second segment on the basal two-thirds irregularly

wrinkled ; suturiform articulation deep, crenulated, the curved lateral

furrow is smooth; there is no distinct furrow on the third or following

segments. Pleural furrow smooth; the parapsidal shallow, distinct

on basal two-thirds of the mesonotum.

In the form of the abdomen this species forms a transition to

Bracon s. sty.

VIPIO TINCTIPENNIS, sp. Nov.

Orange-luteous, the antenne, a large mark longer than wide, the

basal half obliquely narrowed to a point, a large mark, slightly

gradually narrowed towards the apex, on the basal half of the

middle lobe of the mesonotum, the greater part of the lateral lobes,

the marks extending on to the base of the scutellum, the meso-

sternum and lower part of mesopleure, black. Wings fuscous

hyaline, the greater part of the first cubital cellule and the part

outside the recurrent nervure clear hyaline ; the nervures fuscous,

the basal two-thirds of the stigma whitish yellow. 9°.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 40 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Face closely and strongly punctured and thickly covered with

white pubescence; the sides of the front punctured, front and vertex

smooth. Thorax impunctate, shining; base of metanotum depressed

in the middle. Middle area of first abdominal segment transverse at

the apex, gradually roundly narrowed to a point at the base; the

lateral furrows with some irregular striz. Second and third seg-

ments closely longitudinally punctured-reticulated; the triangular

plate at the base lemon-yellow; suturiform articulation irregularly

crenulated; its lateral branch roundly curved, obscurely crenulaged ;

the apex of the segment raised, the sides roundly dilated; there is

a distinct crenulated furrow on the base of the fourth segment; the

apical segments smooth, tinged with lemon-yellow. Radial cellule

short; the transverse median and recurrent nervures interstitial.

The head and thorax thickly covered with white pubescence.

** VIPIO PALLIDINERVIS, sp. Nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the face, orbits, and mandibles paler, more

yellowish in tint; the four front legs yellowish, the hinder more

rufous ; a mark longer than broad, transverse at the base, roundly

narrowed at the apex on middle lobe of mesonotum, a broad line on

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the sides extending on to the base of the scutellum, mesosternum,

fore coxee below, the four hinder, the base of trochanters below and the

fourth and following segments of the abdomen, black. Wings hyaline,

tinged with yellow, their apex smoky; the stigma pale yellow, its

base and nervures fuscous. Scape of antenne blackish, the flagellum

fuscous. Trophi testaceous; the labial palpi fuscous, testaceous at

the base and apex. 3.

Length 10 mm.

Cape Colony.

Head thickly covered with pale hair, smooth; the lower part of

malar space punctured; indistinctly furrowed down the centre.

Thorax smooth; the median segment thickly covered with white

hair, weakly punctured. Middle of first abdominal segment closely

covered with raised rugosities, some of them pitted ; the second and

third segments with similar rugosities, but more widely separated,

especially on the third. Suturiform articulation wide, deep, crenu-

lated; the apical segments thickly covered with white pubescence.

VIPIO MACULICEPS, sp. nov.

Red; the antenne, trophi and palpi, ocelli, two large marks on

the centre of the vertex, a mark, broader than long, rounded and

narrowed behind, on the base of the central lobe of mesonotum, a

broad line on the lateral, extending behind on to the sides of the

scutellum, a broad line on the lower part of the propleure ; a mark,

broad at the base, gradually narrowed behind, on the middle of the

mesopleurz, the mesosternum, the mark extended on to the apex of

the mesopleure, as a square projection ; a large mark on the lower

side of the cox and the four hind tibiz and tarsi, black. Wings

dark fuscous, the nervures and stigma black. ?.

Isength 9 mm. ; ovipositor 10 mm.

Cape Colony. Malmesbury Distr.

Face closely and strongly punctured, the middle less strongly,

more finely and irregularly. Malar furrow wide, shallow, finely

punctured. Thorax shining, smooth; there is a short, deep, longi-

tudinal furrow on the apex of the mesonotum; the part on either

side of this is sparsely, weakly punctured. Base of metanotum

smooth, the rest longitudinally striated and punctured ; there is a

distinct, moderately wide furrow down the middle. Apical half of

metapleure aciculated, covered with long, black pubescence. Basal

four segments of abdomen closely, longitudinally striated ; the part

on the sides behind the oblique furrows and the apices of the third

and fourth segments narrowly, smooth.

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VIPIO NIGRIPALPIS, sp. nov.

Length 8 mm.; terebra8 mm. 9°.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

This species resembles closely V. maculiceps in colouration, includ-

ing the four black hind tibiz and tarsi, the reddish body and blackish

wings; but may be separated as follows :—

Pro- and mesopleurss marked with black; the middle and

base of mesonotum for the greater part red ; the smooth,

shining plate on the sides of the second abdominal seg-

ment wider thanlong .. . 3 : - maculiceps, Cam.

Pro- and mesopleure Taemon ede ernie Een the

apex of middle lobe, black; the smooth, shining plate on

the sides of the second abdominal segment longer than

WRU scet dais Mey (AGS » Moet beice ck Ghats Moriee, ciee eee sme, aomonnOme pm ISA MGR TIT.

Antenne, trophi, palpi and mesosternum black ; head and thorax

smooth, the face covered with blackish hair. Middle of first

abdominal segment closely, longitudinally striated, keeled down the

centre; the depressed sides irregularly striated in the middle ;

the second, third, and fourth segments longitudinally rugosely

punctured, the second more distinctly striated than the others;

the plates at the sides of the second and third smooth, shining ; the

first longer than wide at the base, gradually narrowed to a point ;

the second as long as wide, the inner side roundly curved. Suturi-

form articulation deep, crenulated; the furrows leading from it

curved roundly, less strongly crenulated ; the apices of the third and

fourth segments raised, smooth, yellowish. The mark on the vertex

is narrowed behind and is united to a larger transverse one on the

top of the occiput.

VIPIO NATALENSIS, Sp. Nov.

Reddish luteous, the flagellum of antenneze black; wings dark

fuscous, the base of stigma pale ochraceous, the costa and nervures

black, the apical abscissa of radius as long as the basal two united ;

metanotum strongly, closely punctured, the punctures deep, round,

clearly separated, furrowed down the middle, the furrow with stout,

irregular keels. @.

Length 11 mm. ; ovipositor 22 mm.

Natal. Maritzburg.

Face below the antenne closely, but not strongly punctured, the

rest of the head smooth and shining. Mesonotum shining, strongly,

sparsely punctured; the parapsidal furrows complete but becoming

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wider and shallower towards the apex. Pro- and mesopleure im-

punctate, the furrow on the latter smooth, wide ; the metapleure

strongly and closely punctured above, almost impunctate below.

Basal three segments of abdomen strongly, closely, reticulated-

punctured; the furrows bordering the centre of first wide and

marked with some transverse keels; the suturiform articulation

wide, deep, and strongly crenulated; the furrow on the third

segment is narrow and smooth; the lateral depression on the base

of second is wide, oblique; closely striated on the basal narrowed

part, with some longitudinal furrows on the wider apical; the

oblique furrows on the sides of the third is deeper, but not so wide

and is more closely, strongly striated ; the basal half of the fourth

segment is closely punctured.

Characteristic of this and the following species is the strongly

punctured metanotum.

VIPIO STICTONOTUS, sp. nov.

Rufous, the antenne black; the breast infuscated; wings dark

fuscous; the apical abscissa of radius as long as the basal two

united; the apex of the mesonotum with a large, squarish, coarsely

reticulated part in the centre; its middle with a keel down the

centre; the rest, except the apex of the lateral lobes, sparsely

punctured, as is also the scutellum. Metanotum closely, strongly

punctured, and with a distinct furrow down the middle; the lower

part of metapleure sparsely punctured. Basal four abdominal

segments coarsely rugosely punctured, the punctures running into

reticulations, the sides of the second and third segments at the base

punctured ; the furrows wide, deep, crenulated. Apical abscissa of

radius slightly longer than the basal two united. Trophi testaceous ;

labial palpi black. ?.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 20 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

This species closely resembles V. natalensis ; it may be known by

the black antennal scape, by the large reticulated space on the apex

of the mesonotum, and by the much shorter prothorax.

VIPIO FUMIPENNIS, sp. nov.

Rufous, the basal half of the middle lobe of mesonotum, the

greater part of lateral, mesosternum, the fourth and following

segments of the abdomen, the cox and basal joint of trochanters,

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 65

black; the wings uniformly fuscous, the stigma, except the apex,

ochraceous, the nervures black. ¢.

Length 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Head and thorax smooth, the face sparsely covered with black,

the metanotum more thickly with pale, hair. The greater part of

maxillz and labial palpi black; maxillary palpi black at base, the

rest dark testaceous. Basal two segments of abdomen closely

longitudinally striated; the furrows crenulated; the third with

raised dots, the fourth similarly dotted, but more weakly; the

others smooth, sparsely haired. Suturiform articulation broadly

curved backwards in the middle, the sides obscurely crenulated.

I have in my collection an example of what is probably a variety.

of fumipennis which has the maxille yellowish to near the apex, not

black, yellow laterally at the base only as in the type; the black

stripe on the mesonotum is not prolonged on to the middle of the

scutellum along the sides. Another variety has the basal segments

of the abdomen largely suffused with black.

VIPIO LONGICAUDIS, Sp. Nov.

Red; the antennz, apex of mandibles, a large, squarish mark on

the base of the middle lobe of the mesonotum, a broad line on the

lateral lobes, extending from near its base to near the middle of

the scutellum, the mesosternum, a narrow line below the middle

of the propleure, the coxze and basal joint of the trochanters, black ;

wings dark fuscous, the basal three-fourths of the stigma ochraceous.

Palpi black. 9°.

Length 11 mm.; terebra 30 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Face, front, and vertex sparsely covered with long black haivr ;

smooth, the sides of the face and base of mandibles punctured.

Malar space as long as the third and fourth antennal joints united ;

furrowed down the middle. Pro- and mesothorax smooth, shining ;

the base of the metanotum smooth, the rest punctured; the sides

infuscated ; the metapleure irregularly punctured; deeply, obliquely

furrowed down the middle. Middle area of first abdominal segment

rugosely punctured; the second closely, rugosely longitudinally

striated; the third more weakly striated to near the apex; the fourth

still more weakly to near the middle.

The apical joints of the maxillary palpi are testaceous towards

the apex.

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This species is closely allied to V. nigronotatus, Bé.; the main

differences between the two are these :—

Front and vertex largely black, the coxe and trochanters not

marked with black .. .. .. .. +. nigronotatus.

Front and vertex immaculate ; fhe: coxee ar frevhnnters black longicaudis.

* VIPIO SPILOCEPHALUS, Sp. Nov.

Red ; the antennz, apex of mandibles, palpi, trophi, a broad ha

on the front and vertex, narrowed behind and continued on to the

top of the vertex; there is a large transverse mark incised in the

middle above on the latter, a triangular mark on the central lobe of

the mesonotum, a broad line on the lateral, continued on to the

scutellum to shortly beyond their middle, a line down the centre of

the propleure, a line, irregularly dilated at the base, above and below

and continued to the apex, where it is united to a large black mark

on the mesosternum, the under side of the coxe and the trochanters,,

black. Wings dark fuscous, the stigma and nervures black. 9.

Length 8 mm.; terebra 12 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face sparsely punctured and covered with black hair. Pro-

and mesothorax smooth, the breast covered with white hair.

Median segment covered with long white hair; the metanotum

irregularly punctured, the basal half furrowed. Basal three segments

of the abdomen closely, irregularly striated ; the fourth on the sides.

striated to the middle, on the centre to shortly beyond the middle.

Apical abscissa of radius longer than the basal two united.

This species is closely related to V. maculiceps ; the two may be

distinguished thus :—

The mark on centre of vertex narrow, indistinct ; the marks

on the occiput separated; four hind tibie and tarsi black,

apical abscissa of radius not longer than the basal two united maeuliceps.

The mark on centre of vertex broad; the marks on occiput

united ; the hind legs not black ; the apical abscissa of radius

longer than the basal two united .. .. .. .. «. «. «. spilocephalus.

VIPIO QUINQUEMACULATUS, sp. nov.

Red; the antennzx, a broad band on the middle of the vertex and

front, narrowed to a sharp point above, maxillze and palpi, apex of

mandibles, a large mark on the middle lobe of mesonotum, narrowed

towards the apex, but not to a point, it being transverse there and

about one-fourth of the width at the base; the greater part of the

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 67

lateral lobes to the base of the scutellum, mesosternum, the basal

joint of the trochanters below and the hind tibie and tarsi, black.

Wings dark fuscous ; the nervures and stigma black. ?.

Length 12 mm. ; ovipositor 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Spectakel; Namaqualand Distr.

Head and thorax smooth; the face closely, but not strongly

punctured. Malar furrow not quite reaching to the apex, deep,

rounded and gradually, but not much, widened towards the apex.

Middle lobe of first abdominal segment stoutly, irregularly striated

from near the base; the lateral lobes irregularly transversely

striated; the second segment closely, longitudinally striated; the

third segment closely, longitudinally striated to near the apex, inside

the lateral furrows and largely marked with black; the fourth is

obscurely striated in the middle at the base; both are marked with

black at the base. The furrows are deep, crenulated.

The middle tarsi are blackish; the anterior infuscated.

VIPIO SEXFOVEATUS, Sp. Nov.

Red ; the antenne, occiput, front and vertex, three marks on the

mesonotum, the basal shorter and broader, a mark below the apex

of the fore wings and mesosternum, black. Wings fuscous, a

hyaline cloud in the first cubital cellule; one outside the recurrent

nervure, the greater part of the apical basal half of the hind wings

and a longitudinal one at the stigma. Palpi testaceous, covered with

white hair. Apex of mandibles black. 3.

Length 10 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Face closely, distinctly punctured, sparsely covered with black

hair; a black keel below the antennz ; a smooth plate, dilated before

the apex, narrowed above, below. Abdomen smooth, shining, im-

punctate; central area of first segment rounded at the apex, the

basal half gradually narrowed; keel on second segment gradually

narrowed from the base to the apex, it reaching to the base of the

apical third; the lateral oblique furrows are deep ; on either side of

the apex of the keel is a fovea, longer than wide; there is a shorter,

less distinct keel on the base of the following two segments, with a

rounded fovea on either side. Legs immaculate, coloured like the

body. Metanotum impunctate.

This species differs from the other Cape forms I have seen in the

front and vertex being entirely black. Characteristic, too, are the six

distinct foveze on the back of the abdomen.

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BACUMA, gen, nov.

Abdomen long, of uniform thickness to the penultimate segment,

with eight distinct segments; the basal four longer than wide ; the

basal six closely, strongly rugosely punctured; the seventh and

eighth segments large; the seventh longer than the sixth. Radial

cellule long, reaching to the apex; transverse median nervure inter-

stitial; the recurrent nervure received in the first cubital cellule ;

second cubital cellule below twice longer than wide. Mesonotum

trilobate. A deep, obscurely crenulated furrow at the base of the

scutellum. Legs long and slender; the hind tibia at least three

times longer than thick; fore tarsi twice the length of the tibiz.

There is a short, wider than long, smooth plate on the base of the

second abdominal segment ; the hypopygium is very large, broad ; it

commences at the base of the fifth segment. Occiput not margined.

Eyes large, parallel; there is a distinct malar space. Calcaria

minute ; the claws are more prominent. Front excavated ; a raised,

furrowed keel down its centre. Antennal scape about four times

longer than wide, of equal thickness throughout ; the basal joints of

flagellum of equal length. Anal nervure not interstitial.

In the table of Szépligeti (Gen. Insect. Braconide, 11) this genus

would come in near Syntomomelus and Coeloides, with neither of

which can it be confounded.

BAcCUMA MACULIVENTRIS, Sp. noy.

Luteous, the apex of mandibles, antenne, middle of front broadly,

the greater part of vertex, the mesonotum, except for a large mark,

longer than broad, its sides at the base slightly prolonged, on the

apex in the middle, a mark on the basal joint of the hinder

trochanters below ; the hind femora except on the top and apex and

the hind tibiz and tarsi, four large marks on the ventral surface,

cleft in the middle at the apex and the large cultriform hypopygium

black, the black continued broadly along the sides of the segment

behind. Wings dark fuscous; the basal half of stigma orange-

yellow ; a cloud runs from the orange part of the stigma, obliquely

to the apex of the wing; there is a hyaline cloud near the apex of

the median and submedian cellules, a small one at the base of the

hind wings, and an oval one below the base of the cubitus. Face

rugose, covered with long fulvous hair; the front and vertex shining.

Thorax smooth, shining; there is an elongated tubercle on the base

of the metanotum. Middle of first abdominal segment stoutly,

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irregularly striated; the second and third closely, strongly, rugosely

reticulated; the fourth and fifth longitudinally rugosely striated; the

seventh and eighth smooth.

The middle of the front is finely closely punctured; there is a

keel, margined on the top down the middle. First abscissa of the

radius two-thirds of the length of the first transverse cubital nervure ;

the second half the length of the third; the second cubital cellule

twice longer than wide; the recurrent nervure is received close to

the apex of the first cubital cellule. Antenne stout, shorter than the

abdomen. Plate on second abdominal segment smooth, broader than

long, narrowed to a sharp point.

Length 19 mm. ; terebra 55 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

* BACUMA FUMIPENNIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, face, clypeus, malar space, base of mandibles broadly,

upper inner orbits narrowly, the greater part of prothorax, base of

metanotum narrowly, its apex in the centre broadly, a streak along

the edge of the mesosternum, the basal four abdominal segments, a

narrow line on the apex of the fifth and the apical one, rufo-testa-

ceous ; antenne fuscous towards the apex; wings smoky; the first

cubital cellule and the apex, before and behind, more hyaline ; costa,

nervures and apical half of stigma blackish ; the basal half of stigma

pale ochraceous. ?.

Length 11 mm.; terebra 15 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face closely, irregularly reticulated, covered with black hair; there

is a narrow black streak down the middle; the rest of the head

smooth and shining, as is also the thorax. Parapsidal furrows

distinct. First abdominal segment smooth, the apex of middle lobe

laterally irregularly striated; the second, third, and fourth segments

are coarsely, irregularly punctured-reticulated; the fifth and sixth

are similarly, but more weakly, punctured-reticulated-striated ; the

rest smooth. The basal area on the second segment is wider than

long, gradually narrowed to a blunt point. The alar nervures are as

in the preceding species. The hypopygium is not prominent, not

projecting beyond the apex of the dorsal segments ; it is testaceous,

streaked with black. The anterior two legs testaceous, the middle

testaceous, the coxsz and under side of the femora black; the

hind pair black, apex of trochanters, of femora and the tarsi

testaceous.

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SCHIZTOBRACON, gen. nov.

Abdomen with seven segments, the third to sixth deeply, widely

depressed in the middle; the sixth with a semicircular incision in

the middle and with a wider incision on the sides of the apex, @.e.,

trilobate ; the last segment broad, transverse; the second with a

large, clearly limited triangular area. Radial cellule long, narrow ;

transverse median nervure interstitial Wings spotted. All the

abdominal segments longitudinally striated *on the transverse

depressions.

This genus cannot well be confounded with any of the genera of

the Braconine. The form of the abdomen reminds one of some of

the species of Spinaria, but that belongs to the Hxothecine. Apart

from the peculiar structure of the sixth abdominal segment the type

of the genus might be referred to Iphiaulaz.

ScHIZTOBRACON ORNATIPENNIS, Sp. Novy.

Pale lemon-yellow, the antenne, front, vertex and upper half of

occiput, the middle lobe of mesonotum to shortly beyond the middle,

lateral entirely, scutellum, the greater part of the mesopleure, apex

of mesosternum broadly, and the base of metapleure broadly, black.

Wings yellowish-hyaline, the first and second discoidal cellules and

the parts beyond the first transverse cubital nervure smoky, more

hyaline along the second transverse cubital nervure ; basal two-thirds

of stigma luteous, the apical black. Antenne black, longer than the

body. 9@.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 4 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Palpi testaceous. Head and thorax smooth; the face covered

thickly with fuscous hair. Parapsidal furrows narrow, indicated at

the base only. Middle lobe of first abdominal segment rugose; the

base with a smooth, oblique slope ; the second closely, longitudinally

striated on the middle area; the sides irregularly wrinkled; the

oblique lateral depression irregularly striated; the raised, rounded

base of the segments are smooth; the striz on the depressions are

strong, regular and longish; the lobes on the sixth segments are

smooth. The apical abscissa of the radius is slightly turned upwards

in front; the recurrent nervure is received clearly in the apex of the

first cubital cellule. Tarsi and apical two-thirds of hind tibize

blackish.

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RHOGADINA.

RHOGADINI.

RHOGAS, Nees.

RHOGAS MELANOCERUS, Sp. Nov.

Testaceous, the antennx, apex of hind tibiz broadly and the

hind tarsi, black; wings hyaline, the nervures, costa and stigma

black. ¢.

Length 7 mm.

Transvaal (Rustenburg).

Head and thorax closely, finely, distinctly punctured, the meta-

notum more rugosely punctured. Basal three segments of abdomen

closely longitudinally striated ; the longitudinal keel on the basal two

distinct, on the third distinct on the middle only ; the furrow on the

base of the third segment is wide, crenulated. Second cubital cellule

longer than wide, of equal width throughout.

RHOGAS MELANOCEPHALUS, sp. nov.

Rufous, the antenne, head, the third abdominal segment, except

narrowly at the base, and the whole of the following, black ; the apex

of the hind tibiz, the greater part of the posterior and the greater

part of the four anterior, blackish ; wings hyaline, the stigma and

nervures black; the costa and subcostal nervure at the base

testaceous. 3.

Length 9 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Head closely punctured, the face and clypeus more closely than

the top; the face with a longitudinal keel above; a double furrow

runs down from the ocelli, with two transverse keels near the top ;

two or three keels or stri# run from them to the eyes; the lower,

outer part is obliquely striated, more closely on the outer than on

the innerside; the punctuation runs into reticulations. Base of

mandibles dark testaceous ; the palpi black, stout, covered with white

pubescence. Thorax closely punctured, more or less shagreened and

striated. Scutellum narrowed towards the apex, the sides keeled.

Median segment more strongly punctured than the rest; there is a

fine longitudinal keel on its basal half. Basal segment of abdomen

closely punctured-reticulated; the second closely longitudinally

striated, the punctures interlacing ; the third closely finely striated ;

the other segments smooth ; the keels down the middle of the first

and second segments are fine, not very distinct.

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EXOTHECINI.

EXOTHECUS, Wesm. ’

This genus is represented by some of the handsomest of the South

African Braconide. The position of the radius on the stigma varies ;

t may issue from beyond the middle (forticornis) or behind the

middle (elizabethe).

The following table will serve to distinguish the species :—

1 (2). Abdomen, legs and wings black .. .. ... «. «+ «« flaviceps.

2 (1). Abdomen and legs not black.

3 (6). Wings fuscous, spotted with yellow, body testaceous.

4 (5). Length 18 mm., keel on second abdominal segment ending

in a sharp point, not bordered by furrows .. .. .. «. flavofasciatus.

5 (4). Length 13 mm., keel on second segment ending in a blunt

point, bordered fe PUTOWS. fern Ue ss, fe) sie) tear fONLicOnnass

6 (3). Wings yellow, black at base or rimoaiae

7 (8). Wings yellow at base only, the apical fuscous part with) canaliculatus

yellow spots, the hind tibiwe and tarsi black <s om oo J and ibtalis;

8 (7). Wings yellow, spotted with fuscous; the tibie and tarsi

black.

9 (10). Rufous, the abdomen not black at the apex; the keel on

second abdominal segment Sacer: indistinct; length

Vis oeahete ery ec .. «+ pulehripennis.

10 (9). Yellow, the SEaeaen, Black S| apex ; ne re on second

segment long, ending in a sharp point; length 13 mm. .. elizabethe.

EXOTHECUS ELIZABETH, Sp. NOV.

Pale luteous, the antenna, the third segment except the part at

the sides inside the lateral furrows, the whole of the following seg-

ments, the hind tibizw, except their extreme base and the tarsi, black ;

wings yellowish hyaline, a narrow smoky cloud at the base of the

stigma, extending from the base of the first discoidal cellule obliquely

to the apical lower angle, it becoming narrowed towards its apex, a

small rounded cloud on the apex of the second discoidal, the apex of

the radial cellule, except the extreme base, the cloud above continued

round the top, the apex and round the lower apical margin and along

the anal nervure to shortly behind the middle; and there is a small

smoky cloud in the apex of the hind wings. ¢.

Length 13 mm.

Cape Colony. Port Elizabeth.

Smooth and shining; the face covered with longish fuscous hair.

Antennal scape twice longer than its width at the apex. Tips of

mandibles black. Plate on second abdominal segment reaching to

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the base of the apical fourth, becoming narrowed towards the apex,

but not to a sharp point; the narrowed apex is keeled above and is

bordered laterally by a deep depression, rounded on the outer side

and continued backwards to near the base of the keel; the lateral

furrow is deep, moderately wide, and extends from the base to the

apex; there are distinct, smooth furrows, with distinct, oblique

lateral branches on the base of the third, fourth and fifth segments.

EXOTHECUS PULCHRIPENNIS, sp. Nov.

Ferruginous ; the antenna, hind tibiew and tarsi black; the upper

and lower side of mesothorax tinged with black; wings yellowish

hyaline, an irregular cloud extending from the apex of the costa

across the transverse basal to shortly below its middle, more narrowly.

on the base of cubitus, irregularly, obliquely across the first discoidal

cellule, it being narrowed to a point, a smaller cloud in the second

discoidal, occupying the apex, narrowed in front, the apex with a

longer slope than the base; a cloud round the apex of the wing,

irregularly dilated towards the second cubital cellule, where it is

narrowed with a dilated part on its base in the middle; the apex of

the hind wings, the cloud continued along the lower side of the

cubitus to near the middle of the wings, it becoming gradually wider

towards the base; above it and reaching to the apex is an irregular

cloud. 92.

Length 19 mm.; terebra 22 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Face rugosely punctured, the clypeus and a large space on either

side of it smooth. Smooth, shining; the metanotum and base of

abdomen pilose. Area on second segment triangular, as long as its

width at the base, not very clearly defined at the apex, which does

not quite reach to the middle. Antennal scape about four times

longer than wide, as in H. flavofasciatus. Hypopygium short, not

projecting much beyond the apex of the last dorsal segment.

EXXOTHECUS FLAVICEPS, Sp. Noy.

Black, the head yellow; the pro- and mesothorax red; the

anterior legs testaceous; wings dark fuscous, iridescent, tinged with

violaceous, a yellowish-hyaline cloud on either side of the second

transverse cubital nervure, extending shortly beyond the cubitus,

and broadest on the outer side. 2.

Length 16 mm. ; terebra 10 mm.

Natal. Malvern.

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Smooth and shining. Metanotum and base of abdomen covered

with long black hair. Area on second abdominal segment, gradually

narrowed from the base to the apex, which is bluntly pointed ; it is

about one-third longer than its width at the base; it reaches to the

base of the apical third of the segment; the furrows are smooth ; the

suturiform articulation has a distinct lateral apical branch. The

third abscissa of the radius is shorter than the second.

EXoTHECUS FLAVOFASCIATUS, Sp. nov.

Head and thorax dark, the abdomen light ferruginous, the meso-

notum black; the second abdominal segment yellowish; legs

coloured like the head and thorax; the hind tibiz and _ tarsi

blackish ; wings dark fuscous, iridescent, slightly tinged with viola-

ceous ; a broad, clear yellowish hyaline cloud on either side of the

second transverse cubital nervure, extending slightly into the radial

cellule and more broadly into the discoidal, at the transverse cubital

nervure ; stigma testaceous, the costa and nervures black. 9°.

Length 18 mm.; terebra 21 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Smooth and shining; the median segment thickly covered with

fuscous pubescence ; the base of abdomen more sparsely with long

fuscous hair. Upper half of face closely rugosely punctured, the

lower smoother, only sparsely punctured. Abdomen as long as the

head and thorax united ; the area on second segment distinct, gradu-

ally narrowed to a sharp point, not reaching to the base of the apical

third of the segment ; the furrows are smooth ; the base of the third

segment and a thin transverse line on the base of the fourth yellow.

The third abscissa of the radius is shorter than the second; the

recurrent nervure is received not quite the length of the first

abscissa of the radius from the apex of the cellule; the transverse

median double its length from the transverse basal.

? EXOTHECUS FORTICORNIS.

Reddish luteous, the antennez black, the hind tibiz from near the

base and the hind tarsi blackish ; wings fuscous, a yellowish-hyaline

cloud in the first cubital cellule, extending into the discoidal, and a

larger one on either side of the second transverse cubital nervure,

extending into the discoidal and radial cellules ; the costa and stigma

pale yellow, the apex of the former black. ?.

Length 13 mm. ; ovipositor 15 mm.

Transvaal. Potchefstroom.

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Antenne stout; the scape shining, sparsely covered with black

hair ; it is not quite three times the length of the width of the apex ;

the third joint is slightly longer than the fourth. Front and vertex

smooth ; the temples longer than the eyes, rounded behind. Middle

of face smooth, clearly separated; the sides sparsely punctured.

Mandibular teeth black. Parapsidal furrows distinct only on the

basal slope. Abdomen not quite so long as the head and thorax

united; smooth, bare, shining; the area on the second segment

large, wide, reaching to shortly beyond the middle of the segment,

bordered by wide, deep furrows; its apex not narrowed to a point,

transverse, half the width of the base. Second abscissa of radius

slightly longer than the third; recurrent nervure received in first

cubital cellule ; second cubital cellule about three times longer than

wide; the radius issues from shortly beyond the middle, thereby

differing from Ezothecus as defined by Szépligeti, Genera Ins.

Braconidae, i., 50, in which it is inserted behind the middle. Suturi-

form articulation narrow, smooth; it is the only transverse furrow.

The antennz are shorter, stouter than usual, and not narrowed at

the apex.

EXOTHECUS CANALICULATUS, Cam,

Annals Albany Museum, i., 167.

This species is in the collection from Mossel Bay and East London

in Cape Colony and from Durban in Natal.

The size of the yellowish-hyaline spots at the transverse cubital

nervures varies; on the second it may extend into the radial and

discoidal cellules. The ovipositor is 16 mm. long. The ? appears

to be, in collections at least, rare compared with the g. HL. tibialis,

Cam. (Records Alb. Mus,, i., 156), is probably only a small form,

TELERDA, gen. nov.

Abdomen closely striated all over ; the basal segment short, sessile,

broader than long; the second segment with a large triangular area,

all the segments separated by deep, crenulated furrows ; the second

furrow without a lateral branch ; there are seven segments. Meta-

notum punctured, deeply furrowed down the middle. Parapsidal

furrows distinct; there is no pleural furrow; apex of mesonotum

with a large squarish depression in the middle, commencing at the

end of the basal lobe. Temples as long as the eyes, rounded behind.

Radial cellule long, reaching to the end of the wing, commencing at

the middle of the stigma; it is not quite so long as the basal two

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united ; the basal abscissa half the length of the second, not quite

so long as the first transverse cubital nervure; recurrent nervure

received close to the apex of the first cubital cellule. Antennal

scape short, ovate; the second joint is longer than the third. There

are more or less distinct longitudinal furrows on the centre of the

abdominal segments. Hind coxe long. Post-scutellum stoutly

keeled down the middle on the basal half, the keel touching the apex

of the scutellum. Stigma lanceolate. Transverse median nervure

received beyond the transverse basal. Malar space longish.

Characteristic of this genus are the punctured metanotum, fur-

rowed down the middle, closely striated abdomen, with the segments

deeply separated and furrowed down the middle, and short, broad,

sessile first segment. The two species known to me may be sepa-

rated as follows :—

Reddish, with black head; wirfks fuscous, with two hyaline

clouds near the stigma .. . » s. Mnigriceps.

Yellowish luteous, wings Nitedau: yellow at ais naee, the head

yellow, with a large black mark... .. .. .. «2 «+ «- «- meacutliceps.

TELERDA NIGRICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Reddish-ferruginous ; the head, except a line above and below on

the inner orbits, the clypeus, a line, longer than it and narrowed

above, projecting from it, this part being keeled, the malar space and

apex of mandibles, black ; the face sparsely haired, the front finely

aciculated. Basal joints of palpi black, the apical testaceous.

Lower part of prothorax at the base, a large oval mark on the middle

of mesopleurze and tegule, black. The metanotum covered with

fuscous hair; it is sparsely, but strongly punctured; the furrow

widens out gradually towards the apex. Abdomen closely, regularly

longitudinally striated, the striz interlacing, forming almost reticu-

lations on the sixth segment; the penultimate is more strongly,

sharply striated; the last is smooth, with black cerci. The basal

half of the costal and submedian cellules smoky, the apical fuscous-

yellowish ; the first cubital cellule broadly in the middle and a

cloud outside the recurrent nervure hyaline; the stigma red, black

at the apex. ?.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 2 mm.

* TELERDA MACULICEPS, sp. nov.

Luteous, the antennez, a large mark on the front and vertex pro-

longed as a small triangle on to the top of the occiput, black; the

base of the second abdominal segment, the greater part of the third

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and the sides of the others suffused with black; the ventral surface

deep black; wings fuscous, the basal third yellowish hyaline in both

wings, the yellow part becoming obliquely widened towards the

costa. @.

Length 13 mm. ; terebra 3 mm.

Cape.

Occiput, front and vertex sparsely covered with longish black

hair; the face and oral region more thickly with longer paler hair.

Thorax shining; the median segment strongly, but not closely punc-

tured; the furrow becomes gradually widened at the apex; the

narrowed basal part is obscurely striated. Abdomen strongly,

closely, sharply longitudinally striated, the stria becoming stronger

towards the apex; the furrows deep, crenulated; the longitudinal

furrows narrow, not very distinct; the segments densely covered

with pale pubescence ; the striz in places appear of a golden hue.

The furrows bordering the area on the second segment are obscurely

striated.

The wings in this species are more ample than in nigriceps.

DOBYCTINAL.

LATANA, gen. nov.

Cheeks stoutly margined. Face and malar space deeply exca-

vated. Front depressed in the centre. Transverse basal nervure

interstitial; the recurrent received in the first cubital cellule.

Abdomen as in Iphiaulax, with a smooth area on the second seg-

ment. Antenne issuing from broad raised tubercles, bordered on

the outer side by a projecting rounded plate; third joint of antennze

longer than the fourth. Radial cellule long, reaching to the apex of

the wing; the second cubital cellule twice longer than wide. Meta-

tarsus shorter than the following two joints united.

If it were not for the margined cheeks this genus might be con-

sidered an Iphiaulax. The first abscissa: of the radius is not longer

than the thickness of the middle of the stigma, much shorter than

the second; the basal two joints of the fore tarsi are as long as the

tibia; the fifth not double their length. Penultimate abdominal

segment short; the hypopygium long. The trophi form a large

mass.

In the arrangement of Szépligeti this genus would come in near

Gymnobracon and Osmophila.

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LATANA EXCAVATA, Sp. NOV.

Luteous, the antenne, the front, the vertex to shortly beyond the

end of the eyes and the middle broadly to the occiput and the hind

tibiz and tarsi, black; wings fuscous, a paler, broad cloud beyond

the stigma; the costa, nervures, and apical half of stigma black ;

the basal half of stigma pale ochraceous ; the recurrent nervure is

received in the apex of the first cubital cellule. 9.

Length 7 mm. ; terebra 5 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Face largely and deeply excavated, the excavation longer than

its width below; the top half narrowed obliquely, the width of

the bottom. Malar space excavated. Temples as long as the

eyes, rounded behind. Head and thorax smooth and shining.

Abdomen closely longitudinally striated; the area on second

segment smooth, narrowed to a point; suturiform articulation

wide, deep, crenulated.

ACANTHOBRACON, Kriechb.

ACANTHOBRACON MACULICEPS, Sp. Noy.

Reddish luteous, the antennz, the space below the antennae, front

and vertex broadly, the band on the latter continued as a semi-

circular mark on to the top of the occiput, black ; the pro- and meso-

thorax suffused with fuscous; wings fuscous, an oblique hyaline

cloud in the first cubital cellule and one dilated below on the outer

side of the recurrent nervure; the costa, stigma, and nervures

black. @.

Length 13 mm.; terebra 7 mm.

Mozambique. Delagoa Bay.

Head, pro-, and mesothorax smooth; the propleurze with a wide

band of stout striae on the middle depression ; the furrow on the

base of the mesopleure wide, curved, crenulated ; there is a narrower

crenulated furrow along the outer edge of the mesosternum. Meta-

notum reticulated, more widely and irregularly on either side of a

longitudinal keel on the basal part; the metapleurz from shortly

above the middle irregularly, somewhat strongly punctured. The

first abdominal segment entirely, the second to near the apex, and

the base of the third, fourth, and fifth broadly striated, the strive be-

coming gradually weaker ; the suturiform articulation roundly curved,

strongly crenulated. The second cubital cellule is short, longer

than wide, of equal width throughout; the third abscissa of the

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radius more than twice the length of the basal two united ; the apical

abscissa of the cubitus not quite so long as the basal two united ;

both are thickened at the base. Face coarsely irregularly rugose-

reticulated ; a wide deep furrow on the top and a narrower one on

either side of the clypeus. Scape stout, densely pilose, as long as

the eyes. Coxal tooth stout, curved, narrowed towards the apex,

projecting slightly beyond the apex of the coxe.

* ACANTHOBRACON NIGRIPES, Sp. NOY.

Black ; the metanotum, abdomen, and tegule pale orange-yellow ;.

the anterior wings yellowish hyaline to the transverse median and

transverse basal nervures, dark fuscous beyond; the posterior

hyaline, only slightly tinged with yellow, the apex smoky. 92.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 4 mm.

Transvaal.

Face coarsely, rugosely punctured-reticulated ; the top depressed

in the centre, with a smooth longitudinal keel; oral region above

with a tuft of long testaceous hair. Front, vertex, outer orbits, and

malar space smooth and shining, almost bare. Pro- and mesothorax

smooth and shining ; the base of pronotum raised, irregularly reticu-

lated ; the propieure with a wide crenulated furrow below the

middle ; there is an oblique, irregularly crenulated furrow below the

tegule ; there is a deep, crenulated furrow above the sternum, com-

mencing at the base but not extending to the apex. Median seg-

ment strongly, closely irregularly reticulated, the pleure more

strongly than the rest. Basal segment of the abdomen strongly

closely striated ; the second more finely striated near to the apex,

which is smooth, as is also the rest of the abdomen. The oval

transverse area on the second segment is clearly defined; the

furrows are crenulated. Parapsidal furrows irregularly crenulated

at the apex. Apical slope of scutellum closely strongly striated.

Post-scutellum stoutly keeled in the middle. Basal coxal spine long,

curved, sharply pointed; the lower spine much shorter, blunter,

roundly sloped above, the lower part straight. Apical abscissa of

radius longer than the basal two united; the second cubital cellule

almost square, but widest at the base; the recurrent nervure is

received near its apex.

ODESIA, gen. nov.

Transverse median nervure placed behind the transverse basal,

the median cellule therefore shorter than the costal; radial cellule

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short, the radius ending half-way between the stigma and apex of

the wing; second cubital cellule much narrowed in front, the first

and second transverse cubital nervures converging in front. Occiput

not margined. Malar space nearly as long as the antennal scape.

Mesonotum trilobate. Abdomen narrow, of equal width, longish ;

there is no area on the second segment; it is indistinctly keeled

down the middle; the third and fourth are keeled throughout.

Antenne and ovipositor very long.

This does not fit very well into any of the sections into which Me

Braconine are divided. The Braconi have the transverse median

nervure interstitial; in the Hzothecini it is received beyond the

transverse basal; in the Aphrastobraconini it is as in the present

genus; but then the type and only genus (Aphrastobracon) has the

eyes large, extending to the base of the mandibles, there being no

malar space ; also it has a long radial cellule, extending to the tip of

the wings.

ODESIA LONGICORNIS, Sp. Nov.

Testaceous, the antenne, tips of mandibles, a large, longish mark

on each lobe of the mesonotum, the greater part of the first

abdominal segment, a large mark, narrowed towards the apex on

the centre of the second and two marks, longer than wide, on the

base of the third and fourth segments, black; wings hyaline, the

apex of the anterior from near the second transverse cubital nervure,

dark smoky. ?.

Length 10 mm.; terebra 20 mm.

Southern a atte Sebakwe.

Face distinctly, but not closely punctured; a smooth space in the

middle below. Pro- and mesothorax smooth; the metanotum,

except at the base, closely, distinctly punctured; the pleure are not

so closely, but fully more strongly punctured. Apex of first

abdominal segment in the middle closely, transversely rugose ; the

others closely striated-punctured longitudinally ; suturiform articu-

lation deep, crenulated ; there is a curved, weakly crenulated furrow

on the base of the fourth segment and a weaker one on the fifth.

Basal two abscissz of radius equal in length ; both united are shorter

than the apical. The second cubital cellule is clearly narrowed in

front; the recurrent nervure is interstitial.

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ICHNEUMONIDA.

OPHIONINI.

HENICOSPILUS, Steph.

HENICOSPILUS NATALENSIS, Sp. Novy.

Rufous, the apex of the abdomen infuscated, the eye orbits ivory-

white, the palpi pale testaceous ; wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous,

paler in the middle, the nervures black, except the thickened base

of the radius which is rufo-testaceous; the horny points pale,

conical, the basal larger than wide, the apical not much longer than

its width at the base. Transverse basal nervure interstitial. Basal

abscissa of cubitus half the length of the recurrent which is received

far behind the apex of the basal abscissa of the radius. ¢.

Length 13 mm.

Natal. Newcastle.

The yellow line on the inner orbits is narrow, on the outer it is

broader, about half the width of the temples. Face closely, minutely

punctured. Ocellar region much raised, tinged with yellow. Scutel-

lum transversely aciculated; the keels weak towards the apex,

where they are wide apart; the lateral slopes closely, strongly

striated; the sides of post-scutellum weakly keeled; the sides

somewhat strongly, obliquely striated. Base of metanotum irregu-

larly longitudinally striated in the middle; the part behind the

keel strongly aciculated, the rest closely, irregularly transversely

reticulated. Pro- and mesopleure closely, distinctly punctured ;

the sides of the latter obscurely striated; the metapleure closely,

obliquely, and somewhat closely striated. The tibiz and tarsi are

paler than the femora; the fore tarsi are paler than the others.

The discoidal cellule is narrow, compared with its greatest width,

which is less than the space between it and the radius opposite its

widest part. The thickening on the radius is only conspicuous on

the basal half.

This species comes close to H. rufus, Bé., the latter is larger, has

only one horny point in the wings, has the eye orbits largely white,

and the apical three or four abdominal segments are black.

HENICOSPILUS DAMARENSIS, sp. Nov.

Uniformly pale yellow; the antenne rufous; wings hyaline, the

stigma pale yellow, the costa darker coloured, the nervures blackish.

The head is more distinctly yellow than the body; face closely, but

not very strongly, punctured; the clypeus sparsely punctured, its

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apex almost transverse. Ocelli very large, rufous. Sides of scutel-

lum keeled ; the keels not meeting at the apex, towards which they

become fainter ; the lower part of the apex is bordered by a stouter,

more rufous, rounded keel. Base of metanotum deeply, widely

depressed ; there are no transverse keels; the surface, beyond the

basal depression, is irregularly obliquely, not very distinctly striated,

punctured. Propleurze smooth ; the mesopleure closely punctured,

closely obliquely striated in the middle; the upper part of meta-

pleuree somewhat stoutly, obliquely striated. Apical abscissa of

radius roundly curved towards the front; transverse cubital nervure:

half the length of the recurrent, as long as the apex of the third

discoidal cellule. The transverse median nervure is received behind

the transverse basal. The basal horny point is triangular, its base.

rounded ; the second irregularly crescent-shaped. ?.

Length 17 mm.

Damaraland. Walvisch Bay.

PLEURONEUROPHION, Ashm.

PLEURONEUROPHION PRUINOSUS, Sp. NOV.

Rufous, densely covered with a whitish, silky pile; the eye orbits

narrowly on the lower half of the inner, the outer from the inner

edge of the lateral ocelli ivory-white ; wings hyaline, the stigma dark

rufous, the costa and nervures black. Antenne black, dark rufous.

at the base. ?.

Length 33 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Head, pro- and mesothorax smooth; the metanotum behind the

basal keel irregularly wrinkled; the rest coarsely, transversely,

closely reticulated. Scutellum with a stout keel bordering the sides ;

they meet at the apex in the middle, where they are continued half-

way down the apical slope as one; the apical half has a blistered

appearance and is covered with white pubescence ; the lateral slopes

behind the keels are more thickly covered with longer, soft white

pubescence ; there are four or five longish stout keels on the apical

slope. Post-scutellum clearly separated by a depression from the

scutellum ; it is transverse at the base, the apex roundly narrowed ;

its apex has a longish steep slope, and is keeled down the middle.

Petiole cylindrical; the post-petiole distinctly widened. Transverse

median nervure received distinctly behind the transverse basal; the

disco-cubital nervure broadly rounded beyond the middle, not

angled. Transverse median nervure in hind wings broken near the

top of the lower third.

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This species differs from the normal species of the genus in the

disco-cubital nervure being broadly rounded, not angled, and in the

transverse median nervure in the hind wings not being broken so

low down. The only African species of its size is Hmnicospilus

trimaculatus, Tosq.

I have a g without note of a particular locality in my collection ;

it is about 30 mm. long.

EURYOPHION, gen. nov.

Wings uniformly fuscous violaceous ; the base of radius thickened,

transverse median nervure received very shortly beyond the trans-

verse basal, almost interstitial ; radial cellule long, narrow. Disco-

cubital nervure not broken, the curve rounded; not interstitial.

Transverse median nervure in hind wings broken in the middle.

Apex of clypeus transverse. Malar space very small. Hyes parallel,

not incised. Ocelli widely separated from each other, and, to a less

extent, from the eyes. Median segment bearing stout, irregular,

curved keels. Spiracles of second abdominal segment placed shortly

beyond the middle. Claws pectinated. Scutellum roundly convex,

its sides not keeled. Both the thorax and abdomen are stouter,

broader than usual.

The apical abscissa of radius is not appreciably turned up towards

the costa as in Oplion, &c.; the radial cellule is long and narrow.

The radius in the hind wings is thickened at the base. The trans-

verse basal nervure in fore wings is also thickened. Mesosternum

flat ; its sides bordered by a wide, shallow furrow, roundly narrowed

on the inner side. There are no blisters in the fore wings.

A distinct genus. Characteristic are the blackish wings. Ophion

differs in having the disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump of a

nervure, in the eyes converging above, in the basal abscissa of the

radius not being swollen, and in the metanotum being smooth, with

only a transverse keel. Plewronewroplion has the basal abscissa of

the radius swollen (as has also Hnicospilus, which has, however,

blisters in the wing) but the eyes distinctly converge above, the

disco-cubital nervure is sharply angled, the transverse median

neryure in hind wings is broken far, or at least distinctly, below the

middle, and the transverse median nervure is placed behind the

transverse basal.

EURYOPHION NIGRIPENNIS, sp. Novy.

Dark ferruginous, the third and following segments of the abdomen

black ; wings dark fuscous, tinged with violaceous, the nervures and

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stigma black ; the costa and base of stigma dark ferruginous. Head

and thorax closely, distinctly, but not very strongly punctured and

covered closely with a short pale pile. Scutellum more closely,

rugosely punctured than the mesonotum. Base of metanotum

depressed; the keels commence at the apex of the depression ;

there is a keel down the centre, from its base one runs round

the edges; there is an area on the outer edge in the middle,

straight on the outer side, roundly narrowed on the inner. The

basal abscissa of the cubitus is as long as the recurrent nervure.

Abdominal petiole dilated beyond the stigma. The eyes are very

black and shining. Abdomen strongly compressed, broader than

usual viewed from the sides, sabre-shaped; it becomes gradually

wider from the base of the second segment. The antenne are

shorter and thicker than usual (shorter than the abdomen); they

taper towards the apex. ?.

Length 28 mm.

Natal. Durban.

OPHIONEURA, Cam.

To the description of this genus (Records Albany Museum, i., 147),

should be added: Apex of clypeus triangularly incised. I have two

species to add to the genus. The three may be separated as

follows :—

Head and thorax rufous marked with yellow, legs with

coxe rufous Sy 66 66. Se 05 "oe so Mod cae mle wi Gri

Head and thorax black, marked with yellow; legs

rufous, the coxe and trochanters black, marked with

yellow.

Face, centre of mesonotum, and pleure immaculate.. rujfidens.

Face, centre of mesonotum, and pleure maculate .. bidentatus.

OPHIONEURA RUFIDENS, Sp. Nov.

Black; the abdomen, except the first segment, ferruginous, a

line on the inner orbits, a broader one on the outer, two triangular

spots on the sides of the mesonotum at the base; the scutellums,

a large mark on the apical half of the metanotum, tripartate at the

base, the projections narrowed to a point, the central being the

longer and sharper, yellow. Legs ferruginous, the four anterior

cox and trochanters for the greater part yellow, the hinder black,

the cox with a large mark above; the hind tarsi black. ¢.

Length 16-17 mm.

Cape Colony. Grahamstown.

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Face and clypeus strongly and closely punctured, the sides of the

latter smooth. Front and vertex strongly punctured, the centre of

the former strongly, closely transversely striated. Clypeal teeth

large, broad, rufous as is also the apex of the clypeus; their inner

side straight, oblique, the outer rounded. Pro- and mesothorax

closely, strongly punctured ; the apex of the mesonotum depressed

in the middle, irregularly reticulated. Scutellum closely, but not

very strongly punctured. Post-scutellum striated. Base of meta-

notum depressed, bordered behind by a curved keel; the rest

reticulated; the pleure below the keel more closely rugosely

punctured, the punctures running into reticulations at the apex.

First abdominal segment smooth and shining.

OPHIONEURA BIDENTATUS, Sp. nov.

Black; the second and following segments of the abdomen rufous;

the eye orbits all round, the line narrowed above, the face, except

for a square black mark in the middle, joined to the black of the

clypeus by a short peduncle; the black below with two irregular

yellow marks; the apex of the clypeus, except for a reddish line

below, mandibles except at the apex, two large marks, rounded on

the inner and narrowed at the base and with the apex slightly

roundly incised, a line along the tegule, two short lines in the

middle opposite them, scutellums, metanotum, except for two large

marks at the base, slightly narrowed and rounded at the apex, a

longish mark below the tegule, one longer than wide at the base

below it, a small irregular one below its apex, a large curved, broad

line on the apical two-thirds below, and the apex of the metapleurze

largely in the centre, yellow. Legs rufous; the hinder darker

coloured; the fore tarsi paler, more yellowish in tint; the four

anterior coxze and trochanters yellow; the hinder coxe and

trochanters black; the cox largely yellow above; the hind tarsi

black. Wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. ¢@.

Length 17 mm.

Cape Colony. Grahamstown.

STICTOPHION, gen. nov.

This genus has the neuration of Ophionewra and Hrythrophion

here described. The three genera may be separated thus :—

Sides and apex of scutellum not keeled; base of metanotum

areolated ; body largely marked with yellow .. .. .. «.. Ophioneura,

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Sides and apex of scutellum keeled, base of metanotum keeled,

body not maculate with yellow.

Tibi (especially the four anterior) thickened, contracted at

the base, body red .. .. .. «+ LErythrophion.

Tibiz slender, not paritrncted nt ihe base, oly black .. «- Stictophion.

Head, seen from the front, long, owing to the longish malar space.

Clypeus not separated from the face, its apex bidentate. Scutellum

roundly conyex, its sides keeled, bordered on the inner side by a

furrow. Median segment coarsely rugosely punctured ; its spiracles

large, linear. Abdomen long, slender, compressed; the petiole

narrow, cylindrical, its spiracles placed at the base of the apical

third; those of the second in the middle. Radial cellule short, not

reaching to the apex of the wing; transverse median nervure inter-

stitial ; recurrent nervure tered behind the transverse cubital;

transverse median nervure in hind wings unbroken.

Ophioneura is further known from the two genera here described

by the very short malar space, the head therefore not being

rostriform.

The temples are broad; the occiput margined, roundly incised.

Mandibles unequally bi-dentate, the posterior much shorter than

the anterior, bluntly rounded, not projecting; the apex of upper

bluntly rounded. Legs slender; the spurs minute; hind tarsi

stout, spinose. Basal two joints of flagellum of antenne about

equal in length; the scape ovate, about twice longer than wide.

Base of metanotum without keels.

The two species known to me may be separated thus :—

Legs, the stigma, and base of antenne black .. .. .. .. .. nigricans.

Legs red, the stigma testaceous, base of antenne red .. .. .. rujipes.

STICTOPHION RUFIPES, Sp. Nov.

Black, the legs, except the cox, red; the second and third

segments of the abdomen of a more obscure red colour; wings

hyaline, the costa and stigma testaceous, the nervures black. ¢.

Length 14-16 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Basal half of mandibles red on the inner side. Head thickly

covered with white hair; the face closely, strongly punctured, the

sides on the upper part raised into a fold; clypeus more strongly,

irregularly punctured, especially in the centre at the apex, where the

punctures run into striz. Front and vertex strongly and closely

punctured ; the former transversely striated in the middle. The

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face and clypeus are more densely covered with white pubescence

than the rest of the head; on the temples it is longer. Pro- and

mesothorax closely, coarsely punctured, densely covered with white

pubescence ; the apex of the propleure coarsely irregularly striated ;

the punctures on the middle of the mesopleure run into strizx.

Median segment more coarsely, rugosely punctured, densely covered

with white hair; the punctuation in the middle runs into reticula-

tions.

There is a small reddish spot close to the eyes, opposite the

posterior ocelli; the hind tibiae and tarsi may be blackish.

STICTOPHION NIGRICANS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the anterior femora, tibizw, and tarsi lined irregularly with

testaceous in front; the head and thorax covered with a short, white

pubescence; the abdomen and legs with a white pile; wings hyaline,

highly iridescent, the nervures and stigma black. ¢.

Length 16 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Face closely, strongly punctured; the clypeus more strongly, but

also more sparsely and irregularly ; the malar space with an opaque,

coarsely aciculated band on the inner side; the rest of the head is

more strongly, if not quite so closely punctured. Pro- and meso-

thorax more strongly punctured than the head; the lateral lobe

of the mesonotum is coarsely irregularly punctured at the base.

Scutellum with a few large punctures at the base; the apex more

finely and closely punctured ; its sides are raised, furrowed on the

inner side, the furrow irregularly striated. Post-scutellum rugosely

punctured. Median segment coarsely, irregularly reticulated, the

base in the middle more rugosely punctured than reticulated; the

basal curved keels are not very distinct, and, on the inner side,

merge into the punctuation. The furrows at the sides of the post-

scutellum are wide, stoutly striated and with a raised border on the

outer edge. Metapleurx obliquely, irregularly striated, the striz

strongest in the middle, where they are twisted.

ERYTHROPHION, gen. nov.

Face elongate, malar space large, the clypeus largely projecting

beyond it; its apex ending into two stout, clearly separated teeth.

Scutellum stoutly keeled laterally, gradually, roundly depressed

from the base to the apex. Metanotum rounded at the base,

reticulated-punctured, without keels. Spiracles large, linear. First

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abdominal segment, long, curved, slender; its spiracles close to the

apex ; the spiracles of second segment close to the middle; ovipositor

ong. Four front tibie thicker than the femora; their base dis-

tinctly contracted. Radial cellule short, its apex widely distant

from the apex; the recurrent nervure received behind the trans-

verse cubital; transverse median nervure interstitial; median

nervure in hind wings unbroken. Clypeus not separated from

the face.

The affinities of this genus are with Ophiononeuwra Cam.; that

genus may be known by the tibie not being distinctly contracted

at the base, by the longer radial cellule, by the sides of the scutellum

not being stoutly keeled, and by there being two are on the base

of the metanotum.

ERYTHROPHION FERRUGINEUS, sp. noy.

Ferruginous, the apex of the abdomen darker coloured; the

wings short, hyaline, highly iridescent, the stigma dark rufous,

the costa and nervures blackish. Face strongly and closely

punctured, the clypeus much more strongly, but also much

more sparsely punctured. Apical half of mandibles black. Palpi

dark fuscous. Pro- and mesothorax closely and strongly punctured ;

the mesonotum irregularly transversely striated. Metanotum closely,

stoutly, irregularly reticulated ; the base less strongly so; the apex in

the middle transversely striated, where it is depressed. Metapleure

irregularly, widely reticulated, much more closely below, the lower

part rugosely punctured; bordered below by a stout keel. Base

of mesosternum bordered by a stout, deep furrow. 9.

Length 13-15 mm. ; terebra 7-8 mm.

Cape Town. Stellenbosch.

ANOMALONINI,

TRICHOMMA, Wesm.

? TRICHOMMA BREVIPENNE, sp. nov.

Black, the palpi, the four front legs except the cox, lemon-

yellow, the apical joint of the hind trochanters, femora and

tibiz red, their tarsi black; the basal segment of the abdomen

and the apices of the third and fourth dark red; wings short,

not much more than half the length of the abdomen; hyaline,

the costa, stigma, and nervures black. ¢.

Length 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

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Hind wings with the apical nervures entirely obliterated, 7.c.,

the radius and cubitus ; there is only one basal cellule. Face and

clypeus closely rugosely punctured, the punctures (especially above)

running into close reticulations, covered with white pubescence.

Mandibles broadly rufous at the apex. Front and vertex rugosely

punctured, more or less striated laterally. Thorax closely rugose ;

the upper part of the mesopleure for the greater part longitudinally

striated, the striae more or less curved, stout. Scutellum flat,

coarsely alutaceous, without distinct punctures. Metanotum with

three basal are; the central is the smaller, and is open at the

apex; the lateral open at the apex on the outer side; the centre is

transversely striated. On the upper half of the base of the meta-

pleurze are a number of stout, irregular longitudinal striz, bordered

at the apex bya keel running from the top to the bottom. Abdominal

petiole not so long as the following three segments united, slender,

its apical third distinctly nodose.

The eyes do not converge more below than they do above.

Clypeus not separated from the face. Temples very short; the

occiput transverse. Tibia and tarsi spinose; the long spur of the

hind tibiz more than half the length of the metatarsus. Hind

trochanters shorter than the coxe, the basal joint on the outer side

shorter than the apical, longer on the inner, The eyes are distinctly

incised on the inner side. The hind tarsi are slender, the basal joints

not dilated.

I am in doubt about the generic position of this species. The

eyes do not appear to be hairy, but this may be owing to the

pubescence having been rubbed off. The hind wings, too, are

more deficient in nervures than in typical Trichomma ; the hind

trochanters are shorter, the scutellum flatter, and the thorax broader

at the base than in that genus. The generic location must remain

in doubt until fresh specimens have been examined. The pubescence

on the eyes is liable to be rubbed off, as I find to be the case with an

Oriental species of Trichomma I have examined.

? TRICHOMMA CARINISCUTUM, Sp. Nov.

Black, the four front legs, except the cox, stramineous, the hind

legs, except the coxe and trochanters, rufous ; wings short, hyaline,

the nervures and stigma black. Abdomen red, the extreme base of

first segment, the upper part of the second, and the sixth and

seventh black. @.

Length 10 mm.

Natal. Frere.

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Face and clypeus thickly covered with longish white pubescence,

as is also the eye incision. Front and vertex opaque, alutaceous ;

the former keeled in the middle. Mesonotum closely rugose; the

scutellum flat, finely coriaceous. Metanotum finely rugose, thickly

covered with white longish pubescence ; an irregular, semicircular

area on either side at the base; the centre closely transversely

striated; the middle with two longitudinal keels diverging at the apex.

Apical half of propleure strongly, obliquely striated ; upper half

and apex of mesopleure less strongly longitudinally striated ; there

is a longitudinal, oblique keel above the middle of the metapleure ;

the part above it is closely, rugosely punctured, below irregularly

obliquely striated, the striez clearly separated; the base above

has a keel running from the top to below, and having a few

striae forming arez inside it.

The recurrent nervure is received almost the length of the

transverse cubital nervure beyond the latter; there are two basal

cells in the hind wings, the anterior being the larger. Antennz

shorter than the abdomen. Post-scutellum keeled in the middle.

Antenne stout, shorter than the abdomen.

As in ? TL. brevipenne, I cannot find any pubescence on the eyes.

The two may be easily separated :—

The second to fifth segments black; post-scutellum not keeled;

the keels on the base of metanotum straight on the inner side,

forming an area of equal width.. : oon 50 fo an (MANE

The second to fifth segments rufous ; post-scutellum keeled ; the

keels on base of metanotum oblique, the area consequently

WIGESE ALHLUCNADCKIN (ec leis) Vole cic) Pelsl eis (til wie ueisul ele) CONENISCULLS:

ODONTAGRYPON, gen. nov.

Transverse median nervure in hind wings not broken. Parallel

nervure received near the top, the discoidal cellule therefore much

narrowed at the base, not half the width of its apex. Transverse

median nervure received shortly beyond the transverse basal; the

recurrent nervure received shortly beyond the transverse cubital.

Apex of clypeus rounded, its middle armed with a short, but

distinct tooth. Front keeled in the middle. Parapsidal furrows

obsolete. Scutellum roundly convex, keeled laterally at the base.

Apex of median segment prolonged into a point; the spiracles about

three times longer than wide. Hind spurs longer than the width of

the apex of the tibiz. Antenne not much shorter than the body.

Hind tarsi not much thickened; the claws not. pectinated. Basal

joint of the hind trochanters twice the length of the apical.

Mandibular teeth unequal, the upper larger than the lower.

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The alar neuration (including the unbroken transverse median

nervure in hind wings) is pretty much the same as in Agrypon and

Atrometus, but the toothed apex of clypeus separates it from these

genera. The hinder metatarsus is longer, compared with the other

joints, than it is in Agrypon. The two African species known to

me may be separated thus :—

Mesonotum broadly black in the middle, hind coxe immaculate,

frontinot keelediqu. cielo

Mesonotum immaculate ; hind coxe broadly black in the middle;

front Realetla ws. ac Sia Gos) el ee ce, Gos ure stem SoruuACONUNU TONS,

spilonotus.

ODONTAGRYPON SPILONOTUS, Sp. nov.

Rufous ; the face, clypeus, mandibles, except at apex, and palpi

yellow; the greater part of the front, middle of vertex, occiput, the

middle of mesonotum broadly (the line dilated broadly at the base

and to a less extent at the apex), the parts bordering the scutellums,

the base of metanotum narrowly, the apex more broadly, the pro-

pleuree, except for an elongated mark—somewhat triangular in

shape—above, the lower part of the mesopleure broadly (the black

on the basal half extending higher up than on the apical), the base

narrowly—the line broadest above—and the lower half of the meta-

pleurs and the breast, black. Apical two segments of the abdomen

black. Legs of the rufous colour of the thorax. Antenne dark

rufous, the basal three joints black above, the scape yellowish

below. Wings hyaline, the stigma dark testaceous, the nervures

black. ¢g and @.

Length 13-14 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Head and thorax thickly covered with long white pubescence.

Face and clypeus closely, somewhat strongly punctured, except

along the edges; the front and vertex are more strongly rugosely

punctured, the punctures running in the centre into reticulations.

Occiput strongly margined, sparsely punctured above. Pro- and

mesothorax strongly punctured, the punctures clearly separated;

the apex of mesonotum finely, closely transversely striated.

Scutellum, if anything, more strongly punctured than the meso-

notum. Median segment coarsely punctured; in the centre the

punctures run into reticulations.

*“ ODONTAGRYPON CARINIFRONS, Sp. Nov.

Rufous; the face, clypeus, mandibles, except at the apex and

palpi, yellow; the greater part of the front, centre of vertex,

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occiput broadly, the propleurew, except for a wedge-shaped mark

(the broad end at the apex) near the top, an oblique mark on the

apex of the mesopleure in the middle, a broad line below, its base

dilated upwards, the mesosternum, except in the middle, where

there is a large, oval, red mark, the lower part of the metapleure

broadly, the metasternum, a line on the top of the second abdominal

segment, and the fifth and sixth broadly above, black. Legs

coloured like the thorax; a broad, black line on the inner and

outer sides of the hind cox and one on the top of the trochanters.

Basal two or three joints of antennz black above, the flagellum dark

rufous, darker towards the apex. Wings hyaline, the costa and

nervures black; the stigma dark testaceous. 9°.

Length 13-14 mm.

Transvaal.

Face and clypeus closely, but not very strongly punctured,

thickly covered with white pubescence. Front and vertex much

more strongly and closely punctured ; there is a stout keel down

the middle of the front; the punctures are transverse on either

side of it. Face and clypeus thickly covered with long white hair.

Pro- and mesothorax closely and strongly punctured; the median

segment more strongly, rugosely punctured, and more thickly

covered with white hair. .

CAMPOPLEGINI.

CHAROPS, Holmer.

CHAROPS CARINICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Black; mandibles yellow, tinged with rufous; the palpi, four

anterior legs, except the cox, reddish yellow, the femora with a

more distinct reddish tint than the rest; the first segment and the

sides of the third, fourth, and fifth broadly red ; wings hyaline, the

nervures, costa, and stigma black. ¢.

Length 10 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town. Natal. Durban ; Maritzburg.

Transvaal. Potchefstroom. Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Bred from a greyish cocoon attached by a thread half its length to

a leaf; the ends are black ; behind them is a row of large, irregular,

more or less incised and separated, black marks; in the centre are

two rows of small, irregular black dots.

Head and thorax covered with white pubescence. Vertex and

lower part of front finely rugose; the upper part of front finely,

irregularly reticulated; the front with a stout keel down the middle.

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Face closely rugosely punctured; the sides more or less longi-

tudinally striated-reticulated. Pro- and mesothorax coarsely

alutaceous, the middle of the mesonotum at the apex more or

less finely reticulated. Median segment with two keels down the

middle; they diverge towards the apex; the space between trans-

versely striated; the striae more or less broken; the rest of the

metanotum irregularly reticulated, the sides more or less stoutly

striated; the metapleuree with two rows of widely separated

oblique striw, the two separated by an oblique keel behind the

middle. Scutellum flat, slightly hollowed in the middle, and

stoutly transversely striated. Mesopleure at the base closely

punctured-reticulated ; the apex longitudinally striated; the striz

above extending from the apex to beyond the middle; below they

are shorter. Propleurz strongly, more or less obliquely striated.

Abdomen about three times the length of the thorax. There is a

large area on the base of the metanotum at the sides; it is as long

as it is wide at the base, and becomes roundly narrowed towards the

apex. Tarsi not thickly spinose.

This species may be separated from C. spinitarsis, Cam., thus :—

Hind legs black, median segment reticulated; the basal lateral

area narrowed at the apex.. .. - -- Ccariniceps.

Hind legs rufous, the apical ome of the fechedtaes dpeataeone

the basal lateral area on the punctured median segment not

NOVEL Bin WS BV< Go 55 60 06 oo 66 oo 00 co on CfA.

CAMPOPLEX, Gravenh.

CAMPOPLEX FULVICORNIS, sp. noy.

Black; the antennz uniformly fulvous; the legs, except the coxe,

reddish fulvous, the anterior tibize and tarsi paler, more yellowish in

tint; the first abdominal segment, the second, except for a broad

black line on the basal three-fourths, and the third and fourth

entirely red. Wings hyaline, the costa and stigma testaceous,

tinged with fuscous; the nervures black; the areolet 4-angled ;

the nervures uniting in front. ¢.

Length 15 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Mandibles fulvous, tinged with yellow, the teeth black. Face and

clypeus closely strongly punctured; the punctures on the face

interlacing; on the apex of the clypeus they are much more

widely separated. Pro- and mesothorax closely rugosely punc-

tured; the pleure strongly punctured, the punctures clearly

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separated. Scutellum roundly convex, thickly covered with long

white hair. Median segment closely rugosely punctured and

thickly covered with long white hair; its middle broadly, distinctly

furrowed,

CAMPOPLEX ERYTHROSPILUS, Sp. nov.

Black, the antenne, palpi, sides and apex of the mesonotum,

scutellums, the base of the mesopleure irregularly below the

wings and first abdominal segment, red; the greater part of the

second and following segments of the abdomen ferruginous ; wings

hyaline, the costa and stigma testaceous, the nervures darker

coloured. 9°.

Length 12 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Mandibles rufous, their teeth black. Head closely, distinctly

punctured; the face and clypeus thickly covered with white

pubescence ; there is an irregular keel in the middle of the front.

Thorax closely, somewhat strongly punctured, thickly covered with

white hair; the hair on the scutellums longer. Base of metanotum

closely rugosely punctured; the rest somewhat strongly transversely

striated; upper part of metapleurzw closely, strongly, obliquely

punctured, the punctures running into striations on the apical

slope. Areolet large, wide, 4-angled; shortly, but distinctly,

appendiculated.

CAMPOPLEX RUFOSCAPUS, Sp. NOV.

Black; the antennal scape, legs, except the four hind coxe, and

tegule red; the apex of the second and the whole of the third and

fourth segments of a darker red colour; wings hyaline, the apex

slightly tinged with violaceous; the costa, stigma, and nervures

black. @.

Length 18 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Face and clypeus closely, uniformly strongly punctured, thickly

covered with silvery pubescence; front and vertex closely, strongly

punctured; the temples thickly covered with long white hair.

Thorax closely punctured, the mesopleurze not so closely and the

metanotum more closely than the rest; the scutellums and median

segment have the pubescence longer and denser than the rest of the

thorax. Metanotum depressed in the middle, the base with two

curved keels forming two are, which are more closely and finely

punctured than the rest. The sides of the first abdominal segment

are broadly red; there is a thinner red line on the sides of the

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 95

second at the base. Areolet large, oblique, shortly appendiculate,

almost sessile in front. Mandibles rufous, tinged with yellow, their

teeth black. Palpi rufous, thickly covered with white pubescence.

? CAMPOPLEX CRASSIVENTRIS, Sp. NOV.

Black; the apical half of the third and the greater part of the

fourth and fifth abdominal segment, red; the four anterior femora

and tibiee red; the fore tarsi yellowish, the hinder tibize obscure red

at the base; wings fuscous, tinged with violaceous; areolet tri-

angular, appendiculated ; the recurrent nervure is received close to

the apex. 9¢.

Length 13 mm.

Cape Colony. Namaqualand; O’okiep.

Head, pro- and mesothorax closely punctured; the front trans-

versely punctured, the middle smooth, finely keeled. Median

segment closely rugosely punctured; the punctures running into

reticulations; the centre broadly furrowed. Abdomen thick, not

compressed, broad above; almost the apical half of the first segment

nodose; the seventh shorter than the sixth, transverse, not narrowed

at the apex; sheaths of ovipositor short, not projecting beyond the

apex of the segment. Clypeus not separated from the face ; its apex

broadly rounded. Mandibles rufous behind the teeth. Palpi black.

The transverse median nervure received very close to the transverse

basal, almost interstitial.

The abdomen in this species is broader, less compressed, than it is

in the typical species of Campoplex.

PIMPLOMORPHA, gen. nov.

Areolet absent; the recurrent nervure interstitial; transverse

median nervure received shortly behind the transverse basal,

almost interstitial. Stigma large, broad; the radius issues from

shortly beyond its middle, and does not extend much beyond the

middle, the radial cellule therefore being short. Transverse cubital

nervure long. Parallel nervure broken shortly above the middle.

Clypeus separated from the face; its apex broadly rounded. Upper

tooth of mandibles longer than lower. Eyes parallel. Parapsidal

furrows absent. Base of metanotum areolated; the areola large,

longer than wide, the base narrowed to a point, the apex trans-

verse; spiracles small, oval. First abdominal segment long, the

apex dilated; the spiracles are placed at the base of the apical

third; the segments are compressed, but moderately broad above ;

the ovipositor is longer than the abdomen, nearly as long as the

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body. Legs slender; the middle tibize with two spurs; the claws

pectinated at the base. The second abdominal segment is closely

longitudinally striated; its spiracles before the middle.

There is no malar furrow; the areola is closed at the base and

apex; there is a well-defined, deeply depressed petiolar area. Hind

metatarsus as long as the following three united; the apices of the

joints spinose; the last much longer than the fourth. Transverse

median nervure in hind wings broken shortly below the middle, the

recurrent nervure is largely bullated in front, the subdiscoidal

nervure issues from above the middle of the recurrent nervure.

Antenne shorter than the body. The joints of the hind tarsi are

of equal thickness; the metatarsus is more than half the length of

the tibiz.

Comes near to Zaporus, Foer. It looks more like a Pimplid than

an Ophionid.

* PIMPLOMORPHA TRILINEATA, SP. NOV.

Head and thorax yellowish testaceous, the abdomen rufous, the

sides and ventral surface tinged with yellow; the antenne, a square

mark on and below the ocellar region, two marks on the lower part

of the occiput, three large marks on the mesonotum, almost the basal

half of the metanotum, the mark dilated laterally at the base, a mark

on the apex of the mesopleure near the top, the middle of the meta-

pleurz at the base and the mesosternum, black. Legs fulvous, the

tibie and tarsi tinged with yellow. Wings hyaline, the stigma and

nervures black. ?.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 9 mm.

Transvaal.

Face closely, the upper part of the clypeus sparsely, the front and

vertex more closely and strongly punctured ; the parts immediately

above the antenne striated ; the parts surrounding the black on the

front and vertex and the greater part of the vertex are rufous.

Thorax closely punctured; the metanotum more closely and

strongly than the rest, except the base of the areola, which is

smooth. Antenne over 40-jointed, the third and fourth joints

equal in length.

LIMNERIUM, Ashm.

The following species may be separated thus :—

). Areolet sessile ; the abdomen entirely black oe ee §©6Sessilinervis.

2).

1). Areolet appendiculated, the abdomen not entirely black.

1 (

2 |

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3 (4). Areolet square, the metanotum without aree .. .. fulvipalpis.

4 (3). Areolet triangular, the metanotum with arez or keels.

5 (10). Hind tibixe and tarsi red, not maculate with black.

6 (7). Hind coxe black, the areolet open at the apex,

mandiblesiblack =. 3) «2 «. «ss: -- -« meelanostomum.

7 (6). Hind coxe red; the areolet closed at the apex; the

mandibles yellow at the base.

8 (9). Length 8 mm.; the metanotum not areolated .. .. Péringueyi.

9 (8). Length 6 mm.; the metanotum regularly areolated .. areolatum.

10 (5). Hind tibie and tarsi pale yellow, marked with black.

11 (12). Areolet small, closed at apex; the recurrent nervure

received close to transverse cubital; length 8mm. .. capense.

12 (11). Areolet obsolete ; the recurrent nervure clearly distant

from transverse cubital; length 4 mm. LOTLOLCCDS.

LIMNERIUM FULVIPALPIS, Sp, Nov.

Black; the legs, except the coxe and the basal joint of the hind

trochanters, which are black, and the apical joint of the hind

trochanters, which is yellow, rufo-fulvous ; the apex of the second

abdominal segment broadly, and the whole of the third, fourth, and

fifth reddish-testaceous. Wings hyaline, the stigma dark testaceous,

the nervures black. Mandibles rufo-fulvous, yellow at the base; the

palpi rufo-fulvous. ¢.

Length 7 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Head and thorax closely punctured, the metanotum more rugosely

than the rest; covered with a close white pubescence. Median

segment entirely without keels or are; thickly covered with white

pubescence. Areolet appendiculated, square, the upper part of the

transverse cubital nervure not being curved, but straight; the lower

part being also straight, not curved or obliquely sloped; its apical

part is pale.

This species should be known by the absence of arew and keels on

the metanotum and by the square areolet. The disco-cubital nervure

is angled, not rounded beyond the middle.

LIMNERIUM CAPENSE, Sp. nov.

Black; the mandibles, palpi, four anterior coxe and trochanters,

the base of the middle cox black above; the rest of the tibiz and

tarsi stramineous, the fore femora slightly, the middle distinctly

tinged with fulvous; the hind legs with the coxe and basal joint

of trochanters black, the apical joint of the latter yellow; the femora

rufo-fulvous ; tibize white, a narrow fuscous band near the base and

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a wider one at the apex, the tarsi fuscous, the basal two joints pale

at the base. 3.

Length 8 mm,

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Head and mesonotum alutaceous, the rest of the thorax finely,

closely punctured. Malar space as long as the antennal scape.

Clypeus bluntly rounded; the apex in the middle shining; the sides

above foveate. Petiolar area small, narrow, twice longer than

wide ; the lateral are large, triangular; the apical keel broken on

the outer side, the area thus being made continuous with a smaller

triangular one below it; spiracular area distinct beyond the stigma.

Apices of the third and fourth segments, their sides and the sides of

the fifth and sixth segments rufous. Wings hyaline, the stigma pale

fuscous, the nervures slightly darker; the apical transverse cubital

nervure is almost, if not quite, obsolete; the recurrent nervure is

interstitial. The base of the ventral surface black, the second and

third segments yellow, the other testaceous, marked with fuscous.

LIMNERIUM PERINGUEYI, sp. nov.

Black, the abdomen except the basal half of the first three

segments and the legs rufo-fulvous ; the mandibles, except at the apex

and the tegule yellow, tinged with fulvous; antennal scape reddish ;

palpi yellow. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. ?.

Length 8 mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Head and thorax closely, minutely punctured, covered with a

white pile; the face with longer white pubescence. Apex of clypeus

bluntly rounded. Base of metanotum with only three aree; the

basal small, square; the lateral large, broader than long, the sides

straight, the apex rounded; the spiracular area large, wide, distinct ;

the apex longer on the outer than on the inner side, bordered by a

stout keel; the base of the metanotum, outside the arez, with an

oblique slope, distinctly depressed; the basal slope with some stout

strie. Pedicle of areolet twice longer than the inner lower branch ;

the outer is very faint.

LIMNERIUM AREOLATUM, sp. nov.

Black, the abdomen, except narrowly at the base rufo-fulvous ; the

legs of a brighter fulvous red colour; the mandibles stramineous ;

the palpi fulvous ; the antennal scape rufo-fulvous; the basal joints

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 99

of the flagellum of a dark red, obscured with fulvous. Wings hyaline,

the stigma and nervures fuscous. 9¢.

Length 5-6 mm. ; terebra 1 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Head, pro- and mesothorax alutaceous ; the middle of mesopleuree

with an oblique, closely striated band in the middle; the apex of the

propleure more strongly punctured. Median segment more dis-

tinctly punctured; there are five arew on the base, besides the

petiolar area; the areola is acutely pointed at the base, is twice

longer than wide, and is not closed at the apex; there are two basal

lateral ares ; the apical longer and narrower than the basal; there are

three apical; the spiracular large ; in all there are ten are. Areolet

small; the pedicel clearly longer than it; it receives the recurrent

nervure in the middle.

LIMNERIUM SESSILINERVIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the mandibles, palpi, under side of antennal scape, the four

anterior cox and trochanters pale stramineous-yellow; the four

front femora, tibize and tarsi yellowish-fulvous, the femora darker,

more fulvous coloured than the rest; hind legs black, the apical joint

of the trochanters yellow, the tibize broadly testaceous in the middle;

the spurs white. Ventral keel testaceous. Wings hyaline, the

nervures and stigma black; the areolet not appendiculated, the

neryures meeting in front; the second transverse cubital nervure

largely bullated behind. ¢.

Length 9 mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Cape Colony. Grahamstown.

Head closely rugose, opaque; the face and front thickly covered

with silvery pubescence ; the face and clypeus flat, not separated ;

the front depressed in the middle below. Temples roundly, distinctly

narrowed. Apex of clypeus distinctly, broadly rounded. Pro- and

mesothorax closely, distinctly punctured, thickly covered with short,

white pubescence; the apex of propleure striated in the middle ;

the median segment more strongly rugosely punctured. On the base

of the metanotum are two large semicircular aree; a not very

distinct keel runs down from their middle to an indistinct one on the

sides of the apical slope; the segment is densely covered with

fuscous pubescence. Abdominal petiole shining, dilated at the apex,

nearly as long as the hind femora, longer than the hind coxe and

trochanters united.

The recurrent nervure is interstitial with the second transverse

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cubital ; the metanotum between the basal are is distinctly trans-

versely striated and, less distinctly, in the middle below.

LIMNERIUM MELANOSTOMUM, Sp. nov.

Black; the second, third, and the greater part of the fourth

abdominal segments and the legs rufo-testaceous, the cox black; a

narrow rufous line on the hinder orbits ; wings hyaline, the stigma

dark testaceous, the nervures black; the areolet obsolete. 3.

Length 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Head and thorax finely, closely punctured, and covered with short

white pubescence; the depression above the antennz shining,

smooth, and with two or three keels. Metanotum long; its base

depressed, smooth, shining ; petiolar area longer than broad, widened

at the apex; areola twice longer than wide, widened and rounded at.

the base; posterior median area narrowed at the base, punctured

there, the rest transversely striated ; the segment is more strongly,

closely rugosely punctured than the mesothorax. The apex of the

discoidal nervure and the recurrent are largely bullated; the

recurrent nervure is received very shortly beyond the transverse

cubital.

LIMNERIUM LONGICEPS, Sp. nov.

Black ; the mandibles, palpi, tegule, and the four front coxee and

trochanters stramineous, the rest of the four anterior legs fulvous ;

the hind cox and basal joint of trochanters black; the apical joint

of the latter straminous, the femora dark fulvous ; the tibiew pale, a

fuscous band near the base and a larger one at the apex; the tarsi

fuscous, the basal joint broadly white at the base. The second

abdominal segment rufous at the apex and along the sides. Wings

hyaline, the stigma and neryures fuscous; the areolet small, the

nervures thick ; the pedicle nearly as long as the apical branch. ?.

Length 4-5 mm.; terebra 1 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Head and thorax alutaceous, covered with a short, white pubes-

cence; the face with long silvery hair. Face longer than usual,

owing to the longer malar space, which is as long as the antennal

scape. Metanotum indistinctly areolated; there is a small, indistinct

petiolar area followed by a long pedicle from which branch off keels

which border the apical slope ; there are two lateral ares indistinctly

separated ; the apical gradually narrowed to a sharp point at the

apex ; spiracular area moderately distinct.

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PANISCINI.

PANISCUS, Schr.

PANISCUS MELANOGASTER, Sp. Nov.

Dark rufous, the abdomen for the greater part black; the

antenne of a lighter rufous colour; the orbits, sides, and apex of

the clypeus yellow; wings hyaline, the costa, stigma, and nervures

black. ¢.

Length 21 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Face and clypeus closely punctured, the latter (especially below)

not so closely punctured. Mandibles tinged with yellow, black at

the apex. Clypeus separated by a furrow from the face. Scutellar

keels distinct, black. Except at the apex the metanotum is closely

transversely striated ; there is a large depression, bordered behind by

a keel, on the sides of the apex. Basal two segments of the abdomen

as long as the thorax. Disco-cubital nervure with a slight indication

of a stump of a nervure.

PANISCUS MELANOCOTIS, Bé.

This seems to be a variable species as regards the amount of black

on the head and abdomen and of yellow on the head and thorax.

The ocellar region may want the black, and the abdomen may be

blackish from the second segment. The stump of a nervure on the

disco-cubital may be distinct, indistinct, or even absent.

BANCHINI.

EXETASTES, Grav.

EXETASTES PERONATUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, a line on the base of the mesonotum in the middle,

narrowed gradually behind and reaching near to the tegule, a large

mark on the scutellum, commencing at the top of the basal slope,

a narrow one on the apex of the post-scutellum, tegule, and

tubercles, yellow; the apical four segments of the abdomen with

their apices narrowly lined with white. Legs red; the coxa,

trochanters, apex of hind femora narrowly, apical half of hind tibie

and the hind tarsi, black. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma

black ; the disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump of a nervure.

? and ¢.

Length 10-11 mm. ; sheath of ovipositor 1 mm.

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Cape Colony. Namaqualand Distr.; O’okiep; Klipfontein.

Face closely, distinctly punctured ; the upper part of the clypeus

more strongly, but not so closely punctured, the lower smooth; the

front and vertex punctured somewhat like the face. There is a short

yellow line behind the middle of the mandibles in front. Palpi

blackish. Pro- and mesothorax closely and regularly punctured.

Metanotum closely rugosely punctured, more or less finely striated-

reticulated; the metapleurze punctured like the mesopleure. Abdomen

smooth and shining. Areolet 5-angled; the nervures not quite

meeting in front; the transverse median nervure not quite inter-

Stitial.

RHYNCHEXETASTEHS, gen. nov.

Labrum large, longer than the clypeus, malar space distinct, as

long as the antennal scape; the mandibles long, projecting down-

wards, their apices meeting in the middle of the labrum, enclosing

the labrum; they end in two broad teeth. Trophi elongated; the

maxille as long as the face and clypeus united. Occiput transverse,

margined. Temples obliquely narrowed. Parapsidal furrows absent.

Metanotum neither areolated nor keeled; the spiracles linear. First

abdominal segment as long as the following two united; it becomes

gradually widened towards the apex; the second is longer than its

width at the apex; the third is square. Areolet shortly appendicu-

lated; the disco-cubital nervure distinctly broken by a stump of a

nervure ; the transverse median is interstitial. Transverse median

nervure in hind wings broken near the top. Third antennal joint

as long as the following two united. Front with a keel between the

antenne.

The abdomen is smooth and shining; it is thickened towards the

apex; the sheaths of the ovipositor are broad and as long as the

apical two segments united. Hind legs long; the coxe thickened,

long ; apices of tarsal joints spinose; the claws simple. The wings

are uniformly fuscous violaceous.

The affinities of this species are with Hxetastes, from which it

may be known by the elongated trophi, fuscous violaceous wings,

and by the disco-cubital nervure being distinctly broken. The

elongated trophi allies it to the American genera Agathilla, West.

and Agathobanchus, Ashm., but these have the trophi much more

lengthened.

As I have said, the affinities of this genus are with Hzetastes

rather than with Banchus. Probably its nearest known ally is

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Semnophrys, Foer.; it may be known from the present genus by

its very broad head and by there being a horn between the antenne.

* RHYNCHEXETASTES VIOLACEIPENNIS, Sp. NOV.

Rufous, the antenne, the occiput, vertex, front broadly, a large

mark on the sides of the clypeus, malar space except in the centre,

the mesonotum, except a curved line, widest at the base along the

sides, a transverse mark, wider than long, of equal width and length,

propleuree except narrowly at the base, mesopleurze except for an

irregular, somewhat pyriform mark (the narrowed end in front) at

the apex below, the breast, a narrow line along the base of the

metapleure, two streaks on the apical half of the first abdominal

segment, two broader ones, dilated at the apex, on the second, the

third except at the sides, and the whole of the others, black. Legs

coloured like the body, the apex of the hind tibie and the hind tarsi,

except at the base and apex, black. Wings uniformly fuscous

violaceous, the nervures and stigma black. ?.

Length 12 mm.

Cape Colony.

Head closely punctured; the labrum is of a paler, more yellowish

hue and is much less distinctly punctured ; the rufous colour of the

mandibles has a yellowish tint; the teeth are black. Palpi fuscous.

Pro- and mesothorax closely punctured, the punctures distinctly

separated ; the metapleuree punctured like the mesopleure; the

metanotum closely rugosely punctured, striated in the middle.

Abdomen smooth and shining.

ALLOTHECA, gen. nov.

Metathoracic spiracles small, oval. Basal third of abdominal

petiole narrowed, the apical part dilated; the basal part of it becomes

gradually wider, the apical (and larger) is of equal width; the other

segments are not much compressed. Parapsidal furrows obsolete.

Clypeus not separated from the face, its apex bluntly rounded.

Malar space long, not quite so long as the antennal scape. Hyes

parallel, not emarginate within. Scutellum roundly convex. Meta-

notum with the apex widely and deeply depressed. Areolet 4-angled,

the nervures meeting in front. Transverse median nervure interstitial.

Sub-discoidal nervure originating below the middle of the recurrent

nervure. Disco-cubital nervure rounded in the middle, not broken.

Basal abscissa of radius roundly curved downwards; the apical

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straight, oblique. Apical nervures in hind wings almost, if not quite,

obsolete. Antennz shorter than the body, the third joint distinctly

longer than the fourth. Claws simple. Mandibles bidentate. Labrum

large, projecting. Palpi and trophi normal.

The head in front is elongate, clearly longer than wide; it is

somewhat rostriform, but not so much as in Rhynchexetastes. The

characteristics of the genus are the campanulate abdominal petiole,

narrowed clearly at the base, large, hollowed labrum, hollowed centre

of metanotum, and semi-obsolete apical nervures in hind wings. The

transverse median nervure in the latter appears to be broken close

to the bottom. The ovipositor, too, is longer than in the normal

Banchini. The long ovipositor makes it look more like a Pimplid

than anything else.

ALLOTHECA ANNULIPES, Sp. Nov.

Black, the labrum and middle of the antennz dark red; legs red,

the cox and the greater part of the trochanters black; the outer

side of the four front tibize yellowish white; the outer side of the

hinder white in the middle, the base and apex broadly black; the

hind tarsi black; the base of the first joint and of the second more

narrowly white; the spurs white; wings hyaline, the nervures and

stigma black; tegule white. @.

Length 9 mm. ; ovipositor 3 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Head and thorax closely punctured, thickly covered with short

white pubescence. Scutellum roundly convex ; its apex more closely,

rugosely punctured than the base. Metanotum rugosely punctured ;

the centre transversely striated, more closely and finely above than

below ; the upper part of the pleuree more coarsely rugosely punc-

tured than the metanotum. Abdomen shining, smooth; the apical

segments shortly pilose ; the sheaths of the ovipositor broad, densely

pilose, dilated at the apex.

PORIZONINI.

RICRENA, gen. nov.

Wings without an areolet; the transverse cubital nervure thick,

short, the recurrent nervure received shortly beyond it, the cubitus

sloping down to receive it; transverse median nervure interstitial ;

the second cubital cellule closed. The apical nervures in hind wings

almost obsolete, only the radius being faintly indicated. Median

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segment, if anything, longer than usual; it is completely areolated ;

the areola is three times longer than wide, obliquely narrowed at the

base, transverse at the apex; the spiracles are separated from the

pleural keel. Second abdominal segment closely, longitudinally

striated. Antennze about 34-jointed, shorter than the body. Parap-

sidal furrows distinct. First abdominal segment spiracles minute,

placed near the base of the apical third. Clypeus separated from

the face. Malar space distinct. Occiput margined, but not strongly.

Ocelli large, more prominent than usual. Hinder metatarsus shorter

than the following two joints united; claws small, simple. Palpi

slender, of moderate length.

In the Foersterian-Ashmeadian system this genus would come in

near Dolichopselephus and Temelucha. From the very large size (as

in Ophion) of the ocelli and from the colouration I should think the

type of this genus is of nocturnal habits. The wings have a slight

milky tint.

** RICRENA PALLIDIPENNIS, Sp. Nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the flagellum of antenne, a line uniting the

posterior with the anterior ocelli, the parts at the sides of the

scutellum, the base, apex and middle of metanotum, mesosternum

and base of first abdominal segment, an oblique mark on mesopleure

below the tubercles and the lower side of the metapleurz, black.

Wings hyaline, with a slight milky tint; the nervures black, the

stigma dark fuscous. 3.

Length 7 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face minutely punctured, the inner orbits, malar space and base

of mandibles pale yellow. Mandibular teeth black. Ocelli amber-

coloured, the hinder are separated from each other by a distinctly

greater distance than they are from the eyes; the anterior has a

semicircular keel in the middle. Thorax closely punctured, shining ;

the lower part of the propleure, the parapsidal furrows and tegule

are yellow; the median segment is more irregularly and not so

strongly punctured ; the posterior median area is closely, transversely

striated. Legs slender, the tarsi longer than the tibiz ; the anterior

more than twice their length; the basal two joints united being

longer than them. The disco-cubital nervure near the apex and the

upper half of the recurrent nervure are bullated; the short, trans-

verse cubital nervure is much thickened; the costa between the

stigma and where it receives the transverse basal nervure is

thickened.

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PIMPLINA.

ACCGENITINI.

PARACOLLYBRIA, gen. nov.

Fore wings without an areolet; the transverse cubital nervure

short, the recurrent nervure is received beyond it. Transverse

median nervure received behind the transverse basal, almost

interstitial. Disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump of a nervure.

Transverse median nervure in hind wings broken distinctly above

the middle. Head cubital, the temples broad, the occiput transverse

or roundly incised. Antenne in @? short, stout, the third joint

longer than the fourth; in g longer, stout. Parapsidal furrows

deep. Median segment with only a semicircular area on the apex ;

the spiracles are placed in the middle; they are large, linear.

Malar space long, not much shorter than the eyes, which are

parallel. Apex of clypeus transverse, or bluntly, broadly rounded ;

it is not separated from the face. Labrum hidden. Mandibles

edentate, curved, the apical half narrowed. First abdominal segment

stout, broad at the base, gradually widened towards the apex,

which is twice the width of the base; it is as long as, or longer,

than the following two united; the spiracles are placed shortly

behind the middle. Hypopygium cultriform, projecting. Second

abdominal segment wider than long. Legs stout; the hinder greatly

lengthened ; much stouter than the anterior; their basal joint is

slightly longer than the following two united. Four anterior claws

cleft; the hinder long, curved, simple.

The four species I have included in this genus are rather diverse

in colouration, but all have the characteristics enumerated above.

In Ashmead’s table (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxiii. 48) it would enter

into Chorischizus, but it can hardly be referred to that genus. Its

nearest ally known to me is Siphimedia from the Oriental Zoological

Region. That genus may be known by the stoutly bidentate man-

dibles, areolated metanotum, by the apex of the clypeus not being

transverse, and by the transverse median nervure in hind wings

being broken in the middle, and by the interstitial recurrent nervure.

The species may be recognised by the following table :—

a. Thorax and abdomen black.

Wings fuscous with a hyaline cloud at the apex; the disco-

cubital nervure broken by a stump of a nervure, head red,

antenne ringed with white .. .. .. «.. «. «- «. «. muficollis:

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Wings yellowish hyaline, their apex smoky; the disco-cubital

nervure not broken; head black, antenn@ not ringed.. .. .. flavipennis.

b. Thorax and abdomen red.

Wings smoky, with two small hyaline clouds near the apex ;

hind tibie not entirely black .. .. .. fumipennis.

Wings yellowish hyaline, with smoky elgade on the apial halt;

hind tibie entirely black .. .. .. «. «+ +e e+ ce «+ pulchripennis.

Obs. The Malayan genus Phalega, Cam. (Entomologist, 1905, 170)

is closely related to Paracollyria ; it may be known by the dentate

apex of clypeus, bidentate mandibles, and by the transverse median

nervure in hind wings not being broken so near the top.

PARACOLLYRIA RUFICOLLIS, sp. Nov.

Black, the head, mandibles, except at the apex, and the pro-

thorax, except the propleurx above narrowly, red; the wings fuscous-

violaceous, the nervures and stigma black ; there is a clear hyaline

cloud on the outer side of the recurrent nervure and touching it,

which extends from the costa to the discoidal nervure. 9°.

Length 15 mm.; terebra 8 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Face and centre of clypeus punctured, but neither closely nor

strongly. Malar space two-thirds of the length of the eyes. Upper

apical part of the propleure weakly punctured; the crenulated

apical furrow commences shortly above the middle. Base and

lower part of the mesopleure sparsely punctured; the apex beyond

the crenulated furrow is much more closely and distinctly punctured.

There are two keels down the base of the metanotum ; between the

middle and the apical keel there is a strong belt of stout, irregular,

transverse strise, bordered on the outer side by a longitudinal one.

The abdominal petiole is as long as the following three segments

united.

PARACOLLYRIA FLAVIPENNIS, Sp. NOV.

Black ; the lower half of the clypeus, labrum, mandibles, except at

the apex, palpi and four front legs, rufo-testaceous, the middle coxe

black on the outer side. Wings yellowish hyaline, the nervures and

stigma yellow; a small cloud below the apex of the disco- cubital

nervure, not touching the recurrent nervure, a small cloud below it

and a cloud round the apex, widest in the cubital cellule and below

extending not far from the discoidal nervure. ¢.

Length 17 mm,

Natal. Newcastle.

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Antenne stout, not tapering towards the apex, 3l-jointed, thickly

covered with short, black, stiff pile. The raised central part of

the face and the sides strongly, but not very closely punctured.

Thorax smooth and shining; the lower part of the propleur at the

apex striated; the base of the mesopleure, from near the top,

strongly and closely punctured behind the depression which is stoutly

crenulated. Abdomen smooth and-shining ; the basal four ventral

segments are cream-coloured at the apex, the basal segment broadly

so. The recurrent nervure is received the length of the transverse

cubital nervure beyond it.

PARACOLLYRIA FUMIPENNIS, sp. nov.

Rufo-fulvous ; the antennz, more than the apical two-thirds of the

hind tibiz and the hind tarsi black ; wings fuscous, a small hyaline

cloud, wider than long, at the base of the stigma, a larger, broader

one extending from the costa to the discoidal nervure, the part in

the radial cellule, wider slightly at both sides than that beyond it. ¢.

Length 15 mm.; terebra 7 mm.

Natal. Newcastle.

Antenne not quite so long as the body, stout, not tapering towards

the apex ; the pubescence minute, sparse ; denser towards the apex ;

the last joint somewhat compressed laterally, as long as the pre-

ceding two united; there are twenty-nine joints. Face strongly,

but not very closely punctured; the clypeus depressed, smooth.

The curved apical half of the mandibles black; the rufous of the

base is tinged with yellow. The upper side of the thorax is smooth ;

there is a curved keel on the apex of the metanotum, with a keel

down its middle; there is a row of punctures on either side; behind

these a double row of punctures in the middle above the keel.

Propleurze smooth, except for a crenulated furrow down the apex.

Mesopleure closely punctured except at the apex above. Abdomen

smooth and shining; the basal two segments are largely marked

with black above; the ventral segments are edged with pale yellow

at the apex ; the basal much more broadly than the others.

PARACOLLYRIA PULCHRIPENNIS, Sp. Novy.

Rufous ; the antennz, mandibular teeth and the hind tibie and

tarsi, black; the wings yellowish hyaline; a triangular cloud along

the transverse basal nervure, not reaching to the costa and the

narrowed end in front, the apex from the commencement of the

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disco-cubital nervure and the base of the radius, except for a

yellowish-hyaline cloud, commencing at the base of the radius,

extending to not far from its apex and going along the inner side of

the recurrent nervure to shortly beyond the discoidal nervure and

extending forwards to its middle. ¢?.

Length 15 mm. ; terebra 7 mm.

Natal. Newcastle.

Antenne stout, 27-jointed, densely covered with a minute pile, the

apical joints brownish; the last somewhat compressed, longer than

the preceding two united. Face strongly but not closely punc-

tured; the clypeus more sparsely punctured. Front and vertex

smooth; the latter stoutly, somewhat irregularly keeled down the

middle; the keel weaker above than below. Apex of clypeus de-

pressed, smooth below, punctured above. Thorax smooth ; the meso-

pleure, except the upper, apical half punctured. The recurrent

nervure is received at a greater distance than its length from the

transverse cubital.

PIMPLINI.

PERITHOUS, Holmer.

? PERITHOUS VIOLACEUS, Sp. nov.

Dark blue, tinged with violaceous, smooth and shining; the

metapleure, except at the apex, strongly closely punctured ; wings

violaceous, iridescent, the nervures and stigma black; the areolet

sessile or shortly appendiculated. 9?.

Length 18-20 mm. ; ovipositor 21-24 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Parapsidal furrows narrow, but distinct in front. Metanotum

with a shallow furrow running from the base to near the apex; the

parts bordering the furrow roundly, broadly raised; the apex with

two deep fovese, wider than long, rounded behind and separated by

a broad keel. Abdominal segments smooth; the first more than double

—nearly three times—longer than its width at the apex; the base

with a triangular depression ; the middle with an elongated fovea ;

the second is longer than wide, the third almost square, the others

wider than long; the third, fourth, and fifth broadly roundly

tuberculate laterally; the raised parts on the third longer than

wide, on the fourth and fifth wider than long. Disco-cubital

nervure irregularly roundly curved, not broken; transverse median

nervure interstitial ; transverse median nervure in hindwings angled

and broken shortly, but distinctly above the middle. Face thickly

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covered with black hair; the clypeus bounded behind by a narrow,

but distinct keel. Tarsi spinose; the claws not toothed. The

recurrent nervure is received beyond the middle. Metathoracic

spiracles oval. Hind cox about three times longer than wide ;

with the trochanters they are as long as the femora; the last joint

of hind tarsi about four times longer than the preceding.

This species agrees fairly well with Perithous ; it certainly agrees

with it better than with Hphialtes. Kriechbaumer (Verh. z. b. ges.

Wien, v., 488) describes an Ephialtes violaceus from Kaffraria,

which appears to be closely allied, having the same colouration of

the wings and body, and not differing greatly in size.

ECHTHROMORPHA, Holmer.

ECHTHROMORPHA CONTINUA, Brullé.

A specimen from Natal (Durban) is probably this species. It is,

however, very much discoloured, probably through having been

killed, judging from its almost vermillion tint, by cyanide of

potassium. The species is recorded by Krieger, Berich. d. Naturf.

Gessel. zu Leipzig, 1898, p. 57, from Natal. Cf. also Kriechbaumer,

Berl. Ent. Zeits., xxxix., 50.

XANTHOPIMPLA, Sauss.

XANTHOPIMPLA NATALENSIS, Sp. NOv.

Luteous, the antennz except at the base black, the scape yellow

below ; an irregular mark enclosing the ocelli, a large mark in the

centre of the occiput, three marks on the base of the mesonotum,

the central much smaller, irregular and placed opposite the base of

the others, which are twice longer than wide, an irregular smaller

mark at the base of the scutellum, two irregularly oval marks on

the base of the metanotum; two marks, wider than long, on the

base of the third, fourth, and fifth segments, that on the fourth

wider than on the others ; and a larger and wider one on the sides

of the seventh, black. Hind tarsi black. Wings hyaline, the

stigma and nervures black. ?.

Length 13-15 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Areola quadrangular, wider than long, of equal width throughout ;

the tooth-bearing area long, narrow, the inner side half the width of

the outer. Face closely, strongly punctured, flat, the sides obliquely

depressed. Clypeus roundly convex, less strongly punctured than

the face; both are thickly covered with fuscous pubescence. Thorax

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smooth, shortly pilose; the pile on the scutellum longer. Areolet

triangular, shortly appendiculated ; the recurrent nervure received

in the middle. First abdominal segment smooth, the second

sparsely punctured, the third to seventh closely punctured, their

apices smooth; the third to sixth with an indistinct transverse

furrow near the apex. Hind tarsi short, stout, not much longer

than the tibiee.

The ¢ is similarly coloured, except that there are ten black spots

on the abdomen, the sixth segment having a pair like the others.

The size and shape of the central spot on the mesonotum varies.

The clypeus at the base laterally is bordered by a large fovea; the

labrum is large, narrowed to a bluntly rounded point.

XANTHOPIMPLA APPENDICULATA, Sp. Noy.

Yellow ; the central area of the abdominal segments tinged with

rufous ; wings hyaline, the apex slightly smoky, the stigma fuscous,

the nervures black; the areolet wide, distinctly appendiculated, the

recurrent nervure received shortly beyond the middle; it is roundly

broadly curved in front. @.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 2 mm.

Natal.

Antenne blackish above, the scape yellow, the flagellum brownish

below. Face somewhat closely punctured, the front and vertex

smooth. Thorax smooth; the mesopleure closely punctured.

Scutellum thickly covered with long fuscous hair; the lateral keels

moderately high. Areola large, 6-angled, longer than wide, the base

more than half the width of the apex; the tooth-bearing area large,

not much narrowed on the inner side. Ocellar region black.

Abdomen immaculate, closely, strongly punctured; the first seg-

ment twice longer than wide; the centre of the second to fifth

segments raised; the raised part roundly narrowed laterally; the

apical two segments smooth; the last large; in its centre are two

keels forming a triangle, with a short pedicle at the base of the

segment.

The areola in this species is much larger than usual.

DELAULAX, gen. nov.

Wings uniformly fuscous; the disco-cubital nervure broken by

the stump of a nervure; areolet 4-angled, the transverse cubital

nervures united in front. Transverse median nervure in hind wings

broken in the middle. Apical joint of antennz shorter than the

preceding two united. Clypeus separated by a narrow line from the

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face ; its apex with a semicircular depression. Abdomen punctured,

with transverse depressions; the first segment twice longer than it

is wide at the apex; the apical slope depressed; the apex of the

segment not raised in the centre; the second segment longer than

wide; the third slightly longer than wide; the others wider than

long. Metathoracic spiracles small, almost round. Parapsidal

furrows deep at the base of mesonotum.

I only know the ¢ of this genus. Its characteristics are the

uniformly fuscous wings, red body colour, long first abdominal

segment and transverse median nervure in hind wings broken in

the middle. The similarly coloured species of Pimpla may be at

once known by the transverse median nervure in hind wings, being

broken above the middle. In Ashmead’s arrangement the genus

would come in near Itoplectis and Hremochila.

DELAULAX RUFUS, Sp. nov.

Rufous, the antenne, the centre of the front and vertex broadly,

the centre of the occiput broadly, the line narrowed above and con-

tinuous with that on the vertex, the sides of the mesonotum broadly,

the parts at the sides of the scutellums broadly, the mesosternum

and the hind tibize and tarsi, black. Wings uniformly fuscous viola-

ceous, the stigma and nervures black. ¢.

Length 9-10 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

Shining, covered with white pubescence on the body and legs, on

the face with black hair. Median segment closely, strongly punc-

tured, a broad smooth space down the middle of the metanotum ;

the lower part of the metapleure only weakly punctured. Basal

slope of the first abdominal segment smooth, the rest of it strongly,

but not closely punctured; the second to fourth are more closely

and quite as strongly punctured; the fifth is more weakly punc-

tured ; the sixth smooth and densely pilose ; the apices of all the

segments are smooth.

HOLCOPIMPLA, gen. nov.

Median segment neither keeled nor areolated, a wide, distinct

furrow down the middle; the spiracles small, oval. Scutellum

roundly convex, its sides not keeled. Parapsidal furrows distinct on

the basal half. Clypeus separated from the face by a narrow furrow;

it is largely depressed on the apical half ; the depression is narrowed

above. Abdomen closely punctured, the segments depressed at the

base; the first segment longer than wide, the second as long as

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wide, obliquely depressed laterally at the base; the other segments

wider than long ; the ovipositor longer than the abdomen. Trans-

verse median nervure in hind wings broken in the middle ; areolet

4-angled, the transverse cubital nervures uniting in front. Legs

moderately stout; the basal joint of hind tarsi as long as the follow-

ing two united ; the claws bear a very large, broad, bluntly rounded

projection on the basal half. Colour yellow.

The eyes are bare, parallel, neither converging above nor below ;

the malar space is not quite so long as the antennal scape. The

last antennal joint is as long as the preceding two joints united.

The disco-cubital nervure is slightly angled in the middle, not

broken by a stump; the transverse median nervure interstitial.

The clypeus is not separated so strongly by a furrow as it is in

Pimpla. Its nearest known ally is Hrythropimpla. The yellow

colouration gives it the appearance of a Xanthopimpla or Theronia ;

but the absence of keels from the median segment separates it from

both ; the stoutly keeled scutellum of the former and the smooth

abdomen of the latter are further points of distinction.

HoLcoPiIMPLa NIGRICORNIS, Sp. Nov.

Yellow; the antenneze black; there is a black mark on either side

of the apex of the median segment, and a transverse one on the apex

of the second abdominal segment near the outer edge. Wings

hyaline, the stigma and nervures black, the areolet oblique, very

shortly appendiculated ; the recurrent nervure is received shortly

beyond the middle. 2.

Length 11 mm. ; ovipositor 9 mm.

Cape Colony. Kimberley.

Head smooth, sparsely covered with short white pubescence.

Mandibular teeth black. Pro- and mesothorax are smooth and

shining ; the metanotum closely and strongly punctured, except the

central furrow which is smooth ; the upper part of the metapleure

is more sparsely weakly punctured. Metapleural keel stout, be-

coming weaker towards the apex. Abdomen, except the last seg-

ment, closely, rugosely punctured ; the apices of the segments are

depressed, smooth; the last is smooth, raised, triangular, bordered

by two furrows, which unite at the base. Hind tarsiblack. Sheath

of ovipositor black ; slender.

I have a specimen from the Transvaal which is only 7 mm. in

length. Such differences in size are not uncommon with the

Pimpline.

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SPILOPIMPLA, Cam.

SPILOPIMPLA RUFITHORAX, Cam.

Dunbrody.

PIMPLA, Fabr.

* PIMPLA NATALENSIS, Sp. Nov.

Rufous, the antenne, ocelli, and the hind tibize and tarsi, black ;

the wings yellowish hyaline, an irregular cloud commencing on the

stigma near its base, shortly behind the radius and extending to the

opposite side, a wider cloud at the apex of the wing, both being

united by a cloud as wide as the basal at the posterior edge of the

wings ; there is a cloud, as wide as that on the apex of the front

wings, on the hinder pair ; the part of the stigma enclosing the cloud

is black ; its base, costa, and nervures are yellow. 9°.

Length, body and ovipositor, nearly 10 mm.

Natal.

Head smooth and shining, the face covered with long fulvous

hair. Apex of mandibles black. Antennz covered with a dense

microscopic black pile ; the apical joint brown, as long as the follow-

ing two united. Temples not narrowed, rounded behind. Areolet

shortly appendiculated, almost sessile, oblique; the recurrent ner-

vure is received at the base of the apical fourth. Transverse median

nervure in hind wings broken shortly above the middle. The disco-

cubital nervure is distinctly broken. Abdomen twice longer than

the head and thorax united ; the basal five segments closely, strongly

punctured except at the apex; the transverse depressions are

shallower than usual; on the base of the last segment are two

furrows which unite at the base. Metanotal spiracles oval. Claws

untoothed. The ovipositor is straight, projecting from the lower

side of the abdomen.

This species has a great resemblance to Cosmiopimpla vipoides,

but, apart from the fact that the latter has three clouds in the wings,

it has also the transverse median nervure in hind wings broken

below, not above the middle as it is in Pimpla.

Pimps LiMBATA, Tosq.

Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg., v., 1896, p. 295.

This species (described from the Cape) is in the collection from

King William’s Town District (St. Mathew’s). It comes close to

P. shawi, Cam., Records Albany Mus., i., 145. The two may be

separated thus :—

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The subapical band on the forewings continuous, median seg-

ment sparsely punctured; thorax entirely black; ovipositor

longer than the abdomen .. as . shai.

The subapical band on the fore wines faut peatmracde mean

segment closely strongly punctured ; thorax largely marked

with pale yellow ; ovipositor much shorter than the abdomen limbata, Tosq.

PIMPLA PROPERATA, Tosq.

There is a female in the collection, and I have also seen two males

from the Cape. The amount of red or purple on the abdomen varies

in the 3; it may be black, only obscurely tinged with red or purple

tints ; the colour of the legs varies also ; they may be almost entirely

black, especially the posterior; and the amount of yellow on the

anterior varies also. I consider it very probable that P. mahalensis,

Grib., and P. conchyliata, Tosq., may be forms of one species. So

far as I can judge from the limited material at my disposal, I should

think that the colouration of these forms is too unstable to be of

much use for separating them specifically. (Cf. Tosquinet, Mém.

Soc. Ent. Belg., v., 295.)

PIMPLA MELANOSPILA, Sp. NOV.

Rufous, the abdomen darker coloured, the antenne (the under

side of the flagellum is brown), head, the breast—the black extend-

ing on to the pleure—the mesonotum narrowly near the wings, and

the mandibles black; the palpi white, the four front legs for the

greater part whitish yellow, the edges of the femora above and

below, the tibize at the base narrowly and the greater part of the rest

(the two parts separated by a narrow line) fuscous ; the hind coxe,

tibiee, except for a white band near the apex, the tarsi, except for a

white band on the basal half, black; the trochanters white, femora

red. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black, the base of the

latter narrowly white. @.

Length 9 mm.; terebra 2 mm.

Cape Colony. Os Town.

Face closely, strongly punctured and covered with fuscous

pubescence. Clypeus smooth, shining, roundly convex, broadly

depressed in the middle. Median segment closely punctured,

thickly covered with white hair. Basal five segments of the

abdomen closely and strongly punctured; the sixth more weakly

punctured, the seventh smooth; the first segment is twice longer

than its width at the base; the apices of the segments are smooth.

Areolet small, oblique, 4-angled, the nervures uniting in front.

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PimMPLA HEXENSIS, sp. nov.

Black, the legs bright red, flagellum of antennz brownish below ;

the palpi testaceous yellow ; tegule pale yellow; the edges of the

clypeus testaceous ; the abdominal segments narrowly, but distinctly

lined with rufous at the apex. Wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous,

the nervures black. 3.

Length 7 mm.

Cape Colony. Worcester Distr. ; Hex River.

Face closely, strongly punctured, bluntly keeled in the middle,

thickly covered with white pubescence. Apex of clypeus smooth,

depressed, brownish, paler round the edges. Front punctured in

the middle. Temples broad, obliquely roundly narrowed. Meso-

notum very smooth and shining. Scutellum more opaque, finely

punctured. Metanotum closely, somewhat strongly transversely

striated; the apical slope smooth. Propleurze smooth, the apex

with a striated band. Mesopleurz smooth and bare above, below

punctured and covered with white pubescence. Metapleure closely,

distinctly punctured, the punctures running into striz at the apex.

There is a crenulated furrow near the apex of the mesopleure.

Abdomen closely punctured; the punctures becoming weaker

towards the apex; the first segment three times longer than its

width at the apex; its spiracles prominent; there are no transverse

depressions. Areolet oblique, sessile, almost appendiculated, the

recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond the middle; the disco-

cubital nervure is angled and broken by a distinct stump of a nervure

before the middle; the transverse median nervure in hind wings is

broken shortly above the middle. The first joint of the flagellum is

about one-fourth longer than the second; the last is shorter than the

preceding. Eyes not emarginate. Parapsidal furrows obsolete.

Metathoracic spiracles small, oval. Claws untoothed.

This is not a typical Pimpla as now defined, but having only a

single male I leave it in that genus for the present.

COSMIOPIMPLA, Cam.

COSMIOPIMPLA FERRUGINEA, Cam.,

Trans. 8. Afric. Phil. Soc., vol. xv., 1905, p. 198.

This species is probably identical with Pimpla vipoides, Brullé

(Hymén., iv., 96). Most of the specimens in the collection have a

small black mark on the sides of the second and third abdominal

segments. The ¢ is similarly coloured to the ?, except that it may

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be paler, more testaceous in colour, the yellow tint in the wings

being also paler. In the collection from Rondeburg, September, is a

closely allied species or variety, differing from the type in having

the median segment and the hind legs largely suffused with black,

and in the first abdominal segment being black. The punctuation

on the abdomen is closer. Probably the species is variable in

colouration, as it certainly is in size.

GLYPTA, Gravenh.

GLYPTA NIGRO-ORNATA, Sp. NOV,

Rufous, the face, inner orbits, mandibles and palpi yellow, tinged

with rufous ; the front and vertex broadly, the occiput, outer edge of

the outer orbits, the outer, upper half of the malar space, meso-

notum at the sides behind the tegule, propleurze from shortly below

the middle, prosternum, meso- and metasternum, the black extend-

ing on to the pleure, a narrow line behind the tubercles, a broad

line along the lower two-thirds of the apex of the mesopleure, the

scape of the antennz above and the flagellum entirely, black. 3.

Length 9 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Face and clypeus minutely punctured and covered with a white

pubescence; the front and vertex smooth and shining. Malar scape

longer than the antennal scape. Mandibular teeth equal in length.

Mesonotum strongly, but not closely punctured, the punctures in

rows, the sides of the central lobe smooth at the base; it is clearly

separated to near the apex. Scutellum roundly convex; it is

strongly punctured; post-scutellum smooth. Pleure and meta-

notum strongly and closely punctured—more closely and strongly

than the mesonotum. First abdominal segment except at the base,

and the second to fourth strongly closely punctured; the others

smooth, pilose, the last tinged with yellow; genital armature large,

black. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black; the areolet

oblique, shortly appendiculated ; the second transverse cubital ner-

vure the longer; it is also fainter. The four front legs are largely

tinged with fulvous; the hinder are redder in tint and have the apex

of the tibiz and the calcaria black.

The first abdominal segment is twice longer than wide ; the second

and third are wider than long; the furrows are deep. There is a

deep, oblique furrow on the lower half of the metapleure, its lower

part touching the base; on the lower basal half is a leaf-like, obscure

yellow keel, immediately over the cox. The transverse median

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nervure is received beyond the transverse basal. First joint of

flagellum distinctly longer than the second. The disco-cubital

nervure is thickened shortly behind the middle, almost broken ; the

recurrent nervure is interstitial; the transverse median nervure in

hind wings is broken below the middle; the issuing nervure is faint.

Allied to G. rufescens, Tosq.

XANTHEPHIALTHS, gen. nov.

Second abdominal segment twice longer than wide, the third

slightly longer than wide, the others wider than long; the third

to fifth segments with two large oval raised tubercles behind the

middle; there are two indistinct ones on the second. Areolet large,

wide, the transverse cubital nervures meet in front; they are

curved, the basal longer than the apical. Disco-cubital nervure

unbroken. Transverse median neryure in hind wings broken

almost in the middle. Claws with a stout tooth at the base; the

last joint of hind tarsi fully four times longer than the preceding.

Median segment smooth; the spiracles oval, of moderate size.

The temples are straight, the occiput transverse. Mandibles

unequally toothed, the upper tooth turned inwardly. Malar space

short, but distinct. Colour yellow; the wings black and yellow.

Parapsidal furrows absent. Scutellum flat, longer than wide.

The relationship of this genus appears to be close to Ephialtes ;

that genus has the abdomen much longer, all the segments, except

the apical, being much longer than wide; the transverse median

nervure in hind wings is broken distinctively above the middle, the

median segment is not smooth, the wings hyaline and the parapsidal

furrows are distinct at the base.

This genus is founded on Ephialtes oculatus, Bé., Hymén., iv., 81;

Tosquinet, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg., v., 278; which is in the

collection from Cape Colony, King William’s Town Distr. St.

Mathew’s. (A. Lightfoot.)

LISSONATA, Grav.

The species may be separated by means of the following table :—

1 (11). Abdomen rufous.

2 (3). Thorax rufous, only black at the base and apex of

mesonotum; head black, not marked with yellow, the

apex of abdomen black .. . «. fulvipalpis.

3 (2). Thorax black, marked with oe ie head blagk

maculate with yellow; apex of abdomen not black.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 119

4 (5). Metanotum entirely black, basal segment of abdomen

black, except at the apex .. .. sptlocephalus.

5 (10). Metanotum black, middle and apex ianked with wallow

6 (7). Scutellum black, the sides and apex yellow, pleurs

black, the mesopleurse with a curved yellow line; the

metapleurz with a yellow spot BG Nici .. interstitialis,Cam.

7 (6). Scutellum yellow, a small black spot at the eee the

pleuree for the greater part yellow.

8 (9). Breast yellow; apical cloud in fore wings small,

fuscous ; the ovipositor longer than the body .. .. marshalli.

9 (8). Breast black ; apical cloud in fore wings large, black ;

the ovipositor shorter than the body .. .. fuscicornis.

10 (5). Metanotum rufous; the rest of the thorax “linge:

marked with yellow .. .. .. africana, Cam.

11 (1). Abdomen black, the segments iimed with clone

12 (13). Pleure black; the mesopleurs with a curved yellow

line at the bottom .. . ~ es « cCurvilineata, Cam.

13 (12). Pleurse yellow, slightly neoeed ae places

14 (17). Apical segments of abdomen not lined with red.

15 (16). Mesonotum black, with two yellow lines, base of

abdomen black; the wings not smoky at theapex .. lineaticeps.

16 (15). Mesonotum yellow with three black marks, base of

first abdominal segment broadly yellow; the wings

smoky at the apex .. .. 6 on so CHbdaurttic

7 (14). Apical segments of abdomen fed ain ie .. .. pulchribalteata.

LISSONATA LINEATICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Yellow; the antenne, a line, dilated above, down the middle of the

face, one along the sides of the clypeus, the pronotum, a broad line

going out from the black on it to the pleurz, three broad lines (the

yellow lines separating them narrow) on mesonotum, the metanotum,

except for a reversed T down the middle, and an irregular longish

oval mark on the sides at the base, the sides and top of the meso-

pleuree, the basal line dilated obliquely below, the apical wider,

narrowed above, the top of the lower part obliquely dilated, and the

abdominal segments, except at the apex, and the first segment

narrowly on the sides at the base, black. Four front legs yellow ;

the trochanters and femora lined with black behind; the cox

largely marked with black at the base behind; the hind legs are

fulvous; the coxee broadly black on the inner side and with a broad

line on the basal two-thirds below; the trochanters largely marked

with black; the femora lined with black above; the tarsi darker

coloured than the tibie. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures and

stigma black; the areolet with the pedicle as long as the inner

branch, which is straight; the outer is rounded; the recurrent

nervure is received in the middle and is bullated above; the trans-

verse median nervure is interstitial. ¢.

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Length 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Grahamstown.

Face sparsely punctured, roundly dilated; the front and vertex

are more strongly punctured. Thorax strongly and closely punctured.

Covered with a thick pale pubescence. Palpifuscous. Basal half

of the mandibles yellow, the apical black. Mesosternum black,

with a yellow line down the sides, these lines being narrower than

the outer black ones.

May be known from L. etliopica, Cam., by the broader black lines

on the mesonotum, and on the metanotum, by the base of the first

abdominal segment not being black, by the broad black lines on the

mesosternum and by the line on the face.

LISSONOTA ATHIOPICA sp. nov.

Yellow; the following parts black: the antenne, the occiput,

except at the sides, the vertex broadly, the front more narrowly,

a broad line in the centre of the mesonotum extending from the

base to shortly beyond the middle, a similar line on the apical

three-fourths of the sides, the parts bordering the scutellums, two

broad lines, united at the apex, on the sides of the mesonotum,

the inner curved roundly, the outer straight, a narrow line, dilated

below, on the base of the mesopleure, a broader one on the apex,

its upper third narrowed, a line down the middle of the meso-

sternum dilated laterally at the base and apex, a large mark near

the middle of the first abdominal segment, its base narrowed to a

blunt point, its apex transverse ; the others are black except at the

apex ; the second having also two irregularly triangular yellow marks

at the base. Four front legs yellow, the femora broadly lined with

black behind, the edges there fulvous; the hind legs fulvous, the

cox and trochanters yellow, the former almost entirely black on

the inner side, on the outer with a broad black line; the tarsi

infuscated. Wings hyaline, their apices smoky; the smoky cloud

on the anterior commences near the end of the radial cellule;

areolet small, oblique, triangular; the pedicle oblique, longer than

the branches; the recurrent nervure is received near the middle. ¢.

Length 8-9 mm.; terebra 6 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town.

The ¢ is similar, but smaller; there is a continuous line on the

base of the second abdominal segment; the black mark on the front

and vertex is broader, on the pleure the lines and marks are

smaller; the line on the mesosternum is interrupted and narrowed.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 121

LIssONOTA PULCHRIBALTEATA, Sp. Nov.

Black, the head yellow, except a short black line in the centre of

the face below the antennz, a broad black mark on the front and

vertex, that on the latter the broader and dilated in the middle,

and the occiput, except at the edges; except the clypeus and outer

orbits it is closely punctured ; on the thorax the following are black ;

a transverse line on the centre of the pronotum, a broad line on

the basal half of the mesonotum, rounded and narrowed at the

apex, a broader line on the sides, commencing close to the base

and extending to the apex; a small mark at the base of the

scutellum, a large irregular mark on the sides of the median segment,

longer than broad, narrowed at the apex, where there is a small

incision ; it extends from the base to near the apex; in the centre

of the basal half is an elongated yellow mark, twice longer than

wide ; on the apex is a black mark, dilated in the middle. Abdomen

black, the base of the first and the apex of all yellow; behind the

yellow on the fourth and following segments is a rufous band;

the apical segments are covered with a white pile; the middle ones

are punctured. Legs fulvous; the cox, trochanters, four anterior

femora and tibie in front yellow; all the trochanters and femora

are lined behind with black; the hind cox are broadly black on

the inner side and, on the basal half below, there is a black line.

Areolet small, triangular; the pedicle distinctly longer than the

lateral nervures; the recurrent nervure is received near the

middle.

Antenne black. Mesosternum yellow, lined with black on the

sides; the metasternum black. There is a black line on the base

of the mesopleure, which above runs below the tubercles, is

extended to the apex underneath; its apex is black, triangularly

dilated below the middle. ¢.

Length 10-11 mm.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

LISSONOTA FUSCICORNIS, sp. nov.

Head and thorax black, largely marked with yellow; the abdomen

bright ferruginous-red ; the base of the first broadly and the apices

of all the segments narrowly and obscurely yellow; wings hyaline,

the apex with a blackish cloud which commences at the apical

fourth of the radial cellule. Legs of a paler red colour than the

abdomen; the four front coxe and trochanters pale yellow; the

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hind coxe pale yellow, broadly streaked with black on the inner

and outer side ; the base of the cox broadly black above. 9°.

Length 14; terebra 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Kentani.

On the face a broad line runs down from each of the antennz

to the middle; between them is a slightly longer line, with the

apical half dilated. The clypeus is clearly separated; its sides

bordered with black; the black lines project straight upwards.

On the front and vertex is a broad black line, which is broadest

on the vertex, where it is roundly dilated in the middle and is

continued, as a much broader mark, on to the vertex. Mandibles

pale yellow, black at the apex. The head is strongly punctured.

Vertex, front and face strongly closely punctured. Areolet small,

triangular, the lateral nervures curved, shorter than the pedicle;

the recurrent nervure interstitial with the apical. The following

pale yellow markings are on the thorax: a large triangular mark

on the propleure, tubercles, a large oblique mark on the centre

of the mesopleure, rounded at the base above, its apex slightly

projecting and transverse, a line along the base of the metapleurz

above, a large, somewhat pyriform mark in the centre, the narrowed

end above, projecting and curved, two elongated triangular marks

on the base of the mesonotum, a squarish mark in the middle of

the apex; scutellums, a line on the centre of the metanotum, which

becomes broadly, roundly dilated at the apex; there being thus

formed, with the yellow of the pleure, two large triangular black

marks at the base of the segment; they extend to shortly beyond

the apex; the outer side is straight, the inner rounded; inside, at

the base, is a squarish yellow mark. The apical transverse keel

on the metanotum is only weakly indicated at the sides.

LISSONOTA FULVIPALPIS, sp. Nov.

Rufous, the head, basal joints of antennz, and the fifth and seventh

segments of the abdomen, black; the flagellum of antenne, except

at the base, brown; legs coloured like the body, the fore coxe paler

in tint; the base of pro- and mesosternum, black. Wings hyaline,

the costa and stigma rufo-fuscous, the nervures blackish; on the

apex of the forewings is a deep black-violaceous cloud, which

commences at the middle of the radial cellule and extends shortly

beyond the areolet; there is a small faint cloud in the apex of the

radial cellule of the hind wings. ?.

Length 15 mm.; terebra 17 mm.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 123

Transvaal. Rustenburg Distr.

Head closely and rather strongly punctured, sparsely covered with

short black pile; the apex of the clypeus is pale fulvous; the

mandibles pale fulvous-yellow behind the teeth and narrowly below ;

the upper tooth is longer than the lower. Thorax closely and

strongly punctured all over; the apex of the scutellum less strongly

and closely punctured and tinged with yellow; there is a large black

mark, of equal width throughout, extending from the base to the

middle; and there is a mark of similar size, but transverse, across

the base, close to the scutellum. The middle segments of the

abdomen are streaked with black. Areolet triangular, the pedicle

slightly longer than the branches ; the recurrent nervure is received

in the middle; transverse median neryvure received beyond the

transverse basal.

LIssONOTA MARSHALLI, Sp. Nov.

Head and thorax lemon-yellow, largely marked with black; the

abdomen rufous, the basal three segments at the apex narrowly

marked with yellow; the four front legs lemon-yellow, the base of

the anterior coxze and the femora lined with black behind ; the hind

legs rufo-testaceous, their cox broadly lined with black, within and

without, the basal joint of hind trochanters black, the apical yellow;

the hinder tarsi infuscated. Wings hyaline, the apex with a smoky

cloud; the areolet slightly longer than wide, rounded, not much

narrowed in front; the apical transverse cubital nervure is rounded,

the basal straight, oblique ; the pedicle is slightly longer than the

latter. 9.

Length 12 mm. ; terebra 17 mm.

Southern Rhodesia. Salisbury.

Antenne black. The following parts on the head and thorax are

black: front and vertex broadly, occiput, except narrowly round the

edges, the mesonotum except two somewhat triangular spots at the

base, the part bordering the scutellums, two large triangular marks

on the metanotum, extending from the base to near the apex; the

outer side straight, the inner roundly curved, and there is a square

yellow mark on the outer side of the base ; a line along the sides and

top of the mesopleure, the line on the apex broader and irregularly

dilated in the middle, the basal line being also broader below. Face

closely and finely punctured; the clypeus smooth. Thorax closely

and strongly punctured. The recurrent nervure is received in the

middle of the areolet.

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LISSONOTA CURVILINEATA, Cam.

Records Albany Museum, i., 147.

The example of this species described is a g. There is a 9 in the

South African Museum from Dunbrody (Rev. J. A. O'Neil). It

resembles the 3, but with the yellow markings more extended; and

the apical four segments of the abdomen are for the greater part

rufous, the basal four, as in the g, being bordered at the apex with

yellow. The ovipositor is from 4 to 5 mm. long; body length 8

to 10 mm.

? LissoONOTA SPILOCEPHALA, Sp. Noy.

Black, head yellow, the middle of the front and vertex broadly, the

occiput, three lines on the face, the central the longer and thicker,

two marks below leading into the clypeal fovew, becoming gradually

wider ; a broad line on the outer orbits at the top uniting the eyes to

the black on the vertex, black. Thorax black, two narrow lines on

the mesonotum, scutellums, a line on the top of the prothorax,

a narrower one on the lower edge, a broad band, obliquely narrowed

at the apex on the lower part of the mesopleure, the middle roundly

incised above, below broadly roundly dilated, and a broad band,

widest behind, in the centre of the metapleure, lemon-yellow. First

abdominal segment black except at the apex; its apex and the rest

of the abdomen dark rufous, the apical segments marked with black.

Four front legs fulvous, tinged with yellow ; the coxz and trochanters

yellow ; the hind legs rufous, their coxz yellow above. Wings

hyaline, the stigma and nervures black, the former fuscous at the

base ; areolet shortly appendiculated; the transverse median nervure

received shortly, but distinctly beyond the transverse basal. 3.

Length 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Head shining, smooth, the ocellar region slightly punctured ;

buccate, the malar space as long as the lower side of the antennal

scape. Clypeus not separated from the face, its apex sharply

rounded, Mandibles yellow, their teeth black. Palpi fuscous.

Thorax shining, the pleure closely and strongly punctured; the

mesonotum weahly, somewhat sparsely, the scutellem as strongly,

but not so closely punctured as the sides. Metanotum punctured

slightly more strongly than the sides ; there is a distinct transverse

keel close to the apex, extending to the pleure; the spiracles are

small, oval. Metapleural keel distinct, dilated roundly at the base.

Disco-cubital nervure not angularly broken, without a stump of a

nervure. Claws not distinctly pectinated.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 125

RHYNCHOTREVORIA, gen. nov.

Head rostriform, the malar space half the length of the eyes.

Clypeus longish, narrowed to a rounded point below ; not separated

from the face; the lateral fovea distinct. Maxillz long, projecting

beyond the mouth. Third joint of antenne twice the length of the

fourth. Apex of metanotum without a transverse keel ; its spiracles

small, oval. Metapleural keel distinct. Areolet with a long pedicle ;

disco-cubital nervure broadly rounded, not angled or broken by

a keel; transverse median nervure almost interstitial ; the median

nervure in hind wings broken below the middle. Claws simple.

Legs slender.

There are thirty-three joints in the antenne, all distinctly sepa-

rated ; the last is fully one-half longer than the penultimate. Basal

segments of the abdomen smooth, the others weakly aciculated,

almost smooth. Claws of moderate length, slender. Ovipositor

long. Abdomen sessile.

The rostriform head and elongated trophi distinguish this genus.

In Ashmead’s System it comes near to the American genus Trevoria

Ashm.

RHYNCHOTREVORIA ROSTRATA, Sp. Noy.

Head and thorax yellow; the ocellar region, the mark produced

below to the antenna, and incised in the middle behind; the lower

part of the occiput in the centre below, a broad line on the basal

half of the mesonotum in the centre; one on the apical two-thirds

close to the sides, narrower and curved inwards at the apex; a

square mark near the sides of the scutellum at the base, two broad

lines on the basal half of the metanotum, straight on the outer side,

rounded on the inner, and a line on the outer and inner sides of the

hind coxe, black. The apices of the basal three segments of the

abdomen are yellow; the first is broadly black in the middle;

the rest rufous, tinged with black. Four front legs and the hind

coxe and trochanters pale yellow; the hinder fulvous. Wings

hyaline, the nervures and stigma black, the latter white at the

base. . 2.

Length 8 mm.; terebra 4 mm.

Cape Colony. Near Cape Town.

Covered with a short white pile, closely punctured on the head

and thorax, the abdomen smooth, as are also the outer orbits and

the malar space and the apex of the clypeus. Apex of scutellum

broadly rounded, keeled round the lower edge. Pedicle of areolet

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slightly longer than the transverse cubital nervures; the recurrent

nervure is almost interstitial with the second. ‘The basal two joints

of the fore tarsi are as long as the tibi#. Hind coxz fully three

times longer than wide.

XORIDINI.

GONIOPRYMNUS, gen. nov.

Antenne about the length of the thorax; densely pilose; the apex

with a 3-jointed projection, which sticks out at an angle ; the joint

from which it springs bears three stout longish spines, the middle

being the stouter. Between and above the antenne is a flat plate,

which, above, extends to the antennz, the upper part reduced to a

narrow keel, the lower part obliquely narrowed above. Clypeus

roundly depressed. Mandibles curved, edentate. Labrum large,

oblique, its apex rounded. Parapsidal furrows indistinct. Median

segment broadly rounded, closely reticulated, without keels, its

spiracles oval. Wings without an areolet; the recurrent nervure

received shortly beyond the transverse cubital; the transverse

median behind the transverse basal. Disco-cubital nervure not

broken. Transverse median nervure in hind wings broken very

shortly above the middle. The first abdominal segment becomes

gradually wider towards the apex ; it is more than twice longer than

the width at the apex; the second and third have transverse furrows

near the apex; the third has two oblique furrows which, with the

apical transverse one, form a triangle. Legs short; the coxz longish ;

the tarsi shorter than the tibie; the calcaria and claws short.

The ovipositor and palpi are long. Occiput transverse ; the edge

bordered by a projecting keel, hollowed on the inner side. Eyes

slightly converging above; the ocelli are placed well in front of their

hinder edge. Temples distinct, not narrowed. Pterostigma longish.

The peculiar form of the antennz readily distinguishes this genus

from any of the known African or European genera of Xoridint.

A somewhat similar apical process is found on the antenne of the

Malay genera Eptrorides, Cyaneororides and Spilororides, but these

genera are readily separated, inter alia, by the areolated metathorax

and by the different structure of the antennal whip.

GoNIOPRYMNUS MACULICEPS, Sp. NOV.

Black, the thorax, except the lower side of the propleurz, the

breast, an oblique mark on the lower side of the mesopleurz at the

Description of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 127

apex, the metapleur below the keel, pale rufous; the apical nine or

ten joints of the antennz (but not the apical appendicular joints), a

white line on the sides of the face close to the eyes, commencing

above their middle and extending to the clypeus, becoming gradually

wider and more irregular below. Legs black; the four anterior

tibize and femora white in front and the base of their tarsi of a more

obscure white colour. Wings hyaline; there is a brownish narrow

cloud along the transverse basal and the transverse median nervure ;

the nervures and stigma black. On the sides of the furrow on the

second abdominal segment is a small irregular white spot; the apex

of the fourth and the whole of the fifth, sixth, and seventh segments

are white above. There is a broad white band near the apex of the

ovipositor. 9°.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 10 mm.

Cape Colony. George.

Covered rather closely with white pubescence. Front closely, the

vertex more sparsely punctured. Face strongly closely reticulated ;

the oral depression irregularly striated. Labrum dirty white, darker

in the middle above. The frontal keel is bordered by strizw; outside

these above is a smooth, shining space. Pro- and mesothorax

strongly, but not very closely punctured; the under side of the

propleure reticulated ; the apex of the mesopleure smooth. Median

segment more closely and strongly punctured ; the punctures on the

metanotum running into reticulations. Basal 3 abdominal segments

closely punctured; the punctures on the second and third running

into reticulations ; the basal half of the fourth is irregularly reticu-

lated; the other segments are smooth. Legs densely covered with

white pubescence ; the four anterior coxe are marked with white at

the apex ; the hind tibize are broadly brownish at the base. The first

and second ventral segments are largely white.

HEMIGASTERINI.

CTENOTOMA, gen. nov.

Abdomen petiolated, the post-petiole dilated; the spiracles are

placed at the base of the apical third, 7.e., at the base of the dilated

post-petiole. Abdomen smooth, without furrows; it is stout, some-

what compressed ; the ovipositor projects from the lower surface ; it

is as long as the apical two or three segments. Wings without an

areolet ; the recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond the trans-

verse cubital; the transverse median nervure is received distinctly

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beyond the transverse basal ; the disco-cubital nervure is unbroken.

Transverse median nervure in hind wings broken shortly below the

middle. Mesonotum trilobate; the furrows narrow, but distinct.

Mesosternum not bordered by a suture. Head largely dilated

behind the eyes ; the occiput roundly incised. Clypeus not separated

from the face by a transverse furrow; there is a large, deep fovea on

either side; it is gradually narrowed to a point at the apex, which

forms a blunt tooth. Mandibles short, broad; there are two stout,

equal teeth. Metanotum depressed in the middle; the apex with

irregular keels ; the spiracles large, linear. Legs long, slender, the

hind metatarsus as long as the other joints united ; the fore tibize are

not narrowed at the base; the four anterior claws are not pectinated

at the base; the posterior stouter, more curved and simple. Ptero-

stigma long, narrow; the sub-discoidal nervure originates below the

middle of the discoidal.

The known species of this genus are large, stout-bodied rufous and

black insects, with fuscous or fuscous and yellow wings. Their

systematic position is not quite clear. They have some of the cha-

racteristics of the Xoridini, but they differ in the form of the first

abdominal segment and in the position’of the spiracles on it. I feel

inclined to refer them to the Hemuigasterini, a tribe of the Cryptine,

which has, like my genus, no areolet in the fore wings; but the group

in question agrees with the other Cryptine in the species having a

furrow bordering the mesosternum: this furrow is absent in Ctenotoma.

The three species known to me may be separated by means of the

following table :—

a. Wings fuscous, except for two or three small hyaline clouds at

the stigma.

Abdomen and hind legs black ; the occiput yellowish .. .. .. jfuscipennis.

Abdomen and hind coxe, trochanters and femora red; the

occiput black . nigriceps.

b. Wings fuscous, che pace fepadly, valleys : Oe, ane of abdomen

broadly and the hind tibie and tarsi black .. .. .. «.. «. ruficeps.

CTENOTOMA FUSCIPENNIS, sp. nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the face paler, more yellowish in tint; the

antenne, front and vertex, the greater part of the outer orbits; the

abdomen, except the basal segment and the hind legs, black, the hind

cox obscure rufous in the middle above, wings fuscous, with three

hyaline spots. ?.

Length 23 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Head and thorax densely covered with pale fulvous pubescence.

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Face closely and strongly punctured ; its centre is raised broadly ;

on the top is a short, wide furrow. Clypeus more sparsely and

deeply punctured above, the apex smooth; the lateral fovez are large

and deep. Occiput, except round the edges, pale yellow. In the

centre of the base of the metanotum is a deep depression, longer

than wide and rounded at the apex; beyond it the centre is

depressed ; the apical slope is depressed; on it are three stout,

curved, irregular keels; the outer edges are irregularly reticulated.

The hinder edge of the apex of the costa and of the base of the

stigma are luteous; below the base of the stigma is a cloud, which

extends, on the outer side, obliquely to the disco-cubital nervure, the

inner side is bilobate, the front lobe being the larger and rounder

there is a smaller, elongated cloud in the centre of the base of the

third discoidal cellule, and a still smaller square one at the base of the

first apical cellule at the discoidal nervure.

CTENOTOMA NIGRICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Rufous, the antenne, front and vertex black; the lobes of the

mesonotum infuscated; the face, clypeus and mandibles yellowish

testaceous; the wings fuscous, tinged with violaceous; there is a

hyaline—slightly tinged with yellow—cloud, extending from the apex

of the costa to the opposite side of the wings; its inner edge is

irregular ; its outer is dilated along the disco-cubital nervure. Apex

of hind tibize broadly, and hind tarsi black. 9¢@.

Length 22mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Natal. Durban. ‘“ Bred in Cape Town.”

Head and thorax densely covered with a short, fulvous pile ; smooth

and shining. On the centre of the base of the metanotum is a

depression which is wider than long, its sides obliquely sloped from

above to the bottom ; the outer border raised into a bluntly, rounded

tubercle ; the apical slope, except broadly in the middle below, is

stoutly, irregularly reticulated. Pleuree smooth, shining, moye

densely pubescent than the mesonotum.

Probably the amount of black on the mesonotum and on the hind

tibia varies. The 3 has the ventral segments of the abdomen more

largely splashed with dirty, lead-coloured white than the 9 ;

probably the amount of this colour varies.

CrENOTOMA RUFICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Rufo-testaceous, the antenne, ocellar region and middle of front

broadly, the apex of the third and the following abdominal segments

entirely, ovipositor, a spot on the apex of the hind femora and the

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hind tibize and tarsi, black. Wings fuscous, tinged with violaceous,

the base to near the commencement of the transverse median and

basal and the hinder pair to near the middle yellowish hyaline; the

costa at the base of the stigma yellow. 2.

Length 19-20 mm. ; terebra 3 mm.

Natal. ‘‘ Caught in window of room in Cape Town in which were

divers pup of Saturnidee.”

Antenne nearly as long as the body, covered with a short, dense,

stiff microscopic pile. Centre of front closely, finely punctured ;

covered with a blackish pile. Face strongly punctured, its centre

with a longitudinal furrow and with a similar furrow on either side ;

the raised central part of the clypeus is furrowed, the furrow

narrowed at the apex; the part bordering the furrow is flat, smooth

and shining. Thorax densely covered with fulyvous pubescence.

There is a wide furrow down the middle of the metanotum; the base

of the latter is smooth, the apex stoutly irregularly reticulated.

Pleurze smooth and shining. Abdomen smooth, shining, bare ;

the sides of the apical two dorsal segments below are whitish

testaceous.

AROTES, Gravenh.

? AROTES FLAVESCENS, sp. noy.

Yellow, darker above, the mesonotum infuscated, the apical

segments of abdomen black above; the antenne, except for a white

band of four joints between the middle and apex, the ocellar region,

the hind tibiz, except their apical half below, and the hind tibie,

black. Wings hyaline, the apex with a narrow smoky band; the

nervures and stigma black.

Length 13 mm.

Cape Colony. George.

Antenne nearly as long as the body; the scape and pedicle

yellow below. Face and clypeus strongly, closely punctured, the

latter not separated from the former; the labrum large, broad,

nearly as long as the clypeus; its apex transverse. Eyes slightly

converging above. Malar space as long as the antennal scape,

furrowed in the middle. Mesonotum and scutellum sparsely

punctured ; the parapsidal furrows deep. Metanotum smooth at the

base, the rest with stout, roundly curved stria. The middle and

apex of propleure stoutly, closely striated ; the mesopleurz obscurely

striated at the apex above; the rest and the metapleure obscurely

punctured. Abdomen smooth; the first segment slightly longer than

the following two segments united; the second is as long as it is

wide at the apex; the third broader than long, the others shorter.

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The recurrent nervure is interstitial; the transverse median received

shortly behind the transverse basal; the disco-cubital is distinctly

broken by a stump of a nervure; the transverse median in hind

wings is broken shortly above the middle. The hind legs are stout

and long; the four front claws are cleft; the hinder long, curved,

largely dilated at the base; the hind femora stout, dilated ; they are

as long as the coxe and trochanters united.

This may not be a true Arotes, which has not, in the typical species,

the recurrent nervure interstitial, but is received before it. There is

no other genus in which it could be placed, except Siphimedia, but

that, inter alia, has a hidden labrum and a rounded clypeus.

TRYPHONIDAL.

EXOCHINI.

PLESIOEXOCHUS, Cam.

PLESIOEXOCHUS RUFIPES, Cameron.

Trans. South African Phil. Soc., xv., 1905, p. 203.

Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

EXOCHUS, Gravenh.

? ExocHUS FULVOPILOSUS, Cam., l.c. 202.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

BASSINTI.

BASSUS, Fabr.

Bassus L=TATORIUS, Fab.

This now (originally European) cosmopolitan species is in the

collection from Cape Town, where it has been taken as early as 1874,

and is now probably established. It has been taken in 1884 and

1887, and I have seen an example captured recently. It would be

interesting to know on what Dipteron it is parasitic. Probably it

has followed one of its European hosts—perhaps Hristalts tenax—in

its progress round the globe.

TRY PHONINI.

PHILOTYMMA, Forst.

PHILOTYMMA ? FLAVICEPS, sp. nov.

Pale yellow, the back of the abdomen rufous; the ocellar region,

the part surrounding the scutellum, the centre of the metanotum,

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except the sides and apex (the black mark rounded at the apex), a

broad band on the centre of the basal three-fourths of the first

abdominal segment, the flagellum of the antenne and the upper part

of the antennal scape (its lower part yellow), black ; the greater part

of the front, of the occiput, three large marks on the mesonotum

and two oval marks behind the centre of the oval part of the meta-

notum, rufous. Legs rufo-fulvous, the coxe and trochanters yellow,

the tarsi infuscated. Wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous, the ner-

vures black. ¢.

Length 7 mm.

Cape. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

Vertex, front and face closely punctured, the clypeus smooth, its

apex broadly rounded. Mandibular teeth black, the upper the larger.

Thorax closely punctured, the centre of the metanotum obscurely

transversely striated. Transverse median nervure received shortly

beyond the transverse basal. Transverse median nervure in hind

wings broken below the middle; the apical nervures are faint. The

spiracles of first abdominal segment are prominent; the sides below

them are keeled. Metasternum distinctly margined. Last joint of

hind tarsi longer than the fourth and shorter than the third.

Basal three segments of the abdomen closely distinctly, the

fourth weakly, punctured, the others smooth. The third joint of

antenne longer than the fourth. ‘Tarsi long; the basal two joints of

the anterior are together as long as the tibiz.

In Ashmead’s tables (Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., xxili., 74) this species

runs into Philotymma and Scopesis ; it differs from the former in the

metasternum being margined ; from the latter in the spiracles of the

first abdominal segment being prominent.

METOPIINI.

METOPIUS, Panz.

* METOPIUS ERYTHROSPILUS, sp. Nov.

Black, the inner orbits, malar space, the face, except for a large

oval black mark in the centre, labrum, clypeus, mandibles, palpi, a

narrow line on the hinder edge of the pronotum, tegule, the sides

narrowly, the apex of scutellum more broadly, post-scutellum, a

small oval mark on the sides of the metanotum at the apex, tubercles,

a mark below and touching them, longer than wide and rounded

below, the sides and apex of the first abdominal segment narrowly,

the apex of the second yellowish, with a rufous band behind extend-

ing to the apex, the third similarly coloured but with the black basal

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band narrower, and the whole of the other segments except for

a narrow black band at the base, rufous. Legs entirely rufous.

Antenne of a duller rufous colour. Wings hyaline, the apical half

of the radial and the whole of the apical cubital cellule smoky ; the

costa and stigma fulvous, the nervures black. 3

Length 12 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face somewhat strongly punctured, the clypeus and labrum more

closely rugosely punctured. Front closely punctured, the lower part

closely transversely striated ; the part immediately below the ocelli

shining, smooth, except for a few keels. Thorax closely rugosely

punctured, the punctures running into reticulations in the centre of

the mesonotum. Scutellum more strongly rugosely punctured than

the mesonotum, the keels bluntly rounded at the apex. Metanotum

with two stout keels in the middle, extending from the base to the

apex, where they are roundly curved. Mesopleural furrow wide,

shallow. All the abdominal segments are longer than wide; the

basal strongly, the apical weakly punctured; their apices are trans-

verse. Areolet sessile; the recurrent nervure is received at the base

of the apical third.

This species differs from the other Cape forms in the greater

expansion of the rufous colour and in the absence of yellow ; in the

areolet being sessile, and in the recurrent nervure being received

beyond the middle.

METOPIUS NIGRO-ORNATUS, Sp. NOV.

Black, the face, a broad line on the lower half of the upper inner

orbits, a longish broad line on the centre of the pronotum, reaching

nearer to the apex than to the base, tegule, scutellar keels, apical

half of scutellum, post-scutellum, an irregularly oval spot on either

side of the apex of the metanotum, tubercles, a large mark on the

base of the mesopleure, commencing near the top and extending

below the middle, about twice longer than broad, rounded above,

transverse below and of equal width throughout ; a band on the apex

of the first abdominal segment, largely dilated laterally, and narrower

bands, also dilated laterally, on the apices of the others, pale whitish

yellow. Four front legs whitish yellow, the femora with a broad

rufous line on the base above; the hind legs red, the cox black,

except for a large mark, oblique, narrow at the base, broadly dilated

towards the apex, the basal joint of the trochanters, a large line,

dilated at the top, on the under side of the femora, and a smaller one

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on the apex, whitish yellow; the upper apical half of the femora

blackish. Wings hyaline, the apex slightly infuscated ; the costa and

stigma fulyous; the nervures blackish. Antenne rufous, darker

above ; the scape whitish yellow below; they are as long as the

abdomen and half the thorax. ¢.

Length 14 mm.

Face closely punctured, the centre raised; its apex broadly

rounded, with a minute projection in the middle. Clypeus black,

punctured, its apex raised, transverse. Labrum white, as are also

the palpi and the basal half of the mandibles. Front and vertex

closely punctured ; below the ocelli is a triangular area formed by

two stout keels which converge below and are continued as one to

the antennz. The pubescence on the head is dense and white ; it is

longer on the temples. Thorax strongly and closely punctured ; the

scutellar keels are large, leaf-like, project largely on the sides at the

apex, the projection rounded and narrowed to a blunt point below.

On the base of the metanotum are two longitudinal keels, rounded

at the apex, forming a square area open at the apex ; outside this, at

the base, is a shining square area, irregularly wrinkled. There is a

broad furrow along the sides of the mesosternum, which is widened

and shining at the apex. Abdomen nearly twice the length of the

thorax ; it is slightly narrower than it; the basal three segments are

more strongly and not quite so closely punctured as the others; the

third is irregularly punctured-reticulated in the middle. Areolet

wide, shortly, but distinctly appendiculated ; the recurrent nervure

is received in the middle.

Allied apparently closely to W. albipectus, Tosq.

Probably from near Cape Town.

METOPIUS LATIBALTEATUS, Sp. NOV.

Black, the face, lower half of the upper inner orbits broadly, the

sides and apex of labrum, a spot on the inner side of the malar

space, palpi, a line on the pronotum, narrowed at the base and

apex, a mark at the sides of the scutellar depression, scutellums, a

large mark on the sides of the median segment, the tubercles,

almost the basal half of the mesopleure; the mark widened and

rounded below, the first abdominal segment except the basal slope

and the apical half of the others, lemon-yellow. Legs lemon-yellow,

the four anterior femora tinged with rufous above; the hind coxe on

the inner side, the greater part of the femora on the inner side, the

black continued below and as a large oblique mark in the middle of

the outer ; the tibize and tarsirufous. Wings hyaline, the apex with

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a fuscous violaceous cloud ; areolet shortly, but distinctly appendicu-

lated. Antenne rufous, stout, as long as the head, thorax and basal

two segments of the abdomen united. ¢.

Length 17 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch (December).

Face closely, strongly punctured, the sides broadly depressed ; the

apex obliquely rounded to a bluntly rounded point. Frontal keel

stout, yellow. Front and vertex closely rugosely punctured. Thorax

closely, strongly punctured, the sides of the scutellum smooth ; the

metanotum more strongly, rugosely punctured, and with some striz ;

without a defined central, or other area. Scutellar depression deep,

clearly defined and bearing five stout keels. Abdomen closely,

stoutly punctured, more closely and finely towards the apex ; the last

segment smooth ; the first distinctly longer than it is wide at the

apex; the apices of the segments are slightly dilated in the middle

and more narrowly at the sides ; the penultimate is roundly, widely

incised.

METOPIUS ALBO-ORNATUS, Sp. NOV.

Black, densely covered with a white pile, the face, lower half of

the upper inner orbits, labrum, base of mandibles, palpi, a longish

Ine on the pronotum, tegule, tubercles, a large mark, twice longer

than wide, of equal width and rounded above, down the base of the

mesopleure, scutellar keels, scutellums, and an irregular mark on

the sides of the apex of the metanotum and the apices of the abdo-

minal segments—the line on the first broader and incised in the

middle—whitish yellow. Four front legs whitish yellow, the femora

marked with rufous above ; the hind coxe black except for a large,

oblique mark dilated at the apex on the outer side, the rest of the legs

rufo-fulvous, except for the following whitish-yellow marks: a mark

on the apex of the trochanters, a large mark, greatly dilated above,

on the base of the femora on the outer side, the apex largely on the

outer side, a small mark on the apex of the tibiz and the calcaria,

whitish yellow ; the inner half of the femora is largely black. Wings

hyaline, the apex with a small smoky cloud in front; the areolet is

shortly appendiculated and receives the recurrent nervure shortly

behind the middle. @.

Length 14 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Antennz rufous, the scape yellow below ; they are slightly longer

than the abdomen. Face closely punctured, its centre slightly

raised, the sides depressed; the apex broadly rounded, the middle

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projecting into a minute point. Front and vertex closely rugosely

punctured ; a triangular area, formed of stout keels, continued as one

below, beneath the ocelli. Thorax closely punctured ; the scutellar

keels large, roundly curved and narrowed towards the apex, pro-

jecting. Metanotum with a large square area in the centre of the

base; the apex open except at the sides where the keels turn roundly

inwardly; on the sides, at the base, is a large, shining, almost

impunctate area. Abdomen closely punctured, more strongly and

less closely on the basal than on the apical half ; the first segment is

square, the edges of the second and third project laterally at the

‘apex; the sixth is broadly, squarely incised in the middle.

MerrToPIus DISCOLOR, Tosq.

This species (described Mém. Soc. Ent. de Belgique, v., 1896, 361)

is in the collection from Estcourt.

CRYPTINA.

CRYPTINI.

CRYPTUS, Fabr., sec. Ashm.

1 (4). Head and thorax black, the abdomen and legs red.

2 (3). Orbits and apex of scutellum red; basal keel of meta-

notum indistinct; the space between the two keels

reticulated ; the area long, narrow, not widened at

the base .. .. spilocephalus.

3 (2). Head and thorax ao peck are code ‘the piel sel

of metanotum distinct, the space between the two

keels stoutly striated, the striw clearly separated, the

area distinct, widened at the base.. .. simillimus.

4 (5). Black; the head marked with hallow ands we ie

thorax largely marked with red .. rufoplagiatus.

5 (6). Head, thorax, and the greater part of the abapmen

red, the latter not marked with white at the apex .. nigropectus.

6 (5). Head and thorax red, the abdomen black, marked

with white on the apex.

7 (8). The apical slope and the upper and lower side of the

metapleure broadly black, the space between the two

keels on metanotum coarsely reticulated .. .. .. natalensis.

8 (7). The median segment not black.

9 (10). Apical slope of scutellum closely striated; the centre

of metanotum stoutly longitudinally striated in the

middle... %. «. @thiopicus, Cam.*

10 (9).. Apical dees of poutine acl, pecely, apageree the

centre of metanotum in the middle closely transversely

StEiabed ke tlh) Mer Me Ms Mielec) | wk a eaten Uber pTeeS

* Records Alb. Mus. i., p. 234, 1905.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 137

Of C. labilis, Cam., I only know the g. It cannot well be

confounded with any of the above. It has the metanotum strongly

rugosely punctured-reticulated, with indistinct transverse keels ;

the scutellum is keeled laterally to the top of the apical slope; the

labrum projects and is white; the abdominal petiole is long, narrow,

not perceptibly dilated at the apex—more as in Osprynchotus than

as in Cryptus—and the hind tarsi are annulated with white; the

areolet is large, 5-angled ; the disco-cubital nervure is broken by a

stump of a nervure indistinctly; the transverse basal nervure is

interstitial; the transverse median nervure is broken distinctly

below the middle. The third antennal joint is not much longer

than the fourth. Parapsidal furrows distinct on the basal half of

mesonotum only. The species probably will form the type of a new

genus allied to Zonocryptus, Ashm., and Bathycrisis, Cam.

Cryptus SPILOCEPHALUS, Sp. Novy.

Black; the post-petiole and the following segments of the

abdomen, the legs, except the coxz and trochanters, labrum, a

line on the inner orbits shortly above the middle, a short one

below the antennze, a broader one on the top extended across

behind the ocelli, the tubercles, and the apex of scutellum, red;

the coxe, trochanters, and almost the basal half of the first

abdominal segments, black ; wings hyaline, highly iridescent, very

slightly tinged with fulvous; the stigma, costa, and nervures black ;

the transverse median nervure interstitial. @ and g.

Length 13 mm. ; terebra 4 mm.

Cape Colony. Worcester Distr. ; Hex River (January).

Antennal scape rufous-black below; the sixth to eighth Joints

marked with white below; the flagellum on apical half brownish.

Ocellar region rugosely punctured ; the front transversely striated,

more closely in the middle above ; a short, fine keel runs down from

the ocelli. Face closely punctured, opaque; the top of the clypeus

is more strongly, but not so closely punctured; the apex is much

more shining, and only very sparsely punctured. Mandibles and

palpi black, covered with white pubescence. Pronotum smooth in

the centre, the sides stoutly striated; the centre is rufous behind, as

is also the middle of the propleure at the base. Mesonotum

closely, strongly punctured; the furrows crenulated, shallow; the

scutellum more shining, strongly, but not closely punctured;

the apex laterally, closely striated; the sides are stoutly keeled

to near the apex. Post-scutellum piceous, marked with striz.

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The metanotum behind the keel is closely, rugosely punctured,

more or less reticulated on the sides; the depressed basal slope

smooth and shining; the part behind the keel is stoutly, irre-

gularly, obliquely striated, the strize twisted; the apical slope is

closely, transversely rugose. The transverse keels are interrupted

in the middle; the basal lateral tooth is minute; the apical

prominent, broad ; there is no distinct basal area, it being indicated

by two longish, indistinct longitudinal keels. Propleure closely

striated, more strongly in the middle than elsewhere; the meso-

and metapleure closely rugose, more or less reticulated. Metanotal

spiracles about three times longer than wide; the metapleural keel

obsolete. Abdomen shining. Areolet 5-angled, the recurrent

nervure received in the middle; transverse median nervure inter-

stitial.

The ¢ is similarly coloured, except that the antenne want the

white ring, and the base of the petiole is not black; the face has a

rufous mark in the centre; the red mark on the scutellum is more

obscure and the two keels on the base of the metanotum are obsolete.

The hind tarsi are not ringed with white, neither with the 2 nor

with the ¢.

Allied to C. capensis, Cam., and C. muricatus, Tosq.

* CRYPTUS SIMILLIMUS, sp. noy.

Black ; the abdomen and legs red; the sides of the first abdominal

segment and the cox and trochanters black; wings hyaline, the

stigma and nervures black; the wings are iridescent; the transverse

median nervure is received shortly behind the transverse basal; the

stump on the disco-cubital nervure is distinct, longish; the recurrent

nervure is received in the middle. 9¢.

Length 14-15 mm.; terebra 5 mm.

Cape Colony.

Antennal scape black; the flagellum absent. Front in the

middle closely transversely striated, more strongly above than

below; the sides weakly punctured; there is no central keel.

Ocellar region finely rugose. Face opaque, closely minutely

punctured ; the centre clearly separated, raised, depressed below.

Clypeus more shining, minutely, distinctly punctured. Palpi black.

Pronotal depression smooth in the middle, striated on the sides ;

the sides are closely rugosely punctured; the pleure stoutly closely

striated, the striz twisted in the middle. Meso- and metapleure

coarsely rugosely punctured-reticulated. Mesonotum irregularly

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punctured, the sides of the middle lobe and the furrows strongly

closely striated. Scutellum weakly punctured, more strongly on the

top of the apical slope; the apex of the latter is smooth. Sides of

post-scutellum obliquely striated. Basal region of metanotum

closely reticulated ; the area distinct, narrowed towards the apex,

but with the keels not meeting there; the space between the two

keels is stoutly, closely obliquely striated; the apical slope is

stoutly striated; the striza on the middle transverse, on the sides

more oblique; the two transverse keels are distinct, stout; the

basal is slightly dilated at the sides, the apical bears a broad,

bluntly pointed tooth. Metanotal spiracles about four times longer

than wide. Tarsi closely spinose. The head, thorax, and coxe

are covered with a white pile.

Apart from the absence of red marks on the head, this species

may be known by the stout transverse keels on the metanotum and

by the distinct basal area.

CRYPTUS RUFOPLAGIATUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, a narrow line, broadest below, on the outer orbits, the

mesonotum, except the sutures, scutellum, a broad line on the centre

of the pronotum, a narrower, longer one on the lower edge of the

propleure, tubercles, a large, quadrangular mark on the hinder

two-thirds of the mesopleure above, a triangular mark below the

hind wings, blood-red; a narrow line on the inner orbits, an

irregular mark, broader than long, in the centre of the face, a

large mark on the upper half of the clypeus and the basal half

of the mandibles, pale yellow. Four front legs yellow tinged

with red; their coxe and trochanters black, their femora broadly

black above; the hind legs obscure rufous; the coxe above,

trochanters, tibize behind, the basal joint of the tarsi, the second

except at the base and the apical joint, black, the rest white.

Wings hyaline, iridescent, tinged with violaceous, the stigma and

nervures black. ¢.

Length 9 mm.

Cape Colony. Namaqualand Distr. ; O’okiep (September).

Face and clypeus closely punctured. Upper half of front in the

middle closely, somewhat strongly transversely striated. Meso-

notum weakly punctured, the scutellum smooth. Metanotum

opaque, finely rugose, the apical slope finely, irregularly striated ;

the basal keel is roundly curved backwards in the middle; it, and

the apical, are not very distinct; the teeth are indistinct. The red

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upper part of the propleure is distinctly, regularly punctured, the

lower obscurely striated; the upper basal part of the mesopleure

closely punctured; the raised apical smooth, the lower closely

punctured-reticulated, as is also, but more strongly, the meta-

pleure. Areolet 5-angled; the recurrent nervure is received

shortly beyond the middle; the transverse median shortly beyond

the transverse basal; the stump on the disco-cubital nervure is

distinct.

* CRYPTUS NATALENSIS, sp. nov.

Head and thorax red; the sutures of thorax, the sides of the

scutellum, base of mesonotum narrowly, the apical slope from

the keel, the lower basal part of mesothorax, the middle of meso-

sternum, the sternal furrow, the upper edge of metapleure and

the lower half, black; the abdomen black, the apex of penultimate

and the whole of the last above, white. The anterior legs dark

rufous, the four posterior black, the middle tibie tinged with

rufous. The apex of the sixth antennal joint and the sixth to

ninth joints white. Wings hyaline, the costa, stigma, and nervures

black. 9@.

Length 10-11 mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Natal.

Centre of front transversely striated, with a smooth furrow down

the middle; the sides punctured; the vertex strongly punctured

between the ocelli, the sides much more obscurely punctured.

Clypeus shining, smooth. Apex of mandibles black; the malar

space black behind them. Mesonotum closely punctured; the

apex of middle lobe closely reticulated ; the furrows transversely

striated. Scutellum sparsely punctured; its apical slope more

closely and with a striated band on the sides. Base of metanotum

closely reticulated; the middle behind the keel much more widely

and irregularly reticulated; the black apical slope is irregularly

longitudinally striated above and on the sides, the strie being

twisted ; the centre is closely, rugosely reticulated. There is only

one transverse keel—the apical; it is dilated into blunt teeth at the

sides. Pleure closely punctured; there is a striated border on

the apex of the latter; the apex of the metapleure is more broadly

and somewhat strongly reticulated-striated. Antennal scape red.

Areolet 5-angled, receiving the recurrent nervure shortly beyond the

middle; the transverse median nervure received shortly behind

the transverse basal.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 141

CRYPTUS LEIGHI, sp. nov.

Dark red, the abdomen black, the sides of the basal segments

obscure red, the apices of the last three narrowly testaceous ;

antenne black, the scape red; the sixth to eighth white below ;

wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black. ?.

Length 10-11 mm.; terebra 3 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Metanotum with two transverse keels; the basal is continuous,

if not very distinct; the middle at the base is curved backwards, the

prolongations straight, oblique, united to the sides of the areola,

which is longer than it is wide at the base; the carine do not

unite at the apex; the second keel is weak in the middle and ends

laterally in blunt, short teeth; the base of the segment is rugosely

punctured ; between the keels it is somewhat stoutly transversely

reticulated-striated ; the apical slope is obliquely striated round the

edges above; the rest transversely, closely reticulated-striated ; the

spiracles are linear, about four times longer than wide. Pro- and

mesothorax closely punctured; the lower half of the former strongly

irregularly striated; the punctures on the latter, at the apex, run

into striw. Sides of post-petiole depressed, rufous; the four front

legs are red, like the thorax, but darker; the hinder black, except

the sides and upper part of the cox; the spines on the tibia and

tarsi are weak, sparse. Transverse median nervure interstitial ; the

stump on the disco-cubital distinct; the recurrent is received in

the middle of the areolet. Front in the middle closely striated ;

the sides finely closely punctured; there is a narrow smooth

furrow running down from the ocelli. Palpi black, lighter coloured

(fuscous) at the apex. Mandibles dark rufous, the teeth black.

The metasternum is black.

C. rufolimbatus, Tosq., is a closely allied form; it should be

known by the punctured, not striated front; closely allied, too, is

C. ethiopicus, Cam., it may be known by the apex of the scutellum

being striated, not closely, finely punctured, by the space between

the metanotal keels being strongly striated, especially at the apex,

by the striz on the apical slope being stronger and more transverse ;

the basal keel being also stronger.

ONEILELLA, Cam.

ONEILELLA FORMOSA, Bé.

Cryptus formosus, Brullé, Hym. iv. 187, pl. 41, f. 3; Tosquinet,

Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. v. 150.

142 Annals of the South African Museum.

Oneilella formosa, Cam., Zeit. f. Hym. it. Dipt., 1904, 190.

A single g from Durban, Natal.

The species has been reared from Anaphe reticulata. Cf.

Cameron, l.c.

OSPRYNCHOTUS, Spin.

OSPRYNCHOTUS CAPENSIS, Spin.

Spinola, Guér. Mag. de Zool., 1841, 75; Brullé, Hymén. iv., 133;

Tosquinet, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. v. 244.

Natal. Umvoti.

OSPRYNCHOTUS RUFICEPS, sp. nov.

Black, the thirteenth and fourteenth antennal joints entirely and

the fifteenth and sixteenth below whitish yellow, the under side of

the antennal scape, the head and the greater part of the prothorax,

red; wings fuscous violaceous, the nervures and stigma black; the

hinder tibize and tarsi yellow, the extreme base of the tibia, a band

on the apex as long as the black hinder calcaria; a band on the base

of the tarsi shorter than them, and the last joint of the tarsi with

the claws, black. 9?.

Length 21 mm. ; terebra 10 mm.

Cape Colony. Port St. Johns.

Face and clypeus finely closely punctured ; the clypeus distinctly

separated from the face ; the lower part of the clypeus finely closely

striated. Lower part of front black and smooth, the upper irregu-

larly striated; the ocellar region black. Thorax thickly covered

with short black hair; the mesonotum closely, the scutellum much

more sparsely punctured and shining. Metanotum closely rugosely

punctured at the base behind the keel, the middle closely reticulated ;

the apex stoutly transversely reticulated. Propleure smooth ; the

meso- and metapleure closely strongly longitudinally reticulated.

The recurrent nervure is received at the apex of the basal third of

the areolet. The hind coxe are longer compared with their width

than they are with O. capensis ; they are densely covered with black

hair. In the sculpture of the thorax it approaches more to O. heros,

Schlett., from the Congo. The hinder metatarsus is as long as the

following three joints united; the last is as long as the preceding

two united; in its middle are two stout, longish spines.

Comes nearest, of the three known species, to O. flavipes, Bé. ;

that may be known, inter alia, by the much longer ovipositor. The

second abdominal segment is three times longer than its width at

the apex; the basal third is distinctly narrowed ; it is as long as the

following two segments united ; the third is twice the length of the

Descryptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera, 143

fourth, which is not much longer than the fifth. Mandibles red,

black at the apex. Palpi dark fuscous. The third antennal joint

is fully one-fourth longer than the fourth ; the apical joint is rufous

and is not much shorter than the preceding two united.

MESOSTENINI.

STENAULAX, gen. nov.

Wings fuscous violaceous ; the areola small, square, receiving the

recurrent nervure near the middle. Disco-cubital nervure not broken.

Transverse median nervure received behind the transverse basal.

Radial cellule of moderate length. Transverse median nervure in

hind wings broken shortly below the middle. Median segment

short, rugosely punctured, without any transverse keels; the

spiracles long. Antenne slender, not thickened towards the apex,

not ringed with white. Anterior part of clypeus depressed, flat,

smooth, and shining, the upper part raised, not clearly separated

from the face by a furrow. Temples moderately long, roundly

dilated, not narrowed. Front widely, deeply depressed. Abdominal

petiole long, the post-petiole largely dilated; the segments are

smooth, impunctate. Legs stout, longish; the tibiz sparsely, the

tarsi thickly spinose; the fore tibiz not contracted at the base ;

their tarsi long and slender. Mandibles short, broad, stoutly

bidentate at the apex; the upper tooth is the longer. The furrow

on the mesosternum is short.

The body is entirely black. It is stouter, broader than usual

with the Crypting. It has more the appearance of a Pimplid or

of one of the Xoridini than of the Cryptine. Its areolet more

resembles that of the Mesostenini than of the Cryptini and, in the

? , which I have regarded as the type of the genus, the apical nervure

is bullated. In the g I have described, the transverse median

nervure is interstitial; the face in the middle is more distinctly raised

and separated, this being also the case with the clypeus. It has also

the head and thorax densely covered with black hair. The spiracles

are placed as in the genuine Cryptine, not as in the Pimpline ; and

I have no doubt that the genus is a true member of the former

group.

STENAULAX PILOSULUS, sp. nov.

Black; the head and thorax densely covered with black pubescence ;

the wings uniformly fuscous violaceous, the nervures and stigma

black. ¢.

Length 15 mm.

144 Annals of the South African Musewn.

Cape Colony. Namaqualand Distr.; Springbok (September).

O’okiep (August). ‘

Face and upper part of clypeus closely, strongly punctured ; the

vertex and sides of front less closely and strongly punctured; the

depressed centre of front strongly transversely striated above,

the middle with a wide furrow, keeled in the centre; the lower

part smooth and shining. Temples wide, obliquely narrowed.

Face distinctly raised in the centre, the raised part bordered by

a depression. Thorax closely, regularly, distinctly punctured,

densely covered with short black hair; the apical slope of the

metanotum closely, strongly reticulated; the metapleure some-

what coarsely reticulated; the hair on the segment is denser and

longer than it is on the rest of the thorax. Basal three segments

of the abdomen closely and strongly, uniformly punctured; the

spiracles at the base of the clearly separated and dilated post-

petiole are prominent. The areolet is small; it is not square; the

recurrent nervure is received close to the apex; the transverse

median nervure is interstitial; in the hind wings it is broken

shortly below the middle.

STENAULAX RUFIPES, sp. noy.

Black, the legs, except the coxee and trochanters red; the wings

fuscous violaceous, the nervures and stigma black. Face and upper

part of clypeus closely strongly punctured, the lower part of clypeus

smooth and shining; the middle of the greatly depressed front is

stoutly, closely transversely striated, the middle with a _ stout

longitudinal keel; the vertex is irregularly, weakly punctured.

Mesonotum and scutellum smooth. Base of metanotum weakly

punctured, the rest strongly, closely reticulated. Upper basal half

of propleurz weakly, sparsely punctured; the rest stoutly, closely

reticulated. Mesopleurz closely, but not strongly punctured ; the

metapleure strongly punctured at the base above, the rest strongly

coarsely, irregularly reticulated ; the upper part coarsely, obliquely,

widely reticulated-punctured. Mesosternal furrow wide, crenulated.

Metasternal keel large, curved. Abdomen smooth, impunctate; it

is not much longer than the head and thorax united. All the

tibie and tarsi are thickly covered with short spines. The middle

lobe of the mesonotum is narrowed to a sharp point. 9°.

Length 16 mm.; ovipositor 9 mm.

».Natal. Durban.

The following $ agrees generically with the above described 9,

except that the transverse median nervure is interstitial.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 145

* STENAULAX NIGER, Sp. Nov.

Black; the anterior tibia and tarsi fuscous; wings fuscous-

violaceous, the nervures and stigma black; the areolet small,

square, receiving the recurrent nervure near the apex, the trans-

verse median nervure received behind the transverse basal. ¢.

Length 17 mm.

Cape Colony or Transvaal.

Face closely and strongly punctured; the upper half of clypeus

more sparsely punctured, the apical smooth. Front deeply excavated ;

there is a short broad keel below the ocelli; the middle irregularly

transversely striated; the ocellar region strongly and closely, the

rest less closely punctured. Head not quite so wide as the thorax ;

the temples wide, rounded. Thorax closely punctured; the apex

of the scutellum smooth; the metanotum irregularly rugosely punc-

tured, almost reticulated ; the spiracles large, about two and a half

times longer than wide; the segment is closely covered with short,

fuscous pile. The petiole becomes slightly, gradually narrowed to

the spiracles ; post-petiole distinct.

S. pilosulus may be known by the densely pilose head and thorax,

by the interstitial transverse median nervure, and by the temples

not being obliquely narrowed. The antenne, too, are longer and

more slenderly built.

MESOSTENUS, Gravenh., sec. Ashm.

The small species of this genus with dark rufous head and thorax

may be separated by means of the following table :—

1 (2). Abdomen and legs black ae 56 Bee Dees OO ou AEE:

2 (1). Abdomen and legs rufous, or dark apne

3 (4). Mesonotum stoutly transversely striated .. *.. .. +. +. mimeticus.

4 (3). Mesonotum punctured.

5 (8). Median segment closely reticulated, not more strongly between

the keels than on the apical slope.

6 (7). Breasts, lower part of metapleure and hind coxe black ; palpi

testaceous; length 10mm, .. .. oneili, Cam.

(6). Thorax and hind coxe without blacks peg aga? ; lengths

TAS welt po oc elizabethe.

8 (5). Median segment aac adele sere ay © more eG

between the keels than elsewhere; palpi white.. .. .. .. albipalpis.

MESOSTENUS RHODESIA, Sp. Noy.

Head and thorax red, the former darker coloured, with the oral

region and apex of mandibles black ; abdomen black, the apical two

146 Annals of the South African Museum.

segments lined with white above; legs black, the anterior suffused

with testaceous; maxillary palpi black, the apical joints fuscous ;

the labial white. Antenne black, the eighth to eleventh joints

white. Wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. ¢.

Length 10 mm. ; terebra 2 mm.

Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Face closely punctured-reticulated ; the clypeus smooth and

shining; the upper part of front closely striated, oblique, almost

reticulated ; the depressed lower part smooth ; the vertex closely

punctured. Mesonotum closely punctured, the furrows deep.

Scutellum on basal slope transversely striated, on apical more

shining; punctured, but not closely or strongly. Median segment

closely reticulated-punctured ; there is only the basal keel. The

middle of post-petiole is bounded by a keel; the base of the second

segment is closely reticulated-punctured.

MESOSTENUS ALBIPALPIS, sp. nov.

Dark red, the apex of the fifth broadly and the greater part of the

following abdominal segments clear white. Palpi clear white. The

fore coxee, femora and tibiz and the middle femora and tibize white

in front. The antenne are rufo-testaceous, darker above. Wings

hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. ¢.

Length 8 mm.

Cape Colony. Port Elizabeth.

The third joint of the antenne is distinctly longer than the fourth.

Face and clypeus closely, strongly punctured, the punctures on the

apex of the clypeus sparser. Mandibles red; white at the base

above, black below. Vertex closely, obliquely striated; below the

ocelli are a few fine longitudinal striz. Mesonotum closely punc-

tured, more or less transversely striated. Scutellum shining,

sparsely, distinctly punctured. Base of metanotum finely, irregu-

larly, obliquely striated. Both the transverse keels are stout,

complete; the space between them is stoutly striated, the strize

widely separated ; in the middle they are twisted and curved; the

apical slope is reticulated regularly all over; the reticulations are

wide. Propleurze obliquely striated above; below more strongly

longitudinally striated ; the meso- and base of metapleure are more

closely longitudinally, the upper part of the latter more strongly

obliquely, striated. Petiole smooth, the post-petiole punctured on

the sides, the middle striated—finely striated at the base, more

strongly longitudinally at the apex; the second to fourth segments

are closely punctured.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 147

MESOSTENUS ELIZABETH, Sp. Nov.

Dark red; the apex of the fifth and the greater part of the three

following abdominal segments clear white; the antennal scape dark

red, the flagellum black ; joints 8-11 are white. Legs black, tinged

(especially the anterior) with red. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures

and stigma black. 9?.

Length 7 mm.; terebra 2 mm.

Cape Colony. Port Elizabeth.

Face closely rugosely punctured; the upper part of the clypeus

sparsely punctured, the lower smooth, slightly tinged with yellow.

Mandibles rufous, black at the base and apex. Palpi fuscous.

Vertex and upper part of front closely rugose; the latter with a keel

in the middle; the part on either side of it is closely reticulated.

Mesonotum closely rugosely punctured, the middle lobe is irregularly

reticulated. Scutellum roundly convex, shining, punctured, but

neither closely nor strongly. Metanotum at the base closely

punctured; the rest closely irregularly reticulated; the second

transverse keel is indistinct in the middle, dilated at the sides.

Pro- and mesopleure closely punctured, more or less striated in

the middle; the metapleurze more strongly obliquely striated ; more

strongly on the upper than on the lower half, which is more or less

reticulated at the base. Central part of petiole clearly defined by

keels ; the post-petiole clearly separated, wide, closely, irregularly

striated ; the sides strongly, but net closely punctured. The second

and third and, to a less extent, the fourth segment are closely

punctured.

MESOSTENUS LIGHTFOOTI, sp. nov.

Black, the thorax red, the clypeus, apices of the basal two

abdominal segments narrowly, the apices of the fifth more broadly

and the whole of the others yellow; the four front legs fulvous, the

hinder black. Wings hyaline, the stigma dark fuscous, the costa

and nervures black; the areolet minute, square. Antennz broadly

ringed with white. 9¢.

Length 9-10 mm.; terebra 16 mm.

Cape Colony. King William’s Town District; St. Mathew’s.

Head distinctly wider than the thorax; the temples roundly

obliquely narrowed; smooth and shining, the face opaque, pilose ;

front with a narrow keel down the middle. Pro- and mesonotum

smooth and shining; the former with a transverse striated furrow

near the apex. Scutellum shining, impunctate. Metanotum behind

148 Annals of the South African Museum.

the keel punctured; the punctures long, clearly separated; the

middle closely, transversely striated; the apex almost smooth,

bounded above by a semicircular keel. Upper half of propleure

smooth, the base narrowly and the lower half closely, finely striated.

Mesopleure finely, closely reticulated, more or less striated at the

base. Metapleurze more strongly but quite as closely reticulated as

the mesopleure. Abdomen shining, dilated and compressed late-

rally towards the apex.

The parapsidal furrows are deep; the thorax is three times longer

than wide; the metanotum has a gradually rounded slope and is

without teeth.

MESOSTENUS LEVIFRONS, Sp. nov.

Length 17 mm.; terebra 25 mm.

This species closely resembles M. lissonotus, from which it may

be separated as follows :—

Clypeus and palpi white; the former not bordered laterally by a

deep furrow; base of mandibles marked with white; breast and

upper side of pleurs black .. SOR, Coie Sc Sc ee bck levifrons.

Clypeus and palpi black; the former bordered laterally by a

furrow ; base of mandibles black; breast and pleurm red .. .. Uissonotus.

Black; the clypeus, labrum, palpi, the apices of the first and

second abdominal segments, of the third, fourth, and fifth more

narrowly, in the centre ; the apical half of the sixth and the whole

of the seventh, white. Four front legs testaceous, their coxe black ;

the under side of the femora black; the basal joint of the tro-

chanters white. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black,

the small areolet square, receiving the recurrent nervure near the

middle, the transverse median nervure behind the basal. 9.

Length 17 mm.; terebra 27 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Front and vertex smooth, except for a few punctures on the sides ;

face closely rugosely punctured, except for a large semicircular

space on the sides, the narrowed rounded part on the inner side.

Clypeus and labrum smooth, shining. Mesonotum shining, im-

punctate, the furrows crenulated. Scutellum strongly, sparsely

punctured. On the centre of the basal region of the metanotum

are two strongly, but not closely, punctured areew; the rest is

closely, transversely striated; the base more closely and irregularly

than the apex. Propleuree smooth, except for a striated, curved

band in the centre. Mesopleure closely strongly punctured, more

or less reticulated; on the upper apical half are two large, longish

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 149

smooth spaces. Metapleuree more strongly and closely punctured

and more distinctly striated. The whole median segment is thickly

covered with white pubescence. First abdominal segment smooth;

the sides of the post-petiole sparsely punctured; the second and

third segments are closely, finely punctured; the others smooth

and shining.

MESOSTENUS LISSONOTUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the thorax, except the prosternum, red; the eighth to

thirteenth joints of the antennz white, the apical joints fuscous ;

the labrum, a narrow line on the apex of the first and second

abdominal segments, the apex of the fifth more broadly and the

whole of the following white, the four front legs dark red, the greater

part of their coxe and trochanters black. Palpi blackish. Wings

hyaline, the nervures and stigma black; areolet minute, almost

square; the recurrent nervure received at the apex; the transverse

median nervure received behind the transverse basal. ?.

Length 14 mm. ; terebra 25 mm.

Cape Colony. George. Hast London.

Front and vertex smooth; a stout furrow, obscurely striated on

either side on the former. Face in the centre above irregularly

striated. Clypeus broad, smooth, shining, bordered laterally by a

deep furrow, curving upwards on to the face, which, in the centre, is

not separated from the clypeus. Mesonotum shining, impunctate ;

the furrows crenulated. Sides of scutellum strongly punctured.

Base of metanotum strongly punctured, more or less striated at the

base ; the rest closely, strongly striated; the apex more strongly

and less closely than the base. Propleurze smooth; the centre with

a striated band ; the lower part black. Mesopleure strongly, closely

punctured, the upper part at the base striated, the apical smooth.

Metapleure strongly, closely punctured, in the middle more or less

striated. Basal segments of abdomen closely punctured ; the apical

and the first segment smooth and shining. The apex of the third

segment may be narrowly white ; the hind femora and tibiz may be

rufo-testaceous ; the hind coxe are strongly and closely punctured.

MESOSTENUS PARVIDENS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the thorax, except the prosternum, black; the sides and

apex of the post-petiole, a narrow line on the apex of the second

abdominal segment, white, largely tinged with red; the greater part

of the penultimate and the whole of the last segment, white. The

sixth to eleventh antennal joints white, except above. Legs black ;

150 Annals of the South African Museum.

the fore femora in front, their tibiz almost entirely; the middle

femora fuscous with a whitish line in the middle in front, and the

base and the anterior part of the middle tibizw, white, tinged with

fuscous, the hind femora tinged with fuscous. Wings clear hyaline,

a small smoky, triangular cloud below the stigma and a larger one

at the apex; the nervures and stigma black. Palpi dark fuscous. ?.

Length 12 mm.; terebra 4 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Face closely, finely reticulated ; the upper half of the clypeus dis-

tinctly punctured ; the lower half of the clypeus rufous-testaceous,

obscurely striated above, ending in two short blunt teeth. Basal

half of mandibles closely, strongly punctured, the apical smooth,

with a rufous band behind the teeth, which are equal in size.

Vertex and upper part of front opaque, coarsely aciculated, mixed

with striz; there is a furrow down the upper part of the front.

Pro- and mesothorax closely, somewhat strongly punctured, the

punctures running into reticulations. Scutellum shining, strongly

punctured, the punctures clearly separated. Metanotum closely,

distinctly, regularly reticulated, the metapleure closely rugosely

punctured; its second keel is weak in the middle, the outer edge

dilated. The sides of the post-petiole are distinctly punctured, and

there is a broad, irregular band near the apex; the second to fifth

segments are closely punctured, the punctures becoming weaker

towards the apex.

The antenne are longer than the body; the basal joints of the

flagellum are greatly elongated ; the first joint is hardly longer than

the second. Temples short, greatly narrowed. Transverse median

nervure received shortly behind the transverse basal.

Comes close to M. obesus, Tosq.

CRYPTAULAX, gen. nov.

Thorax short, not much more than twice longer than wide; the

parapsidal furrows entirely obsolete. Median segment short, with-

out keels, closely, strongly reticulated ; the spiracles long. Abdo-

minal petiole long and slender, the post-petiole not clearly separated.

Clypeus separated from the face, the apex broadly rounded, the apex

in the middle minutely tuberculate. Areolet square, small, closed at

the apex, the recurrent nervure received near the apex; the trans-

verse median nervure received shortly beyond the transverse basal ;

disco-cubital nervure unbroken; the transverse median nervure in

hind wings broken distinctly below the middle. The wings are

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 151

hyaline, spotted. Antenne ringed with white, not greatly dilated at

the apex. The ¢ offers no essential differences.

This genus should be known by the total absence of the parapsidal

furrows. The abdominal petiole is long and slender and is not

much dilated at the apex ; it is as long as the following two segments

united. The radial cellule is long and narrow, reaching to the apex

of the wings. On the centre of the apex of the clypeus, in the g, is

a small tubercle. There is no metapleural keel along the lower

edge; but there is an oblique plate-like one bordering the apex of

the middle coxe. The hind legs are greatly lengthened. The

ovipositor in the known species is short. Temples wide, oblique.

The sides of the median segment at the apex are broadly rounded.

There is a triangular fovea on either side of the base of the post-

scutellum. The last joint of the hind tarsi as long ias the third.

There are no transverse keels on the metanotum. In the most

recent arrangement of the Mesostenim, namely that of Dr. Schmiede-

knecht, Opus. Ichneum., 560, this genus would come nearest to

Crypturopsis, as it does also, through the shortness of the thorax, in

that of Ashmead, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., xxiii., 44. Cryptwropsis is

an American genus.

CRYPTAULAX RUFICEPS, Sp. nov.

Black ; the head red, the apex of the fifth, the sixth to ninth, and

the base of the tenth antennal joint, clear white ; the antennal scape

red. Wings hyaline, iridescent, there is a large cloud extending

from the commencement of the transverse basal nervure to the com-

mencement of the radius, where it is roundly narrowed ; there is a

cloud of similar size at the apex, commencing at the base of the

apical third of the radius; both are distinctly violaceous in tint. 9?

and ¢.

Length 14 mm. ; terebra 3 mm.

Natal. Malvern.

Face closely, but not strongly punctured ; the top of the clypeus

punctured ; the centre flat, furrowed below, the furrow leading into

the projecting apical tooth. Front and vertex smooth; the former

keeled down the centre ; the part above the hollow and below the

ocelli is obliquely striated. Inner orbits distinctly margined above.

Mesonotum closely, somewhat strongly punctured—reticulated,

towards the apex in the centre striated. The scutellum shining,

somewhat strongly, but not closely punctured. Median segment

closely, strongly reticulated. Pro- and mesopleure closely, strongly

longitudinally striated ; the latter more closely below than above.

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Abdomen smooth, shining; the apex of the apical segment is

narrowly white.

The apex of the fore femora and the tibie are testaceous in front.

The g has the wings fuscous violaceous except for a hyaline

cloud extending from the commencement of the radius to the base

of its apical third; the antennze want the white ring; the sides of

the face have the red colour tinged with yellow, the red on the base

of the mandibles being also tinged with yellow ; in it also the apex

of the petiole has a violaceous tinge and the abdomen is more

densely pilose; the second segment is narrow at the base; it

becomes gradually wider towards the apex. The apex of the

clypeus is more transverse than it isin the 9. The palpi in both

sexes are black; the mandibles broadly rufous at the base.

The ¢ I have described may belong to another species, as, ¢.7.,

the fore wings are not hyaline at the base and the hinder pair are

entirely smoky. The material at my command does not warrant me

in describing the g as a distinct species. Cryptus pictipennis,

Tosq., from Caffraria (only the g¢ is known), is clearly another

species of Cryptaular. No mention is made of a tubercle or small

tooth or projection on the apex of the clypeus, which is, described as

having the ‘“‘ margine anteriore rotundata’”’ ; and the posterior lobes

of the “ prothorax’”’ are said to be transversely striated; and the

pleure ‘are more finely punctured” than the mesonotum ; in the

3 I have described they are not punctured, but coarsely reticulated,

although not quite so strongly as in the 9. The transverse median

nervure, however, is said to be interstitial; but the mesonotum is

said to be ‘‘ sans aucune division,’ and the transverse median ner-

vure is broken above the middle. As the areolet is described as

“small” it can hardly be a true Cryptus. It is further to be noted

that the abdomen is said to be ‘‘ smooth,” which is certainly not the

case with either the g or @ I have described.

CRYPTAULAX ERYTHROSTOMUS, Sp. Noy.

Black, the clypeus and mandibles, except at the apex, red; wings

hyaline; a cloud commencing on the inner side of the transverse

basal and transverse median nervures, extending to the base of the

stigma and the middle of the disco-cubital nervure, the cloud being

therefore much narrowed in front, and the apex from shortly behind

the base of the apical third of the radius, fuscous violaceous ; the hind

wings are entirely hyaline; the nervures and stigma black. ¢.

Length 12-13 mm.

Cape Colony. Mossel Bay.

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Front and vertex smooth, except for some curved striz bordering

the upper part of the frontal depression. Face closely punctured,

broadly dilated in the middle; the clypeus is more sparsely punc-

tured. Palpi blackish fuscous. Mesonotum closely, somewhat

strongly punctured and thickly covered with fuscous hair; the

scutellum is more shining, less closely punctured and less closely

haired. Metanotum closely, strongly reticulated-punctured ; the

pleure strongly, obliquely striated reticulated. The upper part of

the propleur is punctured, the middle smooth, the lower strongly

striated. The upper basal half of the mesopleure is irregularly

striated, the apical smooth, the lower part is strongly punctured,

more or less striated. Abdominal petiole long and slender, fully

longer than the following two segments united; the post-petiole is

hardly dilated; the spiracles are prominent; the second segment

has the basal third narrowed. Legs thickly haired; they are

entirely black; the hind coxe are about three times longer than

wide. There is a curved dark testaceous mark on the apex of the

last segment.

SKEATIA, Cam.

* SKEATIA ANNULIPES, Sp. Nov.

Black, the centre of clypeus, face, inner eye orbits, the lower half

of the outer more broadly, a longish broad line in the centre of pro-

notum, tegule, scutellar keels, scutellum except the basal slope,

post-scutellum, a line round the edges of the apical slope of the

metanotum, including the spines, the line triangularly dilated above,

a short line on the lower basal edge of the propleurz, tubercles, a

mark on the lower basal part of the mesopleure, longer than wide,

transverse below, obliquely narrowed to a point above, a smaller,

irregular mark on the apex opposite it, a conical mark below the

hind wings, a large, oblique mark longer than wide, on the centre of

the metapleure, and lines on the apices of the abdominal segments

—those on the fourth to sixth interrupted in the middle, pale yellow.

Four front legs yellow, the femora reddish, the tibiz and tarsi

blackish below ; the hind cox, trochanters, and femora red; the

apex of femora, tibia, and tarsi black ; the base of the tibiz with a

narrow white band, the basal joint of the tarsi and the second joint,

except at the apex, white. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma

black. @.

Length 16 mm.; terebra 6 mm.

Cape Colony.

The sixth to twelfth joints of the antennz white, the apex mode-

rately dilated. Front stoutly keeled in the centre, the upper part

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transversely striated. Mesonotum closely, rugosely punctured.

Scutellums smooth. Metanotum closely reticulated; the base on

either side smooth ; the areola not clearly defined, open behind ; the

reticulations on the apical slope stronger than elsewhere ; the spines

are long, stout—about three times longer than wide. Areolet narrow,

about twice longer than wide.

LARPELITES, Cam.

LARPELITES RUFICOLLIS, Cam.

Records Alb. Mus., i., 145.

This species is in the collection from Estcourt, Natal (E. Havi-

land). Cryptus celer, Tosq., from Senegal (Mem. Soc. Ent. Belg.,

v., 161), is clearly another species of the genus. It is to be noted of

L. ruficollis that the propleural keel curls round inwardly at the top.

STENOMERIS, gen. nov.

Wings uniformly fuscous violaceous; the areolet small, square ;

disco-cubital nervure not broken ; transverse median nervure inter-

stitial ; the transverse median nervure in hind wings broken shortly

below the middle. Median segment closely, rugosely punctured,

without keels ; the spiracles long. Abdominal petiole slender, long,

not distinctly dilated at the apex; the post-petiole not separated.

Temples wide, roundly, obliquely narrowed. Clypeus roundly con-

vex, clearly separated by a deep depression from the face ; its apex

dilated in the middle, separated from the side, but not projecting

downwards. Labrum hidden. Mandibles with two large teeth.

Parapsidal furrows indistinct, narrow, shallow. Scutellum not raised

above the level of the mesonotum ; its basal depression large, deep.

It is doubtful if this genus should be placed in the Cryptini or

Mesostenini ; the form of the areolet does not give always a trust-

worthy distinction between the two. In the present species the

areolet, although small, is closed at the apex; the general appear-

ance of the insect, too, is more like the Cryptint.

The type of the genus is Cryptus xanthopus, Bé., Hymén., iv., 194 ;

Tosquinet, Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg., v., 130, which is in the collection

from Stellenbosch, December.

HEMITELINI.

XENOLYTUS, Forst.

XENOLYTUS RUFIPES, Sp. nov.

Black, the legs and abdomen from the base of the second segment

red; the antennal scape testaceous below, the flagellum fuscous ;

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wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black; the tegule whitish

testaceous. @°.

Length 5 mm. ; terebra 1 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Face closely punctured ; the clypeus smooth and shining. Man-

dibles and palpi rufous. Front and vertex smooth, the former

thickly covered with white pubescence. Antenne 19-jointed, stout,

the third joint slightly longer than the fourth. Thorax smooth

and shining; the metanotum largely, obliquely depressed at the

base; the areola large, the base not clearly closed; the middle

widened, 4-angled, the apex transverse ; the base slightly, obliquely

narrowed; the apical slope depressed in the centre, the sides

obliquely sloped; the sides, at the top of the apical slope, toothed.

Abdomen smooth and shining. Transverse median nervure in hind

wings received distinctly beyond the transverse basal. Stigma

large.

The petiolar area large, almost square; the median segment

regularly areolated; the lateral apical area is somewhat strongly

transversely striated.

LIENELLA, Cam.

This genus of Hemitelini was described by me in the Transactions

of the South African Phil. Soc., xv., 196, 1905. In the collection of

the Cape Museum are some specimens which throw some light on the

genus, but not enough to properly elucidate the generic distinctions.

There seems to be two groups: one, represented by L. mgriceps, with

a long, narrow abdominal petiole and sharply defined metanotal keels

and arex, of which I have only males, and, unfortunately, all of

them have the apical joints of the antenne broken off. Of this

group I have to describe another new species, which differs consider-

ably in the structure of the arez on the median segment.

LIENELLA CANALICULATA, Sp. Nov.

Black ; the pronotum, mesonotum with scutellum, and pro- and

mesopleurz, red; the sides of the second and third abdominal seg-

ments, the apex of the second broadly and of the third narrowly,

testaceous ; legs black; the anterior tibia and tarsi obscure testa-

ceous; the hind tibiz with a white band at the base, the white

colour obscured with testaceous. Wings fuscous-violaceous, a clear

hyaline cloud on the basal fourth of the anterior and on the basal

half of the posterior, a squarish cloud at the stigma and a more

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obscure hyaline cloud on the apex. Face and clypeus opaque,

coarsely alutaceous, covered with short white pubescence ; the front

and vertex more coarsely alutaceous, obscurely transversely striated.

Middle of mandibles with a red band. Abdominal petiole long and

narrow, as long as the second and half of the third segment united ;

the spiracles prominent, smooth, the apex of post-petiole aciculated-

striated, bordered by fine keels; the second and third segments

closely longitudinally striated-aciculated. Median segment deeply

depressed at the base; there are three rows of arez of five each ;

the areola large, wider than long, its base bluntly rounded, the apex

transverse. ¢.

Length 5 mm.

Cape Colony. Port St. Johns.

This species differs essentially from L. nigriceps, Cam., the type

of the genus, in the form of the areola; but this may not, in this

group of the Hemitelini (readily distinguished by the absence of an

areolet in the fore wings), be of generic importance. The two species

are readily separated.

Areola clearly longer than broad, extending to the posterior

median area; wings hyaline, a narrow cloud at the stigma,

antennal scape testaceous Bie Sc eULLGRICEDS

Areola wider than long, separated eon ie ose meio

area by one longer than wide; wings smoky, the basal third

Hryalegee Gs coe api Reee re ane ns 0 pies “¥en ee we, Meena ela:

As regards the other group, I give a generic description of it,

based on females, the only sex known to me. Of the other section

I only know males.

Antenne 28-jointed. Metanotum with a distinct petiolar area, an

areola longer than wide, obliquely narrowed at the base, transverse

at the apex; and a large posterior median area, the keels of which

curve round the sides ; the lateral are are indistinctly defined; the

base of the segment is obliquely depressed in the middle. Abdo-

minal petiole long, longer than the second segment; it and the

other segments are closely strongly striated; the second segment

has a wide, curved transverse furrow near the middle; there are

eight segments ; the second and third are contracted laterally at the

apex; the ovipositor is as long as the apical four segments united.

Parapsidal and sternal furrows distinct. Clypeus not separated

from the face. Mandibles bidentate, the teeth almost equal in

length. Wings without an areolet; the recurrent nervure is

received beyond the transverse cubital; transverse basal nervure

interstitial. Radial cellule wide at the transverse cubital nervure ;

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it is short compared with its width; the basal abscisse straight,

oblique. The apical nervures in the hind wings are faint; the

transverse median nervure is broken shortly below the middle.

As with most Hemitelum, the wings are spotted; the first and

second joints of the flagellum are equal in length; the ocelli are

widely separated from the eyes; the hinder from each other by

about the same distance as they are from the eyes. The temples

are half the length of the top of the eyes; the occiput is roundly

incised.

The other three species known to me may be separated by the

following table :—

a. Basal segment of the abdomen red; areola broad at the

base :—

The stigmal cloud in fore wings of equal width through-

out, extending uninterruptedly to the discoidal nervure,

base of costa black, middle lobe of mesonotum furrowed

down thesmiddleses res.) es en i guaantannulata.

The stigmal cloud not of equal width, not extending un-

interruptedly to the discoidal nervure; base of costa

broadly white, middle lobe of mesonotum not furrowed

downithemniddleyseenmciieeiuuric ciel) cies ire era nUuLcontuzs.

>, Basal segment of abdomen black, areola narrowed to a

OME So So oo do oo 65 Ho G0 oo Uaieeine.

LIENELLA QUADRIANNULATA, Sp. Noy.

Head and abdomen black ; the thorax and basal segment of the

abdomen red; the apical four segments of the abdomen lined with

white at the apex ; the four front legs fuscous-testaceous, the hinder

black, the coxze broadly black at the base above, the base of the

tibize with a white ring. Wings hyaline; the stigma and nervures

are black, the former narrowly white at the base; a broad fuscous

violaceous cloud extends from near the base of the stigma to its

apex, then to the discoidal nervure, it extending slightly beyond the

transverse cubital nervure and the recurrent; there is a small cloud

on either side of the transverse median nervure and a wider cloud

beyond it. @.

Length 7 mm.

Natal.

Antennz 28-jointed, the middle joints fuscous. Head densely

covered with white pubescence, finely rugosely punctured, the front

furrowed down the middle; the antennal tubercles, apex of clypeus

and mandibles, except the teeth, red; the paipi testaceous, covered

with white pubescence. Face raised in the middle, the raised part

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narrowed above. Thorax closely, rugosely punctured, thickly covered

with white pubescence. Petiolar area large, narrowed towards the

apex, where it is one-third of the width of the base; the areola large,

longer than wide, obliquely narrowed towards the base, which is not

quite half the width of the apex; the keel on the latter is indistinct.

The hair on the apical slope of the median segment is longer than it

is on the rest of the thorax. Petiole longer than the second seg-

ment; the post-petiole closely striated; the middle of the second

segment is tinged with rufous. Tarsi shortly spinose ; the calcaria

pale, the long spur of the hinder one-third of the length of the

metatarsus.

LIENELLA RUFICORNIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the thorax, post-petiole, and antenne red, as are also the

antennal tubercles, apex of clypeus and mandibles; legs of a darker

red, the hind tibiz and tarsi black, the former with a broad white

band at the base; wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma black ;

the tegule, base of costa and of stigma black; the cloud is brown,

commences near the middle of the stigma and extends to its apex ;

it is rounded behind and reaches close to the middle of the recurrent

nervure, there being another, fainter, smaller cloud beyond it; there

is a smaller cloud behind the transverse median and the lower half

of the transverse basal, it being narrowed to a point along the latter.

The post-petiole, the second and the third segment, except at the

apex, are closely, strongly longitudinally striated ; the others smooth

and shining ; the post-petiole is broad at the apex, becoming gradu-

ally narrowed towards the base; there is no depression on the

second segment; the fifth segment has a narrow, distinct band on

the apex. ?.

Length 6 mm.; terebra 1-5 mm.

Cape Colony.

Thickly covered with a white pubescence. The first joint of

flagellum slightly, but distinctly, shorter than the second; the

apical joints are unfortunately broken off. Head and thorax closely

rugosely, finely punctured; the metanotum more coarsely than the

rest. Areola longer than wide; it is broken by the lateral keel

shortly beyond the middle, slightly narrowed towards the base, the

apex closed, transverse; petiolar area distinct; there are eleven

arew, including the spiracular.

This species comes close to 4-annulata ; it differs essentially in

its broader, triangular post-petiole, much longer ovipositor, and

shorter, broader, more ovate abdomen.

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* LIENELLA LATIFASCIATA, Sp. Nov.

Black, the thorax red, the legs black, the anterior knees, tibiz,

and tarsi testaceous, the hind tibiz with a broad white band at the

base ; wings hyaline, a broad band extending from shortly behind

the base of the radius to near the middle of the radial cellule, extend-

ing shortly beyond the recurrent nervure, into the second apical

cellule, where it becomes roundly narrowed; there is a smaller cloud

along the transverse median and apical half of the basal nervures, it

being roundly narrowed in front and much broader behind than

beyond the nervures ; the nervures and stigma black, the base of the

stigma white; tegule red. 9¢.

Length 6-7 mm. ; ovipositor 5 mm.

Cape Colony.

Head and thorax closely punctured, covered with white pubes-

cence. Antenne dark red. Mandibles except the teeth red; the

palpi of a more obscure red, thickly covered with white pubescence.

Metanotum more coarsely punctured than the mesonotum; the

areola is clearly defined, longer than wide, the base obliquely

narrowed from shortly before the middle, the keels almost uniting ;

the apex is slightly rounded inwardly ; the petiolar area is open at

the base; the two lateral are are open on the outer side; the apical

triangular ; the keels on the posterior median area are only distinct

on the top; the spiracular area is not defined. First abdominal

segment broad at the base, becoming gradually wider towards the

apex ; the centre of the post-petiole is raised, stoutly longitudinally

striated ; the sides rugose, with curved strizw; the second to fourth

segments are closely, strongly longitudinally striated; the others.

smooth ; there is a broad, curved furrow beyond the middle of the

second segment, and there is a narrow crenulated furrow on the

apex ; there is a similar furrow on the base of the third and a wider

one on the apex, the border being raised; the centre is broadly

depressed.

ICHNEUMONINI.

ICHNEUMON, Linn., sec. Ashm.

ICHNEUMON RUFICAUDIS, sp. noy.

Black, the antennal flagellum and the legs, except the coxe and

trochanters, rufous ; the hinder tarsi infuscated ; the apices of the

second and third abdominal segments narrowly and the whole of the

sixth and seventh rufous, tinged with fulvous ; the wings tinged with

fuscous-violaceous, the stigma dark fulvous, the costa and nervures.

black. ¢.

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Length 12-13 mm.

Cape.

There is a narrow rufous line on the upper half of the inner orbits;

the face closely, strongly punctured; the upper part of clypeus with

some strong, deep punctures. Labrum fulvous, fringed with golden

hair. Mandibles rufo-fulvous, black at the apex. Thorax closely

punctured ; the scutellum more strongly punctured, its apex triangu-

larly raised and closely longitudinally striated. Metanotum rugosely

punctured ; the areola longer than wide, roundly narrowed at the

base, the keels there irregular; the apex is roundly curved

inwardly ; it. is irregularly rugosely striated; posterior median area

closely transversely striated. Centre of post-petiole aciculated, the

sides strongly punctured; the second to fourth segments closely

punctured; the base of the second closely striated; the gastrocceli

deep, rugose. Areolet 5-angled, narrowed in front; recurrent ner-

vure received at the base of the basal third, disco-cubital nervure

unbroken; the transverse median nervure received beyond the

transverse basal.

ICHNEUMON ? NATALENSIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the face, clypeus, labrum, mandibles, except at apex, palpi,

a line on the inner orbits, one on the outer commencing near the

top, becoming gradually wider below, a line on the pronotum, not

reaching quite to the base, tubercles, a small triangular mark below

the hind wings, scutellums, a mark on the sides of the apical half of

the metanotum, the mark gradually narrowed to a point below, a

mark on the apex of the basal four segments of the abdomen on the

sides, the marks narrowed to a point on the inner side, and the last

segment above, yellow; the greater part of the mesopleure and of

the fourth to sixth abdominal segments and the greater part of the

ventral surface, red. Four front coxe yellow, their trochanters

black ; femora rufous, yellow at the apex below, the tibize yellow,

blackish above, the tarsi black ; hind legs black; the femora more or

less red. Wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. Antennal

scape yellow, the flagellum rufous below. ¢.

Length 16-17 mm.

Natal. Malvern.

Head closely punctured, covered with a short white down. Apical

joints of palpi fulvous. Pro- and mesothorax closely punctured, the

apex of propleure striated in the middle. Areolet smooth, shining ;

the apex finely striated, the base open in the middle; the lateral

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basal areze shining, sparsely punctured ; the punctures large, clearly

separated ; the other are strongly, closely punctured, the posterior

median more or less transversely striated-reticulated ; the strix

strongest on the sides. Abdomen closely, strongly punctured, the

post-petiole smooth at the spiracles; gastrocceli deep, striated,

smooth in the middle. Areolet 5-angled, narrowed in front ; the

recurrent nervure received shortly beyond the middle; the disco-

cubital and the recurrent nervure broken by a stump; the transverse

median nervure received shortly beyond the middle.

The amount of red colour probably varies; there may be a red

mark on the metapleure. Areola horseshoe-shaped, longer than

wide; the apex rounded inwardly. I only know the g. It may be

a Stenichneumon. It is not an Ichnewmon, sens. str.

EXEPHANES, Wesm.

EXEPHANES NIGROMACULATUS, Sp. Nov.

Rufous, the pleurze except the upper half of the pro-, the breasts,

and a line down the middle of the metanotum, dilated at the base

and still more so at the apex, black ; the basal third of the antennz

rufous, the rest black, with joimts 10-16 whitish below; wings

hyaline, slightly tinged with yellow; the stigma and nervures

fulvous. 2°.

Length 15-16 mm.

Cape Colony. King William’s Town.

Face and upper part of clypeus strongly and closely punctured, the

lower part of the latter smooth; it has a A-shaped fovea in the

middle. Front and vertex closely and coarsely punctured. Man-

dibles rufous, the teeth black, the upper tooth much larger than the

lower. Palpi rufous, tinged with yellow. Thorax closely punctured

and covered with a white down; the scutellum is less and the

metanotum more closely punctured than the mesonotum. Scutellum

rounded, keeled at the base. Areola long, about three times longer

than wide, open at the base, indistinctly separated from the posterior

median; its apical half narrower than the basal; there are two

lateral areze, the basal is the smaller and is longer than wide ; the

apical larger, roundly, obliquely narrowed from the inner side to the

apex on the outer; there are three arez on the apical slope, which

is closely, strongly, transversely striated. Spiracles long, linear.

Abdomen twice the length of the thorax ; the post-petiole and the

second and third segments closely punctured ; the centre of the post-

petiole raised, clearly limited, wider than the sides; the gastrocceli

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deep, longer than wide, curved and narrowed at the apex; the centre

with some striw ; the part between them wide, indistinctly striated ;

the second segment is longer than the others—about one-fourth

longer than the third. Ovipositor long, black, projecting. Areolet:

5-angled, receiving the recurrent nervure shortly beyond the

middle ; transverse median received shortly beyond the transverse

basal.

This seems to be a genuine Hxephanes ; it may be separated from

E. rufulus, Tosq., thus :—

Pleure rufous, metanotum without black, the spiracles

OVGlevALEO A SeMM-OV al eee arctic evs) eles) (ele Skotom bewts rufulus.

Pleure black, metanotum black in the middle, the spiracles

INCA ANCOR) LOWE is Geis eek level | Hel Dosim tele 1st isin salu teEQMOMACULALUS =

I have in my collection from Natal a species which more re-

sembles #. rufulus in size and colouration, but differs from the

latter in the areola not being ‘‘semi-oval’’; from migromaculatus

in the pleure and metanotum not being marked with black; and

from both in the apex of the abdomen being yellowish-white.

* EXEPHANES FLAVOMACULATUS, Sp. Noy.

Rufous, the eye orbits narrowly and the sixth to eight abdominal

segments pallid yellow; antennz rufous, the eleventh to sixteenth

joints white, the apical black; wings hyaline, the nervures and

stigma black; the areolet almost 4-angled, the nervures almost

meeting in front, the recurrent nervure received almost in the

middle; the transverse median nervure interstitial. @?.

Length 12 mm.

Natal.

Face finely punctured, more sparsely on the raised central part .

the clypeus more sparsely punctured above ; its apex impunctate,

Labrum projecting, yellow. Mandibles rufous, the teeth black,

Palpi pale rufous, tinged with yellow. Temples obliquely narrowed.

Pro- and mesothorax closely, but not strongly punctured. Scutellum

shining, with only a few punctures in the middle. The median seg-

ment is more closely and strongly punctured than the rest of the.

thorax ; the areola is about twice longer than wide, open at the base,

the apex rounded inwardly; it is about twice longer than wide ;

narrowed from shortly beyond the middle to the base and to a less

extent towards the apex; the basal lateral area is as wide at the

apex as the length on the outer side, its base wider than the apex ;

the second is twice wider on the outer than on the inner side; the

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apical three arew are transversely striated-rugose ; the lateral more

strongly than the posterior median. Spiracles about three times

longer than wide. Pleurz closely punctured. Post-petiole striated

in the centre; the second segment closely punctured, the others

smooth; the gastrocceli indistinct, longish, narrow, striated. Sheath

of ovipositor broad, largely projecting.

PSEUDAMBLYTELES, Ashm.

PSEUDAMBLYTELES PERINGUEYI, sp. nov.

Black; the third and following segments of the abdomen with a

bluish tinge; the legs rufous, the cox, trochanters and the apical

joints of the tarsi, black; wings fuscous violaceous, iridescent, the

stigma and nervures black. ?.

Length 13-14 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch.

Head closely, somewhat strongly punctured; the centre of the

front irregularly transversely striated; the apical half of the clypeus

more shining, strongly, sparsely punctured; the pubescence sparse,

indistinct ; the apex of the clypeus is curled up. Thorax closely

punctured ; the scutellum smooth, its apical slope closely punctured.

Areola longer than wide, of equal width, the base transverse, the

apex slightly, roundly dilated outwardly in the middle ; it is stoutly,

irregularly longitudinally striated-reticulated, most strongly at the

apex; the spiracular area is stoutly, obliquely, the apical slope

closely, transversely striated ; the metapleure is more strongly and

closely punctured than the meso- or propleure. Areolet large, wide

in front, 5-angled ; the recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond

the middle ; the disco-cubital is broken by a long stump of a

nervure ; the transverse median is received shortly beyond the

transverse basal. Centre of post-petiole raised, clearly separated,

its basal half irregularly punctured, the apical longitudinally striated,

the striz curved at the base; the sides are more closely and finely

punctured ; the second to fourth segments are closely punctured, the

punctures becoming gradually finer; the apical segments smooth.

Hind cox closely punctured; the tarsi spinose.

PSEUDAMBLYTELES ERYTHROSPILUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the basal three joints of the antennez, tegule, and the legs,

except the cox and trochanters, rufo-fulvous ; a narrow line on the

inner orbits, commencing shortly below the antenne ; a narrow line

on the apex of the second abdominal segment and the mandibles

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rufous ; the palpi pale yellow ; wings fuscous violaceous, the stigma,

costa, and nervures black. 9¢.

Length 11 mm.

Cape Colony. Cape Town ?

Only the basal three joints of the antenne are present. Face and

clypeus strongly and closely punctured; the clypeus less closely

than the face; both are covered with short black pubescence ; the

front and vertex are more strongly punctured. Pro- and mesothorax

strongly and closely punctured ; the base of the pro- and the apex of

the mesopleurze more or less striated. Scutellum large, rounded,

shining, distinctly, sparsely punctured, the apex strongly, closely

longitudinally striated. Metanotum closely, rugosely punctured ;

depressed in the middle at the base; the areola large, slightly longer

than broad, of equal width throughout, transverse at the base, the

apex slightly turned inwardly in the middle. Post-petiole broad, the

centre closely longitudinally finely striated; the sides somewhat

strongly punctured; the other segments are closely punctured, the

punctuation becoming weaker; the gastrocceli transverse, deep.

Areolet 5-angled, half the length of the apex in front; the recurrent

nervure is received near the base of the apical third; the transverse

median nervure received shortly beyond the transverse basal; the

disco-cubital nervure is broken by a minute stump. Metathoracic

spiracles large, linear. Last abdominal segment longer than the

penultimate. Temples wide, roundly narrowed. The aree on the

metanotum are indistinct.

This species closely resembles P. peringueyi ; the main differences

between them may be expressed thus :—

Basal joints of antenne black; temples straight, obliquely

sharply narrowed, scutellum convex, its apex punctured, disco-

cubital nervure with a long stump te -. peringueyi.

Basal joints of antenne red; temples Paundede nak ban nar-

rowed, scutellum not much raised, the apex striated; disco-

cubital nervure with a minute stump cyl lacie vise vee! cep CRU LITOSprUts:

* PSEUDAMBLYTELES MACULICAUDIS, sp. noy.

Black, the apical half of the first abdominal segment, the whole of

the second and third, the antenne and legs, except the coxe, the

whole anterior trochanters and the basal joint of the hinder, red,

tinged with rufous; a mark on the sides of the face, longer than

broad and projecting on the inner side above and the upper half of

the clypeus pale yellow, the labrum hidden, yellowish testaceous ;

the middle of mandibles testaceous, palpi rufo-testaceous; wings

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hyaline, the apex slightly tinged with fulvous; the stigma and the

costa in front fulvous, the nervures darker. ¢.

Length 10 mm.

Cape Colony.

Antenne short, as long as the abdomen, the scape black above ;

the apical joints serrate. Face and clypeus closely, strongly punc-

tured, thickly covered with pale fuscous pubescence ; the front and

vertex are more closely and as strongly punctured. Temples wide,

obliquely, roundly narrowed, thickly covered with long white pubes-

cence. Apical joint of mandibles long, the sub-apical short. Pro-

and mesothorax closely punctured ; the scutellum rounded, not flat,

shining, sparsely punctured and haired. Post-scutellum closely

rugosely punctured. Median segment short, its base obliquely

depressed, the areola large, longer than broad, transverse at the

base and apex; longitudinally rugose-striated; the rest of the

segment is closely rugosely punctured; the keels appear indistinct

owing to the roughness of the sculpture; the basal arew are sepa-

rated; the keel bounding the outer side of the spiracular area is

distinct only on the base. The raised central lobe of the post-petiole

bears some large, clearly separated punctures, as do also the sides at

the apex; the other segments are punctured, the punctuation becom-

ing weaker towards the apex; gastrocceli large, deep in the centre,

the sides stoutly striated; there are seven segments; the penulti-

mate bears two large, greenish-yellow marks above; the ventral keel

extends to the apex of the fourth segment; the last ventral becomes

gradually narrowed to a point. Areolet 5-angled, the recurrent

nervure is received shortly beyond the middle; the transverse

median nervure beyond the transverse basal; the disco-cubital

nervure is broken by a short stump. Apex of hind tibie black ;

the apices of tarsal joints blackish. Spiracles of median segment

about three times longer than wide.

LEPTOPHATNUS, gen. nov.

Wings uniformly dark violaceous; the areolet 4-angled, the trans-

verse cubital nervures meeting in front; the disco-cubital nervure

broken by a stump of a nervure; the transverse median nervure

interstitial. Antenne dilated beyond the middle. Metanotum

regularly areolated ; in the middle is a long narrow area extending

from the base to the base of the apical third, the apex being

narrowed; on either side of it are two large are, the basal one

longer than wide, of equal width, the apical is longer on the outer

166 Annals of the South African Musewm.

side, the apex oblique; on the apical slope are three arex, the

central longer and narrower than the others; there is a spiracular

area. Spiracles linear. Scutellum rounded, not much raised, the

base keeled. Clypeus not separated from the face; the sides above

deeply foveate; its apex transverse. Labrum hidden. Abdomen

with eight segments ; the first long, the post-petiole not separated,

it becoming gradually widened towards the apex ; the second, and, to

a less extent, the third, closely punctured ; the gastrocceli transverse,

deep ; ovipositor projecting; the last two segments are white. Ventral

keel on the second and third segments.

The temples are straight, obliquely narrowed, broad; occiput

margined, roundly incised. Apices of tarsal joints spinose. Apex

of hind femora reaching to the apex of third abdominal segment.

This genus should be readily known by the blue-black body, deep

violaceous wings with 4-angled areolet, regularly areolated metanotum

and long narrow areola.

LEPTOPHATNUS RUFICEPS, Sp. Novy.

Blue-black, the head orange-red, the apical two abdominal

segments white above ; wings deep fuscous violaceous, the nervures

and stigma black; the antenne with the eleventh to sixteenth joints

for the greater part white. ?.

Length 18 mm.

Cape Colony. Port St. Johns.

Face closely and strongly, the top of the clypeus sparsely,

punctured, its apex smooth, as are also the front and vertex; the

former deeply depressed, the raised upper part deeply furrowed.

Thorax closely, distinctly punctured, the median segment more

closely and strongly than the rest; the centre of the lateral lobe of

mesonotum smooth; and there is a smooth shining space on the

upper part of the mesopleure at the apex. Petiole with longish

punctures along the sides; post-petiole closely, finely longitudinally

striated ; the apex shining in the centre, with a few punctures; the

second and third segments closely, finely punctured.

JOPPINI.

HENICOPHATNUS, Kriechb.

HENICOPHATNUS PILOSUS, Sp. nov.

Dark red; the abdomen tinged with violaceous tints, the apex of

the fourth and the following segments whitish yellow; the legs (and

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 167

especially the hinder) darker coloured; the apical half of the fore

femora, a line on the upper inner orbits, pale yellow ; antenne dark

red, the middle joints paler; wings hyaline, iridescent, the stigma

testaceous, the nervures black. ?.

Length 13 mm.

Cape Colony. King William’s Town District; St. Mathew’s.

Flagellum, head, thorax and legs thickly covered with white

pubescence; that on the sternum longer and denser. Head with wide

temples, not much narrowed, and a long malar space—longer than

the antennal scape; the face and clypeus closely punctured, except

on the apex of the latter; the two form one piece, there being no

dividing suture. Front and vertex smooth. Apex of mandibles

black, depressed in the middle. Palpi black, thickly covered with

white pubescence. Mesonotum closely reticulated and _ thickly

covered with fulvous pubescence. Scutellum roundly convex,

shining, the middle with large, scattered punctures, the apex with an

oblique slope, stoutly, irregularly striated; the space between the

striz depressed. Median segment closely, strongly reticulated-

punctured, the base of the area smoother and more shining; there

is only one area, formed by 2 keels extending from the base to the

apex; the keels turn in slightly and roundly, before the middle; the

rest of them diverge slightly and roundly, the apex being thus wider

than the base. Pleurz strongly, closely punctured, more or less

reticulated. Abdomen short; the first segment as long as the

second; the post-petiole broadly dilated, strongly, closely, longi-

tudinally striated; the second segment is longer than its width at

the apex; it is closely punctured, striated at the base ; the gastrocceli

deep, transverse, deepest in the middle, with the sides oblique; the

third is broader than long ; the apical segments smooth, together not

longer than the third. Areolet 5-angled, narrowed in front; the

disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump of a nervure, the transverse

median received shortly beyond the transverse basal.

The median segment is roundly sloped; there is no tooth on it ;

the scutellum is stoutly margined laterally ; the sides on the inner

side depressed and with some transverse keels. The antenne are

dilated beyond the middle. Apex of clypeus broadly rounded,

almost transverse; there are no lateral fovee. Terebra projecting.

Thorax about two and a half times longer than wide.

This species does not quite agree with the description of Hens-

cophatnus given by Kriechbaumer (Berl. Ent. Zeit. xxxix. 301); for

instance, that genus has the ‘‘ metanoto utrinque denticulo brevi,

acuto armato.”

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ANISOJOPPA, gen. nov.

Metanotum depressed at the base; closely, strongly longitudinally

reticulated, without are or keels; the sides at the top of the apical

slope with broad teeth; it is longer than wide; the apex with a

steep, oblique slope; the spiracles long, linear. Scutellum not much

raised above the level of the mesonotum; the sides stoutly keeled ;

the apex with along, oblique slope. Sides of post-scutellum keeled.

Autenne not much dilated, the apex narrowed. Apex of clypeus

transverse ; its sides above bordered by oblique fovex, the centre not

separated from the face by a furrow. Labrum short, visible. Eyes

large, slightly incised on the inner side above ; the malar space small.

Abdomen twice as long as the head and thorax united; closely

punctured; the gastrocceli deep, transversely oblique ; there are

eight segments; the ovipositor long, projecting. Wings short

compared with the body; the areolet 5-angled; the disco-cubital

nervure broken ; transverse median nervure received shortly beyond

the transverse basal. Body longer than usual; the colour uniformly

luteous, with hyaline wings. Antenne ringed with white.

The absence of arew and keels on the median segment, the strong

spines on it, the long projecting ovipositor and long, unicolorous

body are characteristic of this genus.

ANISOJOPPA LUTEA, Sp. Nov.

Luteous, the sides of the thorax paler in colour; the flagellum of

antenne black except at the base, the seventh to twelfth joints

white; wings hyaline, the base slightly tinged with fulvous; the

stigma and nervures black ; the apex of the sheaths of the ovipositor

black. @.

Length 16 mm.

Face and clypeus sparsely punctured in the middle, covered with

short white pubescence ; they are whitish yellow; the inner orbits

are bright lemon-yellow above. Temples wide, sharply obliquely

narrowed; the occiput margined. Mesonotum closely, almost

rugosely punctured, thickly covered with a short fuscous pubes-

cence. Scutellum more strongly punctured, roundly depressed at

the base and apex ; the keels are stout, highest at the base; that on

the apex not so high as that on the sides; the sides striated, the

apical slope smooth. Post-scutellum smooth, the sides obscurely

striated. The basal slope of metanotum is depressed, obscurely

punctured, its top keeled; the rest stoutly longitudinally-transversely

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reticulated-striated, the apical slope less closely than the rest. Pro-

and mesopleurz weakly, the metapleurze more closely and strongly

punctured. Post-petiole for the greater part closely punctured ; the

second and third segments closely, distinctly punctured; the

gastrocceli stoutly, obliquely striated on the basal slope. Apical

joints of four anterior tarsi, the posterior and the posterior tibiz

above, except at the base, which is curved, black.

The ¢ is similarly coloured; its antennz longer, pilose, and

serrate towards the apex.

Durban. Natal. A ? in my collection marked “ Cape.”

OXYJOPPA, gen. nov.

Head large, the temples very wide, the occiput deeply, widely

incised. Malar space as long as the eyes; the face and clypeus

forming one piece, without a separating suture. Antenne short, not

dilated, but narrowed at the apex. Labrum hidden. Scutellum not

raised above the level of the mesonotum, the sides margined ; the

apex with a long steep slope. Median segment short, rounded

behind; the arez not clearly defined; the areola coffin-shaped,

twice longer than wide; from its apex a keel runs round the sides of

the apical slope; at the base there is an indistinct square area on

either side. Abdominal petiole narrowed at the base, becoming

gradually wider towards the apex; the second and third segments

are closely punctured; the gastrocceli deep, transverse; the

abdomen becomes gradually narrowed from the base of the third

segment. Areolet 5-angled; the disco-cubital nervure unbroken ;

the transverse median nervure received shortly beyond the transverse

basal.

The furrow at the base of the metanotum is narrow, but deep.

The wings are hyaline, short; the hind femora reach close to the

apex of the third segment. Thorax three times longer than wide.

Ovipositor projecting. Metathoracic spiracles about two and a half

times longer than wide. There are seven abdominal segments, the

last fully longer than the preceding; the ovipositor is as long as the

last segment.

In the arrangement of Dr. Schmiedeknecht this genus would

come in near Tosquinetia Ashm. (= Obba, Tosq., nec Beck). The

apex of the abdomen is much more sharply and distinctly pointed

than usual with the Joppim.

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OxYJOPPA FLAVOBALTEATA, Sp. Novy.

Rufous ; the base of the mesonotum, the median segment, except

for two large marks on the sides, extending on to the pleure, the basal

three-fourths of the second abdominal segment and almost the half of

the third, black; the apex of the second with a yellow band all

round, it being separated from the black by a red band of similar

size. Apical half of antennz black; there is a yellowish band in

the middle. Wings hyaline, very weakly infuscated at the apex;

the stigma fulvous, Legs dark rufous, the hind tibie and tarsi

blackish. 9¢.

Length 13 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Face and clypeus closely punctured, covered with a short pubes-

cence. Front deeply depressed ; stoutly keeled down the middle, the

centre somewhat strongly transversely striated ; the vertex shining,

weakly punctured. Antenne short, not much longer than the head

and thorax united; the third joint longer than the fourth. Thorax

closely rugosely punctured, the median segment more coarsely than

the rest; the scutellum coarsely reticulated ; the apical slope and the

post-scutellum irregularly longitudinally striated, the striz twisted.

Upper half of propleurz closely obliquely striated, the lower closely

punctured; the meso- and metapleure closely punctured, more or

less reticulated. The median segment is thickly covered with white

pubescence. Post-scutellum deeply, sparsely punctured ; its apex is

obscure yellow ; the second and third segments are closely, somewhat

strongly punctured. Wings short, not reaching much beyond the

middle of the abdomen.

Probably the amount of black on the thorax and abdomen

varies.

PHAISURA, gen. nov.

Median segment without arez, depressed at the base; there are

two keels in the middle, running from the base to the apex, with

a curved transverse, not very distinct, keel at the top of the apical

slope, forming almost two keels; there is another longitudinal keel

along the outer edge of the metanotum; the spiracles linear, not

very long, narrow. The whole segment is rugosely punctured.

Scutellum roundly convex, the sides stoutly keeled, the apex with

an oblique slope. Wings uniformly fuscous violaceous ; the areolet

oblique, 4-angled, the nervures uniting in front, the transverse

median nervure interstitial. Abdominal petiole long and slender, the

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post-petiole becoming gradually narrowed towards the apex; the

second and third segments weakly punctured; the gastrocceli

transverse, widely distant from the base of the segment; there are

seven segments; the apical bluntly pointed; the ventral keel

extends to the fifth segment. Antennz stout, serrate. Clypeus

not separated from the face, its apex bluntly rounded; the labrum

shortly projecting. Malar space and temples large; the latter

obliquely narrowed.

The ? Ido not know; but the ¢ agrees best with the Joppinz,

especially in the form of the scutellum, median segment and

antenne. The absence of are on the metanotum seems to be

not uncommon with the African genera, or at any rate their being

greatly reduced in number. The same thing occurs with some

Oriental genera of Joppint.

PHAISURA NIGRICEPS, Sp. Nov.

Rufous, the head and the apical three segments of the abdomen

black; the antennz of a paler rufous colour, with a whitish band

beyond the middle, the apex black; wings fuscous violaceous, the

stigma and nervures black. @.

Length 10-12 mm.

Cape Town.

Head as wide as the thorax; the face strongly punctured; the

clypeus impunctate, bare; labrum rufo-testaceous, fringed with long

fulvous hair. Mandibles and palpi rufo-testaceous, the apex black.

Mesonotum closely, strongly punctured ; the scutellum more strongly

punctured, the lower part of the apical slope smooth. Median

segment coarsely, closely punctured, the apical slope more or less

transversely striated. Pro- and mesopleure closely, strongly punc-

tured, the former with a smooth triangular space below the middle.

First abdominal segment very smooth and shining, the following

three closely punctured. Apices of tarsal joints spinose; the claws

very large.

CRYTEHA, gen. nov.

Median segment short, deeply depressed at the base, regularly

areolated; the areola small, horseshoe-shaped, wider than long,

widely separated from the base of the segment ; the spiracles linear.

Scutellum roundly convex, not much raised above the level of the

middle of mesonotum, the sides stoutly margined, the apex less

strongly keeled ; it has a longish steep slope on the apex. Head

172 Annals of the South African Museum.

narrower than the thorax, the temples short, obliquely narrowed.

Clypeus not separated from the face, its apex broad, transverse ;

labrum broad, projecting. Upper tooth of mandibles much longer

than lower. Areolet almost 5-angled; the transverse median

neryure received shortly beyond the transverse basal; the wings

are clear hyaline. Abdomen short, not much longer than the head

and thorax united, bluntly pointed at the apex; the keel on the

second and third segments. In the ? the antenne are short, stout,

dilated, and compressed beyond the middle; three-coloured, ringed

with white in the middle; in the g they are serrate. There are

seven abdominal segments in the ? ; the last is nearly as long as

the penultimate; the ovipositor is broad, long, largely projecting ;

the cerci distinct. Claws large, curved. Sutures between the

abdominal segments not constricted; they are almost smooth.

Basal joints of flagellum long.

It is not clear to me whether this genus should be referred to the

Joppini or to the Amblypygi ; there does not appear to be a clear

line of demarcation between the two. The metanotum is too regu-

larly areolated for the Joppini. In the four species I have included

in the genus, the areola is different in form and size in each species.

The colouration—almost uniformly luteous—is identical, or almost

so; the wings are hyaline, and, in the two known females, the

antenne are three-coloured.

CRYTEA VARICORNIS, sp. Nov.

Luteous, the six to eight basal joints of antennz luteous, the ninth

to thirteenth or fourteenth white, the rest black above; brownish

below; the eye orbits lemon-yellow ; wings hyaline, the stigma pale

fuscous, the nervures of a darker fuscous colour. Areola about one-

third longer than broad, its apex transverse, the base in the middle

transverse, the sides rounded; it is closely punctured and finely,

irregularly striated, the apex with a few longitudinal striz ; the other

arex are closely, finely punctured, the posterior median finely trans-

versely striated. 9.

Length 7-8 mm.

Cape Colony.

Head, except the apex of the clypeus, closely punctured, as is

also the thorax, except the scutellum, which is smooth and shining.

The scutellar keels are strong on the sides, weak round the apex.

Centre of post-petiole shining, almost impunctate; the sides

strongly, closely aciculated, with a few punctures on the apex;

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the gastrocceli deep, narrow, longer than wide, a stout keel down

the middle. The temples are very short, hardly projecting behind

the eyes, the occiput transverse. Ovipositor largely projecting,

as long as the preceding two segments united; broad, dark rufous,

black at the apex. Areolet narrowed in front, but the transverse

cubital nervures do not unite. Abdomen not much longer than

the head and thorax united.

CRYTEA FOVEATA, Sp. Nov.

Length 8mm. ?.

Natal. Newcastle.

This species, in size and colouration, is almost identical with

C. varicormis ; the differences, in other respects, may be expressed

thus :—

Temples very short, the occiput transverse; areola punctured,

transverse at the apex, the middle of post-petiole smooth .. .. varicornis.

Temples not short, distinctly developed; the occiput roundly

incised; the areola finely longitudinally striated, the apex

rounded inwardly, the middle of post-petiole finely, closely longi-

wochinallhy same! oe oo co 66 oo GG «Bb 6 60 oo >on Jug.

The antennze are coloured almost as in varicornis. The basal

lateral areee of metanotum are large, longer than wide, strongly, but

not closely punctured, the apex almost smooth; the apical lateral

strongly, closely transversely striated; the three arez on the apical

slope are transversely striated ; the posterior median more weakly

than the others. The upper part of the mesopleure is longitudinally

striated in the middle; the apex below is also striated. Spiracular

area closely strongly striated; the metapleurze strongly, closely

punctured and striated at the apex below. Petiole smooth; the

post-petiole finely, closely striated ; the sides at the apex somewhat

strongly punctured; the second to fourth segments closely punc-

tured; gastrocceli deep, with obliquely sloped sides. Areolet

narrowed in front, the nervures meeting there; recurrent nervure

received shortly beyond the middle; the transverse median nervure

is received shortly beyond the transverse basal. Clypeus with a

large fovea or depression in the middle; its apex has a broad

rounded depression, which looks almost like an incision ; the lateral

depressions are distinct.

* CYRTEA FUSCOMACULATA, Sp. noy.

Luteous, the upper part of the antennal scape, flagellum, ocellar

region ; the apex of the hind tibiz broadly and their tarsi black ; the

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mesonotum with three large fuscous lines. Wings hyaline, the

stigma and nervures black. 3.

Length 9 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face closely punctured, the upper part of the clypeus more

sparsely punctured, its apex smooth. Vertex closely punctured ;

the front deeply depressed, the top punctured. Mesonotum closely

punctured, covered with a short down. Scutellum almost smooth.

Base of metanotum closely and strongly punctured; the three

apical arez closely transversely striated. Pleure closely punctured,

the metapleure more strongly than the rest; the sternal area clearly

defined, large, the upper and lower keels roundly curved, the lower

stouter than the upper. Post-petiole punctured, except in the

centre at the apex; the second and third segments closely, ob-

securely punctured, the apical pilose; the gastrocceli shallow,

stoutly striated.

CyRTEA LUTEA, Sp. nov.

Length 8mm. @.

Cape Colony.

Almost similar in size and colouration to C. fuscomaculata ; the

two may be separated thus :—

Areola as long as its width at the apex; the posterior median

area narrower than the greatest width of the lateral arew ;

the apical fourth of the hind tibie black .. .. .. .. fuscomaculata.

Areola longer than its width at the apex ; the posterior bediee

area as wide as the greatest width of the lateral; the apical

half of hind tibie black.. .. .. oe oe CUbed.

Eye orbits largely tinged with ziews meetin of antenne

fuscous, black above. Sides of mesonotum with a broad fuscous

line. Thorax closely punctured, covered with a minute pale pile ;

the scutellum almost impunctate. Areola bluntly rounded at the

base. The raised centre of post-petiole is smooth and shining;

there is a distinct round fovea in its centre. Gastroceli longer

than wide, striated on the outer, smooth on the inner side. The

black mark enclosing the ocelli extends on to the upper half of the

front.

HERESIARCHINI.

MACROPHATNUS, Cam.*

? MAcROPHATNUS BALTEATUS, Sp. noy.

Black, the flagellum of antenne rufo-fulvous ; the scape, face, and

clypeus, a line on the pronotum, tegulz, tubercles, scutellums, a

* Rec. Alb. Mus. i., 232, 1905.

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large mark on the metanotum, commencing near the base of the

areola, extending to near the apex and with the apical half extended

on to the spiracular area and the apices of all the abdominal

segments (the band on the first wider than on the others) pale

yellow. Four front legs pale yellow; the coxe and trochanters,

and the upper part of the femora broadly, black ; the hinder legs

black, two marks (the outer longer and narrower than the inner),

a narrow line on the top of the femora, more than the basal half

of the tibiz and the calcaria, yellow. Wings hyaline, the stigma

and nervures black. 3.

Length 12 mm.

Cape Colony. Worcester Distr.; Hex River (January).

Front, face and clypeus closely punctured. Mandibles rufous

above. Thorax closely and strongly punctured, the scutellum

almost smooth ; the pubescence on the head and thorax is close

and white. Abdomen closely punctured, most strongly on the basal

segments; the gastrocceli shallow, indistinct.

As this species differs in some respects from the type of the

genus, e.g., the disco-cubital nervure is distinctly broken and the

transverse median nervure is interstitial, I give a generic description

of it.

Median segment untoothed, only the areola and posterior median

are defined; the areola large, wider than long, 6-angled, narrowed

at the base, the apex transverse ; the base of the segment is deeply,

obliquely depressed. Spiracles large, linear. Head narrower than

the thorax ; the temples wide, oblique, Clypeus not separated from

the face, its apex almost transverse. Labrum not projecting.

Scutellum roundly convex; the sides not keeled. Antenne short,

tapering towards the apex, slightly serrate. Areolet large, not much

narrowed in front, 5-angled ; the recurrent nervure received near the

middle; disco-cubital nervure broken by a distinct stump of a

nervure; the transverse median nervure almost interstitial.

* 2? MACROPHATNUS TRILINEATUS, Sp. noy.

Yellow, tinged with fulvous, the centre of the front, clypeus and

occiput broadly, three lines on the mesonotum, the central (and

larger) on the basal, the others on the apical half, the parts sur-

rounding the scutellum, the pleure, the second abdominal segment

except round the edges above and the third and fourth, black; the

outer orbits broadly rufous; the antennze and femora are more

largely tinged with fulvous than the rest of the legs and body.

176 Annals of the South African Museum.

Wings hyaline, tinged with yellow; the apex slightly infuscated,

the stigma and costa fulvous, the nervures darker coloured. ¢.

Length 12-13 mm.

Transvaal,

Antennz not much longer than the abdomen, not serrate, thickly

covered with a white down, the apical joints blackish. Head closely,

distinctly punctured, covered with a white pile ; the apex of clypeus

broad, transverse. Thorax closely punctured ; the scutellum roundly

convex ; its apical slope is the longer. Metanotum deeply depressed

at the base; the areola and posterior median area are only faintly

indicated, the keels bounding them being indistinct, not clearly

separated from the surrounding regions. Post-petiole broad, its

centre raised, bluntly keeled laterally; the other segments are

closely punctured, the punctuation becoming weaker towards the

apex ; the gastrocceli are lateral, narrow; the ventral keel is on

segments 3 and 4. Apical segment bluntly rounded. The sides

of the third and the sides and apex of the fourth are yellow.

Tarsi spinose. Areolet large, 5-angled, the recurrent nervure is

received in the middle; the disco-cubital nervure has an indistinct

stump; the transverse median nervure is interstitial.

Except that the areola and other aree are not clearly defined,

this species agrees with the others I have included in the genus.

ROSSELLA, gen. nov.

Metanotum indistinctly areolated ; the areola large, wide, open at

the base and apex, longer than wide; the other arez obsolete, the

segment short, closely rugosely punctured. Scutellum large, flat,

not margined. Head, if anything, narrower than the thorax.

Centre of face raised, not separated from the clypeus by a furrow,

apex of clypeus almost transverse; the lateral fovee large. There

is a tubercle between the antenne. Labrum projecting. Temples

broad; occiput roundly incised, margined. Wings fuscous viola-

ceous; the areola large, 5-angled, wide in front; the recurrent

nervure received shortly beyond the middle; the transverse median

nervure almost interstitial. Post-petiole widely dilated, weakly

punctured in the middle, more strongly on the sides ; the gastrocceli

longer than wide; the segments are almost smooth.

The antenne are short and thick, the third joint is not much

shorter than the following two united. Legs short and stout; the

hind coxe large; the tarsi spinose. Malar space large. Disco-

cubital nervure unbroken. Ventral keel on the second and third

segments; the apex of the abdomen bluntly pointed.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 177

In the system of Dr. Schmiedeknecht (Opus. Ichn. 27) this genus

would come in near Heresiarches ; the latter may be known by the

areola being indicated by a polished space and the metanotum

deeply furrowed behind.

RossELLA VIOLACEIPENNIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, the antennal scape and head dark red; the mesonotum

tinged with red; the basal three abdominal segments bright red ;

the tibiz and tarsi rufo-testaceous; the hind tarsi blackish. ¢?.

Length 12 mm.

Transvaal. Johannesburg.

Head and thorax thickly covered with white pubescence; the

face closely, the clypeus sparsely punctured; the front and vertex,

except at the orbits, are blackish. Mesonotum closely, finely

punctured ; the scutellum smooth and shining. Metanotum closely,

rugosely punctured, opaque; there is a keel round the top of the

apical slope, weak in the centre, dilated at the sides. Pleurze closely

punctured. Mandibles red, black at the apex. Palpi blackish,

covered with white pubescence.

LISTRODROMINI.

CTENOCHARES, Forst.

CTENOCHARES XANTHOMELAS, Bé.

This species is in the collection from Cape Town. Northwards it

extends into Spain. No less than three genera have been proposed

for this species—namely, Ctenochares, Foerster, Verh. d. naturh.

Ver. pr. Rheinl., xxv., 1868, p. 191; Joppites, Berthoumieu, Ann.

Soc. Ent. Fr., 1894, p. 241; and Celnus, Tosquinet, Mém. Soe.

Entom. de Belgique, v., p. 71 (1896).

PLALY OBL,

PLATYLABUS, Westm.

PLATYLABUS ? RUFO-ORNATUS, Sp. nov.

Black, the apex of scutellum, the eye orbits, two broad lines on

the mesonotum, the greater part of the scutellum, the abdomen

except the narrowed basal part of the first segment, the legs except

the cox and the antennal scape, red; the eighth to seventeenth

joints of antenne fulvous yellow; wings hyaline, the stigma

testaceous, the costa and nervures black. @? and ¢.

Length 12 mm.

178 Annals of the South African Musewm

Cape Colony. Worcester Distr. Hex River (January).

Face strongly and closely punctured, the centre roundly raised ;

the top of the clypeus with some large, scattered punctures; the

centre smooth; the apex with a row of small punctures. Labrum

smooth, fringed with fulvous hair. Front and vertex strongly and

closely punctured. Mandibles rufous, as are also the palpi. Pro-

and mesothorax strongly and closely punctured; the scutellum

sparsely punctured, smooth in the middle and at the apex; the

lateral keels extend beyond the middle ; post-scutellum finely, but

not closely punctured. Median segment more closely, rugosely

punctured than the mesonotum; the areola clearly longer than

wide, rounded at the base, the apex slightly turned roundly

inwardly; it is stoutly transversely striated-reticulated; the apex

has some stout longitudinal keels. The base of the segment in the

centre has an oblique depression ; the apical slope is closely trans-

versely rugosely striated, the sides more strongly than the centre.

Pleure closely, strongly punctured. Sides of post-petiole closely

punctured, the centre obscurely striated; it is broad at the apex,

becoming gradually narrowed towards the base. The second and

third segments are closely punctured. Gastrocceli deep, transverse,

the centre striated; the space separating them is closely striated.

Areolet 5-angled, narrowed in front, the recurrent nervure received

shortly beyond the middle; the transverse median nervure almost

interstitial.

Antenne short, stout, thickened beyond the middle; the basal

two joints of flagellum longer than the others, of equal length.

Apex of clypeus transverse, broad, the lateral fovew large. Lower

side of tarsi spinose ; the apices of the joints with longer spines.

Temples wide, obliquely narrowed. Metanotal spiracles long, linear.

The g has the antenne longer, the flagellum brownish, black

above, the inner orbits lined with yellow; there is a narrower

yellow line in the centre of the outer. The scutellum is black, or

black and red, with the apex yellow; the sides of the clypeus are

red, or yellow and red ; there is a narrow yellow line on the apical

half of the pronotum. The amount of the red and yellow colour on

the head and thorax probably ‘varies in both sexes. The are

on the metanotum are all regularly defined.

This is not a typical Platylabus. Comparing it with P. rufus, the

petiole is narrower and the post-petiole wider. Tosquinet describes

some large African species—17-—20 mm. in length.

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 179

PLATYLABUS ALBO-ORNATUS, Sp. Nov.

Black; the thorax, except the breasts, red; the face, clypeus,

inner orbits narrowly, a narrow line in the middle of the outer,

mandibles except the teeth, palpi, the apical half of the fifth and

the whole of the sixth and seventh abdominal segments above,

white; the four anterior legs whitish in front, for the greater part

black behind, the hind legs black, the calcaria white. Antenne

fuscous, the flagellum black above, the scape white below. Wings

hyaline, iridescent, the nervures and stigma black. ¢.

Length 10 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Antenne short, stout, as long as the abdomen, serrate towards

the apex. Face and upper part of clypeus closely punctured,

covered with short, white pubescence. Vertex below the ocelli

closely, strongly punctured, smooth behind. Thorax closely,

strongly punctured; the base of the scutellum only sparsely

punctured; the keels on the scutellum are distinct to the apical

slope. Areola as long as its width at the apex; the base rounded,

the apex not quite transverse; it is stoutly, irregularly striated,

depressed round the edges; the basal arew almost smooth; the

others somewhat strongly punctured, clearly defined ; the spiracles

almost two and a half times longer than wide. Post-petiole closely,

strongly punctured on the sides; the centre raised, less closely

punctured; it has the black obscured with red; the second to

fourth segments are closely punctured; the gastrocceli oblique,

deep. legs stout, thickly covered with white pubescence. Areolet

4-angled, the nervures uniting in front, the recurrent nervure

received in the middle; disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump ;

the transverse basal nervure interstitial. There is a distinct area

on the lower part of the metapleure ; the upper keel is rounded.

** PLATYLABUS MACULISCUTIS, sp. Nov.

Black; the abdomen and legs red; the cox, trochanters, and

narrowed basal part of first abdominal segment, black; the inner

eye orbits and a narrow line on the centre of the outer and

tubercles, yellow; apex of clypeus rufous; the labrum rufo-

testaceous; mandibles dark rufous; palpi testaceous; the middle of

scutellum red, the apex yellow; post-scutellum red at the base,

yellow at the apex. Wings hyaline, the stigma testaceous, black in

front, the nervures testaceous. Tegul rufo-testaceous. ¢.

Length 11 mm,

Transvaal.

180 Annals of the South African Museum.

Antenne rufous, blackish above, the scape black. Head some-

what strongly punctured, thickly covered with white pubescence,

longest on the face. The inner eye orbits are margined in the

middle. Thorax closely and strongly punctured. Areola longish,

horseshoe-shaped, longer than broad, rounded behind, its apex

transverse; it is finely, closely obliquely striated, the strize con-

verging towards the centre; the sides at the apex are depressed,

and not so distinctly striated; the lateral basal arewe are strongly,

closely punctured; the apical transversely striated, the spiracular

rugosely reticulated; the metapleure more or less_ obliquely

striated. Petiole covered with long white pubescence; the post-

petiole closely punctured on the sides; the centre smooth at the

base and apex, the middle punctured, strongly but not closely ;

the other segments closely punctured, pilose; gastrocceli large,

the outer side with two stout keels. Areolet 5-angled, the recurrent

nervure received near the base of the apical third; transverse basal

nervure interstitial ; the disco-cubital neither angled nor broken.

PLATYLABUS NIGRIPALPIS, Sp. NOV.

Black, the apex of the clypeus, the line broadest on the sides, the

inner and outer orbits narrowly, a short line on the apex of

the pronotum, the base of the keels at the base of the scutellum,

the abdomen, except narrowly at the base of petiole, and the

legs, except the coxe and trochanters, black. Antenne rufous,

black above. Wings hyaline, iridescent, the stigma and nervures

black. 3.

Length 14 mm.

Natal. Newcastle.

Face closely and strongly, the clypeus sparsely punctured; the

front and vertex closely and strongly punctured. Mandibles rufous

tinged with yellow, their teeth black. Palpi for the greater part

black. Temples short. Occiput transverse. Thorax closely,

strongly punctured; the apex of propleure strongly striated,

narrowly above, more widely below. Scutellum more widely

punctured; the apical slope closely striated, slightly tinged with

brown. Post-scutellum striated. Median segment somewhat

strongly rugosely punctured; the areola longer than wide,

roundly narrowed at the base, the apex almost transverse; it

is closely, irregularly longitudinally reticulated-striated; the

lateral areze are separated; the posterior median area closely,

transyersely rugose; the lateral are more coarsely rugosely-

Descriptions of New Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 181

reticulated ; the spiracular coarsely, closely, obliquely striated; the

spiracles linear. Post-petiole finely striated in the middle, the sides

strongly punctured; the other segments are closely punctured,

pilose; the gastroccli deep, the basal slope closely, regularly

striated. Areolet 5-angled, in front one-third of the width behind ;

the recurrent nervure is received shortly beyond the middle; the

transverse median shortly behind the transverse basal. Tarsi

spinose.

PLATYLABUS ERYTHROCEPHALUS, sp. Nov.

Red, the second, third, and fourth abdominal segments black ;

the apical half of the fifth and the whole of the sixth and seventh

white, the antenne black, the scape red below, the eighth to

fifteenth white; the anterior tibize and tarsi testaceous in front;

wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. 9¢?.

Length 9 mm.

Cape Colony.’ Mossel Bay.

Head closely punctured; the apex of clypeus black, transverse.

Base and apex of mandibles black. Palpi fusco-testaceous. Front

deeply excavated. Temples short, oblique. Thorax closely punc-

tured; there is a yellow line on the base of the pronotum, a small

yellow mark on the apex of the pronotum, and the tubercles are also

yellow. Scutellar keels black. Post-petiole punctured at the base,

the apex aciculated; the sides stoutly, obliquely striated. Gastro-

coeli shallow, striated at the base. The second and third segments

are closely punctured.

This does not look like a typical Platylabus ; the undernoted

are the structural characters: Scutellum raised, rounded, stoutly

keeled laterally to near the apex. Areola horseshoe-shaped, slightly

longer than wide. Last abdominal segment (seventh) large, longer

than the penultimate ; the ovipositor projecting, as long as the last

two segments united. Areolet 5-angled; the disco-cubital nervure

broken, transverse basal nervure interstitial. Antenne ringed with

white, the basal joints of the flagellum elongate.

ERISTICUS, Westm.

? ERISTICUS TIBIALIS, Sp. NOV.

Black ; the inner orbits broadly below, narrowly above, a curved

mark on the sides of the clypeus, palpi, basal half of mandibles,

scutellum, a broad line on the pronotum and tegulz, yellow; the

abdomen red, the greater part of the four anterior coxe and

trochanters yellow, the posterior black, as are also the hind

182 Annals of the South African Museum.

tibia and tarsi. Antenne black, a small yellow spot on the

apex of the scape below. Wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma

black. @.

Length 11 mm.

Cape.

Face closely and strongly, the clypeus sparsely punctured ; the

apex of the latter tinged with red. Front and vertex strongly,

closely punctured. Labrum dark red in the middle, the sides

yellowish. Mandibles with the basal half yellow, followed by a

rufous band, the apex black; their apical tooth long, the subapical

short, indistinct. Palpi yellowish. Temples sharply, obliquely

narrowed ; the occiput transverse. Thorax closely, strongly punc-

tured ; the median segment with the pleure striated at the apex ;

the spiracular area closely, strongly obliquely striated. Areola

longer than broad, the basal part slightly obliquely narrowed, its

apex broadly rounded inwardly; it is irregularly transversely

striated on the base, the apex obliquely and longitudinally striated ;

the posterior median area wide, stoutly transversely striated, the

strie widely separated; the spiracular area more closely, less

strongly obliquely striated. Middle area of post-petiole bordered

by keels; it is closely, strongly striated; the sides strongly punc-

tured. Gastrocceli transverse, the inner side and the space between

them closely, stoutly striated. The segments are closely punc-

tured; the apex of the penultimate has a semicircular pale yellow

mark ; the last is entirely pale yellow. Areolet 5-angled, its width

in front one-fourth of what it is behind; the recurrent nervure is

received almost in the middle; disco-cubital nervure broken by a

stump; the transverse median received distinctly beyond the

transverse basal. Scutellum flat.

E. iridipennis, Cam. (Rec. Alb. Mus., i., 142), has the wings

fuscous violaceous, the scutellums black, the basal three segments

only of the abdomen are red, Ke.

( 183 )

INDEX TO THE SPECIES AND GENERA

PAGE

ANGOITTUQTRONGO: 66 Baba po bab de be

MNMACUINCE PSE oe aes 78

MANNE se Modeno eGo OLE oo ab 79

AGTTHS oe8 Gao ocse opecocedo ds 37

CHP CUSIS epee cise crashes tec toedneteyets 37

PANUGTUULS sh <ks) ches .0i =, 62) Srastertierr att 28

Jon oupenmisn 1. cee eee 29

PALLOUMEGIS Preece scl ayd eeevster concn: 103

EMMULPES 15s noses A ewsersro leis 104

AGLSOJ ODDO oa. o) ssl ce adelenersieicye 3 168

MCA p erect cioic Nese teres yates 168

BAM OLESI Gm trae eet amlays: = Sees oye ees 130

ALAN ESCOIG trays ey oe scr Nea liouah or 130

I OOM Te here eee OS ROR MOTOS 68

HUNCH NDAVAUIS oo bios Sues ed os ae 69

ORKUT: Shooeeceoauaae 68

BOSSUSS Storie ts crccetcaieieke heer ce 131

NeeGAbOLIWS ase tere cm stesrccien<c 131

IBOGNYCTUSYS, sic lalovaeei olole sare. cree 137

LEVAUET Ibs oS Helo DEboe6 Fo pb00000r 58

GUIUMTG TA Sey array satereeer eit erase rice 58

WOMDOD LEG ran ieee eee eee otal 93

CHASSIVENDTIS, «tye cite nrterec 95

OLY MTOSPUUS Ey. -1orle)rareielerteesiows 94

HUT COMMIS spay = toe, vere are rol = oeerers 93

MUILOSCAP US! a0 312 5) oy-1 qe) eicole) «letoreiol= 94

(COUT IES BIST Sy er OR Re Ee ee 177

(CHOON Sie rereriois avs cieieies seeiee els ss 92

CAMMICE PS terete teversvehee syansie eevee 92

JONATHA og oe o0uactsdc0cane 93

OCLONUS mass Noakes oiers auenie sveronshs 33

CURVIMACULATUS) «sf atrocities 3 34

EUV UMEOPUS ss). c1sretaiesss-)sreheciele «ie 33

SV ELEM QTV IS he rey Moya onehe sors ie oe ievouars 34

CHANGIN ic Sear O oe BOON a ac 68

Cosmiopimpla .. 2. 2..5..600. 56 116

FOLMUSUN Bi) 2)-:<tareaiatetorste verte ere 116

(ChUfMiLS Hae SEMA neO Boone ods 136

PSO PI CUSe ras leereleys teoreserte renee 141

CGE Gapancpmg bacon ade cor 154

NAUDULISY .isc satis een eisieerer ater vel eye 137

PAGE

Leight {332s Seoenrestocek meee 141

MENTE) Sucancodcdsopoccud 140

TAUKAKOIEUUIS Sagnaaodbouuuouc 136

TULOplaeiabuse eee err coo lB)

UNOMMTA HADI 6 Saco asaceocGgoc 141

Sad N MOMS oS occccadoacasco0d 138

spilocephallustanereereae eer 137

Cryplaulane ene aero 150

Cnythrostomius emer eee 152

FUACEPS! 6 ee ss Seal deanna 151

ORY GCO > oF ecae Stee ilgal

FOVERLE s5c/ereietiee oe scvae ee er 173

fuscomaculata 374.42 oe 173

DH ee hmoraniuoinn moe oe 6 cee aod 174

VAEICORMISS cies ayerch. tonite teat terete 172

GQHuROO HHS Besapscocabooacunc UA

KAM MOMICLAS Heelies 177

Gienotomar sn: Soh: sachs 127

LUSCIPECMMIS! eyes eee 128

MISTICOPS eerie ee eho 129

TAUUBKEEOS. co dcooescangoooc dons 129

Delgulad: sclotiape sos <cieens itil

WUPUS ee eenerlearetei ks etoeneetcier 112

IDES MMS oe gacasccccenceacanc 38

jg0tt: Pom Seton Giae Gin Oro PO Ucn, cole 38

WESEKIEEY, cHotooo.ad'0g.0000 008000 38

Hichthromorpha...............- 110

(Copalolayey a coooogoobapucads 110

JAN PTAMAS ao ond obab6 Seo ano oC 118

Oculavustypsrrrltre eerie 118

VIOLACCUS! eran 110

HIPUSTACUS” a lloveiss slaie cisiieras) omeiers 181

LEI CUP eH MISE ey piciierteieteleiste 182

LUD IRISH pet etecrtenyaraisetorter ecu 181

JAAR NOLUL 5500005000 000006 87

TOLKUPINCUS. —aretacyssie «|e a -te = 88

TEISCNGO A 20. sf Sictieheei hays tors ero em 3 ete 36

ONE othom 016 0.0.50 COO OO Un oe Ge 36

JOON GNULETS 600008600008 Rn06 or 83

ianfeaay evenly, so nauoogoone eae 83

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PO EHIOPICUS's ori <ie) 1 etouee toners 41

basimacula, <oeciecnemieeerte 44

Calvinisar..< s.cc cas enero 53

CA POMSIS ere iye slere sieretirenetenate 55

GOCCINGUS: <o..c.ccceleuhe cee neta 49

coccineomaculatus .......... 46

GOGCOLUS chi ois cteneeeae aes 50

duodecemfasciatus .......... 55

OUST Re lctee htc on eens 51

GUEDANONSIS| secs cere 43

QryubrostOmMMUs! <.)esievesielse oe 53

navies 2.8.6 seuscusire series 42

INGISUSIM =) S cavasieerr ere lone eanete 47

DRGTVOTUULIS trate. cvsctne ee eters nein 51

NS VISSIMIUS cr. crckeianretekslont «aici 44

LONGTEORAS yaa eee tere 42

INIGHUIOSUIS \. srctacenccte entre en «MAL

IMCQIALOL ss cacceie oere soe ners 46

TNOEFIGIONAlIS: 2 .,2% nie cielo hw oo tvere 45

MIMO LICUIS:. <2, era. tisia bien oe 58

OLNStICOlIS® S5.ce ce cenctele 41

DIGHUIBs,0 cele cles sae eee 47

PHOGSSIBNUB wc soe oe eee 54

TODUBUUS Gs actie oe. cinco mete 57

TUDTINOLVIS © c's wie sistsyeteunnionoe ete 50

ea (Tein ge pop an AOS ade yc 47

PAINY COLAS ie ieys ohleieictesteleteraia eters 49

GLICHIOBOMIUB sc atevcislosie eee 55

WAU SLIS re steteteveteietelslererete reefer 48

VATILITIGULIS) civics onereleonennlcryere 50

Mf Lelllofe) Tenor OOO aDAOYO com gon 47

WWHLGOL ans cssnalcnsvors iets ice reer 52

XAMUGHOCALPUS) ee els cilei ies == 41

XANLHOPLCLUS! 26ers ere nde 41

KANUNOSEOMIUR Gace nea caer 56

A GEIS arpa ne bro hone Loma 08 177

TE GGG Aa cron die. oeccleta ay eiaaeel oleate 77

OXCAVALA so: cia) sieves she visi sre leleretens 78

Leptophainus ......00+ss0006 165

I FLICK] OS MACIBERIO LS COREO DAG oriCC 166

LL UAERS Coeo Gee souec add o5 O° 154

BGIOL 2) Sore cinwrs on achniereee 154

PUT GOUIS we uaiemusvorriccs ern e 154

bite TAAL RAS I I Oe o.5 isc 155

Ganlalicul ate <) caeicce al-tahe eter ee 155

latefasciatay -cicccs.citale alornoretet 159

NISPICEPS, © ries cette eee 156

quadriannulata.............. 157

TUfCOXLDIS: . eecade see eee 158

LFUNNCTUUM:. 22 Sa ones wie ta ie 96

areolahtim) :<.hc¢)::ectoxaeniet 98

CAPONSC sq < ici el ote tala a tee sier iets 97

shah ocr cogocosroces Se 97

JONgIGEPS ....2crcescesseces 100

MelanostomuUumM= onic emer ctle 100

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sessilinervis

ETSSONGLC eta aR tere

sethiopica

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curvilineata

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spilocephala

WiE#) erated ise) otal fen Oigust€ cele) oe

Wire, Ai Rica tol odsl8 yy aNim ie e, ‘wire. da) 0) a

WIHEROOT TOS, 3.5 ana hen coon ober

CAPENSISt tars ce Soe aa

MVICCROD ILLUS etn tener ier

balteatust=aydacne ne ae on

[Hod bayer rb erences cen. 6 eb abc

Mesostenus

albipalpis

elizabethre

levifrons

lightfooti

lissonotus

mimeticus

OMG ee ee ee

parvidens

PIMNOGMES EON ites ree lees

Metopius

BUBIPSCHUS i .nets cane diets

Sages Ste, Mall; leire, eye oe Pee eus

s)ist is: oy Biwi eis 816) eh ee 4) cue! o).e

afi ay Bie) othe) Wake By s/1B) 6.

My Ries JA! mies! ai RB) slsiae lie) 6: te ce

Tl orOWNE WIS Srarenousesosone j

GUSCOl Oem wasnt ae clear eens

lattibalitestustsscanteccstea. :

nigro-ornatus

Minanga

serrata

Ca toc) On Ustud Nice Ciuc Decrucyd Sets)

Obba ..

OUR Bescon naoconcu nas

longicornis

Odontogrypoin

(CahnbanlnRoyMeon Hoaneahabose sone

SPULOMO GUS raceyertsicr iy ae raters

Onevlella

formosa ..

Ophtoneura

bidentatus

flavomaculatus

rufidens

Osmophila

Osprynchotus

capensis

UIs ead bene one . decree oan?

Oxyjoppa

flavobalteata

fe) 8) 8) 8 faile' lelejeren ep) (b 6.8/8 (6/3) 8) 18188

Ou Cae? OO) Unt arian

ar OO 28 4°40 Bi.e..0 olla ocho 6, 6s. 8

Sie Melel wile ele) acapelcs aero o SAB 5 (8

Sefs/ ays, oo) 6) as Sa enWte! evel &

S76) ‘avlat (oi. 'oh Bou hie 6, SN) (eee

WHR) ees Nob (o)-6) eh sis) | wibelieiis re

SLUNe: ea inet e Vekw seed wick

Index.

185

PAG

PAGIYUSCUS, Parstanalonccs ago ol eee ere 101

IME LAMOCOMS rere eaters 101

MeLANOGAS TCT Tatra een ee 10]

JEGHAUTONMIROG) cao boack oo nea o0 Gr 106

IME TH OXIA AUIS G5. Gow Om GUY Bau 7.0. 107

TEU OSIMIVIS Gocabosousdoucne 108

poulkelansheeIMANIS, So coo nao none ee 108

PUM COLIS yes yes se ee 107

DOTUL TUS Naa se eevee Ob sie 29

FULCOMIS: jaccaeia ee ea ee ote 29

Perithous) nia Seon ee a 109

Violaceuss Prenat 109

PROUSUTOS Caen srr) ree 170

MIPTICEPS) “1. syhaeise aa 171

PHQUGED: saicciec eon aati Seen 107

JEP UCMMMME, 6606 o000.en0a0 8406 131

HaVACEDS)...\5 ve chen eee ee 131

PANVUDUG,. fee sere a aed eee eee 114

OMe MATH saonodaccees 115

MEXGMSIS! Stars ucheaere ne LAS 116

Inimibate < sate. 0 ots trae 114

TOME, ohogpasnadesce se 115

mMmelanOs pil aise eee eee 115

MA UALCNSIS scorer tierra ee eee 114

ORO NIENEY Goohoeosscen ae suuc 115

SAW os. c.sreesyes mecnesse ei Moens eae 114

VIPOLMeS) o.c14. de ad eel cei tiene le eee ate 114

Pim plomonpid eet 95

(HemlinaKEEMNIE) Gootooceno x0 2 96

JEUGHWRWETO cocoodeoei00 e664 08 52

PIGUYLAOUS sca se bee eens IY

al bo-ornmabus sete tere if)

erythrocephalus ..........-. 181

WHEKODULIS CHIE G5 co co sb ee eb oose 179

MISTI PAPI Staats 180

PUPOOAMM YH Sanceooooaocsoe gt

IZGHCOMOAIOUS oooncoop unopoece 131

TULIPES? o2-dewsoc see eee 131

Pleuroneurophion ............ 82

[OUI GocooccbsooouosKoe 82

(HabeMeKOWUENGEIS oo candsaccaceace 83

PSEUdaMOYCELES| atest 163

Evy thos pulls! yeti rs 163

MMEKOOUN CAUCE. 6 65 onc anooo ones 164

pPeLlMsWeylh yo 163

PVCHOSHUGNIUS Te eer 17

TOSUEALUS!, | ajar awh s teeters 17

TRUM CONORAONIOS. sooo eanoaacase 102.

violacelpenmis! =. csc... aos 103:

RAM CNOGR VOICI Maasai 6 ile ele 125

RO SUEMN ENS ponacdooodGanadanad 125

LORS. “Booans saomocebopeneanc (i

melanocephalus ............ 71

MACUL IUIS os.0000nwnod0G0 20 71

IRTMOCNOWERS sosobdcooonenccase Ly)

NOG viie easy ctaveteh at uatoucoete ais) 3 isi eKeinl > 17

186

Ricrena ..

PAG Pes sists oe we - eto

Rossella

(SS) Sire (0) ela) \oxe\d, ae ailelereye

mje0,le \b)sSie)ee. Sls) '0 «lee eee a ,s <6

Schiztobracon .

ORMALI PENIS Te anise icccie stores

Schonlandella ..

fulviventris .

testacea

Scopesis

Siphimedia ...

Skeatia

annulipes ..

Spilopimpla

rufithorax

Spinaria

Stenaulax

niger

pilosulus

rufipes

SLEMAITIZEN US « fare'is a'8\ clei'sle we sialictene ath

xanthopus ......

Stictiophion

nigricans

rufipes .

Syntomomelus

OIC CO CeO aC Ci

Ne) wkel\e)s) vusral 6, A Slmeiers

Bb, Bie belo fo) Wlel.« 6 sale alave

Bie, a) Kis) 0010) elie © 0,6 0) 88) © elas

Pie) sue Biel ei we es eels Am Mime

wie 4) Sik = 6\q) w «Aw dre lee

Pca RC RR Cate et Woot)

SA cee Oey Cha eCM me nt etc)

¥, Wisc. 6, we fe bie die

nigriceps

LM UOT UU ele) Manes (aie 40 'atsia\vioseosake eee

Index.

Trichomma PSEevIVvsyessevessas 88

brevipenmer ise. -ki teenies 88

CaniMiscubum 1 sete 88

MOSQMMILCTUD, oles 21-1 oiel tare 169

PriGasirotneca: .. i. «se nee aici 32

ELULODALAL os «61s »o/sre) steele ere

Vipio ey SOM) Os ROME LEO ’ bee ‘ 59

AUIMUPCDMIS) Acie cise 1. 64

longicaudis ........ tagcien Fi 03)

MaAcCwWEeeps ~~... 4 vie Aran Ae4

MATALENSIS A. issnyaaie ees eke 63

MUSTIPALPISaw oye eet n aie ai 63

Migronotabtus!..1:..-..-5..---- 60

pallidinervis ..... Ura 61

quinquemaculatus .......... 66

SOXfOVEALUS: 616 Heid cea Gareth ers 67

spilocephalus: hoy n-- eames 66

SHICLONOLUS: “innss «4. a, eo ckott ot 64

TINCLIPSMMIS) isis 11s segeteiseNs 61

trimaculatus........... , 60

NXanthephialtes ....1.... mance, LLG

Oculatus, G.svee 42s eu Toned alates:

Nanthopimpla ws. .00s nesben ene Ab)

appendiculata ..:.....5 . 111

natalensis ...1.s.. cnet se ennn 110

XCNOLYIUS 66 5 Nisie ort: Aen 154

TUAPES: sari 's sa eth oe taeere te 154

ZONOCHYPUUB sisvecrs-csannrvee doe

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3.—Contributions to South African Vertebrate Paleontology. No. 1.

On the Remains of Krythrosuchus africanus, Broom.

By R. Broom, M.D., D.Sc.

(Plate IV.)

Some years ago Mr. Alfred Brown discovered at Oorlog’s Fontein,

a few miles to the east of Aliwal North, the remains of a large

reptile in beds which belong to the Upper Beaufort age. The bones

were presented to the South African Museum, and on examination

proved to be those of a large Phytosaur. A preliminary account

was recently published in the Records of the Albany Museum, and

the name Hrythrosuchus africanus was given to the new form.

The remains represent only a small part of the skeleton, but as

there can be no doubt that they all belong to one individual, and as

they are singularly well preserved they form an important addition

to our knowledge of the Phytosauria. The bones which have been

identified are the right scapula and coracoid, the right humerus,

radius, and ulna, the right ilium, pubis, and ischium, the larger por-

tion of the left ilium, four consecutive dorsal vertebra, one vertebra

possibly cervical, two caudal vertebrae with chevrons, and numerous

ribs. Besides these there are numerous fragmentary remains—por-

tions of vertebree and pieces of the skull. There is also a small bone

which I believe to be a dermal ossification, but it shows no evidence

of pitting.

In the absence of the skull there might seem to be a little

uncertainty of the order to which the remains belong, but as the

ilium is almost identical with that of Belodon, and the other bones

somewhat like, I think there can be little doubt that Hrythro-

suchus belongs to the Phytosauria.

SCAPULA AND CORACOID.

The scapula is of large size, and in general appearance somewhat

resembles that of the Anomodonts. The total length of the bone is

188 Annals of the South African Musewmn.

485 mm., and it is only gently curved. The upper end is broad and

flat, and measures 205 mm. in width, and is 55 mm. thick. The top

of the scapula is antero-posteriorly slightly concave behind and

slightly convex in front. Transversely the whole top of the bone is

somewhat concave and rough, from which we may infer that there

was a large cartilaginous suprascapula. From the broad upper end

the bone gradually narrows down to near its middle, where it

measures only 87 mm, across and is’45 mm. thick. Immediately

below the narrowest part it broadens out towards a fairly well-

developed acromion. Unfortunately the acromion process is

missing, and it is thus impossible to say how large it was, but,

judging from the curvature of the anterior margin of the bone, it is

possible that about 30 mm. is missing. In this case the width of

the bone at the acromion would be about 120mm. About 40 mm.

below the middle of the bone there is on the posterior edge a very

distinct muscular impression. The lower end of the scapula is made

up of a large and very deep glenoid portion, and a flat anterior

portion for articulation with the coracoid. The greatest antero-pos-

terior length of the lower end is 174 mm. The width of the glenoid

portion is 146 mm. Anterior to the articular end, and below the

acromion region the bone is markedly concave on its outer surface.

On the inner surface there is also a deep groove in front of the

glenoid portion of the bone. Near the middle of the inner side

there is a large muscular impression.

Compared with the scapula the coracoid is unusually small, and in

its proportions recalls that of Herpetosuchus. Fortunately it is prac-

tically perfect, though, owing to its attachment to the scapula, the

inner side has not been fully displayed. It is irregularly semicircular

in shape, and the outer surface is moderately flat. About midway

between the anterior and posterior ends, and not far from the

glenoid border, there is a large rounded coracoid foramen. The

maximum length of the coracoid is about 185 mm., and the greatest

width 133 mm. The foramen is about 25 mm. in diameter. In

front the bone varies in thickness from 10 to 30 mm., but posteriorly

it gradually widens out towards the glenoid portion, where its maxi-

mum thickness is 115 mm. ‘The inferior and posterior angle of the

bone is rough and excavated, and has evidently been covered by a

large piece of cartilage. The inner surface is deeply excavated.

There is no trace of a precoracoid.

I am not aware that any shoulder girdle has been figured which

very closely resembles that of Hrythrosuchus. In Belodon the scapula

is not unlike that of the African genus, but the bone is much lighter

Contributions to South African Vertebrate Paleontology. 1. 189

and the upper end is not nearly so expanded. On the posterior edge

there is a similar muscular impression above the glenoid cavity.

The coracoid of Belodon differs from this one in having the foramen

formed partly by the scapula. In size and shape there is, however,

a slight similarity between the genera. In Hrythrosuchus the bone

is, aS is the case with the other bones which we can compare, very

much more heavily built. In Herpetosuchus the coracoid and

scapula bear a slight resemblance to those of Hrythrosuchus. In

Stagonolepis the resemblance is apparently considerable. The

coracoid foramen is entirely in the bone, and the general shape

is like that of Hrythrosuchus. The scapula of Stagonolepis has also

a fair resemblance to that of the South African genus, though it is

apparently more slender. In both forms the coracoid is sometimes

found anchylosed to the scapula, but in Hrythrosuchus the coracoid

shows no evidence of anchylosis, being indeed somewhat displaced

from its true position.

HUMERUS.

The right humerus has been preserved in almost perfect condition.

It is extremely massive, and at first sight recalls the humeri of the

Anomodonts or of Pareiasaurus, but careful examination shows this

resemblance to be only superficial. When viewed from the front

the bone is dumb-bell. shaped, with the proximal and distal ends

greatly expanded, and the middle portion slender. The proximal

end is moderately flat in the centre, but curves slightly downwards

at the outer and inner ends. It is about 50 mm. thick throughout,

and has a well-marked groove along its entire length; the surface is

very irregular, and there can be little doubt that there was on the

end of the bone a pad of cartilage probably 30-40 mm. in thickness.

The main axis of the proximal end makes with the main axis of the

distal an angle of about 30°. The width of the upper end is 230 mm.

From its outer end and almost at right angles to it there passes for-

ward a thick, well-developed, delto-pectoral ridge. This is continued

downwards to about the middle of the bone, where it ends abruptly

almost exactly as in Dicynodon. In its upper part the ridge is

71 mm. thick, but it gradually thins down, and ends in a moderately

sharp edge. The anterior surface of the delto-pectoral ridge is fairly

smooth and rounded. In front a deep hollow is formed between the

ridge and the main part of the humerus. The narrow part of the

shaft is 77 mm. wide and 48 mm. thick. There is no trace of either

an endo- or ecto-condylar foramen. The narrow middle portion

rapidly widens to the distal end, and here again there must have

190 Annals of the South African Musewm.

been a very thick pad of cartilage ; in fact, the whole articular region

must have been cartilaginous. Both in front and behind the distal

portion is moderately flat, but there is a distinct rounding of the

posterior part of the outer condyle. A shallow groove runs down

the back of the bone between the two condyles, and on the outer

margin of the condyle there is a well-marked narrow groove. The

width of the distal end of the humerus is 190 mm. The thickness

of the outer condyle is 78 mm., and of the inner 70 mm.

The humerus of Belodon is very different in its proportions to that

of Hrythrosuchus, the former being slender with ossified articular

ends, the latter massive with cartilaginous ends. Apart, however,

from this the two bones are in structure essentially similar. The

delto-pectoral ridge is very small in Belodon, but bears the same

relation to the end of the bone as does that of the South African

genus. The distal end of Belodon is small, but also has a groove

on the outer side of the external condyle. The humerus of

Stagonolepis is not well known. Huxley figures three humeri, but

the figures are indifferently executed, and the descriptions not very

satisfactory. From his Fig. 6, Plate X., it is clear that there is a

large deltoid ridge as in Hrythrosuchus, and there is evidently also a

groove on the outer side of the external condyle. It would thus

appear that the humerus of Erythrosuchus resembles more closely

that of Stagonolepis than that of Belodon, but even here the resem-

blance is not very close, as the humerus of Stagonolepis is slender.

Rapius AND ULNA,

The right radius and ulna were fortunately found side by side, so

that there can be little doubt as to which is the proximal end of the

bones.

The radius is moderately straight, with a fairly uniformly thick

shaft, and considerably expanded at both ends. The proximal end

is narrower than the distal but much broader. When viewed from

above it presents an elongated elliptical shape, being 107 mm. in

breadth and 58 in thickness. It is fairly flat but excavated in the

centre, and with the outer and posterior corner prominently

developed. It was doubtless covered by a thick pad of cartilage.

About 50 mm. below the top of the bone there is on the anterior side

a well-developed muscular impression, probably for the biceps. The

distal end is moderately rounded, being 86 mm. by 73 mm. The

surface is flat, but very rough for the attachment of the pad of car-

tilage. The shaft slopes regularly outwards to the distal end except

Contributions to South African Vertebrate Paleontology. I. 191

on the anterior and inner side, where it is rounded. The narrowest

part of the shaft is 45 mm. by 36 mm., and the total length of the

bone is 246 mm.

The ulna is about the same length as the radius, but has the

proximal end very much more strongly developed, and the distal

end more feebly. The total length is 256 mm. The narrowest part

of the shaft is about 85 mm. from the distal end. Here it measures

50 mm. antero-posteriorly and 30 mm. transversely. From this

point the shaft gradually widens, but keeps moderately thin to about

60 mm. further up; then it rapidly widens and thickens to the

proximal end of the bone. There is no distinct olecranon process,

but the end is of large size. Antero-posteriorly it measures 110 mm.,

and transversely 109 mm. _ It is slightly concave in the centre,

but otherwise somewhat flat. The end is irregularly triangular, the

anterior corner being continuous with the anterior edge of the shaft.

The lower end measures 80 mm. by 58 mm. On the outer side of

the lower part there is a large roughened patch which may have

been for a ligament.

Inium, IscHium, AND PUBIS.

The three bones of the right side of the pelvis are in an almost

perfect state of preservation. They were found lying together, but

the pubis was considerably displaced. The greater part of the ilium

of the left side is also preserved.

The ilium is so very like that of Belodon that had no other part of

the skeleton been known one would certainly have referred the

South African remains to that genus. The lower part forms an

enormous acetabulum, and gives articulations to the pubis and

ischium, and with them completely closes the cavity. The articular

surface for the pubis makes with that for the ischium an angle of

about 115°. The surface for the pubis is 110 mm. in length and

45 mm. at its greatest width. The surface of the ischium is

145 mm. in length and 55 mm. in breadth. The acetabular portion

of the ilium forms a large depression, which occupies about half of

the outer surface of the bone. It is bounded above by a very pro-

minent ridge of bone, which rises about 73 mm. above the depression

of the acetabulum, and about 40 mm. above the general level of the

upper part of the ilium. The ridge, which is nearly in the line

joining the anterior pubic portion and the posterior iliac crest, is

about 80 mm. in length, and its highest point is situated 150 mm.

from the lowest part of the ilium, and 105 mm, from the iliac crest.

192 Annals of the South African Museum.

The acetabular depression is posteriorly not marked off distinetly

from the general iliac surface, and in almost the whole posterior

half the surface of the bone is so smooth that it is unlikely to have

been covered with cartilage and to have taken any part in the

articulation of the femoral head. Most of the anterior half has,

however, been covered with cartilage. The greatest breadth of the

lower’ part of the ilium is 205 mm. Above the articular portion the

bone becomes constricted and measures only 133 mm. Imme-

diately above the narrow portion it widens rapidly to form the iliac

crest. As in Belodon most of the crest lies behind the plane of the

acetabulum. It measures in extreme length 280 mm. The anterior

portion of the crest is short, rounded externally, and covered with

fine grooves radiating from a centre near the supra-acetabular ridge,

similar to those seen on the iliac crest of Belodon. The posterior

part of the crest is a thick rounded portion which passes backwards

155 mm. from the point of articulation with the ischium. Between

the anterior and posterior ends the iliac crest is thin and has a

slightly convex outline in front and a slightly concave one behind.

The only marked differences between this ilium and that of Belodon

are that the former is’stouter, has the posterior notch considerably

deeper, and the articular surfaces for the pubis and ischium very

much thicker. In Stagonolepis the ilium differs in having the

posterior portion of the crest small. On the inner side of the ilium

are two large articular surfaces for the two sacral ribs. The anterior

is the larger and is situated opposite the deep depression imme-

diately below the supra-acetabular ridge; the posterior adjoins the

anterior and extends out a little distance on the posterior part of the

ilium.

The ischium is a large flattened bone of an almost semicircular

shape. The anterior part is much thickened and expanded to form

a portion of the acetabulum and to articulate with the ilium. The

lower portion of the anterior border is very thin where it articulates

with the extra-acetabular portion of the pubis. The thickest part of

the acetabular region measures 93 mm. The greater part of the

external surface of the ischium is more or less concave. From the

acetabular portion a strong ridge runs backwards near the upper

edge of the bone; below this there is a well-marked depression, and

from this there spread out well-marked radiating bony fibres. A

deep groove extends downwards, backwards, and inwards from the

depression, and forms a notch on the lower border of the bone.

Otherwise the surfaces are moderately flat. The breadth behind

the acetabulum is 162 mm., and at the broad portion behind the

Contributions to South African Vertebrate Paleontology. I. 193

inferior notch 137 mm. The greatest length is 310 mm. The

ischium resembles in its anterior half that of both Stagonolepis

and Belodon, but differs from them in having the posterior part

expanded.

The pubis is an extremely interesting bone, not only because it

gives us a clue as to how the tri-radiating pelvis was formed from

the plate-like type, but also because it for the first time enables us

to fully understand the Phytosaurian pelvis. The pubis may be

described as an irregular, oblong-shaped bone with one corner bent

back so that the inner edge of the upper part is nearly at right

angles to the inner edge of the lower. Fortunately it is nearly per-

fect, only a part of the inferior end and a little piece of the upper

and outer angle being missing. The upper border forms an articu-

lation with the ium and with the ischium, the acetabular portion

being smaller than in the case of the other bones. The greatest

thickness of the upper end of the pubis is 67 mm. Close to the

inner end of the iliac articulation there is a moderate-sized oval

pubic foramen; it is formed entirely by the pubis, but is almost at

the edge of the bone. The infra-acetabular portion, which articu-

lates with the ischium, measures about 85 mm. The symphyseal

portion of the pubis has the upper part nearly at right angles to the

lower, and owing to this bend the latter points almost directly down-

wards. Were the pubis flat it would resemble the ordinary plate-

like type of the earlier reptiles, and so would the ischium; the

difference is almost entirely due to this bending of the pubis.

Perhaps we have in the notch in the symphyseal portion of the

ischium the first indication of a tri-radiating type beginning to form

from the plate-like type. As it is, Hrythrosuchus must be regarded as

having a pelvis which is a slight modification only of the plate-like

type. The pubis differs considerably in appearance from that of

Belodon, in which the lower end is much broader and in which

there is not the marked twisting seen in Hrythrosuchus. Marsh

gives a restoration of the pelvis of Belodon which would resemble

that of Hruthrosuchus fairly closely were the pubis and ischium bent

under more than is the case.

VERTEBRZ.

There is one well-preserved vertebra which is either a lower

cervical or upper dorsal. In general appearance it presents much

similarity to the dorsal vertebra of a carnivorous Dinosaur. The

centrum is amphiplatyan, about as deep as broad, and considerably

194 Annals of the South African Museum.

constricted at the middle. In front it measures approximately

100 mm. across and 90 mm. vertically. Posteriorly the arti-

cular surface measures 90 mm. across and 90 mm. vertically.

The antero-posterior length of the body is 60 mm. The arch

has a well-developed spine and a fair-sized transverse process

which is directed outwards and downwards; it articulates with

the centrum as in the Dinosaurs and the suture remains dis-

tinct. The transverse process has a flattened end for the articu-

lation of the rib. The main part of this articular surface is of

a broad oval shape, and anteriorly is continued downwards to

join one nearly as large on the anterior edge of the centrum.

From the appearance of this surface it is manifest that the rib was

single headed, but with the head broad and the middle portion very

slender. In Belodon and Stagonolepis the ribs are double headed,

The greatest width across the transverse processes is 130 mm. The

zygapophyses are situated close together, and are directed upwards

and inwards or downwards and outwards.

There are also a series of four larger dorsal vertebrae belonging

probably to the lower dorsal region. These resemble each other

closely, but differ from the vertebra above described in a number of

points. In the first and second the body measures antero-posteriorly

70 mm., and in the third 67 mm. The width of three of them

averages 73 mm., and the depth 90 mm. The arches differ from

that of the upper vertebra chiefly in being longer antero-posteriorly,

in having a larger spine, and in having the transverse process

slightly different. In the second of the series the greatest antero-

posterior measurement is about 120 mm. The width at the zygapo-

physis is 50 mm., and across the transverse processes 130 mm.

The end of the transverse processes differs from that of the anterior

vertebra in having the facet for the head proper of the rib shifted

from the centrum to the arch. The process has thus a large

rounded end for the upper part of the end of the rib, and an equally

large lower facet for the head proper. The two articular surfaces

are connected by a narrow bridge. None of the figured vertebre of

Belodon and Stagonolepis agree very closely with the known verte-

bre of Hrythrosuchus, but this may be in part due to the vertebrae

being from different regions. In both of the European genera the

transverse processes seem to be, as a rule, longer. A good many

vertebree of Stagonolepis were figured by Huxley, but not well

enough to be of much value for purposes of comparison.

Of the sacral vertebree the only parts satisfactorily preserved are

the ribs. Of these the anterior is the larger, its end measuring

Contributions to South African Vertebrate Paleontology. 1. 195

113 mm. in depth and 85 mm. in width. The posterior one is

78 mm. in depth and 104 mm. at its greatest width.

There are two fairly well preserved caudal vertebrie with chevrons.

The anterior of the two has a body which is 46 mm. wide, about

61 mm. deep, and 48 mm. long. There is a small rib which is not

anchylosed to the centrum, and arises mainly from the centrum but

also from the base of the arch. The second of the two vertebre

appears to have the rib anchylosed or merely a transverse process.

The chevron of the first of the two vertebre measures 110 mm. ; it

is forked at the upper end, and below this it is a uniform fairly thick

rod of bone.

Ido not think it is advisable to speculate on the possible nature

of the fragmentary skull remains. Doubtless in course of time a

good skull will be found. For many years there have been in the

South African Museum two small fragmentary bones which now

prove to be portions of the pelvis of Hrythrosuchus.

IT am much indebted to Miss M. Wilman and Mr. A. L. du Toit

for assistance in the development of the bones.

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EXPLANATION OF PLATE IV.

. Front view of right humerus.

. Inner view of right humerus.

Outer side of right scapula, with coracoid restored.

. Posterior view of right scapula.

. Outer side of coracoid.

Front view of right radius.

. Inner view of right ulna.

. Front view of anterior dorsal (or lower cervical) vertebra.

. Left side of anterior dorsal vertebra.

. Outer view of pelvic bones of right side.

. Outer and under view of right ischium.

. Front view of right pubis.

. Upper view of ilium, with sacral ribs slightly displaced.

. Anterior view of lower dorsal vertebra.

. Right side of lower dorsal vertebra.

. Posterior view of caudal vertebra.

. Left side of two caudal vertebre.

. Metacarpal bone.

(All figures are about one-fifth natural size.)

Ann S. Afr Mus. Vol. V.

PL. IV.

R.Broom del

West,Newmamn lith

Erythrosuchus africanus, Broom.

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4.—New Species of Cleride (Coleoptera) in the Entomological Collec-

tion of the South African Museum.—By Siam. SCHENKLING.

Sus-Fam. CLERINI.

Grn. GYPONYX, Gorh.

GYPONYX ALBOSPARSUS, N. Sp.

Brunneus, mtidus, albo-pilosus, capite densissime ruguloso, pro-

thorace sparsim punctato, disco et lateribus rugulosis, elytris rufo-

brunneis, antice pallido- et fusco-marmoratis, ad medium usque

regulariter striato-punctatis, corpore subtus, antennis pedibusque

rufo-brunneis.—Long. 10 mm.—Orange River.

Prothorax one-fifth longer than broad, strongly shiny, with

solitary punctures on the disc and a broad longitudinal impression

in the middle, in which several longitudinal wrinkles are discernible,

the weakly rounded sides of the prothorax very finely rugulose.

Elytra reddish brown, becoming somewhat paler posteriorly, the

anterior portion up to a little behind the middle irregularly

sprinkled with yellow spots, with some darker spots in between,

beset also with longitudinal rows of round but not very densely

placed punctures, as far as the marmorated portion of the elytra

extends. Hind margins of abdominal segments yellow.

GYPONYX SPONSALIS, N. sp.

Niger, longe albo-pilosus, capite dense, prothorace sparsim punctato,

illo antice ruguloso, hoc lateribus vermiculatis, elytris requlariter

striato-punctatis, antice sanguineis, pone medium fascia flava ad

suturam late abbreviata; abdonune brunneo, rufo-marginato.—Long.

15-5 mm.—Southern Rhodesia (Buluwayo).

Head with black palps and antenne, weakly shiny, densely and

distinctly punctate, rugulose in front, especially between the eyes.

Prothorax black, opaquely shiny, as long as broad, strongly widened

and rounded at the sides, provided in front with a transverse furrow

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which is produced posteriorly in the middle, behind this with a weak

transverse impression, and on the dise with a distinct longitudinal

one in which are several longitudinal wrinkles and deeper punctures,

the surface otherwise only extremely sparingly punctuated, weakly

but densely longitudinally wrinkled at the sides. Elytra blood-red

in anterior third, then black, provided behind the middle with a

straight yellow transverse band, which is abbreviated and rounded

off a long way from the suture and also leaves a narrow black

margin along the lateral edge; elytra beset over almost the entire

surface with regular longitudinal rows of large, very densely placed,

round punctures, the punctuation becoming irregular only shortly

before the apex. Sternum shiny black, very finely punctured.

Abdomen brown, the margins of the segments red. Whole body

clothed with long yellow hairs, which are very dense, particularly on

the legs.

This handsome beetle differs in its coloration from all the species

of the genus hitherto known, and resembles some species of the

likewise mainly African genus Phigocopus, which possesses, however,

quite differently constructed antenne and palps.

GYPONYX GEMELLATUS, 0D. sp.

Pallidus, albo-pilosus, capite prothoraceque nigro-piceis, dense

subtiliter punctatis, hoc transversim et longitudinaliter sulcato, elytris

pallidis, fusco-maculatis, striato-punctatis, strits pro parte gemellatis.

—Long. 7°56 mm.—Cape Colony (Ookiep).

Very like G. indicus, but smaller and relatively broader. The

punctures of the elytra are approximated in pairs posteriorly, at

least those alongside the suture, the interspaces between these rows

of punctures are darker coloured, giving the elytra a striped appear-

ance, besides which several irregular dark brown spots occur also in

front. The under side and the legs are uniformly yellow.

GYPONYX ELEGANS, 0. sp.

Pallidus, albo-pilosus, capite prothoraceque flavo-testaceis, illo

densissime subtilissime punctulato, hoc transversim et longitudinaliter

sulcato, elytris servatim punctatis, fusco-irroratis, pedibus longis,

pallidis, brunneo nigroque annulatis et maculatis—Long. 6 mm.—

Transvaal (Lydenburg District).

A very slender pale form related to G. wdicus. Head brownish

yellow, very densely and extremely finely punctured, the frons

broadly impressed. Prothorax reddish yellow, with a dark longi-

New Species of Clerida. 199

tudinal stripe on each side, 14 times as long as wide, the sculpturing

like that of G. pallidus, Schklg., the areas of the prothorax, however,

much more elevated, so that five distinct tubercles are visible, two

pairs close beside one another and a single tubercle behind in front

of the scutellum, the sides of the prothorax deeply impressed pos-

teriorly. Hlytra almost up to the apex with rows of fine punctures,

yellow, with irregular brownish dots. Under side of the remarkably

long legs pale yellow, the femora with brown terminal half, the tibiz

brown to black at the base, also shortly before the apex with a

blackish ring.

Differs from the related species indicus, gemellatus, and pallidus

by the long prothorax.

Synoptic Table of the Genus Gyponyx, Gorh.

1. Elytra not uniformly blood-red or dark red in front.

2. Prothorax not divided into convex areas by longitudinal and transverse grooves

3. Elytra not unicolorous.

4, Prothorax with six very distinct tubercles.

5. Upper side yellow, elytra with four (var. 6-punctatus, Schklg., with six) black

points ; legs unicolorous yellowish .. .. .. .. «- 17. nodicollis, Boh.

5a. Prothorax dark, the tubercles yellowish Grom ; elytra green, yellowish and

black marmorate ; legs tawny maculate .. .. .. 18. viridescens, Hintz.

4a. Prothorax without six distinct tubercles.

6. Elytra in the forepart unicolorous yellowish brown, the apex black (some-

times with a large pale spot) .. .. .. .. .- «. 16. apicalis, Chevr.

6a. Elytra otherwise coloured.

7. Elytra with distinct pale spot or pale band at or before the apex.

8. Legs and upper side black, elytra each with three pale spots

8. sexnotatus, Boh.

8a. Legs brownish or yellowish.

9. Elytra brown, each with three sharply marked pale spots.

10. Elytra with regular rows of punctures .. .. .. 9. sexmaculatus, Hintz.

10a. Elytra with irregular, finely rugose EGhenon 7. ec IO. wetses, Hintz.

9a. Elytra without six sharply marked pale spots.

11. Legs unicolorous, at most with paler tarsi.

12. Pale middle band on elytra very distinct; before the apex a round pale spot

5. abyssinicus, Gorh.

12a. No distinct middle band; before the apex a narrow, band-like, winding pale

hin@versy ves, a iaeseuele Chinensias, H-

lla. Legs aa Seaeolorodes the pace of the emo piwane paler.

13. Elytra punctated almost to the apex, the aad es partly arranged in

double rows .. .. .. 2, natalensis, Boh. (Clerus).

13a. Punctuation of elytra aaa sais up 5 or a little beyond the middle.

14. Elytra in front with dark spots on pale ground ; prothorax brown or black.

15. Yellow coloration extending almost over two-thirds of the elytra and

provided with few dark spots besides the dark punctures.

3. retrocinctus, Chevr,

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15a. Yellow coloration extending only up to the middle of the elytra and

provided with more or less large dark brown spots, besides the brownish

black punctures .. . .. .. « 4. brunneo-punctatus, Hintz.

14a. Elytra yellow, with a dae lonpivattidal dab aloneeide the margin and almost

entirely smoky grey in the posterior half; prothorax red... .. 7. mitis, Kl.

7a. No pale spot before the apex of the bie et toatl iseve® (Os ivisshaasal Schklg.

3a. Elytra unicolorous.

‘16. Whole upper surface unicolorous.

17. Elytra irregularly finely rugulose, without rows of punctures

10. rugosus, Hintz.

17a. Elytra with rows of punctures, which are rarely indistinct.

18. Upper side brick-red .. .. .. «©. «ss os os oe LL. miniatus, Hintz.

18a. Upper side not red.

19. Prothorax with three weak tubercles; legs unicolorous .. 12. flavus, Hintz.

19a. Prothorax without tubercles; femora red with black apex, tibim and tarsi

brown .. .. «2 of «- 13. punctatus, Mintz.

l6a.. Head and prothorax mee pees eyes veiowiah or greenish brown

14. virescens, Chevy.

2a. Prothorax divided by several longitudinal and transverse furrows into more or

less convex areas.

20. Prothorax as broad as or broader than long.

21. The punctures of the elytra along the suture arranged in double rows

posteriorly .. .. -» «- «« 18. gemellatus, Schklg.

21a. Elytra without double x rows of penance

22. Legs simply yellow ; elytra indistinctly punctate .. ..19. pallidus, Schklg.

22a. Legs yellow with dark knees; elytra more distinctly punctate 17. indicus, F.

20a. Prothorax much sia than broad, with a dark longitudinal stripe along the

sides .. we ee «we «+ 20. elegans; Schklg.

la. Elytra blood- ial or ek ed in aaa.

23. At least half of the elytra red, the white middle band continuous, divided at

most by the dark suture .. . .. 15. tricolor, Schklg.

23a. One-third only of the elytra opal 3 in the eke ee thirds a yellowish white

band, which is strongly abbreviated and rounded off at the suture

16. sponsalis, Schklg.

Gren. THANASIMUS, Latr.

THANASIMUS PEOTORALIS, N. sp.

Niger, mgro-crimtus, capite prothoraceque subtiliter rugulosis,

fronte carinata, elytris antice grosse seriatim foveolatis, dein seriatim

punctatis, antice sanguineis, fasciitis duabus, una mediana, altera

ante apicem, flavido-sericets, pectore abdominisque segmentibus primis

rufis.—Long. 8 mm.—Rhodesia (Sebakwe).

Shorter and broader than the other African species of Thanasimus,

with red bases of the elytra known to me. Head and prothorax

entirely black, finely rugulose, frons with a fine but distinct and long

keel, antennz and palps black. Elytra blood-red almost to the

middle, then black, on the middle a narrow curved transverse band

and before the apex a broad one abbreviated at both ends, densely

New Species of Cleride. 201

clothed with yellowish-white hairs; up to the middle band with rows

of coarse pit-like punctures, the punctures behind the middle band,

becoming smaller, disappearing before the apex. Legs black, with

long white pubescence. Metasternum and the first abdominal

segments red,

Synoptic Table of the African Species of Thanasimus with red base

of the elytra.

1. Head black. J :

2. Prothorax black.

3. Head and prothorax coarsely punctate; antenne yellowish brown; under

pide) blacks 2 ca. ssa . .. capicola, Westw.

3a. Head and prothorax padi aaepllasae vroligama Black’: metasternum and base

Ghabdomon red weaua. (va. sss ve aS eh ot ee oe <pectoralis, mo Ep.

2a. Prothorax not entirely black!

4, Prothorax red, black in front; band before the apex white; under side

BIBOK icin iss s,s .. .. mutilloides, Hintz.

4a. Prothorax black, “ale in a hentie ; canals aoe = enna yellowish white ; abdomen

reddish brown, with black apex .. .. .. .. «+ eo «+ weisei, Hintz.

la. Head red.

5. Elytra with red basal half, white middle band, and a white shoulder-spot ;

length 14mm. .. .. versicolor, Chevr.

5a. Elytra in front, red dene ‘the anne Sails uated with black, two bands and

the apex with yellowish-white pubescence ; length 4:5 mm. hintzi, Schklg.*

Gren. STIGMATIUM, Gray.

STIGMATIUM RHODESIANUM, n. sp. (Sub-Gen. SticMmaTIuM, s. str.)

Converum, opacum, nigrum, nigro-setosum, prothorace elytro-

rumque basi rufis, elytris albo-maculatis, capite subtiliter punctulato,

prothorace dense granuloso, elytris antice grosse seriatim punctutis,

corpore subtus, antennis pedibusque nigris.—Long. 75 mm.—

Rhodesia (Sebakwe).

Head tolerably finely and densely punctate, with solitary black

hairs, in front with longer white hairs, antenne black, distinctly

serrated. Prothorax red, densely granulated, with a sharp trans-

verse impression behind the anterior margin, beset with longer

black and some paler hairs. Elytra red in front for about one-fifth,

then black, in front with very strong, somewhat irregular rows of

punctures, the punctures indistinct behind the middle, the inter-

spaces and the suture beset with solitary granules; on the black

part of the elytra are four whitish-yellow hairy spots, namely, one

on each side of the margin a little before the middle, a common

* This name was proposed by me in ‘‘Genera Insectorum, Fam. Clerid ”

(Brussels, 1903), for Thanasimus bifasciatus, Hintz (1902), as the latter name had

already been given by Kraatz in 1900 to a species from Ceylon.

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spot somewhat more posteriorly on the suture (perhaps this median

spot sometimes coalesces with the above-mentioned marginal ones

to form a curved transverse line), and a larger, bandlike common

spot before the apex; the elytra bear solitary black sete, which are

close together, particularly near the base. Under side, antenne, and

legs black, the latter clothed with long white hairs.

Comes near to Stigm. setigerwm, Schklg., from Obok, which is a

true Stigmatiwm and not a Pheocyclotomus (as erroneously stated in

Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, serie 2, vol. xix., 1899, p. 548).

Gen. APOPEMSIS, Schenckl.

APOPEMSIS SIMPLEX, N. sp.

Nigro-brunnea, dense flavo-pilosa, prothorace nigro, dense subtiliter

punctulato, lateribus awreo-villoso, elytris sulcatis et transversim

punctatis, ultra mediwm macula communi e pilis albis formata,

pedibus rufo-brunneis, abdominis segmentibus rufo-marginatis.—Long.

9 mm.—Southern Rhodesia (Manica, Christmas Pass).

In this new species the grooves of the elytra are not so deep as

in Apop. pulchra, Schklg. (Stett. Ent. Zeit., 1903, p. 19), but for the

rest the species agree with the latter in all important characters.

Head brownish black, with long and dense yellow pubescence,

labrum yellow, antenne black at base, the club formed of the seven

last Jamellate joints and yellowish brown, with solitary long yellow

hairs. Prothorax black, much broader than long, densely and very

finely punctulate, at the sides with a deep cavity, before which is a

deep tuft of golden-yellow hairs. LHlytra blackish brown, with dense

yellowish-grey pubescence, and behind the middle, with a common

spot of white hairs, weakly grooved, the grooves with from transverse

to quadrate punctures, becoming smaller posteriorly. Sternum and

legs reddish brown, the femora paler on the under side ; abdomen

reddish brown, the apex and the hind margins of the segments

pale red.

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5.—Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera, chiefly in the

Collection of the South African Museum, Cape Town. (Second

Paper *).—By. P. CamERon.

[Species marked with an asterisk are not in the Collection of the South

African Museum.]

BRACONIDA.

APANTELES.

APANTELES CAPENSIS, Sp. Nov.

Black; the sides of the three basal segments of the abdomen and

the legs rufo-testaceous; the hinder cox, apex of hind tibize broadly

and the hind tarsi, except the basal two joints at the base, black ;

the wings hyaline, with black nervures. ? and @.

Length 4 mm.

Cape Town. Several specimens.

First abdominal segment distinctly longer than broad; the second

and third broader than long; the second, if anything, longer than

the third; the basal two segments aciculated, a smooth line down

the centre of both; the second with an oblique furrow on either side

at the base, enclosing a triangular space; the other segments (third

and following) are smooth and shining. Terebra short; the hypo-

pygium cultriform. Metanotum opaque, coarsely aciculated; the

mesonotum and scutellum smooth, shining, as are also the pleure ;

the breast covered with a pale pile. The hypopygium projects

slightly beyond the dorsal surface of abdomen. Spurs of hind tibize

extending shortly, but distinctly beyond the middle of metatarsus.

Tegule fuscous-testaceous. First abscissa of cubitus straight,

oblique.

Belongs to Marshall’s Section 3, in André’s Species, iv., 405.

* First Paper, vol. v., 1906, pp. 17-182,

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APANTELES BASIMACULA, Cam.,

Rec. Alban. Mus., i., pt. iii., 1904, p. 173.

May be known by the basal two segments of the abdomen being

entirely whitish testaceous; A. maculitarsis, Cam., l.c., p. 173, has

the basal segment of the abdomen as broad as long, and all the

segments are smooth and shining, as is also the metanotum.

CHALCIDIDA.

LEUCOSPIN.

LEUCOSPIS, Fabr.

LEUCOSPIS ORNATA, West., Germ. Zeits. fiir Ent., i. 252.

Schletterer, Berl. Entom. Zeits., xxxv., 1890, p. 219.

Cape Colony. Hex River.

The amount of the rufous and yellow colour probably varies.

There is a 3 in the Collection which has the head and thorax almost

entirely black, the rufous colour being very scanty, and the yellow

only represented by a line above the base of the pronotum and on

the apex of the scutellum. The legs, too, are darker coloured.

I have in my Collection from the Cape another species which

cannot well be confounded with any of the South African species.

* LEUCOSPIS AFRICANA, Sp. NOV.

Black, but the under side of the antennal flagellum, a short line

on the base of the pronotum. in the centre uniting with the yellow

transverse one, a triangular one at the sides at the end of the

yellow line, its apex being united to the tegule, a line on the apex,

the tegul#, a broad line along the sides of the mesonotum, a tri-

angular mark on the apex of the latter, the apex of the scutellum,

the post-scutellum, the tubercules, a large triangular mark, almost

covering the metapleure and the basal abdominal segment to beyond

the middle are red; while a line across the middle of the pronotum,

a curved one on the apex-of the scutellum, a broader one on the sides

of the metanotum, and one on the apices of the basal two abdominal

segments are yellow. Legs red, the 4 anterior cox for the greater

part, the fore femora on the basal half, the middle on the basal two-

thirds above, the outer side of the hind femora, except above, where

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 205

they are red, and a yellow line above the teeth—the line broadest

at the base. Wings fuscous-violaceous, the nervures black. ?.

Length 6 mm.

Apex of ovipositor reaching close to the apex of the basal third of

the second abdominal segment. Apex of pronotum with 2 transverse

keels ; the basal one is much stouter than the apical, and there is a

short one in the middle at the yellow line. Middle of apex of scutel-

lum with a raised border. Sides of post-scutellum stoutly dentate.

Hyes slightly converging below; the hind ocelli separated from each

other by a distinctly greater distance than they are from the eyes.

Face and clypeus closely, strongly striated; the sides of the front are

more irregularly striated ; the vertex rugosely punctured, as is also

the thorax; both are thickly covered with white pubescence ; the

metapleurz more finely and closely punctured than the rest. Hind

femora with 3 short stumpy basal teeth close to each other and

5 stout longish apical ones, all widely separated, the lower one more

widely separated from the one above it than the others are from

each other; it is also half the size. Basal joints of flagellum clearly

longer than thick. Malar space as long as antennal scape.

The first abdominal segment is twice as long as it is wide at the

apex ; there is a keel down its centre; this keel has a transverse

one at its base. Hind femora fully twice longer than thick; very

shining, closely but not strongly punctured and covered sparsely

with white pubescence. The first abdominal segment clearly

separated from the second.

In the table of Schletterer’s (Berl. Ent. Zeits., xxxv., 163) this

species would come in near L. tricarinata and elegans. It is one

of the smaller species.

CHALCIDIDINZ.

Chaleidina.

CHALCIS, Lin., sec. Kirby.

The species enumerated below belong to Chalcis as limited by

Kirby (Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool., xvii., 65) and by Kieffer (Berl. Ent.

Zeits., xlix., 1904, 259), but not as limited by Ashmead (Class. of

the Chalcid Flies, p. 249); that is to say they have the apex of the

scutellum bilobate, while Chalcis, Ashm., has it rounded. The

latter is identical with Oncochalcis, Cam., The Entomologist, 1904,

161. The South African Chalcis pymi, Cam. (Rec. Alban. Mus.,

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, p. 312) and C. ? rotundata, Cam. (Zeits. f. Hymen. it. Dipt.,

1905, p. 231) belong to Chalcis, Ashm. (Oncochalcis).

The determination of the Walkerian species is a work of difficulty

and uncertainty from the fact that his descriptions refer only to

coloration. The account given of the femoral teeth is very in-

definite ; in the description of C. amenocles from Sierra Leone (List

of Chalcidites, i., p. 84) they are not even mentioned ; in C. varipes

(Notes on Chalcid., p. 48) they are stated to be ‘armed beneath with

several small teeth’; in C. polyctor (Trans. Ent. Soc., 1862, p. 354)

they are stated to be armed beneath ‘with several rather large

teeth.’” According to Mr. W. K. Kirby (Journ. Linn. Soc., xvii., 68),

amenocles, varipes, and polyctor (not the species described in The

Entomologist, 1841, p. 218, from Sierra Leone, which is stated by

Kirby, /.c., to be a different species from the polyctor of 1862) are

varieties of one species. C. amenocles, however, is said to have the

hind cox black, as is also the case with polyctor of 1862; but varipes

has the hind coxe red, if the Walkerian description is to be relied

upon. It is impossible to clear up the matter from the descriptions

alone. I have a specimen from the Cape which agrees fairly well

with Walker’s description of amenocles. The red-legged species of

Chalcis known to me from South Africa may be separated as

follows :—

1 (4) Hind femora red, with a large black mark on the

outer side, their coxe with red in the middle.

2 (3) Abdomen red, except for a ene black mark on

the base.. .. Sh) cea des ein! pe, ne ORIEN sie

(2) Abdomen eal ‘incl, ars melanospila.

4 (1) Hind femora red, not spotted oat black; bie at

apex.

(6) Hind tibie entirely white .. .. .. .. «. «. dunbrodyensis.

(7) Hind tibize black, white at the apex .. .. .. .. melanogastra.

(6) Hind tibie black, white, and red.

11) Hind coxe red for the greater part.

10) Metanotal area and metanotum smooth and shining,

the areola pointed at the apex, coxe broadly black

atthe apex .. .. spilopus, Cam.

10 (9) Metanotum and areola opaque, ta iaccuee! tite needle

not ack: pointed at the apex; the coxe entirely

POO nce Sears, s\o. Ireland elo uc aaah are CO DENSI SS

11 (8) Hind coxe black ORs Se mermer oee cE ee. LNs

OM 18H KM

The last 3 species may be known by the form of the metanotal

area and of the reticulations on the metanotum. In capensis the

areola extends from the base almost to the apex, is of uniform width,

and bears one or two transverse keels, the lateral reticulations are

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 207

weak and irregular; in spilopus the areola is deep, almost twice

longer than wide, the arew bordering it are wider than long; in

what I make out to be amenocles the areola is fully 3 times longer

than wide and is wider at the base than at the apex; the basal

lateral area is triangular, the apex below the base shorter than the

length ; the area below it is oblique, narrowest on the inner side ;

that above it is quadrangular, the one below triangular; the hind

tibize are reddish, with a white band near the base and a wider one

at the apex; the 4 front legs are black to near the apex of the

femora, there they are white, as they are also at the base of

the tibiz; the rest of them are reddish.

* CHALCIS NATALENSIS, Sp. nov.

Black, the post-scutellum, the abdomen, except for a large pyriform

mark on the base (the narrowed end of the base) extending from

near the base of the segment to its apex and a mark in the centre of

the apical two segments, bright red; the apex of all the femora, the

tibize, tarsi, and the tegule bright yellow; the hind femora red, a

large black oval mark touching the basal yellow one and ex-

tending shortly beyond the middle. Wings hyaline, the nervures

black.

Length6mm. 9°.

Natal.

Apex of scutellum ending in two longish horny, pale-coloured

lobes, which are broad at the base, narrowed towards the apex ;

above them are 2 dense tufts of long silvery pubescence. Meta-

notum widely reticulated ; the areola is long, lanceolate at the base ;

the sides have a stout longish tooth close to the middle. The

central part of the mesopleure is reticulated, the base and apex

smooth; the former with a row of fovesw, the depressed apex with

clearly separated keels. Propleurze smooth for the greater part ;

near the centre is a stout oblique keel; the top is weakly, the

bottom more strongly, widely striated. Metapleurze closely rugosely

reticulated. Basal segment of abdomen and the base and apex of

the others smooth; the central part strongly punctured. The apical

segment is roundly narrowed; it is depressed in the centre. On the

hind femora are about a dozen teeth; the basal are indistinct and

pressed together; the others are more widely separated ; the pen-

ultimate is separated by a longish space from the last.

This is a larger and stouter species than C. melanospila ; it may

be known by the red abdomen, with the large triangular black mark

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on the base, and by the short black basal and the large pale rufous

tooth on the sides of the metanotum.

CHALCIS MELANOSPILA, Sp. nov.

Black, the 4 anterior femora except for a line at the base above,

the tibize and tarsi, the apex of the hind femora, the hind tibiz

except behind, where they are black, and the hind tarsi, yellow;

the cox and trochanters black, the hind cox largely red above;

their femora red, a large oval mark on the outer side of the latter in

the middle and their black teeth; on the hind femora are 13 small,

thick black teeth, the basal close together, the apical more widely

separated. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures black. ¢.

Length 5 mm.

Cape Colony. Hex River.

Apex of scutellum broadly bilobate, the lobes obscure yellow.

The sides of the metanotum on the basal half are roundly depressed,

the base and apex forming almost teeth ; the central arew, except at

the top, are strongly transversely striated. Head closely rugosely

punctured, more coarsely above than below; in the centre of the

face is a smooth and shining plate, which is obliquely narrowed

above; the pubescence is long, dense, and white. Pro- and

meso-thorax rugosely punctured, more or less reticulated. Basal

segment of abdomen smooth, impunctate; the others are strongly

punctured, the punctures widely separated; the apex is more

finely, closely, and regularly punctured; they are somewhat

thickly covered with long, silvery hair. The apex of the scutellum

is thickly covered with long, silvery hair. The apex of the pro-

notum and the base of the mesopleure are stoutly striated.

Flagellum of antennz stout, opaque, densely covered with white

down. The part below the scutellum is smooth, rufous.

CHALCIS DUMBRODYENSIS, Sp. nov.

Black, the tegule, the apex of the fore femora broadly, of

the middle more narrowly, the 4 anterior tibize except for a

line in the middle behind, the apex of the hind femora, the

hind tibie except for a dark rufous band at the base and all

the tarsi, bright yellow, the hind femora red; wings hyaline, the

nervures black. 92.

Length 5-6 mm.

Cape Colony. Dunbrody.

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 209

Centre of face and clypeus smooth, bofdered by distinetly

separated punctures ; the sides opaque, closely punctured. Vertex

closely rugosely reticulated-punctured. Pro- and mesonotum

closely rugosely punctured; the apex of clypeus bone-coloured ;

bilobate, the lobes rounded, the space between them straight,

transverse ; it is covered all round with long, white hair. Meta-

notum reticulated; the reticulations wide, square at the base; the

central basal area is about two and a half times longer than

wide; it is narrowed towards the base; the sides in the middle

are broadly, roundly dilated. Propleure finely, closely striated

above ; the middle with a stout keel. Mesopleurse smooth, except

for the usual fovee at the base. Metapleure except on the

basal slope closely rugosely striated. Basal segments of the

abdomen smooth; the others punctured and covered with white

hair in the middle. Femoral teeth short, stout, the basal close

to each other and regular; the apical six larger and more

widely separated. Hind coxe closely and somewhat strongly

punctured.

CHALCIS MELANOGASTRA, Sp. Nov.

Black, the apex of the fore femora and their tibiz and tarsi

pale yellow; the middle of the tibie broadly dark rufous; the hind

femora red, their apex yellow, their teeth black; the tibiz black,

a yellow band near the base and a longer one on the apex; the

tarsi yellowish. Antennal scape obscure yellowish in the middle.

Wings hyaline, the nervures black. 9°.

Length 4 mm.

Cape Colony.

Apex of scutellum bilobate, the lobes short, broad, rounded.

Face strongly punctured, without a smooth central plate. Clypeus

smooth, with two longish fovee in the centre. Front and vertex

strongly rugosely punctured. The punctuation on the pronotum

is closer and more rugose than it is on the mesonotum and

scutellum, on which they are somewhat widely separated. Meta-

notum reticulated; the central area is about three times longer than

wide, and is slightly narrowed towards the apex ; the sides below

are dilated but not greatly; the dilated part becomes wider

gradually from the base and apex to the middle. Propleure in

the middle stoutly irregularly striated, the apex above finely,

closely striated. Mesopleuree smooth and shining, the base and

lower part at the base foveate. Metapleure closely rugosely

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punctured. Abdomen smooth and shining, the apical segments

aciculated. Hind femora regularly toothed below; the teeth small,

black, and covered with white pubescence.

CHALCIS LEIGHI, sp. nov.

Black, densely covered with long, silvery pubescence; the tegule,

the four anterior legs, except the coxe and trochanters, the apex of the

hind femora and the tibiz and tarsi, yellow; the wings hyaline, the

nervures black ; the hind femora with about ten teeth, the basal

short, stumpy, the apical one longer and sharper; those behind it

widely separated, short, not very distinct; they are almost hid by

silvery pubescence. @.

Length 7 mm.

Natal. Durban.

A stout, robust species. Antennal scape slender, shining,

sparsely haired below; the flagellum stout, opaque, densely covered

with short, white pubescence. Front laterally, and vertex closely

rugosely punctured ; the sides of the face finely rugose; the central

plate smooth and shining, obliquely narrowed above, slightly,

gradually narrowed below ; the middle of clypeus smooth, the sides

with a double row of irregular punctures. Base of mandibles

rugose, the apex smooth, shining; there are three short, blunt teeth.

Pro-mesonotum and scutellum closely rugosely punctured, more

or less reticulated ; the scutellum more strongly than the rest;

the parapsidal furrows are indicated towards the apex. The two

lobes of the scutellum are smooth, shining, placed somewhat low

down, roundly narrowed towards the apex; they project over

the metanotum, which is widely, irregularly reticulated; there is a

row of are bordering the base; the areola is depressed, opaque,

closely, finely punctured, narrowed at the base, not very clearly

defined at the apex, more than twice longer than wide. Pro-

pleure irregularly aciculated-punctured ; a stout curved keel in the

middle. The fovez at the base of the mesopleure are shallow,

oval; they are on the centre only. Metapleure closely, rugosely

reticulated. The basal segment of the abdomen is obscurely

punctured, shining; the second to fifth are finely aciculated,

punctured, with a transverse row of punctures on their apices ;

the sixth segment is strongly, closely, deeply punctured and covered

with silvery pubescence.

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 211

Genus ONCOCHALCIS, Cam.,

The Entomologist, 1904, p. 64.

ONCOCHALCIS MICROLINEA, Walker,

Trans. Ent. Soc., 1862, 372.

A specimen (3%) from Durban is probably this species, which

was described under Chalcis from Natal. It is black; the tegule,

apex of femora narrowly, the 4 anterior tibiae except for along

line behind, their tarsi, the base and apex of the posterior

tibia behind and their tarsi, yellow. There are about thirteen

short, stout, closely pressed teeth on the hind femora, of almost

equal size. Apex of scutellum broadly rounded, margined.

Metanotum closely, irregularly reticulated; its sides rounded,

untoothed; the areola is not very clearly defined; it is about

four times longer than wide, slightly wider at the base than at the

apex, and it bears two irregular transverse keels in the middle.

Abdomen short, smooth; the last segment strongly, closely

punctured and covered with white pubescence. Face opaque,

closely punctured; the centre broadly smooth and shining, the

smooth space widened below the middle, obliquely narrowed at the

apex; the clypeus smooth; a row of irregular punctures (four or

five) on either side above. Propleure irregularly, stoutly striated

in the middle; the base of the mesopleuree smooth, with an

irregular row of the usual foveew; the apex is striated from

shortly above the middle; base of the metapleuree smooth, the

rest of the area closely rugosely punctured.

Length 5 mm.

Genus SPILOCHALCIS, Thoms.

SPILOCHALCIS CAPENSIS, Sp. NOV.

Vermillion-red ; the flagellum of antennz, the vertex broadly, the

front more narrowly, the occiput, except at the edges, the outer

half of the hind orbits, basal slope of pronotum, a line down its

middle, a triangular large mark on the basal half of mesonotum

prolonged as a broad line to the scutellum, the inner half of the

lateral lobes, an irregular spot on the apex of the scutellum, the

median segment and the pro- and mesopleure and the breasts,

deep black. Legs coloured like the body, the fore coxe, the

middle except for a red spot below, the hinder except for an

obscure mark on the apex below, all the trochanters, the base

of the 4 anterior femora broadly, an irregular mark on the inner

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side of the posterior, a smaller round mark near the middle on

the outer side, a large semicircular one on the apex below at

the edge, the base of the tibie and their apex more broadly, black.

Wings hyaline, the nervures blackish. ¢.

Length 4:5 mm.

Cape Town.

Sides of front and face irregularly punctured; the frontal tubercle

large, broad, rounded, and narrowed slightly above. Pronotum

closely, the middle of mesonotum sparsely punctured, the lateral

lobes smooth. Scutellum punctured like the mesonotum, furrowed

down the middle; the apex in the middle closely striated.

Metanotum reticulated, its centre stoutly longitudinally keeled.

Propleure aciculated, sparsely punctured below. Apical half of

mesopleure longitudinally striated, the base minutely, closely

punctured. Metapleure irregularly reticulated. © Abdominal

petiole smooth, about twice longer than wide; the fourth seg-

ment has a large black mark, widely and largely incised in the

middle, at the base; the fifth is black at the base. Teeth on hind

femora black, short, closely packed, about 20 in number; the coxe

are as long as the femora. Flagellum stout, opaque, covered with

a white down, the first and second joints equal in length.

Halticellam.

Genus STOMATOCERAS, Kirby.

* STOMATOCERAS FUMIPENNIS, Sp. Nov.

Black, covered with a white pile; the basal half of the antennal

scape below, the basal 4 joints of the flagellum, the knees, the

anterior tibiz, the apex of the 4 posterior tibiz and the tarsi, rufous ;

wings dark smoky, tinged with violaceous, the basal third of the

wings and a small cloud twice longer than wide, and rounded below

at the stigma, hyaline; the costa and nervures deep black. ?.

Length to end of ovipositor nearly 9 mm.

Cape Colony.

Face and clypeus closely rugosely punctured; the frontal de-

pression, except at the top, closely transversely striated. Sides of

clypeus broadly roundly dilated. Immediately below the antenne is

a stout projection, smooth and shining, roundly narrowed above, its

apex rounded. Mandibles except at the apex, and labrum dark

rufous ; the former is depressed at the top. Pro- and mesothorax

closely rugosely punctured; the apical half of mesopleure closely

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 213

longitudinally striated, smooth at the apex below. Scutellum longer

than the width at the apex, broadly, but not deeply, furrowed down

the middle; the apex ending in two stout teeth, which are longer on

the outer than on the inner side; the incision separating them forms

a triangle ; they project largely over the median segment. The latter

is widely areolated ; there is a long central area extending from the

base to the apex and roundly widened in the middle; in the centre

are three irregular transverse keels. At the base of the segment is, on

either side, a large irregular area, wider than long. It is narrowed on

the outer side, where there are some irregular broken striz; on the

sides of the apex are two are stoutly striated. Metapleure reticu-

lated; the apical half above with an area, which is roundly incised in

the middle at the apex and narrowed at the base. Abdomen shorter

than the thorax; the hypopygium short, triangular. The apex of the

hind femora below is keeled ; behind this are two not very distinct,

rounded curved projections. The third joint of the antenne is about

one-fourth longer than the fourth. Malar space as long as the eyes.

The keel bordering the apex of the clypeus projects upwards on to

the middle of the malar space. Tegule conchiform, densely covered

with white pubescence.

STOMATOCERAS TRIFASCIATUS, sp. nov.

Black ; the scape and basal 5 joints of flagellum red; the apex of

the 4 front femora, the fore tibiz in front, the hind femora in the

middle broadly on the inner side and the base of the femora, dark

rufous; wings hyaline; there is a brownish cloud at the stigma,

longer than wide and narrowed at the apex ; opposite it is a smaller

cloud, and beyond, half-way between it and the middle, a longer

curved one, narrowed in front. 9?.

Length to end of hypopygium 8 mm.

Cape Town.

Head rugosely punctured, the frontal depression closely, minutely

punctured ; the eyes, on the inner side, bordered by a keel. Apex of

clypeus broadly roundly, but not deeply incised ; malar space as long

as the eyes; there is a smooth keel down the middle. Mandibles

rufous, black at the apex, pro- and meso-thorax closely punctured ;

the pro- more strongly than the mesonotum, and the apex of the

mesopleure still more strongly; the base of the latter stoutly

striated, except below; the stria are clearly separated. Meta-

pleure coarsely, rugosely punctured, roundly projecting below.

Smooth and thickly covered with white pubescence. Metanotum

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reticulated closely in the centre; there is a large central area

bordered at the base by two small ones, of which the inner is the

larger and more regular; the sides are coarsely aciculated, opaque

and densely covered with white pubescence. Ventral surface rufous,

as are also the apical segments above. Hinder femora with the basal

two-thirds keeled below; the keel with two curves. Apex of clypeus

irregularly bilobate, the incision wider than deep, the lobes rounded.

STOMATOCERAS ? SULCISCUTIS, sp. Nov.

_ Black, densely covered with silvery pubescence, the 4 anterior

tarsi, knees, and apices of tibia dark rufous; wings fuscous, the

basal third almost hyaline. ¢.

Length 6:5 mm.

_ Cape Colony. Hex River.

‘Antenne thick, eleven-jointed (but the three apical may be com-

posed of two), covered with a close, white pile; the third joint greatly

narrowed at the base, as long as the following two united. Head

closely, strongly punctured, formed as in the preceding species; the

labrum irregularly striated. Pro- and mesonotum and scutellum

closely, strongly, almost uniformly punctured; the apical half of

scutellum depressed in the middle. Scutellar teeth longer than their

width at the base, bluntly pointed at the apex, centre of metanotum

with an area about three times longer than wide in the middle; the

part on either side irregularly areolated; the keels at the base curved,

below straight, transverse. Pleure closely, rugosely punctured,

pilose; the apex of metapleure shining, smooth, irregularly areolated

‘like the metanotum. Abdomen sessile; the second segment smooth,

shining, as long as the others united; the apical are closely,

strongly punctured. There are two curves on the under side of the

hind femora, the basal being the longer; they are closely, minutely

serrate. Seen from above there is not much difference in the length

‘of the basal four joints of the hind tarsi.

STOMATOCERAS ? RUFIPES, Sp. Nov.

Black, the basal three joints of the antenne, the end of the apical

joint and the legs red; wings hyaline, a small cloud at the stigma,

the cloud longer than the width at the base, and slightly narrowed

towards the apex. 9°.

LengthO mm. |

Natal. Estcourt.

Descriptions of Species of Parasite Hymenoptera. 215

Inner orbits margined by a stout raised keel, the part between the

keel and the eyes striated; the inner side rugosely punctured; the

frontal depression smooth; the vertex and temples closely rugosely

punctured. Malar space two-thirds of the length of the eyes. Pro-

and mesonotum and scutellum closely punctured ; the pronotum more

closely, more opaque, and more densely pilose than the mesonotum ;

the scutellum has a wide, shallow, punctured furrow down the centre ;

its apex is margined, broadly rounded. Parapsidal furrows narrow,

distinct. Metanotum opaque, except for a shining oblique area on

either side near the base; it is narrowed on the inner, broad and

transverse on the outer side; the rest is finely rugosely punctured ;

in the centre is an area extending from the base to the apex; its

basal fourth becomes gradually widened; from the widened part

it becomes narrowed towards the apex, the keels, however, not

meeting there; the sides have a longish projection near the base.

Basal segments of abdomen smooth, the apical punctured; the apical

segments forming a short stout ovipositor; the ventral surface is

rufous. Pro- and metapleure rugosely punctured, the latter more

closely than the former; in the middle of the mesopleure is a

striated belt, broad above, becoming gradually narrowed below ;

the base and apex are irregularly, largely and finely, punctured.

This is not a typical Stomatoceras as defined by Kirby (Journ.

Linn. Soc., xvii., 62), for that has the apex of the scutellum “ armed

with two small raised teeth,” while in the species I have described it

is broadly rounded. It agrees fairly well otherwise with the generic

description of Stomatoceras.

CRATOCENTRUS, gen. nov.

Abdomen with a long ovipositor—longer than the abdomen—the

last segment conically projecting above, forming there a short

sheath for the base of the ovipositor; the sheaths of the ovi-

positor moderately broad, punctured at the base. Antenne stout,

ten-jointed, densely pilose, originating close to the mouth. Apex

of scutellum broadly rounded. Apex of metanotum with a broad

rounded tooth above. Hind femora with ten teeth, the apical small,

and close to each other, the basal larger and more widely separated.

The malar space is nearly as long as the eyes; the anterior

ocellus is clear of the frontal depression; the hind ocelli are

separated from each other by a distinctly greater distance than

they are from the eyes; they are separated from the anterior by

about the same distance as they are from the eyes. The last

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antennal joint is one-half longer than the penultimate. Body and

legs densely covered with silvery pubescence. Abdomen sessile ;

its apical half densely punctured. Mesonotum trilobate, the

parapsidal furrows being distinct.

Comes near to Rhynchochalcis, which may be known by the

untoothed femora, by the scutellum being bilobate, by the frontal

depression enclosing the anterior ocellus, and by there being a keel

between the antenne. The ovipositor is more distinctly separated

from the abdomen than usual with the Chalcididine, being more as

in the Torymine, that is to say the apical segments do not enter

into its structure. I have included in the genus one species

(C. bicornutus), in which the vertex is armed with 2 teeth

or horns.

CRATOCENTRUS ARGENTEOPILOSUS, Sp. Nov.

Black, densely covered with silvery pubescence, which is much

longer on the median segment than elsewhere, the apical half of the

pronotum, the greater part of the mesonotum and scutellum dark

red; the basal half of abdomen and the legs of a brighter red colour;

the outer side of the hind femora darker coloured; the coxe are

densely, the rest of the legs are more sparsely pilose. Wings

hyaline, infuscated along the margin, the nervures deep black. 9¢.

Length 8 mm.; terebra 4 mm.

Cape Colony. Dunbrody.

Head rugosely reticulated-punctured, the sculpture almost hid by

the dense pubescence. Frontal depression deep, narrower than the

space between it and the eyes, closely, finely, transversely striated,

stoutly keeled down the middle. Pro- and mesonotum and scutellum

coarsely reticulated; the apical slope of the scutellum is oblique,

stoutly longitudinally striated and with a distinctly raised margin

which is broadly rounded. Median segment short, the centre steeply

sloped, finely striated; the sides are more strongly striated. Pleurz

rugose, densely covered with longish, silvery pubescence ; the lower

basal half of the mesopleure striated, depressed.

* CRATOCENTRUS RUFICORNIS, Sp. NOV.

Black; the base of pronotum narrowly, its apex broadly, scutellum,

mesopleure narrowly below the tegulw, base of abdomen above and

more broadly below, rufous; legs rufous; the outer side of hind

femora, except on the top, black. Wings hyaline, the apical half

largely suffused with fuscous-violaceous, the nervures black. 9?

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 217

Length 7 mm. ; terebra 3 m.

Cape Colony. Dunbrody.

Head reticulated-punctured, covered with short, white pubescence.

Frontal depression strongly, closely, transversely striated; there is a

longitudinal fine keel down the lower half. Thorax closely, rugosely

reticulated ; the apex of pronotum and the scutellum much more

strongly than the rest; the apical slope of the scutellum stoutly,

longitudinally striated ; its middle projects into a stout tooth.

Metanotum longitudinally reticulated, the transverse keels weaker

than the longitudinal ones; the lateral tooth is large, blunt. Pleurz

closely reticulated ; the propleurz more distinctly and less coarsely

rugosely than the rest. Abdomen closely, distinctly punctured

throughout ; there is a broad, dense belt of fulvous pubescence on

the third segment; the apical segments are more coarsely, closely

punctured than the others; the apical spine is longish, gradually

narrowed to a sharp point; the base of the ovipositor is punctured.

At the base of the hind femora are two large, sharply-pointed teeth,

widely separated; these are followed by at least nine short,

blunt ones.

CRATOCENTRUS BICORNUTUS, Sp. nov.

Black; the antenne, except the apical three joints, the greater

part of the head, thorax, legs, and the apices of the basal three

abdominal segments, rufous ; hind femora with about fifteen minute

teeth, forming a serrated edge; the terminal tooth is much larger

than the rest; the vertex behind the ocelli armed with two stout,

sharp-pointed teeth; wings hyaline, the apex with a smoky

cloud. ¢.

Length 9 mm.; terebra 4 mm,

Southern Rhodesia. Sebakwe.

Antenne ten-jointed, almost bare. Head rugosely punctured,

sparsely covered with silvery pubescence; the frontal depression

deep, closely striated ; the sides keeled. Malar space two-thirds of

the length of the eyes; there is an oblique keel near its top.

Thorax closely rugosely punctured ; the top of the basal slope of

the pronotum has an irregular, rugose keel. Scutellum rugosely

reticulated ; its apex rounded, depressed, striated ; the middle

projecting into a triangular tooth. Metanotum short, the sides

above projecting into stout triangular teeth. Mesopleural depression

deep, closely striated at the bottom. Abdomen closely and strongly

punctured, the apical segments more strongly than the basal; it is

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densely covered with depressed, pale- golden pubescence. The

apical segment is long, becomes gradually narrowed to a fine point,

aciculated - rugose, smooth at the apex. The ovipositor is longer

than the abdomen, rufous, black at the apex.

PHASGANOPHORA, Westrv.

PHASGONOPHORA RUFICAUDIS, Sp. Noy.

Black, the six basal joints of flagellum, the legs, except the fore

coxe and the upper part of the hind femora, the base of the

abdomen and the ovipositor rufous; the wins hyaline, their

nervures black. 9¢.

Length 7mm.

Dunbrody. Cape Colony.

The base and sides of the prothorax, the mesonotum round the

scutellum’; the sides of the latter are rufous. Face closely, strongly

punctured. Frontal depression deep, closely striated, narrower

than the space between it and the eyes. Hind ocelli separated from

each other by double the distance they are from the eyes. Malar

space as long as the eyes. Pronotum as long as the mesonotum ;

its basal slope rufous, closely transversely striated. Pro- and meso-

notum and scutellum covered with raised points in transverse rows ;

those on the scutellum are broader and larger. Metanotum reticulated;

its areola is large, wide on the apical two-thirds, narrowed at the

base ; the sides of the segment are rounded at the apex and thickly

covered with long, grey hair; their base bears laterally an oblique,

stout tooth. Propleurz smooth above ; there is a curved keel below

the middle. Central part of mesopleure closely reticulated; the

base of the metapleurze smooth, the rest strongly reticulated. Hind

femora with seven teeth; the basal close together, the rest widely

separated; the apical broad, rounded. Abdomen smooth, except the

sixth segment, which is strongly punctured. The ovipositor is

nearly half the length of the abdomen. The first joint of the

flagellum is not quite so long as the second. The whole body and

legs thickly covered with glistening white hair.

EKURYCENTRUS, gen. nov.

g. Antenne at least 12-jointed, the last joints not clearly

separated, the third joint not much longer than the pedicle, covered

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thickly with silvery tomentum ; they are situated half-way between

the eyes and the clypeus. Hyes densely pilose; the malar space is

as long as them. Frontal depression gradually rounded, only

margined at the eyes and, more distinctly, on the top above the fore

ocellus, Scutellum large, clearly longer than wide, its apex broadly

bidentate. Sides of metanotum stoutly toothed above, the teeth

longer than the width at the base. Apical half of hind femora

margined below, the margin slightly dilated at the base, bare. Hind

tibia longer than the tarsi, not toothed at the apex; the basal

four joints of the tarsi become gradually slightly shorter; the joints

spinose. Abdomen short, the petiole very short, clearly. broader

than long; its apical segment strongly punctured, the others smooth;

the ovipositor projecting, broad, three times longer than the width at

the base. Wings smoky. Tore claws.

This genus, as regards the position of the antenne, is intermediate

between the Chalcidini and the Haltichellini, they being too low

down for the former and not near enough to the mouth for the latter.

The only genera with hairy eyes are T'richochalcis, Microchalcis, and

Allochalcis, described by Kieffer (Berlin, Ent. Zeit., xliv., 246 and

247), but the species cannot fit into them. Tvichiochalcts and

Allochalcis are from Madagascar. The present genus comes nearest

to the latter.

EURYCENTRUS ERYTHROGASTER, sp. nov.

Black; the abdomen, except the ovipositor, the four anterior legs

except the cox and trochanters and the hind femora, red ; the wings

fuscous violaceous, the nervures black. ¢.

Length to end of ovipositor 10°5 mm.

Cape Colony.

Head rugosely punctured, the centre of the front closely trans-

versely striated; the temples and cheeks densely covered with

longish silvery pubescence. Faee below bordered by a smooth,

shining keel, with rounded edges ; the apex of clypeus bordered by

a similar keel, but not so strongly projecting; the labrum large,

with three stout transverse keels. Temples keeled on the outer edge.

Malar space with two fine keels down the middle; they are united

below and, on the outer side, above are bordered by a row of three

fovex, outside of which is another foveated band, extending to the

bottom. Pro- and meso-thorax closely, rugosely punctured, more or

less reticulated. The reticulatous punctures are strong on the pro-

notum, stronger on the scutellum, and weaker on the base of the

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mesonotum. On the centre of the metanotum are two aree extending

from the base to the apex ; these are bordered by an area which is

dilated in the middle on the outer side; at the sides at the base is a

long curved area, widest below, with two stout keels opposite the

spines, the base bearing also stout keels.

EUCHARIN,

STIBULASPIS, gen. nov.

Scutellum large, roundly narrowed behind, ending in two longish

teeth about 3 or 4 times longer than wide; strongly longitudinally

striated throughout. Metanotum with a steep slope, the sides broadly

rounded, not tuberculate. Antenne twelve-jointed, the fourth to

ninth joints stoutly produced above, the projections longer than

thick, gradually narrowed to a sharp point, the apical roundly

narrowed at the apex, closely united to the penultimate, which is

broader than long and shorter than the preceding ; they are placed

well upon the face, above the lower edge of the eyes. Malar space

longer than the eyes. Clypeus bounded laterally by oblique furrows,

but not from the face. Temples very short. Except on the meta-

notum the whole thorax is strongly striated. Abdominal petiole

stout, twice longer than wide. Wings not extending much beyond

the apex of the abdomen ; the nervures as in Stibula. Legs slender,

the femora narrowed towards the apex; metatarsus as long as the

following three joints united. Claws curved, simple. Ovipositor

slender. Mandibles curved, bidentate, the apical tooth long, curved,

sharp-pointed, the sub-apical shorter and blunter.

The affinities of this genus are with Stibula, which may be known

from it by the antenne in both sexes being simple, neither serrate in

the ¢ nor flabellate in the g; and both have a distinct hump-like

elevation above the metapleure. In Stibula, too, the thorax is

strongly punctured; in Stibulaspis it is as strongly striated. The

form of the scutellum is the same in both, except that in Stvbula the

apical teeth are curved, not straight as in the present genus. In the

g of Stibulaspis the abdominal petiole is longer, much longer than

in the ¢; the middle joints of the antenne, instead of being stoutly

serrate, are stoutly flabellate.

The history of the Hucharine is interesting. So far as it is known

the species are parasites on ants. Cf. Cameron, Manchr. Memoirs,

vol, 34, 1890-91, p. 5, where it is stated that Chalcura bedeli,

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 221

Cam., lives parasitically in the nests of Myrmecocystus viaticus in

Algeria.

STIBULASPIS FORTISTRIATA, Sp. NOY.

Blue with brassy and dark purple tints; the apex of femora,

tibie, and tarsi pale testaceous, the lower half of the abdomen rufo-

fulvous; antenne black; the wings clear hyaline, the nervures

pale. @.

Length 5 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Head from the ocelli to the clypeus longitudinally, closely striated,

the striae becoming weaker below; the raised centre of the face

transversely striated; the clypeus smooth and narrowed above,

transversely striated below. Mandibles dark purple. The fourth to

ninth joints of the antenne are stoutly produced above ; the serra-

tions broad at the base, becoming gradually narrowed towards the

apex. Malar space almost twice the length of the eyes ; it is stoutly

striated; the striae are curved. Mesonotum stoutly, transversely

striated ; the striz sharp, clearly separated. Scutellum similarly but

longitudinally striated; the striae somewhat stronger and more widely

separated ; they converge towards the apex; the two apical teeth

are united at the base, stout, slightly diverging; about three times

longer than thick, the apex rounded. Metanotum closely reticulated

in the middle; the sides irregularly transversely striated. Pleure

longitudinally striated, the striz sharp, clearly separated; the upper

part of the propleure closely reticulated. The dorsal part of the

abdomen is dark blue to near the apex, which is rufo-fulvous.

STIBULASPIS ATROPURPUREA, sp. Nov.

Head and thorax blackish purple, the abdomen black with a faint

bluish tint; antennze black; legs black, tinged with purple; the

apex of femora, tibiz, and tarsi testaceous ; wings hyaline, the

nervures pale fuscous. ¢.

Length 4 mm.

Natal. Estcourt.

Face opaque, alutaceous, bare, a broad depression or furrow in

the centre; clypeus finely irregularly transversely striated; malar

space irregularly, finely, obliquely striated; it is about one-half

longer than the eyes. Sides of vertex and front finely longitudinally

striated. Pro- and mesonotum transversely, regularly striated ; the

striz moderately stout and clearly separated ; the scutellum is more

222 Annals of the South African Museum.

strongly longitudinally striated, the strie, too, being more widely

separated ; the apical spines are long, slender, not much thickened at

the base, and about four times longer than they are thick at the base.

Metanotum irregularly longitudinally reticulated. Pleure longitudi-

nally striated, the stria becoming stronger towards the apex. Abdo-

minal petiole long, slender, cylindrical, about half the length of the

rest of the abdomen. The apical eight joints of the antenne bear

long stout rami, of which the basal are slightly shorter than the

others.

EURYTOMIN 4.

KURYTOMA, Illig.

KuRYTOMA NATALENSIS, sp. NOv.

Black, the head and thorax densely covered with short, white

pubescence; the abdomen smooth and shining; the four anterior legs,

the apex of the hind femora and the hind tibize and tarsi rufo-ferru-

ginous ; wings hyaline. ?.

Length 3 mm.

Natal. Durban.

Antennz stout; the first joint of flagellum twice longer than wide,

narrowed at the base, the others stouter, shorter, but still longer

than wide, and bearing white microscopic pubescence and some stiff

hairs. Malar space as long as the eyes, shining, closely reticulated-

punctured, its outer margin stoutly keeled ; its inner side less dis-

tinctly margined; the rest of the head strongly punctured and

covered with stiff white hair; the punctuation is rugose, close.

Ocelli in a curve; the hinder separated from each other by double

the distance they are from the eyes. Vertex depressed above. The

head is slightly wider than the thorax. Metanotum finely closely

punctured, without keels and with an oblique slope ; not furrowed

or excavated in the middle. Forewings hardly ciliated ; the posterior

with longish ciliz. Abdomen ending in a longish sharp point.

ORMYRIDES.

ORMYRUS, West

A genus of small extent, recorded from the Palearctic, Nearctic,

and Neotropical Zoological Regions,

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 223

ORMYRUS STRIATUS, Sp. NOV.

Blackish purple, shining, above covered with short pale pubes-

cence; the base of tibia and the tarsi pale testaceous ; wings

hyaline, the nervures black ; tegule fuscous. ¢.

Length 2 mm.

Cape Colony. Stellenbosch. ‘ Bred from galls.”

Antenne black, the flagellum covered with a pale pubescence ; its

joints broader than long, the first narrowed at the base. Face

depressed below the antennz, a broad keel in the middle of the

depression; the sides punctured. Occiput above finely, closely

transversely striated. Pronotum weakly, the mesonotum more

strongly, closely transversely striated; the scutellum more irregu-

larly striated, its apex closely punctured. Metanotum with a broad

furrow in the middle ; the parts bordering its top raised, tuberculate.

Propleure raised above in front, the centre closely finely striated ;

the mesopleurz smooth and shining ; the metapleurz closely, irregu-

larly obliquely striated. Abdomen closely, finely distinctly punc-

tured; the basal segment is finely closely reticulated; it is largely

tinted with blue, and is separated from the second by a deep furrow;

the second is short, about two-thirds of the length of the third, which

is a little shorter than the fourth; the latter is irregularly longitudi-

nally striated ; the penultimate is finely closely striated; the last is

much narrower than the penultimate and is transverse at the apex.

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.

The following correction is to be made in my paper in the Ann. Se

Afric. Mus., v., 1906—

For Acanthobracon read

Neorrimorus, Dalla Torre

— Trichiobracon, Cam., Journ. Straits Branch Roy. Asiatic Society,

1905, 104 = Acanthobracon, Szép. non Kriechb. = Trimorus, Kriechb.

preoccupied.

GONIOPRYMNUS MACULICEPS,

Ann. S. Afric. Mus., v., pt. 2, p. 126.

This genus is clearly related to Moansa, Tosq. Iam, indeed, not

sure but that it may be identical with it. So far as I can make out

224 Annals of the South African Musewm.

from the description, Gonioprymnus differs in having the spiracles

on the first abdominal segment placed at the apex of the basal

third, not ‘‘in medio sitis”’; the first joint of the flagellum is dis-

tinctly longer than the second; in Moansa it is shorter; in the

latter the sixteenth to nineteenth joints of the flagellum are com-

pressed and flattened and each of them bears one or two spines,

which are slender, elongated; in Gonioprymnus it is only the nine-

teenth joint of the flagellum, 7.e., that before the terminal three—

those which are turned off at an angle—which bears spines. The

antenne are twenty-two-jointed as in Moansa; the three terminal

joints are hardly compressed and not thicker than the preceding ;

the apical two are almost equal in length; the basal is distinctly

shorter.

The Malay species referred by Tosquinet to Moansa (Mém. Soe.

Ent. de Belgique, 1903, pp. 57-67) are clearly not generic with

the African Moansa ; they have the median segment areolated as in

the Malay genera EHpicorides, &e.

The Genus MACROGASTER, Brullé.

The genus Macrogaster was described by Brullé in the fourth vol.

of the Hist. Nat. des Ins. Hyménoptéres, p. 184, on an insect from

the Cape of Good Hope, M. rufipennis, which was figured on Pl. 41,

fig. 4. This genus has always been a puzzle to me. Neither the

description nor the figure is good; e.g., the joints of the tarsi are

said to be ‘‘allongés et trés courts,’ whatever that means. Mr.

Frederick Smith described from Borneo a Macrogaster which was no

Cryptid (Brullé placed Macrogaster at the head of the Cryptides)

but a genuine Pimplid belonging to (according to my views) the

genus Hpirhyssa, Cresson, a genus which differs mainly from Rhyssa

in the forewings having no areolet. The late Dr. Tosquinet describes

(Mém. de la Soc. Ent. Belg., 1903, p..258) Macrogaster flavopictus,

Smith, from Borneo; which is, I have no doubt, an Hpirhyssa. I

am now inclined to believe that the genus which I described in the

Annals of the South African Museum, v., p. 127, under the name of

Ctenotoma, is very probably identical with Macrogaster. In the

figure of M. rufipennis the transverse cubital nervure in the fore-

wings is shown to be interstitial ; the transverse median nervure in

the hind wings is unbroken, the head is shown to be narrowed, not

dilated behind the eyes, and it is a more slenderly built species than

any of the species of Ctenotoma that I have described. Still, as

Descriptions of Species of Parasitic Hymenoptera. 225

neither Brullé’s descriptions nor figures are remarkable for extreme

accuracy, as has been more than once pointed out, the chances are

that an examination of Brullé’s type in the Paris Museum will show

that my suspicion of the identity of Ctenotoma and Macrogaster is

well founded.

The species of Macrogaster I described (Manchr. Memoirs, vol. 43,

1898-99, pp. 193-201) from the Khasia Hills belong to a new genus or

genera, but not to the Hemigasterimt. So far the genus Ctenotoma,

in the sense I use it, is an African one, containing at present four

species, namely, rufipennis, Brullé, fuscipennis, Cam., nigriceps,

Cam., and ruficeps, Cam.

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6.—Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones from the South

African Museum, Cape Town.—By Frank C. SHRUBSALL.

THE earliest remains of the Bushmen peoples of South Africa would

appear to be those of the Strandloopers found in the caves along the

south-eastern seaboard. On cultural grounds these are said to be of

a somewhat different type to the inland Bushmen of the present day.

It therefore becomes a matter of some interest to compare the

features of the two.

This paper is based primarily on a collection of skulls and skeletons

in the South African Museum, Cape Town, but other material has

been called on for comparison.

The skulls and the bones of the skeletons have been separately

dealt with.

The skulls are first of all described, and details as to the method

of measurement are given.

The averages are compared with those obtained from surrounding

races. The purity of each stock is then tested, and it will be shown

that the Strandloopers are more homogeneous than the other Bush-

men. The Hottentots are then dealt with, and shown to be inter-

mediate in characters between the Strandloopers or primitive

Bushmen and the Bantu tribes. It appears that if the Hottentots

are a cross between these two races, the intermingling must

have taken place a long time ago, as the Hottentots’ skulls form a

very homogeneous series.

The Bushmen and Hottentots are then compared with the Pigmies

of Central Africa, whom in many respects they resemble, and with

the populace of Upper Egypt, with whom, from archeological and

linguistic evidence, it has been thought they might have come in

contact.

Finally, an attempt is made to suggest a possible explanation of

the present geographical distribution by a scattering of the Negro

228 Annals of the South African Musewm.

tribes from the region of the Great Lakes under the pressure of

Hamitic tribes advancing from an easterly direction.

The bones of the skeleton are then described and compared.*

SECTION I.

THE CRANIA.

Material.—Twenty-four skulls, some of which were in a frag-

mentary condition, and of which six only were accompanied by the

lower jaw. Ten were available for examination.

Of the skulls ten certainly belonged to the variety known as

Strandloopers, while two others probably fell into the same category.

In addition, a collection of Strandlooper crania now in the

Anatomical Museum at Cambridge were measured, and the results

incorporated with the foreign.

Records available for Comparison.—It was at once obvious that

the material available from this collection was insufficient for the

purpose, so that for comparison use had to be made of skulls and

skeletons previously described. In this relation the records of

43 Bushman and 30 Hottentot crania previously measured and

described by the present writer have been utilised.| This avoids

the risk of any possible errors arising due to different methods

of measurement. For some purposes the records of others have

been drawn on, bringing the total number of Bushman skulls up

to 79.

With the intention of showing the relations of the Bushmen to

other South and Central African races, the writer has made use

of the records of the groups of skulls he had previously measured.

For a few places the records of others had to be employed. Male

skulls only are used for comparison.

Central African Pigmies.

Akkas, 2. Sent to the British Museum by Emin Pasha, and

described by Prof. Flower (J. Anth. Inst., vol. xviii.).

Bambute, 1. Sent to the British Museum by Sir H. H.

Johnston. (The Uganda Protectorate, vol. ii.)

* Reference should be made to the explanatory diagrams at the end of

the article.

+ F.C. Shrubsall, ‘‘ Crania of African Bush Races,” J. Anth. Inst., 1897.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 229

Eastern Bantu-speaking Peoples.

Kaffirs. Zulus. Anyanja. Angori. 73. (Shrubsall, J.

Anth. Inst., vol. xxviii.)

Western Bantu-speaking Peoples.

From the district between the Rio del Rey and the Congo. 7.

? Hamitic Peoples.

Predynastic Ancient Egyptians. 224. (Thomson and Maclver,

“The Ancient Races of the Thebaid. ’)

Masai. 6. (Reinecke, Archiv fiir Anthropologie, Bd. xxv.)

The study of any series of skulls is usually commenced by a

process of inspection. It is necessary that each skull should be

placed in the same position during the examination, or the com-

parisons may be inaccurate. The most usually adopted positions

are the French or German horizontal orientation. In the French

method the skull is so orientated that the occipital condyles and

the mid-point of the alveolus of the upper jaw are in the same

horizontal plane. In the German system the skull is so placed that

a line from the inferior margin of the orbit to the superior margin of

the external auditory meatus on either side is accurately horizontal.

This corresponds closely, but not quite exactly, with the plane of the

visual axis. Arthur Thomson and Randall Maclver, of Oxford,

found the angle made by the basi-nasal line with the horizontal in

skulls orientated according to the German or Frankfort-Munich

plane varied from 22° to 34°, and recommended that skulls

should be orientated for examination in such a manner that the

basi-nasal line always makes an angle of 27° with the horizon.

(‘The Ancient Races of the Thebaid,’ p. 37.) The Frankfort-

Munich plane has been employed for the study of the skulls described

in the present paper.

The skull once orientated is looked at from above, front, behind,

below, and the side; these positions being distinguished by the

terms Norma Verticalis, Norma Facialis, Norma Occipitalis, Norma

Basilaris, and Norma Lateralis respectively.

Viewed in norma verticalis both Bushman and Strandlooper

skulls present a fairly uniform oval appearance with some slight

narrowing in the anterior temporal region, as had well-developed

frontal and parietal eminences. In the majority of skulls, which

are, therefore, termed cryptozygous, the zygomatic processes are not

seen in this norma. This feature is more noticeable among the

Strandlooper group than among the collection of crania from the

interior disiricts.

230 Annals of the South African Museum.

The coronal, sagittal, and lamboid sutures are remarkably simple

and wormian bones rare. Many crania, more especially those of

females, exhibit the phenomenon of stenocrotaphy, or a narrowness

in the region of the pterion or posterior point of the parieto-sphenoid

suture accompanied by greater breadth at the stephanion or point of

intersection of the coronal suture and the temporal ridge.

In norma occipitalis the crania present a pentagonal appearance

from the prominence of the parietal eminences, the mastoid pro-

cesses are small, the conceptacule cerebelli full, so that when placed

on a table many skulls rest posteriorly on these rather than on the

occipital condyles. The vertex is often flattened though sometimes

rounded off in a wide curve. The sides are flattened in about half

the total number of Bushman crania examined.

In norma lateralis the most prominent features are the fulness of

the forehead, the forward projection of the malar or cheek-bones,

and the want of prominence of the nasal bones which lead to the

appearance of great flattening of the face as a whole. The alveolar

border of the maxilla projects but little, the incisor teeth are set

vertically in their sockets, and the chin in the majority of cases is

weak and receding. The sigmoid curve between the coronoid and

condyloid processes of the mandible is very shallow. This feature

is characteristic of the dwarf races of Africa. The temporal fosse

are ill-filled ; that is, the temporal bone is separated by a well-marked

groove, or gutter, from the lateral surface of the frontal bone which

projects outwards into the fossa. The mastoid processes are small

but present posteriorly well-marked digastric grooves, and are

bounded above by a deep groove running downwards and forwards

from the posterior separation of the lines temporales across the

squamosal bone, and thus render the mastoid processes more con-

spicuous than would have been anticipated’ from their actual

dimensions. This prominent supra-mastoid groove is a distinctive

feature of Bushman-Hottentot skulls. The sutures seen in this

norma are quite simple, and in only one case in the whole series of

Bush crania I have examined was there a fronto-squamosal instead

of a parieto-sphenoid articulation at the pterion.

The norma facialis is characterised by a broad, full forehead,

prominent external angular processes rendered yet more conspicuous

by a slight depression on. the bone above and internal to them,

comparatively large and forwardly projecting malar bones, a broad

depressed nose and a receding chin. The orbits are broad with

strong borders and a wide inter-orbital space due to a flattening and

widening of the ascending processes of the maxillee, which in these

Notes on some Bushman Crama and Bones. DBA

crania form part of the bridge as well as of the side walls of the

nose. The nasal bones are flattened from side to side and from

above downwards are set at a very wide angle to one another, so

that they do not contribute to the prominence of the bridge of the

nose. The side walls of the broad apertura pyriformis round off

into the floor,-and this into the anterior surface of the maxilla. The

nasal spine is inconspicuous, the upper jaw broad and slight with

very distinct incisor and canine fosse.

In norma basilaris it may be noticed that the palate is parabolic,

the teeth large and healthy but usually much ground down, incisors

and molars alike. The bony processes are all slender and the

glenoid fossa shallow.

MEASUREMENTS.

The following measurements have been taken in every skull

sufficiently complete and recorded in millimetres in the tables

appended :—

Maximum glabello-occipital length, from the glabella, or most

prominent point of the frontal bone in the median line on or between

the supra-orbital ridges, to the most distant point of the occiput in

the median sagittal plane. This dimension is ascertained with the

callipers, the fixed point of which is applied to the glabella and kept

there with a finger while the movable end explores the occiput.

Especial care must be taken that the fixed point has not moved from

the glabella, and that the callipers have not been deflected from the

median sagittal line during the process of measurement.

Maximum breadth, taken with the callipers, which explore the

skull until the maximum diameter above the level of the auditory

meatus is ascertained. The callipers may be held either vertically

or horizontally so long as care is taken to keep the points in the

vertical and horizontal planes, that is, exactly opposite one another.

Basi-bregmatic height. To take this dimension one point of the

callipers is placed on the basion, or mid-point of the anterior margin

of the foramen magnum, and the other on the bregma, or point of

junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures.

Bi-mazxillary breadth, taken with the callipers between the most

distant points, in the same plane, of the anterior surfaces of the two

maxille.

Bi-zygomatic breadth, or greatest diameter between the zygomatic

arches.

Naso-alveolar height, taken with the callipers between the nasion,

232 Annals of the South African Museum.

or point where the inter-nasal meets the fronto-nasal suture, to the

alveolar point, or most prominent point on the alveolar margin

between the two upper median incisor teeth,

Orbital height, the maximum vertical distance between the superior

and inferior margins of the orbit.

Orbital breadth, measured with callipers from the lacrymal point or

dacryon, the point of junction of the frontal, maxillary, and lacrymal

bones, in such a manner as to be at right angles to the previous

diameter. It is usually well to define the orbital margin with a

pencil before carrying out this measurement.

Bi-dacrye breadth, or distance between the two lacrymal points.

Nasal height, taken from the nasion to the nasal spine.

Nasal breadth, the maximum transverse diameter measured

horizontally between the margins of the apertura pyriformis.

Internal bi-orbital breadth, taken from a depression just above the

middle of the outer margin of one orbit to the corresponding point

on the outer margin of the other orbit.

Basi-nasal length, the diameter between tbe basion and _ the

nasion,

Basi-alveolar length, the diameter between the basion and the

alveolar point.

Dental length, the distance between the centre of the anterior

border of the incisor surface of the first pre-molar tooth and the

centre of the posterior border of the third molar.

Naso-malar curve, the measurement taken with the tape over

the nose between the same points as the internal bi-orbital

breadth.

Frontal, parietal, and occipital curves. The lengths taken with

the tape of the respective portions of the median sagittal curve from

the nasion to the mid-point of the posterior border of the foramen

magnum. Care is necessary to keep the tape in the median sagittal

plane while reading off the measurements.

Cranial Capacity. This is ascertained by pouring No. 8 shot or

millet seed into the cranium, the foramina of which have been

plugged with cotton-wool, shaking gently the while until the cavity

is completely filled. The contents are then poured into a glass

measure which is shaken in a similar manner to the skull, and the

capacity can then be at once read off. When shot are employed as

the cubing medium it is usual to apply gentle pressure with a rammer

in the course of filling both the skull and the measure. This is

disadvantageous when a delicate skull is being measured on account

of the risk of starting some of the sutures, which is avoided by the

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 3p

employment of the lighter material, millet seed. The crania from

the South African Museum have been cubed with millet seed; those

previously examined and at present in various English museums

were cubed with shot.

Many other measurements of crania have from time to time been

described, for which the reader is referred to any standard text-book

of anthropology. Further measurements on a previous series of the

Bushman and Hottentot skulls will be found in the Jowrnal of

the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland,

vols. xxvii. and xxvili.; these series have been drawn on for

comparison in the present paper.

METHODS OF INTERPRETATION OF THE MEASUREMENTS.

It was until recently the custom to compare skulls by a study of

the relative magnitude of one dimension in terms per cent. of some

other dimension, the resulting value being described as an index.

This presents the disadvantage that the index varies according to the

magnitude of both components, so that if both should vary together a

similar index might be yielded by two skulls or groups of skulls of

very different actual magnitude. This method is, however, still in

use, and will be first considered.

In the earlier papers on craniology it was customary to record only

the average indices, then the possible indices were divided into a

few—usually three—groups and the percentage proportion of a series

of skulls falling into each group was noted. Later still it became

the rule to arrange the skulls in a series, stating the actual or per-

centage number, presenting each index so that variations in

distribution around the average or mean point could at once be

noted. This would at once show whether the average corresponded

to the index of maximum frequency of occurrence, or whether it was,

on the other hand, a mean between two or more widely separated

groups, in which case it was considered that the series of skulls

under observation was not homogeneous but comprised numbers of

different racial groups. If such seriation tables be shown graphically

in the form of curves in which the ordinates represent the percentage

frequency of each index and the abscisse the indices, it will be seen

that numerous peaks appear on the curve. The greater the number

of skulls in the series the smaller will be these peaks and the

smoother the curve, so that large numbers must be available before

any very definite interpretation can be given to such peaks as

remain.

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INDICES.

The following are the most usually taken indices and the

nomenclature adopted in classifying crania by their use :—

Name of Index.

Nature of Index. ee a Dee Seale

. elow olichocephalic.

Cephalic. eS pea paw { 75-80 Mesaticephalic.

Glabello-occipital length ( Above 80 Brachycephalie

: : : Below 72 Chamecephalic.*

Altitudinal. Basi-bregmatic height x 100 i 72-75 Orthocephalic.

Glabello-occipital length ( Abaya v5 Hypsicephalic.

Breadth-height Basi-bregmatic height x 100 4 32 Seas eel

or Vertical Maximum breadth { Above 98 Akrocephalic.

: Below 98 Orthognathous.

Alveolar. Basi-alveolar length x 100 { 98-103 Mesugtatheta

Basi-nasal length | Above 103 Prognathous.

Upper Facial Naso-alveolar height x 100 Below 50 Chameeprosopic.

of Kollman. Bi-zygomatic breadth Above 50 Leptoprosopic.

Below 48 Leptorhine.

Nasal. Nasal breadth x 100 lag-59 Mesorhine.

Nasal height | Above 52 Platyrhine.

ates Orbital height x 100 {Below 84 Miicroseme.

ta Orbital breadth { Above 89 Megaseme.

Nasomalar curve x 100 (aad 2 TL Ci

Nasomalar. Internal bi-orbital breadth | Above 110 Prosopic.

Dental length x 100 reat sad arent

Basi-nasal length Above 44 Megadont.

Below 1,350cc. Microcephalic.

- 1,350-1,450 cc. Mesocephalic.

Above 1,450cc. Megacephalic.

Cranial capa-

city.

Dental.

However measured. ,

The method of classifying the indices derived from any series of

skulls and expressing the percentage frequency in each group is in

reality a variety of seriation. The great drawback to this is that the

groups are of uneven size. Until quite recently, however, it was the

most usual custom, and serves to show many characteristic features.

The following tables show the percentage distribution of the indices

* Some authors use the terminology of the vertical index for that of the

altitudinal index, adopting the divisions used in the latter, which they altogether

omit.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones.

235

derived from the Strandlooper skulls contrasted with similar per-

centages from measurements of Bushmen, Hottentots, and the two

These contrast

measurements are taken from the papers of the Jowrnal of the

Anthropometrical Institute.

It will be noticed that the Hottentots are intermediate in all

respects between the Bushmen and the Bantu-speaking peoples,

while the Strandloopers are further removed from these than the

main types of the

other Bushmen.

Bantu-speaking peoples.

= Sica Bushmen. | Hottentots. astern errs

Cephalic Index.

Dolichocephalic....... 25°0 45-8 60 75:2 32°5

Mesaticephailic........ 60-0 50:0 40 23-1 55°8

Brachycephalic....... 15:0 4:2 - Hof 11°6

Altitudinal Index.

Chameecephalic ...... 88:9 42°3 35:1 28°8 gal

Orthocephalic......... ileal 46:2 56°8 40:8 28°6

Hypsicephalic......... — 11°5 8-1 30°3 62°3

Breadth-height Index.

ANkrocep WalliGhessase-ece 50:0 13:4 46:9 80:7 63°6

Metriocephalic ........ 50°0 55:8 31:2 19:2 31:2

Tapeinocephalic ...... — 30°8 21:9 _— 5:2

Alveolar Index.

Orthognathous ...... 60:0 43:2 16°7 20:2 75

Mesognathous......... 20-0 36°7 50:0 50°9 43°3

Prognathous ........... 20:0 20:1 33°3 28°9 49:2,

Facial Index.

Chameprosopic ...... 60-0 47°5 36°8 24:1 27°6

Leptoprosopic......... 40°0 52°5 63°2 75°9 72:

Nasal Index.

Leptorhine............. ~- 3:3 — 1:7 1:3

Mesorhine.............. 13°3 13°3 25 18:9 20°3

Platyrhine.c........c0 86°7 83°3 75 19°4 78°9

Orbital Index.

Megaseme ..........0006 70°5 17°8 34:3 40°3 38°3

Mesoseme...........+... 23°5 44°6 31:4 34:0 41-1

IMI CLOSCIICE. sacle sciestans 59 37°3 34:3 25°9 21°6

Cranial Capacity.

Strandloopers (7) 1,345 cc.

Bushmen (24)

1,285 cc.

Previous observations had given the capacity of the skull of the

male Bushman as 1,330 ce. and of the female as 1,258 ce.

236 Annals of the South African Museum.

The range of variation in the Strandloopers is from 1,185 cc. to

1,515 ce. and in the Bushmen 1,060 ce. to 1,570 ce.

With these may be compared :—

ELotbentot.caccc sere co ae neice rac seat 1,365 cc.

Hasternbaliturdcscaccckes<aceretas tons 1,520 ce.

Wooster Bamitils (lacs.2 aeaacs set eekces 1,420 ce.

STANDARD DEVIATION.

The average, whether of index or dimension, is very liable to

be affected by a chance occurrence when the total number of

observations is very small. To in part eliminate this the study

of the standard deviation and of the probable error of the averages

has been introduced. The method consists in determining the error

of the mean square. As an example the standard deviation of the

cephalic index of the Bushman skulls is worked out.

Number of Indi-

dU viati

nfiex.. |) egatvaeoan: | tom entre.

| Z x. ZX ZX?

| pet

67 2 ig Sale 128

68 1 ae =e e

a : aa _ 18 108

70 2 ee =e of

71 1 a5 ae ie

72 2 ae a oe 2

73 8 = ae Sa sr

74 9 ate rte .

75 11 0 — 86 =

76 12 cee +2 ¥

17 9 + 2 ap ee He

78 10 + 3 + 30 2

79 4 ist mee eo

80 2 ee) Pt Rae? =

79 i la 879

The average index of the series can be seen by inspection to be

somewhere near 75, so this number being taken as a centre, all

the other indices can be treated as so many units above this that

is positive, or below or negative. The products ZX of the number

Notes on some Bushman Crama and Bones, Det

in each group multiplied by the deviation from the centre are then

calculated and added, being in this case 86 negative and 111

positive, giving a total of + 25. This number, divided by the total

number of skulls in the group, 79, yields a quotient + ‘32 which

has to be added to the centre 75 to give the average 75°32. In

any such calculation the sum of the first column ZX divided by

the total number of observations made, the sum of column Z, gives

the amount to be added (+) or subtracted (—) from the centre

selected by inspection to yield the average. The product ZX is

then once more multiplied by X, the amount of deviation from

the mean, all the products being now positive.

The amounts in the column ZX? are now added up and the sum

divided by the total number of observations Z, in this case 79, so

AX) 819

that we have ie 7G) 11S:

This gives thus the sum of the squares of the deviations from the

arbitrarily selected centre to correct this to the deviations from the

true centre or average; for the whole group the square of the

deviation of the arbitrary centre from the average must be sub-

tracted, z.e., the square of the quotient (=) which in this case

is (*32)? or :1024.

a a - (=) = 11:13 — -1024 = 11-0276.

Therefore ¢ = 3°3211.

From the value of o the standard deviation, the range within

which the averages of other observations of the same group would

fall can be calculated. Thus the chances that they would lie

between the average M and + ay the standard deviation divided

by the number of observations, are even. Between M+ 2 IN are

49 to l, , M43 x are 1,000to1, and M + 4 7x are 33,300 to 1. A

knowledge of the standard deviations of two groups enables these to

be compared with a knowledge of the chances against any difference

being due to random sampling.

The formula to apply is—

Or G34

M, — M,> N, tease

where M, and M, are the averages, N, and N, the number of

238 _ Annals of the South African Musewm.

observations made, and o, and a, the standard deviations of the

two averages.

If the difference between the two averages is equal to the square

root of the sum of the squares of the standard deviations divided by

the number of observations in each group, 2.e.,

M, — M, =

then it is an even chance that such a difference is due to random

selection. IJIf—

M,-M,=2, /% 4%

N,N,

then it is roughly 50 to 1 against the difference being due to

random sampling, and if—

M,~ M,—3, /a, ¢ a

it is 1,000 to 1 that the difference is not due to chance selection,

but to the action of some definite cause. It is usual to take this

value, 3) % + zi , as definitive, and say that when the difference

between two races exceeds this the difference is significant, and

when it does not that the possibility of random sampling comes in

to an extent which prevents a difference due to some definite cause

other than chance being proven. To illustrate by example, the

average cephalic index of ims Strandlooper skulls was found to be

77:1, and the value of = = for this group was ‘74. The average

index of the Bushmen skulls other than Strandloopers was 75:7,

and the value of ny Was ‘04. The difference of these two averages

is 77:1 — 75:7 = 1-4, and the value of—

+o ae gig 04 = ./-78 = 88.

Three times this = 2°64, which is greater than 1:4, indeed twice

this, 1:76 is greater, so that the difference between the two averages

falls well within the limits of possible random selections.

On the other hand, the average index of the Hastern Bantu

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 239

skulls was 72°6, and the value of N for this group was ‘07. The

difference between the Bushman and Eastern Bantu averages is—

75°7 — 72:6 = 3:1.

The value of—

Os i Case Be Vi i= 33.

eee + = /0 a Ju

So that the difference of the averages is nearly ten times greater

than the value of the range of even chances that the cause of the

difference is a random selection, which makes the odds against this

explanation many millions to one.

The limit, i oe s in this case "99, was much exceeded, so

that the difference in the averages may be regarded as significant.

The following table shows the results of the application of this

method to the present collection and of those with which it has

previously been contrasted. The figures indicate that the Strand-

loopers cannot be distinctly separated from the Bushmen or from

the Hottentots, while they are clearly separated from both divisions

of the Bantu-speaking peoples. It must, however, be remembered

that owing:to the small number of specimens available the standard

deviation of the Strandlooper skulls is very great, so that there may

be differences which cannot be mathematically proved. In any

case, so far as the averages go, a distinct gradation can be

traced.

INDICES.

Z Cephalic. Alveolar. Facial. Nasal. | Orbital.

Racial Group. o2 o o2 o2 a2

Avis oN AvalalN | Ave EN eaves Senna Anew

| |

Strandloopers......... Lessis 771 | 0°74 97°5 | 1:87 50°0 | 0:93 572 | 1:99 807 | 513

BUM SOMEN ed -oocesccsevc}ecese 757 | 0:04 98°5 | 0:30 50°5 | 048 58'6 | 0:58 83'°5 | 0°53

Hottentots |............4....- 73°4 | 0:29 101°3 | 0°89 517 | 0°65 | 57:5 | 1:07 8673 | 1°83

Eastern Bantu ......!..... 726 | 0:07 100°9 | 0:09 52:9 | 0:09 570 | 019 87:4 | 0°20

South-western Bantu... | 72°5 0:37 — — 51°0 | 0°30 _ — 87-7 | 1:20

More attention has been paid to a study of actual dimensions than

of indices. The reason for this is of course clear: Two males might

have the same index and yet be of very different actual size; it

therefore seems advisable to test the present collection by this

means.

240 Annals of the South African Museum.

The first step was to separate the skulls as far as possible

according to sex and then to endeavour to ascertain whether the

differences in dimension between the two groups were such as to

justify the classification which had been adopted. As regards the

Strandloopers, this separation was somewhat difficult owing to the

small numbers available, so that the results were compared with

a similar division of the skulls of Bushmen and Hottentots previously

examined by the present writer. Nine dimensions were chosen for

investigation and the results compared in the adjoining table. The

Standard Deviation of the Strandlooper skulls has been omitted

owing to there being no more than six female skulls available.

STRANDLOOPERS.

Male. Female.

DIMENSION. l 4

Average. No. AS ee Average. No.

Maximum length ............... 181-07 15 5°63 173:00 6

Maximum breadth............... 138°33 12 3°54 137-20 5

Basi-bregmatic height ......... 126-09 11 4-64 121°20 5

Bi-zygomatic breadth ......... 123-89 9 2°47 116-00 4

Naso-alveolar height ............ 61:70 10 2°68 60°20 4

Nasal Shep lites sccdomeccesecesoe-= 43°80 9 2°40 43°60 3

Nasal breadth: -.7...0.++-0-2--se4s< 25-00 10 179 26-00 4

Basi-nasal length ............... 93°73 11 4°33 93*20 5

Basi-alveolar length ............ 90°70 10 5°94 90°90 4

BUSHMEN.

Male. Female.

DIMENSION | zi

‘average, No. | Si8P994 average) No. | Standard

Maximum length ............ | 178°83 | 29 6°40 17507 14 6°95

Maximum breadth ......... 134-66 | 29 4°81 133°43 | 14 4°86

Basi-bregmatic height... 126-41 29 4-84 | 124-43] 14 3-99

Bi-zygomatic breadth ...... | 121°35 | 17 6°51 116°42 | 12 4-91

Naso-alveolar height ...... 60°24 21 4-80 60°46 | 13 3°18

Nasal heiglibic.:c-..-<<c0-00--- 42°76 | 25 3°87 42°75 | 12 2-00

Basi-nasal length .........+-. 94-93 | 28 | 4:32 93:00 | 18 4-54

5°84

Basi-alveolar length......... | 94:91 | 22 | 5 92°08 | 13 |; 4:30

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 241

HOorrEeNTOTS,

Male. Female.

DIMENSION. |

Maximum length ............ 183°21 | 19 3°47 Iie) || ala 4:14

Maximum breadth ......... | 183°47 | 19 4:31 132-18 iil 4°78

Basi-bregmatic height...... 130°63 | 19 5:10 126°45 | 11 4°54

Bi-zygomatic breadth ...... 125°76 | 17 5°57 118°57 7 7:29

Naso-alveolar height ...... 65:50 | 18 1:26 61:30 | 10 1:06

Nasal height .................- 46:22 | 18 3°91 43:00 | 11 3°04

Nasal breadth .............0. 26°33 18 2°62 25°25 § 2°22

Basi-nasal length ............ 98°32 | 19 4:14 95°36 | 11 4:77

Basi-alveolar ............00.e+ 99°58 | 19 5°50 Blacaie | ili 4:60

The value of the difference between any two averages may be

estimated by the proportion this bears to a st

The Strandlooper males and females could not be contrasted

owing to the small number of the latter. In comparing Bushman

males (other than Strandlooper) with Bushman females, random

sampling was rarely excluded, whereas in comparing Hottentot

males and females sexual differences can be regarded as practical

certainties. When male Strandloopers are compared with male

Bushmen in only one dimension, the breadth of the head itself,

the difference seems to exclude the probability of random sampling.

When they are contrasted with the Hottentots in four dimensions—

the breadth of the head, the height of the head, and the basi-nasal

and basi-alveolar lengths—the differences are such that random

sampling would appear to be absolutely excluded. It may, however,

be concluded that the Strandloopers and Hottentots are distinctly

different, but that no such difference is proven between them and

the Bushmen. In comparing female crania, owing to the small

number of examples available for any of these groups, no differences

which could not be simply explained by chance are found

between either Bushmen, Strandloopers, or Hottentots. In the

following table the proportion of the differences between the averages

of the value of the above-mentioned formula is given, contrasting

not only Strandloopers, Bushmen, and Hottentots, but also the

latter with Kaffirs, the natives of British Central Africa, and a

collection of skulls derived from tribes in the northern part of

German territory in South-West Africa, described by Dr. Widen-

242 Annals of the South African Museum.

mann. The latter contrast is somewhat unsatisfactory owing to

the usual reason—the small number of skulls available for examina-

tion. The latter shows that the Hottentots, still more therefore the

Bushmen, are distinctly separated in all dimensions from the Kaffirs,

and in most dimensions from the peoples of Nyasaland, but although

they probably differ equally from the Herrero tribes of German

territory, the differences are not demonstrably unaffected by chance.

Groups CONTRASTED.

o o of 28 2 F 3

1 = ec 38 a OE) Te} a

.4|.4| 82 | s2 | 32 |.gg |e8s leis

gs | 85 | 2 | x8 | a8 | 2= | Acs | ae

nae ae | oe | 22 | Be | ae | $4 |s8el3e

IMENSION. oo Qos o#8 oo 3 oO Pets} Smo | seis

Ca qs od os bs Hae | dea | 850

a? | g2 | 38 | Bo | ao | 36 | B45 Sus

| Fo | ga | ge | Bm | So | S08 | Sua

ats) HS Ms) Ha |maxs | ms

| -2 = mg me =| = « ©

Max. length ........ parley 4°5 1-2 1:2 2°8 5:1 06 15

Max. breadth ........ 0:8 O07 2°7 34 05 30 0:04 | 05

Basi-bregmatic height | 14 2°4 0:2 2°5 29 5:0 2-9 13

Bi-zygomatic breadth. | 2°3 2°3 1-4 1:2 2°1 54 05 2:0

Naso-alveolar height . | O01 2°8 ici 2°4 2:8 2°8 3:1 10

Nasal height ........ 0°01 | 2-4 1-0 ey 2°9 2°4 18 0-4

Nasal breadth ...... 05 nig 1:3 15 05 15 14 16

Basi-nasallength .... | 12 ey Os *) 28 27 56 30 —

Basi-alveolar length.. | 16 2°3 11 3°9 2°6 3°5 2:7 —

| | |

A figure above 2°0 indicates considerable odds against the

explanation of the differences between the respective average

being random sampling, while a figure above 3:0 indicates the

practical exclusion of chance.

The apparent relationships between the dimensions of the crania

from the several groups having been determined, it seemed advisable

to endeavour to determine if any of these groups were more mixed

than the others. The groups showing the widest range of variation

in dimensions might be expected to be more probably a mixture of

individuals of different stocks. For this purpose the coefficient of

variation of each group was calculated.

The coefficient of variation is one hundred times the quotient

of the standard deviation divided by the actual value of the

——— nee 2 Coefficient. Thus the standard

verage

deviation of head length in the Strandloopers is 5°6276, the average

average :

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 243

head length is 181:07 millimetres, and the coefficient of variation

5°6267 x 100

meereor eco

The following table indicates the coefficients in the groups

previously contrasted :—

Groups OF MALE SKULLS.

: 3 oO i

VANES wal ea ea Cer

g 4

DIMENSION. é 3 Ee g @ BS 3 ey

Miasamauimplenebhiy oc. cescceesceeseeecee see |) BIO) |) -Bio5fs |) Giosls |) Sealey || soaGk |) sieety/

Wiaximimr breadth sec ccececerereece cen 2:55 | 3:57 | 3°23 | 3:67 | 4:0 | 3:87

Basi-bregmatic height .................. 83:68 | 3-82 1 3:9C 2-95) | 4-28 3:09

Bi-zygomatic breadth .................. 2-00 | 5:36 | 4:48 | 8-22 | 5-76 | 4-16

Naso-alveolar height ..................... ese ei || tse |) saul || Awe 4) Teae

Nesalgheiohititemnsetacsscssdeossctecaress 5°48 | 8-92 | 8:45 | 5:47 | 6:00 | 5-00

INa.Saill brGadib hye cosccesisceccssessscsciocces 7-15 | 7-47 | 9°94 | 7:45 | 7-46 | 8-40

Balen asalelen pile wescececseceiiee ese eee: 4-62 | 4°55 | 4-21 | 3°89 | 4°30 —

Basi-alveolar length .................0+0: 6°54 | 6°15 | 5°52 | 5:36 | 4°46 _-

From this it would appear that the Strandloopers are a less

variable group than the skulls coliected under the general title of

Bushmen—a conclusion amply confirmed by inspection. The

Hottentots show a lesser range of variation in most dimensions

than do the Bushmen, though somewhat greater than either the

Strandloopers or the Kaffirs.

This scarcely agrees with the idea that the Hottentots are a

recent racial admixture recruited irregularly from both Bushmen

and Kaffirs. It is doubtful whether this view has ever rested on a

firm historical basis. On the other hand, if an equal number of

Strandlooper and Kaffir skulls be taken and treated as a simple

group, the resulting average dimensions and coefficients of variation

agree closely with the numbers obtained from the Hottentots. Yet

in the case of such a mixture it is comparatively easy by the eye to

pick out the majority of the component skulls and place them under

their respective categories. While in dealing with the Hottentot

series, although many could be at once selected as indistinguishable

from Bushmen, fewer would be taken for Kaffirs.

On the other hand, it is far less easy to separate the skulls of a

mixed group of Hottentots and natives of Nyasaland. The latter

are in many respects a more variable group, and, it may be, contain

244 Annals of the South African Museum.

among them the racial elements from which the Hottentots are

derived. The skulls from the northern part of German South-West

Africa and the south of Portuguese territory in Angola are more

easily distinguished from the Bushmen-Hottentots, and resemble

those of the Eastern Bantu group.

It has been suggested by von Luschan and others on linguistic

grounds that the Hottentots are related to the Hamitic peoples of

North-Eastern Africa. To inquire into this is a matter of some

importance, but of great difficulty. In the first place it has to be

determined who are the Hamites—a question as yet unanswered.

The tribes of Abyssinia and Somaliland are possibly largely Hamitic,

but no collections of skulls from these areas appear to be available.

The Egyptians, ancient and modern, and the Soudanese of the Nile

Valley, no doubt present a large Hamitic element. Of the osteo-

logical features of the latter little is known. Of the former there

are large collections from all periods, even as far back as predynastic

times, which can only be approximately dated. Are these to be

looked upon as representative of the Hamites? This is quite

uncertain; they undoubtedly contain a large mixture of the

Mediterranean man. The relationships of the early, yet still sur-

viving, inhabitants of the South-Eastern Mediterranean to the

Hamitie stock are quite unknown, so that it may be a gross error

to select them as examples of Hamites. Arthur Thomson and

Randall MaclIver, in a recent publication, claim to have disentangled

a Negroid element from among the early inhabitants of the Thebaid.

It is disputed whether the type in question represented a separate

race element or only one extreme of the variation of a fairly uniform

population, and if the type does represent a separate element it is

not clear whether it should be looked upon as Hamitic or Negro.

The only other people differing from the surrounding Negro tribes,

and who may in their distant affinities be Hamitic, are the Masai.

From this group only six male skulls are available, so that they can

be but sparingly employed for comparison.

The Egyptian skulls chosen for comparison were from the pre-

dynastic period, and are compared in two series—one containing all

the skulls, the other only those of the Negroid type. The average

and deviations have been calculated from the tables in the appendix

to Thomson and Maclver’s work. The following table gives the ratio

between the differences in the averages of the contrasted groups and

Sager aa

the value derived from the formula— M, — M, : ye oe nN

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 245

CONTRASTED GROUPS.

Q Lal

= 5 Ea iz |

mo a = : =a S 5

ox BB ou 8 25 Be: = be

a= Ei) Bus ma an} 3

DIMENSION. 232 aoe cea e a ae

633 | 388 | Sa | 3A Set

Hea | mF | gs és A

ie 3 os 2 S

® a A a <

ie 3

Maximum sen etiheceee cecese neces ile O-1 0-4 0-4 O-1

Maxam breddibhercccecst.ceece-cee 0-4 1:2 1:2 O-1 0°5

Basi-bregmatic height............... 2°4 1:3 2°2 0:2 0-2

Bi-zygomatic breadth ............... 0:8 2-2 0:8 0:0 O'7

Naso-alveolar height ............... 4-1 0:9 2°8 4°0 1:6

IS (aisral INGHea mith eceyad seep eeeeneinaconeeeecs 4:8 | 2-2 0-9 2°4 2-2

Nasa read blir ssc cists lestessnes dees 1:3 Ot 1:0 3°7 2°2

Basi-nasal length ..2......0.0+0++se000 3°5 3-1 0°5 — —

Basi-alveolar length ............... 0:9 O-1 4:0 — —

In this table a number above 2 shows a probability of a real

difference existing between the contrasted groups in respect to the

given dimension, while a number above 3 makes this difference a

practical certainty. It will be seen that the Hottentots are quite

distinct from the general average of the predynastic Egyptians, but

show fewer differences from the Negroid type. While the Negroid

type is in other respects separated from the Bantu-speaking Negroes

from Nyasaland. The latter group was selected for comparison as

appearing to present more points of similarity to Thomson’s Negroid

type of Egyptian than any other of the Negro groups investigated.

Although in certain respects the Hottentots and the Negroids are

clearly separated, it is interesting to note that in any large collection

of early Egyptian skulls a certain number can be picked out by the

eye as distinctly resembling the former. The Bushmen, and still

more the Strandloopers, are further removed from the Negroid type

than are the Hottentots. The Masai skulls differ from the Negroid

type in presenting longer faces and longer and narrower noses,

otherwise there is a considerable similarity in their dimensions.

The small number of Masai crania leads to so large a probable error

that direct contrast, as in the previous table, is of much less value.

Yet even with this the Negroid type are clearly distinct from the

Masai, who more closely resemble the general average of pre-

dynastic Egyptian, and especially in some dimensions the so-called

non-Negroid type. The important basi-nasal and_basi-alveolar

dimensions are unfortunately not available. The chief interest: of

246 Annals of the South African Museum.

this comparison is that it would tend to show that the Negroid

type is not the Hamitic element, and the non-Negroid type is widely

different from the Bushmen-Hottentot group.

The features of resemblance of the Negroid type with the Hotten-

tots may be due to some former northern extension of the Bushmen

and Hottentots, as has been suggested, or to the influence of the

Central African Pigmies.

A comparison of the Bushman and Strandloopers with the Central

African Pigmies is best made by a list of actual dimensions and

indices, since only three examples of the latter skulls are available.

The measurements of a Sicilian Pigmy described by Kollmann are

also appended.

Dimensions. Strandlooper. Bushman. ae Akka.* oon

g 4 o z o o ? o

Maximum length ...... 181-1 173°0 178°8 175°1 | 178 168 163 170

Maximum breadth ... | 138°3 137°2 134°7 133°4 | 141 125 127 121

Basi-bregmatic height | 1261 121:2 126:4 124°4 | 125 a 124 130

Bi-zygomatic breadth. | 123-9 | 116°0 | 121°3 116°4 | 125 118 109 121

Naso-alveolar height . 61°7 60°2 60°2 60°5 67 — — 52

Nasal height ............ 43°8 43°6 42:7 42-7 |, 46 41 38 41

Nasal breadth ......... 25°0 26-0 25°9 25°1 27 26 21 24

Basi-nasal length ...... 93°7 932 94:9 93:0 94 92 92 95

Basi-alveolar length. . 90:7 90°9 94°9 92:1 | 101 100 96 84

Indices.

Cephalon es ssc save sateen 76:2 79:2 75:4 76°4 TASOWN SEE Sires) | fale

HH Ola sate caetenesnr crt 50:1 51°7 49-2 51:9 53°6 | — — 42-9

Nasal ccsctuecse-ssesteresc 57°0 59°4 60°4 58:2 58°7 | 63°3 | 55°3| 58°5

AY GG La eenunck o22 oe sisers 96°8 37-8) 00 98°9 | 107-4 | 108-7 | 104°3 | 88-4

* From measurements of Flower, Journal Anthr. Inst., vol. xviii.

The resemblance is not great, but individual Bushman and Strand-

looper skulls approach the others closely in dimensions, and with

such small numbers doubts must arise as to the representative

nature of the examples available.

The great feature distinguishing the Central African Pigmies from

the Bushmen is the prognathism. This character suffices to say

that at present they are not the same race, it does not show that

they may not have a common ancestry. The Pigmies of the forest

zone, so far as it is at present known, seem to be largely mixed with

Negroes. This has given rise to the colour types among them, one

with a dirty yellow-coloured skin, the other black. Johnston regards

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 947

the yellow typeas more probably representing the pure-blood Pigmy,

and the black type as due to intermixture with bigger Negro races.

The differences seem to be individual rather than tribal, which would

suggest that the race mingling was extensive. In distinction from

the colour Johnston shows that while the black Pigmy sometimes

presents the considerable prominence and development of the

buttocks—a feature greatly exaggerated in the Bushmen—the yellow

Pigmy has these but poorly developed. The Negro tribes surround-

ing the great forest present similar prognathism. The tribes of the

border zone are intermediate in physical proportion between the

Pigmies and the taller Negroes.

As it has been suggested by Thomson and Maclver that the

alveolar index was a doubtful test of prognathism, the various

groups were also compared by testing the direct sub-nasal projection

of the upper jaw. The basi-nasal, basi-alveolar, and naso-alveolar

measurements being known, the dimensions of each skull were

plotted out on paper, the basi-nasal line being set at a constant

angle of 27° to the horizontal, as recommended by the authors just

quoted.

Perpendiculars were then dropped from the nasion and the

alveolar point to the horizontal base line on which the position

of the basion had been marked, and the distance of these perpen-

diculars measured from that point. The following are the average

results :—

ptt mile of . Percentage

aaeece ees Perpendicular sub caeel Ratio oF

Faia INIA. ewes Prognathism. CtoA.

Strandloopers ......... 83:5 88:5 5:0 6:0

1Bives| oTaaKe oF ooneoenosadsoce 84:4 93°6 9:2 10°9

Hottentots ............ 87:0 96:9 9:9 11:4

GATING! stesche. smsjsacensiess 93:0 103-0 10:0 LOT

ATT SONMMOCS) ae cuecisecsee 90:0 100°5 10°5 iLibey

Bambute Pigmy ...... 84:4 98°6 14:2 16°8

Negroid Type of

Egyptian ............ 90-0 96-0 6:2 6:9

All Predynastic

Egyptians ......... 89°5 90-0 05 0°5

Western Bantu ...... 89-0 103°5 14°5 16°3

This table shows several very interesting features. The Strand-

loopers appear much more orthognathous than the Bushmen or

Hottentots, and present the same relative, though not actual, pro-

248

Annals of the South African Museum.

TABLE SHOWING THE AVERAGE DIMENSIONS OF MALE SKULLS IN ALL THE RACIAL

GROUPS CONTRASTED WITH ONE ANOTHER.

a -

: n

am Pensa aes

fo} g a=

Ke) q

is a 2

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a Oe ie

Glabello-occipital Length.

IA CY BEO Bo nces cess saadescdeeccsssce 181-07 | 178:83 | 183-21

Probable error + ............| 113 | 0:92 | 0-77

Standard deviation. oc.... | 5°6267 | 6-4000 | 4°3116

Coefficient of variation ...| 3°10 | 3:58 | 2:35

5 ea See Peas Pre 2*1108 | 1-4100 | 0:9784

Number examined. N.... 15 29 19

Maximum Breadth.

ANOY BBG EE croneecsccosaassscceaees 138°33 | 134°66 | 133°47

iProbablelerror -t «..--.<..ce- 0°75 | 0:49 | 0°78

Standard deviation. c.... | 3°5412 | 4:8146 | 4°3081

Coefficient of variation ... | 2°55 3°57 3°23

_ ids Spee er 10454 | 0°8000 | 0-9768

Number examined. N.... 12 29 19

Basi-bregmatic Height.

IAVOVEEC) Poinss<cbactvoascosasevose 126°09 | 126°41 | 130°63

Probable error + ............ 1:07 | 0°70 | 0:90

Standard deviation. c.... | 4°6411 | 4°8400 | 51010

Coefficient of variation ...| 3°68 3°82 3°90

a Da ere ae tee 1-9580 | 0:8070 | 1-3711

Number examined. N.... BL 29 19

Bi-zygomatic Breadth.

PAV ORGIES aac ccsass xecnenssaessnehce 123°89 | 121°35 | 125-76

Probable error + ............ 0°63 | 1:45 | 1°03

Standard deviation. c.... | 2°4698 | 6°5070 | 5°5696

Coefficient of variation ...| 2:00 5°36 4°43

= Epes Resp ht? Faas Sage tock 0°6774 | 25110 | 1:8200

Number examined. N.... 9 17 17

Naso-alveolar Height.

A VOL MEO txoncasacesacerececnsorsene 61°70 | 60°24 | 65°50

Probable error + ............ 0°65 | 0-81 | 0°82

Standard deviation. c.... | 2°6833 | 4°8000 | 4°5100

Coefficient of variation ...| 4:34 797 6°87

5 ME re eee ee 0°7200 | 1°1830 | 1:1251 |

Number examined. N.... 9 21 18

Nasal Height.

AWOL REO". esc uscccesoncoswesnes dvs 43°80 | 42°76 | 46°22

Probable error + ............ 058 | O57 | O71

Standard deviation. c.... | 2-4000 | 3°8716 | 3°9090

Coefficient of variation ...| 5:48 8°92 8°45

= Ree area ees ae 0°5760 | 06100 | 0-8489

Number examined. N.... 9 25 18

Nasal Breadth.

IAW ORGIES |e ercccast-cevescocemeoass 95°0 | 25°92 | 26°33

Probable error +t ............ 0°44 | 0°30 | 0:47

Standard deviation. co. ... | 1-7888 | 1:9365 | 26192

Coefficient of variation ...| 7-15 747 9°94

= MERE RS Feat 0°3200 | 0°1560 | 0:3801

Number examined. N.... 10 24 18

Basi-nasal Length.

PAV ONEEO termcreavaccc sre trcce ree ca 93°73 | 9493 | 98°32

Probable error + ............ 1:00 | 063 §=0'76

Standard deviation. o.... | 4°3289 | 4°3171 4°1425

Coefficient of variation ...| 462 | 455 | 4:21

- Somers ieee 1-7041 | 0°6667 | 0-9031

Number examined. N.... 11 28 19

Basi-alveolar Length.

ANOCEB EO fe. .cecccscavcacwoesseesss 90°70 | 94°91 99°58

Probable error + ............ 145 | 0°96 | 0°97

Standard deviation. c.... | 5-9338 | 5°8386 | 5°4991

Coefficient of variation ...| 6:54 | 6°15 5°52

x Se a eae 3°5210 | 15511 | 1°5915

Number examined. N....| 10 2 | 19

z :

: ae

n : 3

wi wn o-> s

5 Mice | aotn

a a loge lene

i aq | §A

—s sa

190°61 | 184°15 | 184-00 | 186°83

0°80 | 1:34 | 0°73 | 1:42

6°6566 | 5°8838 | 5°7323 | 6°4745

3:49) 13198 es at |) av

1°1660 | 1°7313 | 0°8883 | 3°4937

38 20 | 37 12

137°33 | 137:05 | 133°41 | 132°59

075 | 0°96 | 0:76 | 1°14

5°0507 | 5°4341 | 6-0183 | 5°1390

3°67 | 3°96 | 4:51 | 3°87

0°7089 | 1°5541 | 0-9789 | 2°2013

36 19 37 12

137°37 | 138°10 | 13508 | 132°67

0°51 | 0:95 | 0-74 | 0°89

4:0484 | 5°5127 | 5°7879 | 4:0988

2°95 | 3°99 | 428 | 3:09

0°4314 | 1°5195 | 0°9306 1:4000

38 20 36 12

134°09 | 133-07 | 126°89 | 129°55

0°57 | 1:10 | 1:29 | 1:40

4°2953 | 5°8592 | 7°3185 | 5°3981

3:22 | 4:43 | 5°76 | 4°16

075588 | 2:2890 | 2°9754 | 3:2380

33 15 ISSA ao

69°14 | 69°47 | 69°75 | 67°33

0°58 | 1:00 | 0°70 | 1°14

45044 | 5°7158 | 4°9305 | 5°0980

Ces) Ma es Wy GO I OY

0°5636 | 1-7194 | 0°7596 | 2°1660

36 19 32 12

48°67 | 47°20 | 48°08 | 45°67

0°60 | 0-77 | 0°36 | 0°50

2:6608 | 3°4785 | 2°8879 | 2°2847

5:47 | 7:37 | 6:00 | 5:00

0°5899 | 0°6050 | 0°2255 | 0°4354

36 20 Bye |) al

27°31 | 27°30 | 27°30 | 27°83

0:28 | 0-40 | 0:25 | 0°52

2°0371 | 2°3473 | 2°0371 | 2°3388

745 | 8:59 | 746 | 8:40

071154 | 0:2755 | 0°1121 | 0°4560

36 20 37 12

105:03 | 101-85 | 102°03; —

0°51 | 0:90 | 0°56 —

4:0927 | 5°0616 | 4°3909| —

3°89 | 4:97 | 4:30 =

0°4407 | 1:2813 | 05211} —

38 20 37 —

105°11 | 101°94 | 103°68; —

0°73 | 1:11 | 0°63 —

5°6365 | 6°0860 | 4°6314, —

5:36 | 5°97 | 4:46 =

0°8124 | 2:0576 | 0'6918| —

36 18 31 —_

Gs] a

Q 3

S ey

8 =

179°11 | 184°53

0°59 | 1:90

57576 | 6°1830

3:21 | 3°35

075920 | 6:3700

56 6

135°75 | 131°50

0°47 | 2:73

45956 | 7°7980

3°38 | 5:91

0°3771 | 10°13

77 6

133-73 | 132°84

0-49 | 1°50

4°7138 | 5:0823

3:47 | 3°73

04040 | 4:3050

17 6

128°59 | 128°50

0°56 ) 1°80

5°1069 | 5°7662

3°97 | 4:48

05323 | 5°5500

49 6

66°42 | 72°33

0:42 | 0°96

3°6000 | 371496

5:29 | 4:35

0:2644 16540

65 6

47°53 | 53°5

0:29 | 0:97

2°8827 3:0951

6:06 | 5°78

071511 | 1:5971

52 | 6

26°79 | 23°83

0:24 | O51

22180 1°8654

8:26 | 7°82

0 0964 | 0°5696

55 6

10086} —

055 | —

571020} —

5:05 | —

0'5005| —

52 | —

10394} —

054 | —

4°8340, —

464 | —

04763, —

46 _

Egyptians.

Negroid Type in

Beye

All Predynastic

184°47

133°62

017 | 0:52

4°4788 3°9348

3°35 | 2°97

071500 0°4553

134 34

126°93 | 12844

0:39 | 0-72

5°9000 5°4259

4°66 | 4°22

0°2578 | 0°8660

135 34

70°11

0°28

4°2059

6°00

0°1300

136

50°70

017

2°9546

5°82

0°05

169

25°50

011

1:9078

748

0°0215

169

101°81

0°23

3°7523

3°68

0°0853

165

101°56

0°34

2°6814

2°65

0°2114

99°47

0°49

3°6688

3°70

0°3959

98°43

0°30

4°8877

4°96

071474

162

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 249

portions as the Negroid Egyptian type. The Hottentots in this

respect are not intermediate between Bushmen and Kaffirs, but

more closely resemble the Bantu-speaking Negroes of Nyasaland—

a feature previously noted in their general appearance. The Pigmy

is quite distinct from all these groups, but in relative dimensions

resembles the Western group of Bantu, occupying the seaward

margin of the great forest zone.

From the general table of average dimensions it may be seen that

the Western Bantu differ from the Eastern just in the features in

which the former resemble the Pigmies. It is tempting to consider

whether they may not be regarded as a Pigmy-Bantu cross in the

same manner that the Hottentots have been as a Bushman-Bantu

cross.

The accompanying table records the average dimensions of the

skulls of each group that has been used for contrast. The

standard deviations, the coefficient of variation, and the value of

o < Ts 5

HN ate given to facilitate comparison. The probable error of

each average is given to show the accuracy of the result, which

depends on the number of observations available. The probable

Standard deviation

error teers Ole) x The square root of the number of observation

1.€., + 0°6745 JN.

of observations in the ratio of the square root of that number. The

probable error decreases as the standard deviation decreases.

That is, the accuracy increases with the number

SUMMARY.

The Strandloopers appear in all respects to be a purer group than

the Bushmen, and to be distinct from the Hottentots, though the

influence of chance selection cannot be quite excluded, owing perhaps

to the small amount of material available.

The up-country Bushmen appear intermediate between the

Strandloopers and Hottentots.

The Hottentots present dimensions exactly intermediate between

the preceding and the Bantu. They show in many features a

smaller coefficient of variation, which tends to prove that the cross,

if such is the true explanation, was of some standing and very com-

plete. In many characters they approach the Negroes of British

Central Africa more closely than the Kaffir tribes of the Hast

Coast.

MEASUREMENTS OF

Crania in the South African

REL CO EN ccectece vis ocehewat ute ans caiaeoennec ved s B Ss B. Ss Ss B S B B S. B 28

Catalogue Number ..............0.cssecsesees ALAS: Tes |) 4 6 7 13 15 18 22 24 26 27

Ch Se ateinccec Seta error ee cibecaenasce M. | deo G9) aN a Nd M. F F M. M KF. | ?M. | Mg

Maximum glabello-occipital length | 185°5 | 167 178 174 190 176 181 | 167°5 | 1875 | 180 167 183 186

Marxian )PredGthecsc.sccsecsace cosses sev ee= 142 127 — | iby 134 138 134 129 144 132 142 127 135

Basi-bregmatic height 132 IES ||" 130 131 123 123 | 119°5 132 128 120 124 125

Bi-maxillary breadth............. 100 86°5 —_— _ — _— 90°5 86 98 — — 93 101

Bi-zygomatic breadth 124 112 -—— -- — 114 112 123 _— -- — 126

Naso-alveolar height ..................000++ 65 54 -- — - _ 59 65 55 70 — 59 61

Orbital breadth.—Right Orbit ......... 40 37 _- -— — —_ 37 36 38 — -- 39 41

Orbital breadth.—Left Orbit............ 39 35 _ 38 _ — 36 36 39 38 — 40 40

Orbital height—Right Orbit............ 30 32 31 34 29 = oe 33 32

Orbital height.—Left Orbit ............ 30°5 32 — 32 _ — 31 34 30 33 — 32°5 30

Bi-dacryc breadth ............. ss 23 22 — | 2 — — 21 20 22 25 -— 20 23

Nasal height ..... ot 48 38 —}— — — 40 47 42 51 — 44 46°5

INSSalDECACtMisseesersesssece sens ah 24 95 —- |) = — — 24 93 24°5 28 _ 25 29

Internal bi-orbital breadth ............ 99 91 —/|— — — 93 91 99 — — 96 99°5

BEST NASB) LONELN fes.s.12nc+ae-ssenvesapssease 100 88 — | 96 _ 94:5 | 95°5 86 98 102 86 92 97

Basi-alveolar length .............2..0+-sse+ 97 88 —}— ~- _ 92°5 84 90°5 | 100 -- 88 92°5

Internal palatal length..................... —_ 43 — _ — — 47 42 46 47 -- 47 50

Internal palatal breadth.................. -- 32 — — _ -- 35 32 36 38 — 35 37

GTI GALEN te. esac. cake coscsceces<vossesr eos 40 — — | — = -- — -- 37 -- — _— 38

INGSOSINBIALCULVO. cccccncsssecsocacess+cceoee 108 99 — — — _ 100 95 107 _— — 105 109

VONAGE VG) \escc:<cscnsecesserseaceseees- 590 134 116 132 123 — | 141 134 138 _ 119 121 129 _

PATI OUAIS CULV: .cc.c0c0s..ccescoseseessuczercess 116 118 122 | 124 _ 111 121 118 —_— 118 120 127 =

Occipital Curves. 2...c.cccsctees 122 100 112 111 —_ 110 109 93 122 110 105 114 123

Total sagittal curve .......... 372 334 366 | 388 372 362 364 349 394 347 346 370 372

Total horizontal curve — 472 — 490 523 502 509 479 528 490 485 500 514

Total coronal bi-auricular curve...... — 271 -- ; o— 300 295 282 308 278 296 217 290

INDICES.

MONGtH=DECAGH) Fi ...ececcseeccsbsccnsncates 76°6 | 76:0 _ 770) 705) 784] 740) 77:0] 768] 73:3] 85:0) 69°4|) 726

WONG tH-MOIGHD Foi ccocscsnacsoccusesrsessevencs 712) 683 _ 747 | 689) 699] 680) 71:3] 704] 711) 71:9) 67:3) 67:2

Breadth-height.... .. | 92:9] 89°8 — 97:0 | 978} 891] 91°38} 926] 91°7| 97:0 | 845] 976 | 92°6

Maxillary-facial ............. 65°0 | 62-4 _ _ -- — 65°2 | 75:6 | 56°71 _ _ 63°4 | 60°4

Upper facial (Kollmann) . .. | 524] 489 a — -= — 518 | 580 | 44°7 _— —- — 48°4

Orbital.—Right Orbit ..................... 75°0 | S6°5 — _— _ _ §$3°8 | 94°4 763 _ _— 84°6 | 78:0

Orbital.—Left Orbit .................eeeee 782 | 91°74 -- 84°2 — -— 86°1 | 94:4 | 769 | 86°8 -- 81:2 | 75:0

UN GUS AU is cen cour ene conscveds coupes tue cee daceres cate 50:0 | 65°8 _ — — _ 60°70 | 489} 583 | 549 -- 56°8 | 62:4

ATV OGIO ican. coc. dacetacy caceversevecstenteuetszexe 97°0 | 100°0 — _— _- _ 96°9 977 92°3 | 98:0 _ 95°7 | 95:4

Palatal (Virchow) Staphylinic ......... — 744 -- — — — 745 | 762| 783) 80°9 - 745 | 74:0

102) af 11 ese ene eee eee Serer RoereS 32:2 -- -- -- — _ -- — 37°8 _ — — 39°2

BNE O-T BLEUE fer cen okt cygaaat uackbuousensusndes 109°0 108°8 _ ~- _ — | 107°5 | 104°4 | 108°1 o — | 109°4 | 109°5

Relation ( Frontal-total sagittal ...... 360 | 347) 361) — _— 39:0 | 36°8 |] 39°5 — 34°3| 35°0 | 34°9 _

of 4 Parietal-total sagittal...... S12) 353] 33:3 —- — 30°7 | 332] 33°8 — 340 | 34°7 | 34:3 _

Curves. ( Occipital-total sagittal ... | 32°7| 29°9| 30°6 ates = 30°4 | 299] 266] 31:0] 31°7] 30°3| 30°38 | 33m

* B= Bushman. S = Strandlooper.

{ CRANIA IN MILLIMETRES.

4 Dr. Duck- Royal

_ Museum. | worth’s Anatomical Museum, Cambridge. College of

| Collection. Surgeons.

B s rS) s Ss Seles Ss. s iS) Sees Ss) S iS) S)

30 31 32 34 35 36 394 | 39B I II 3731 | 3732 | 3733 | 1742 | 1743 | 1744 1298

M 1s M M M M. M. || M M M. Int M. EF :

183 178 185 172 191 182 168 asp |hh alge} 180 177°5 | 173 | 1715 | 182 169 182 179

145 134 144 145 137 128 | 140°5 | 138 || 139 135 138 134 | 141°5 | 143 135 137 141

133 124 122 123 — — 124 —- 116 127 132 124 122 126 123 129 123

{ = 90 86 88 96 _— =. _ 90 = 90 94 -— 81°5 384 98 90

= 127 119 118 120? —_ -- — 120 ? | 123? 127 | 1195 | 124?) 116 120 124 117

», _ e a Ss e = ue = 59 60 62 57 59 52 56 65 59

a = = ) — 38 39 40 40 38

| = | 365} 365) 39 | 39 | — | 36 | — || sas| 39 || 39 | 39 | szs lf 36 | 37 | 38 ee

oe. weepecs | 32 | 52 |) a1. | — | 3g | — 34 | 99 BL || 32° |, 30 | 1g 31 a7

=) 27 | 32 | 33 | sis| — | 32 | — || 33 | go || 321 30 | ‘seg |p275| 129

= 20 24 19 22°5 — 22 — 21:5 26 20°5 | 25:5 | 24:5 18 20 23 21

— 43 40 43 43 — 40 — || 40 43 47 41 41'5 38 43 44 40

= 24 26 23 Q7 _— 23 — || 25 23 25 25°5 24 25 23 26°5 25

= 92 94 95°5 95 _ 92 — || 92 94 97°5 | 99°5 97 108 105 114 107

\ 96 98 96 88 87 — 90 — 89 91 97 94 93 95 90 95 91

‘ = 97 93 95 85 = 85 -- 82 82 87 92 92 91 92 98 93

— 50 45 52 — = 47 — — — _ — _ 41 46 45 48°5

—_ 38 34 33 = = 34 _- —_ = — _— — — 35 34 32

; = — 35 83 || sxe — = || — = = = = = a 38 41

; — 100 102 101 103 —_— 100 — 100 101 104 107 103 99 | 100°} 108 102

' — 128 139 131 145 = 128 — 132 127 137 116 — | 131:5|] 127 133 135

q _— 116 121 123 137 = 115 —_— 118 alas) 117 117 _ 127 117 132 124

‘ — 108 116 111 116 = 106 — 107 122 112 114 —_ 102 105 106 109

384 352 376 365 398 = 349 361 387 364 366 347 — 360 349 371 368

: 519 501 520 505 = = = 501 ad — _ = — 52] 485 511 488

; 316 284 306 298 — = 301 285 |} — — — — — 427 416 415 426

199) 753 | 778) 843 | 71:7 = 83°6 | 78:9 || 78:1 | 750 177 | 775 | 825 | 78:6] 79°9 | 75:3 78'8

72270 69:7 |) 65:9 |); 75 _— — 73'8 — || 65:2] 706 T4s45 | SAC Ta EO eT ArSe Ono 68°7

91-7 | 92:5 | 847 | 84:8 — — 88'2 — 83°56 | 94-1 95'6 | 92°5 | 862] S81] 911} 94:2 872

— 64:4 | 674) 75:0| 646 = — —- 65°5 —_ 68°9 | 60°6 = 63°8 | 66°7 | 665 65'0

— 45°7 at eat ene == ae — ae 48°8 48°8 | 477] 476) 44:8) 46°7] 525 =

a aay f A 2° 1° == 88° —_ 87:2 | 74:4 Micon |) SOO Ri8:9 7 ; ,

— | 40] 87-7| 846| 80-7; — | se9| — || s5-4| c44 |] a0! so0| seo |} 74 | 784] 816 150

— 55°8 | 65:0 | 53°5 | 62°8 = 575 — 62°5 | 53°5 53°2 | 622] 57°8| 65°38] 535] 602 62°5

— 99:0 | 96°9 | 1080} 97:7 — 94°5 _— 92-1), 90-1 89:7 | 97:9} 989 | 95:8 | 102:2 | 103-2 102°2

_ 760 | 756 | 63°5 _ = 72'3 — == = = a — 65:5 | 64:9 = 66°0

_ — 364 | 409 — — _— — — — — — — — — 40:0 45-1

— | 1087 | 108°5 | 105°8 | 1084 — | 108°7 — || 1087 | 107°4 || 106°7 | 107°5 | 106°2 | 106-4 | 105°8 | 106°9 108°2

_ 36°74 | 370] 35:9 | 36-4 = 36°7 — 370 | 349 374 | 33-4 — 36°5 | 364 | 35°8 36°7

a 33°0 | 32°2 | 33°7 | 34-4 _— 32°9 — 33°0 | 316 32'0 | 33°7 _ 35°3 | 33°5 | 35°6 33°7

— 30°7 | 30:9 | 304) 29:1 — 3074 _ 30°0 | 33°5 30°6 | 32°9 — 28:3] 30°71] 286 29°6

MANDIBLES.—MEAsvuREMENT IN MILLIMETRES.

“ Cam-

South African Museum. bridge. R.C.S.

TRECOa re cscces vccuscceveccavtccss-ctseescics B. B. sb ll isis I] 1S: Ss Ss. Ss

Catalogue Number .................. il 13 24 | OF | 34 37 1743 12984

SOK scccsesiscssecsasnedsacccsdtessececsssses —- — — | — _ _- F. F,

Total Facial height _............... 90 100 — | 103:5 | 107 -- 97°5 98

Bi-zygomatic breadth ............ 112 114 = 126 118 ~~ 120 117

Bi-condyloid breadth _............ 98 102 102 | 105 103°5 _ 102 100

Max. Bi-gonial breadth............ 79°5 | 75 oo | "ST 84 =. 89 84

Sy mphysial height ......... ........ 24 29 31 35 33 32 28 31

MOAT GISING) iecr.-stentst ee terteescce 20 22 23 25 27 22, 24 23

RATOUSHHOIOUG) osscscnsscnsenes eet 2-0u0 31 39 34 36 38 40 33 36

Ramus bresath” 22. 20..cstesc0-2--- 32 | 36°5 33 37 34 34 34 32

Condylo-coronoid breadth ...... 425 45 39 41 44 _ 29 32

Bi-gonial Curve max. ............... 179 -- = 203 190 - 180 173

INDICES.

POUR URRCIRD sort fonsccsasstenrataeee. 804 | 877} — | S21) 907] — | B12 | 838

Gonio-Zygomatic ..................... 71:0 | 65°8 — | 722) 71:2 _ 74:2 71'8

Mandibular iicsccc.c.veccsssccsnacrsss 83'°3 | 758 | 742)! 71:4] 81°8 _ — —_

252 Annals of the South African Musewm.

The Pigmies appear distinct, but have similar relative proportions

to the tribes in their vicinity.

The Western Bantu in the characters in which they differ from

the Hastern resemble the Pigmies.

The Masai are distinctly different from the Negroid type of Egypt,

and apparently from the Bantu, although this is not clearly demon-

strated as free from chance.

If the Negroid type in Egypt be admitted to be real in characters

it would appear to approach the Strandlooper-Bush-Hottentots

rather than the Bantu Negroes. This may possibly support the

archeological evidence suggesting a former northern extension of

the latter group.

Dwarf peoples bearing a resemblance to Bushmen are said to

exist on the slopes of Mount Elgon, in Laikipia, and other points

in Eastern Central Africa. From these districts no material is

available.

The present geographical situation is, then, that the apparently

purest dwarf race is situated, or was recently situated, on the coast

at the extreme south of the continent, the furthest point to which

they could retreat under pressure. The more inland representatives

appear mixed.

Eastern Africa with a part of South-Western Africa are occupied

by a distinct tall race of Bantu speech. The Hottentots seem to be

intermediate in character as in position between these. A group of

Negroes in the centre of Africa around Lake Nyasa are also in some

features intermediate, though tall and of Bantu speech.

The north-eastern corner is occupied by a different people, the

Somali and Gallas, of whom the physical characters are but little

known. Further south the Masai, who may be allied to this group,

are apparently distinct in many respects, at least from the Negroes

of Bantu speech. The forest zone is occupied by Pigmies, who,

though in some respects resembling the Bush people, have other

features closely allied to the Negroes to the north of this

district.

The tribes of Bantu speech inhabiting West Africa between the

Rio del Rey and the Congo, though in most characters they resemble

the eastern tribes of the same linguistic stock, in others resemble the

Pigmies.

In predynastic times there were in Upper Egypt people having

some characters resembling the Bush-Hottentot group, and possibly

also the Bantu Negro, but widely different from the peoples of the

eastern coast, as represented by the present-day Masai.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 953

It thus seems possible to conceive the following reconstruction of

the early history of Southern Africa :—

That the first inhabitants of Southern Africa were of the

Bushman type, and spread over the whole of this part of the

continent.

That in the pastoral country around the Great Lakes and the Upper

Nile Valley the tall Negro tribes developed, or at least that they

occupied this country. That subsequently pressure was brought to

bear on these peoples from the east, driving a large section of them

south. These in turn drove the Bushman type before them as far

as the extreme southern coast. Others took refuge in the forest

zone, and in time mingled with the peoples around. Some of the

latter Negroes passed north of the forest zone to the Atlantic coast.

These later, pressed on by the races from across the Sahara, were in

part driven back out of the forest—a process still continuing—

or down to the sea; when in the unsuitable environment their

physique deteriorated. Some of these Negroes may have been

driven down the Nile Valley, taking possibly with them, or driving

in front of them, any survivors of the northern Bush races, who thus

came into contact with Egypt. On the other hand, there is no

evidence to show that the Bush peoples may not have been previously

far to the north.

There are said to be dwarf races in Central Morocco, and in the

Neolithic station at Brassempouey, in France, a statuette has been

found which represents the race living there at that time as short

and steatopygous.

[Since the above was written I have received two additional

Strandlooper skulls, Nos. 394 and 398, both of which are broad

headed. Their measurements have been included in the table but

not in the averages and tables of variation. They support the view

that the primitive Bushman stock was broader headed. }

SECTION II.

THE BONES OF THE SKELETON.

Portions of twelve skeletons were available, but unfortunately

none were quite complete, so that for each series only a limited

number of comparisons could be made.

254 Annals of the South African Museum.

Two of them were from Humansdorp—a larger, probably a male,

and a smaller, probably a female. These, referred to as Humans-

dorp 1 and 2, are in the South African Museum, Cape Town. Of

the remainder, from caves in the Knysna district, Nos. 7 and 8

are probably males, though, as the pelvic bones are lacking, this

description of sex is only tentative. No. 34 is a male. Some

odd bones, appearing to have belonged to a female, are referred

to as South African 1. All these are from the South African

Museum.

In addition the osteological collection at the Anatomical Museum

of the University of Cambridge possesses two nearly complete skele-

tons, Nos. 3731 and 3732, and some odd bones, referred to as Cl,

C2, and C3 respectively. Nos. 3732 and Cl were female, 3731, C2,

and C3 male. All these are from caves in the Knysna district.

With the exception of No. 34 in the South African Museum the

skeletons had not been mounted, owing to the lack of certain bones,

so that the stature could not be directly ascertained. For purposes

of comparison illustrative examples of other races have been taken

from Turner, ‘‘ Report on the Human Skeletons,” Challenger Reports,

and Duckworth, ‘‘ Morphology and Anthropology.”’

The available measurements will be considered serzatim.

LUMBAR VERTEBRA.

These are usually studied by measuring the heights of the centra

of the vertebrie, from the mid-point of the superior margin to the

mid-point of the inferior margin of the anterior and posterior surfaces

respectively. From these an index is constructed which serves to

show the degree of curvature of the spine. When the index is over

100 the posterior height is the greater and the spine has an anterior

coneayity, when it is below 100 the anterior height is greater and

the spine is convex anteriorly. It must, however, be remembered

that in life the intervertebral discs modify and may entirely reverse

the direction of the curve shown by the bony centra. These dises

are very large in the Bushman, and provide for a greater mobility of

the lumbar region of the spinal column.

The posterior height of the centrum x 100

a aantcr height of centrum, or for the whole lumbar spine

The sum of the posterior heights of the centra x 100

The sum of the anterior heights of the centra

Index =

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 255

No. of | Humansdorp. Knysna.

ertebree.

ae 1, Male. 2, Female. 2731, Male.

| | |

Mee eter ccces 21 23 109°5 13 i) 92°3 25 | 22 | 880

Werte ccs 21 24 114:°3 14 Say | Alay PAS) 92, 88:0

Meee erases DOM 23 1150 14 15 10771 DSve) |) WS} 97:9

TIW SS ME eaeessn 2 22 104'7 14:5 14 96'5 BPY | By i loveless

AV Aeerrach s Soares 19 19°5 | 102°6 16 12 75:0 22, 20 909

Motalessees 102 | 1a) |) 1093 (ales) 68:5 bein) ally asy | a0) 936

No. of Knysna.

Lumbar

Mertebree: 2732 Female. | Cl Female. S.A.1 Female.

Ant. Post. | Index.|} Ant. Post. Index. | Ant. Post. | Index.

Wewiedcciscaves | od 24 114°3 22°5 24 106°6 23 24 104°3

TOL, onoconoscac | 21:5 ) 23 | 1070 | 22 25 1136 | 22 24 1091

THE coseaceon | Wik eee 104:8 | 23 23 100 23°56 | 23:5 | 100

TEV esaansznc Do 5a 22 Qs 4) 2PA | Sula |) Sey | BS 22 95°6

Wiepeeassccoseve || 12% ils) 792 | 24 20 83'°3 | 26 22 84:6

Total...... | 110 110 | 100 | 113°5 | 113°5 | 100 1175 | 1155 | 98:3

These indices may be contrasted with those given by Turner

(‘‘ Bones of the Human Skeleton,’ Challenger Reports, vol. x., pt. i1.,

p. 67) :—

Bushmen. pean, |talanderss| NCeroee | sre

No. of Lumbar |

Vertebre. | ene

eres Remiale, aieicell 12 2. 3 5

Me vencntaseetarcceess 98-7 | 104°4 | 102°5 | overs} |} allies} 108°8 114-4

eran cccecces essence OMI MALO a NOt 101°5 105°6 104°2 TIO

1H 0 LAP saspeceseascrs 106°4 | 103°0 | 104°1 95°4 102:°0 100°0 108°0

Vise eceess coveses c's 104°6 96-9 99-4 | 93:0 91°8 93-0 103°7

WWist ea aiiiecuistiere sects 96°7 80°5 85:9 83:'6 84:2 89:0 91°4

2. | 20a)

Mota) <s.sisccae 101°4 98°5 995 | 96-0 | 99-0 99:0 106°0

256 Annals of the South African Musewm.

In Turner’s Bushman the general lumbar index was 106, and the

index of the fifth lumbar vertebrae was 95.

Cunningham from three Bushman skeletons found a mean lumbar

index of 106-6, with an individual range from a mean index of 115:9

in the first to 95-3 in the fifth.

From fourteen male Andamanese Cunningham obtained a mean

total index of 106°3, and from nine females 102°4; from seven male

Negroes an index of 106, and from three females one of 103°4.

The Central African Pigmies present similar indices to the other

dwarf races, but smaller than for Negroes or Australians, viz. :—

Bambute (Shrubsall) 102.

Akka (Flower) ...... 102°6.

The two Humansdorp skeletons thus yield widely different results,

the larger being distinctly simian in its characters. It has the

largest lumbar index yet recorded, and resembles the Simiidze_in

that in the lowest as in the highest lumbar vertebra the centrum is

wedge-shaped with a base directed posteriorly. The smaller bones

present the opposite features, but the individual not being full grown

comparison is very uncertain. So far as the bones go the Bushmen

(and Strandloopers) should therefore have a nearly straight lumbar

spine. Cunningham and Turner have, however, shown that in life

this is not the case, the shape of the individual discs, which are

thicker anteriorly, sufficing to reverse the attitude determined by the

proportions of the bones.

The races of mankind have been classified by means of the index

of the lumbar spine into three groups :—

1. Kurtorachic. Index below 98, the spine being strongly convex

anteriorly. In this category come most Europeans and Chinese.

2. Orthorachic. Index 98-102, the spine being nearly straight.

The Eskimo are examples of this class.

3. Kotlorachic. Index above 102, the lumbar spine being concave

anteriorly. Polynesians, Andamanese, Negroes, and Australian

natives belong to this class, as do the Simiide.

Previous observations place the Bushmen in the latter class ; the

present series of skeletons, however, fall in the second class with

straighter spines. The limits of variation, however, are great,

examples being found with indices ranging from 95:8 to 109-3, and

the number of specimens so small that no definite classification is

quite certain. The average falls near the limits between classes 2

and 3.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. O57

THE SACRUM.

The measurements of this bone usually taken are the length from

the middle of the anterior surface of the upper border, the promon-

tory to the middle of the anterior surface of the lower border, and

the breadth between the most distant points at the same level of

the ale.

From these a Sacral Index is computed :—

Breadth of Sacrum x 100

Index =~ : :

aa Length of Sacrum

The following classification is adopted :—

Nomenclature. Index. Illustrative Examples.

Bushman (Turner).

WMoliehohierieyecacs-eshe-csnes-e-- Below 100 | Bantu Negro.

. Simiide.

Andamanese.

2 hie 100-106 1 ee ee

Negro.

Chinese.

Eskimo.

See ris

Sub-platyhierie

Platyhierie Europeans.

Ancient Egyptians.

ee ey

Sacra were available for examination in the present series—

Humansdorp. | Knysna

bs ee) a eo : 34. [F Cies CBS

2 C3. 3732. =e

Sacralienedie. |109°| 89 | 106 | 86-5 | 80. | oa) | commlnee

Sacral breadth ... 93 91 100 87 80 100 97 94

Tndex eet... 85-3 1022 | 94:3 | 99-4 | 108-7 | 108-7 | 107-7 106-8

The average value for the index is: Male, 95:3; Female, 108-0.

If the bones previously described be included the averages are:

Male, 94:7; Female, 101-3. The female average is probably too low,

because one sacrum had an index of only 81, and may have repre-

sented an exceptionally small breadth.

Again the wide range of variation and the small number of speci-

mens prevent any very definite statement as to classification, though

inclusion in the dolicohieric group would appear the more probable.

258 Annals of the South African Musewm.

The indices for other races collected from various sources, espe-

cially Turner’s Monograph, are :—

Male. Female.

| No | Index. No. Index.

—_ 7 | =

IEVOLEEMTOUS, Seccccceensc eevee 2 | 82 3 85

TRATES Mh Sep BAOGORCHICE eae eOO ee 6 92°8 il 107

MIE GOOS::. y.sere00e sc ce+ ee | 29 } 106 10 98:8

IANA aMGNESO... .ccces...esceee 8 94 9 106

IB ami DUGOs = sccalres aes siceee dee 1 90:1 — oo

PAA ecicecoas ayastanees pedeed | — = 1 96°5

THE PELVIS.

Five pelves were available for examination, though for various

reasons a complete series of measurements could not be taken.

The measurements comprised :—

The Maximum Breadth between the Iliac Crests.

The Height of the Innominate Bone from the iliac crest to the

lowest point on the tuberosity of the ischium.

The Breadth of the Innoninate Bone between the extremities of

the anterior and posterior iliac spines,

The Maximum Transverse Diameter of the Pelvic Brim from the

mid-point of the promontory to the mid-point of the upper border.

of the posterior surface of the symphysis pubis.

From these three indices may be computed :—

the Polar tees = Breadth between iliac crests x 100

Height of innominate bone

Tee ee ee in on Antero-posterior diameter of the brim x 100

Transverse diameter of the brim

Breadth of innominate bone x 100

The Innominate Index =

Height of innominate bone.

The pelvic index was computed in two skeletons :—

C3 2 34 ¢

Maximum distance between iliac crests... 201............ 191

Height of innominate bone.................. fh a eee | 172

LE IR GT OI a (6 (2) een mete ie a EE S80. <.cveeeee: 90-1

Turner obtained from one male an index of 91.

Notes on some Bushman Crama and Bones. 959

This compares with :—

iBambutecd’ ". ..ccensus coeameees 89:5 (Shrubsall).

IN(GYes fo: Be Se ese 80 (Turner).

Andamanese 29 ...........066 76°5 (Turner).

1 DiC 0) of 22) 0 Me SAE Re Ree Sh 79 (Vernean).

iG D sco eee 74

uma ZeS: 5.001 Va i esake ae 97 Average of the three

larger forms of Simiidee

87 (Duckworth).

INNOMINATE INDEX.

ea Knysna.

WSs 3731 3. C33. S782 9. | S.A ys.

Innominate Height...... 164 175 ILC 177 169

Innominate Breadth..... 118 121 125 118 130

1D a\6le): eran oeccosescee ee sceor eee 719 69:1 70°6 66:7 76'8

The average being : Male 70:5, Female 71:7, which contrasts with—

15/2001] ovals) AU Ree pam ena eeene er me 68-4 (Shrubsall).

NGeerk 6) ee 80-7 (Turner).

x OMOEA 25. abbwiiuset 98°5

PATI EAMES OAS enon anne 89:0 (Turner and Flower).

5s DA ess attics let 91:0

EU OORT Medicis veierc.ne aseasnnie sie 74:5 (Vernean).

4 DR ace aan snes teem (ispal

GOW ae shoes cass ccet en yee 55°3 (Duckworth).

Peuvic Brim InpDEx.

dorp 7 | Knysna.

eo | Ober 373822.) SA1¢.| 84¢.

Transverse diameter...... 105) |. 100 113 100 97

Antero-posterior dia- gets Ta 86

TMOVELIE) Esso qqgocepn0qaqqHdOo000d | 104 91 90

Mn GxXweeecccsssccnesesene= 895 | 86:0 92-1 91:0 92°8

Average : Male, 87°7; Female, 92:0.

260 Annals of the South African Museum.

The average index of eight female Bushmen previously described

is 89, and of five males, 99.

Contrast :—

ATMO, doss.s9c cnn siete dos be 95°8 (Shrubsall).

ve\| (de? Real eer ae 100:0 (Flower).

INGBLOOS, SOss.0 sane sawnees <sleee 92:7 (Turner).

‘i Bilwtsboesed ac toneeasts 88°3

Andamanese, 12............... 98:0 (Turner and Flower).

5 LG Gieidcace See testcce 91°7

(EUPOP ORI. <aeacver aeneeroe see 80:0 (Vernean).

55: 020) (asareialeo gates aname eae 78:0

PLUMS * sa Sau eee eta seas 128-151 (Turner, Duckworth).

The pelvic brim indices of different races have been classified into

three divisions :—

Nomenclature. Index. Illustrative Examples.

Dolichopellie.. 6c. ..d8t«vacsn:-SADOVO 99) sncad Australian Natives.

Si my tamer th Fa aden pects inn Oe os ee ee Andamanese.

ME AY? re eae es oe peas Bantu Negroes.

Bai bol PLE Ee 4 Ce sae OF RHEE, Bushmen?

Mosatipellig, saestvstokes cess 99-90 «2.20... Negroes.

ne ome aX Crete oo Sekt | Ae eae. 3 Melanesians.

Platypellie: 2,.cemmeseeatae nent Under 90......... Huropeans.

ATI, . PAsbe Seeeeee a aye Va Ce Chinese.

The great range of variations in all races, and the small number of

specimens as yet examined, throws some doubt on the utility and

permanence of this scheme.

SCAPULA.

The measurements taken were :—

The Length, from the superior to the inferior angle.

The Breadth, from the glenoid margin to the vertebral border at

its point of intersection, with a line prolonged from the spine of the

scapula,

The Scapulo-spinal Angle, included between the line of the scapular

spine and that of the vertebral border.

Breadth x 100

Length

The Scapular-Index =

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 261

Humansdorp. Knysna.

ie Pe Ue

R. lite R. ers R. 1D.

BG Pe ares enancas sec tesvencesevace, 126 127 — 103 == ==

IBTea dhe teeedsaeiceccctec sce 84 84 80 67 — 129

Scapular Imdex...........000.<-. 666 66:1 — 65:1 —- 65°8

Scapulo-spinal Angle........... 75° 74° 74° 74° ee 75°

Average Index, 65:9.

The previously known averages were :—

ushmen: (10): ...<eseeem eee 66:2

EtG ihentots.(2)) 2.12 anne eae 60-0

Neeroes: (00)... :sccanna ee 69-7 (Turner).

Andamanese (27)...............0:. 70°2

Bimropeans (46); ...s001.sco.eeseare 65:3

/a\l-d.20(C) een eee 12 paee seer 80°3 (Flower).

Bry mte, ()..< cassie nee eae 87 (Shrubsall).

GOING 26s osnins uaa ore Se neecercmeme eos 70°4

BST eRe 5G re hia wo Svs fae ere see 69:3 (Duckworth).

EV QAGOS axiccsew 2c <Sansraunansceens 97:0

The Pigmy races are thus more Simian than the others, while it

has been shown that the human fcetus approaches still nearer to

that type.

THE LONG BONES.

The maximum length taken between two parallel planes placed

vertically to the scale is the most important measurement. In the

case of the Femur it is usual to also take the oblique length, as

obtained when both femoral condyles are in contact with the fixed

plane of the osteometric board. In the Tibia it is usual to omit

from measurement the spine, which is accomplished by having a

small hole in the fixed plane to accommodate it.

Transverse measurements are taken of the Femur and Tibia. In

the Femur the antero-posterior and transverse diameters are taken

immediately below the lesser trochanter and again at the middle of

the shaft.

An index has been computed from the formula—

Antero-posterior diameter x 100

Transverse diameter

262 Annals of the South African Musewm.

The lower the index from the upper part of the shaft of the bone

the greater the degree of flattening, to which the name platymeria is

given. Manouvrier regards this as due to the extension of the area

of attachment of the quadriceps extensor cruris muscle when in

constant and powerful action. Not so much as an extension of the

leg but in holding the knee firm while the trunk is extended on the

lower limb, as in climbing. In this action the gluteus maximus plays

an important réle, and its attachment to the bone being at this level

may also practically assist in widening the femoral shaft. The con-

dition is common among mountaineers ; Duckworth (‘‘ Morphology

and Anthropology,” p. 317 et seq.) throws some doubt on this

explanation, but shows that none more credible has as yet been

brought forward.

The average index for the upper region of the femur in the Bush-

men skeletons examined is 80°3. In average recent Kuropean femora

the index is 86, while an extremely platymeric femur of prehistoric

age gave an index of 56.

The diameters at the middle of the shaft show the degree of

projection of the linea aspera, a condition known when marked as

pilastering. This is due to the development of the attached muscles,

or alternatively to the throwing out of bone to resist bending under

the weight of the body, such as occurs in rickets. The higher the

index the more the pilastering. The average index in the Bush

skeletons is 128°2.

Contrast :—

Negroes (20).....-...202.-2--+-- 105°8

Modern French (15)............ 109:2 oineet

New Caledonians (13) ......... Fee. Spe

Rickety Subjects (2) ........ L111

This shows a high degree of pilastering among the Bushmen to a

degree which would appear to exclude rickets as a cause.

The transverse measurements of the tibia are taken at the level of

the nutrient foramen.

Transverse diameter x 100

Antero-posterior diameter

= Index.

A low index shows lateral flattening of the tibial shaft, the area of

attachment of the tibialis posticus muscle in extreme cases standing

out as a flange. This condition is frequently associated with rickets,

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 263

when the flange may be looked on as a strut thrown out to resist

bending, and it is found not only among rickety subjects in Europe,

but constantly among the ill-fed peoples of Central Australia. On

the other hand, it may occur without evidence of rickets, and

Manouvrier attempts to associate it with a mountainous habitat and

to explain its occurrence as due to the over-action of the tibialis

posticus muscle. The condition appears in late adolescence chiefly

in the male sex, and among any population both platyenemic and

ordinary tibiz may be found. It appears to have no racial

significance.

The average index for the Bushmen is 68°7.

Contrast :—

Modern, French, 68:2) «54.4 .0ceeeeeeeee Manouvrier.

Negroes: (85'Q)! 2c sa..b ance tneoe nese re

Guanches of Grand Canary (66) .... Topinard.

The Bushmen thus present in a marked degree platymeric and

pilastered femora and platycnemic tibia.

Humans- Knysna S.A. | :

Femur. dorp. No. 7. 1. 37382 3731 (OPE I Bi

Max. length ..... | 371 | 367 | 398

Oblique length... | 369 | 365 | 396

Diameters be-

low lesser tro-

chanter— | |

Ant.-post. ...... 20 20 22 91 — | — | 21 21 93°75) 23 21 21

Transverse...... 95°5 | 26 99 29 —|— oT oT 95 OT 25 26

1b 8YoXs)-3. eeonsceeaeen 784) 769) 75:8) 72:4) — _ 7781 77°8| 940] 85:2) 94:8} 80°8

Diameter Mid

Shaft—

Ant.-post. ...... = 30 29 — — |) 4 95 30 98 31 94°5

Transverse...... —_ — 293 93 — | — | 20 21 23 92, 29, 20

TC OXGa eeecsere= ce — — | 13074 | 1261 — | 13071) 1180 | 130°4 | 127°3 | 140°9 | 122°5

Humans ase |

Tibia. dorp. Knysna. i. 2 34 3732 | 3731 37.

Be Be Ryall. eGR Be | Te 15 Mii, | ae |) ae Woe

Length ...... 298 |298 |.3885 | 340 344 317 | 318 | 347 | 335 | 335 | 332) | 337 | 826

Diameter of |

level of | |

Nutrient

Foramen— |

Ant.-post. | 275| 26 31 32 32

Transverse) 19 | 19 | 215| 21 | 23

Index ...... 69:1) 731) 694) 656); 71:9

| |

= Seesie e308) 27

| 0 rath eile) 20) | 8

— | 689] 67:7| 67°7| 66°7| 66:7

264 Annals of the South African Museum.

LENGTH OF REMAINING LoNG Bongs.

Humansdorp 1. Humansdorp 2.

R. L. R. L.

HHNINNVOTUS® <ocscees ene 277 QT 255 253

VAGTUSY Vesccteicke ean 915 216 188 191

UNS ee poneacoane eae 228 226 205 203

LEHI OU Anoaoeeenance 292 == = —=

G@laviclomy-pessestes — == —— =

Knysna.

if a, | SA) 54] aya. | ava. C2. | 8: - | |/37

— i = | Se —_— — —

R1. | oe ee Bs: || Bee) a, | ee ae RS ae erie

Humerus ... | 291 | 285 | — | 296 | 286 | 267 | 276 | 274 | 271 | 267 | 289 | 278 | 277 | — | 270

Radius ...... — | 220| — | 247 | — | 217 | 216 | 218 | 217 | — | — | — | 212 | 217 | —

Ulna, op2 | 999 | —||ap1 | = | eso | — | gon.) aay | — | aie) —= |= | —

Fibula ...... Up |p ee | || SS |) it SR SS) SSS are) =

Clavicle...... = i 1376 | e135 a —— || ln =

The most usual comparisons are the relative lengths of the various

segments of the limbs, of which a large number would be made, but

four only are generally accepted.

The relative lengths of the upper and lower segments of the leg

known as the Tibio-femoral Index :—

Length of tibia x 100.

Length of femur

The relative lengths of the proximal segments of the upper and

lower limb. Humero-femoral Index :—

Length of humerus x 100

Length of femur

The relative lengths of the proximal and distal segments of the

upper limb. Radio-humeral Index :—

Length of radius x 100

Length of humerus

The relative length of the upper limb exclusive of the hand to that

of the lower limb exclusive of the foot. Intermembral Index :—

Length of humerus and radius x 100.

Length of femur and tibia

Notes on some Bushman Crama and Bones. 965

Humansdorp. Knysna.

Indices.

Larger. | Smaller. 7 8 34 3732 3731 C3. | 37

Vee HABE |) Des |) Mb | at | Wy || To) db NG I) BR |) Bs | asta We sy] ils

Tibio-femoral ...... §2°2 | 83:0] — | — | 84:8} — | — | — | 89°7 | 83°7 | 83°7 | 84°3 | 84-4 | — | 84-7

Humero-femora ... 759, — | — |735| — | — | — | 69:0] 69:0| 68°5 | 68°6 | 66:9 | 69°7 | 70-1

Radio-humeral ...... 78:0 73°7 | 75°5 75°6|77'2| — 83°4] 81:2 | 78:3 79°6 80°1 — |76°5 | 80°4

Intermembral ...... en)|| | = |69:9)| =" || — | = | 65:8)/(66"9)),66:9))674)| — |) — | 68:5

M = Mean of both sides.

Tubio-femoral Index :—

Average value in the present series, 84:1.

The average value of this in all Bush skeletons of which a record

was available is: Male, 83:1; Female, 81:6.

European

Hottentots (1)

Andamanese (25)

Negritos (4)

Kaffir males (4)

Negroes male (32)

» female (10)

Bambute male

Akka

”

i ey

Se ey

weet ewe wees

er i i

eee meee ne eeeee

Oe er)

80-82 (Manouvrier).

79:3 (Fritsch).

84:4 (Flower).

83°9

81:5 (Fritsch).

82:9 (Topinard).

84-4

80-1 (Shrubsall).

83:0 (Flower).

81-1

The higher the index the more the proportion between the bones

approaches that found in the apes.

Humero-femoral Index :—

Present collection, 70:0.

Male.

Bushmen’ (1), cance. 70:3

Hottentot....0.24.. 22m —

alti (0) si.extscac.chcnee ss 70°6

Negroes. (40)) caica=.24: 71:2

Andamanese (28) ...... 70°3

Bam DObe: cis. ato cenees (2

ele ai oo oes snares sates 72:0

ETOPEANs =. 2.seeabee 4. 72°5

Radio-hwneral Index ;—

Present series, 78°3.

(Various observers).

(Fritsch).

(Turner, Humphry, Broca).

(Turner and Flower).

(Shrubsall).

(Flower).

(Manouvrier).

266 Annals of the South African Museum.

Contrast :—

Male. Female.

Bushmen (13) ..:-...-.+-- 78:7 76:1 (Various observers).

Bamalbmte WL)... 1. seiecs si 80°1 — (Shrubsall).

JAC) BLS enane eee i 76:2 82°9

1501 57 11h (0) DaSa eae Cone 78:7 — (Fritsch).

Negroes (115) | \...5-....-: 78-2 78:3 (Turner, Humphry, Hamg.

Broca, Topinard, &c.).

Andamanese (29)......... 81:4 80:7 (Flower and Turner).

RViSCGAE Wineenerocese 4: cain 79°8 78°8 (Sarassin).

INGerIbOS © ees. qeawcorene <= _ 83:7 (Topinard).

HIMLOPCADS... 0.20200. en .>ee 72:5 72:1

The Simiide have indices over 80.

Intermembral Index :—

Present series, 681.

Contrast :—

Male. Female.

Bushmen (12) .......0<..- 68°5 69:0 (Various observers).

Hlottentot 2... sienna stare ~~ 68°8 (Fritsch).

Bambi, 4.2 ckeesentamexes 72:0 — (Shrubsall).

1 Nac Greer ee Ce at 67'7 72°9 (Flower).

Hoottie(O). Piavaseera semen 69°4 — (Fritsch).

Negroes (44).......0+0++++ 68:4 68:4 (Turner, Broca, Humphry).

Andamanese....-.......... 69 67°5

Huropeans ......+..-+e00- 69°7 69°7 (Turner and Topinard).

This index in all the groups of Simiide has a value well over 100.

THE PROPORTIONS OF THE LENGTH OF THE LoNG BONES TO THE

Tota HEIGHT OF THE SKELETON.

The total skeletal height was recorded for the mounted skeleton

in the South African Museum, No. 34. The total height and

length of the bones are recorded for two Bushman skeletons in the

museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. The proportions are

given in the following table, and are contrasted with the values

obtained from other races.

Proportions to Stature = 100.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 267

Bushman. | F

Strands 3 Bush- Bam- | 25 4 Chim-

Race eel ae men Akka bute | Negroes | panzees

Seagal Rog R.C.S (Hum- (Flower).| (Shrub- | (Hum- (Hum-

are | 1300. | 1301. phry). sall). phry). phry).

| |

SOR) aeccces M M | F | M F M M M

Bone—

Femur ... QT 1 26°9 imal | 27°8 27:5 27°8 Q7°4 248

i bill ov: ansere 24°4 22°5 Pav | 23°9 92°3 99°9, 93°2 20°0

Humerus 18°7 189 19:0 ‘| 20°0 19°8 19:8 | 19°5 24°4

Radius ... 15°2 15°6 149 15°4 1b 15'8 152 220

1 oe Se bees SESS: 49°5 50°8 517 49°8 50°0 50°6 44°8

H.+R.... 33°9 345 34:0 35°4 35°5 35°7 34-7 46°4

The net result of the additions to the averages has been to mark

out the Bushman race in some respects more sharply than before,

and to show clearly that although they approach the Simian type

more closely than the other branches of mankind, the gap separating

the two is very great.

268 Annals of the South African Museum.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES.

Fic. 1.—Norma FaciAuis, OR FACE VIEW OF A BUSHMAN’S SKULL.

A.P = Alveolar Point.

D = Dacryon.

H-H = Orbital Height.

N = Nasion.

Gl = Glabella.

Sp = Nasal Spine.

D_-W = Orbital Breadth.

N-Sp = Nasal Height.

Nw-Nw = Nasal Width, the greatest

width across the apertura pyriformis.

N-A.P = Upper Facial Height.

Z-Z = Bi-zygomatic Breadth.

M = Mental Point.

N-M = Total Facial Height.

Notes on some Bushman Crania and Bones. 2

Fig. 2.—Norma LATERALIS.

Br = Bregma.

B. Indicates neighbourhood of the

Basion or anterior border of the

foramen magnum, not actually seen

in this view, being hidden by the

occipital condyle.

A = Alveolar Point.

N = Nasion.

Gl-Oc = Maximum Length.

B-Br = Basi-Bregmatic Height.

B-N = Basi-Nasal Length.

B-A = Basi-Alveolar Length.

270 Annals of the South African Museum.

Fic. 3.—NormMA VERTICALIS.

G1 = Glabella. B-B = Maximum Breadth.

Oc = Occipital Point. Z-Z = Bi-zygomatic Breadth.

Gl-Oc = Maximum Length. Br = Bregma.

L = Lambda.

(271)

7.—Seventh Contribution to the South African Coleopterous Fauna.—

By L. Prrinevey, Director.*

DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA IN THE COLLECTION

OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM. (Plates V. and VI.)

Famity CICINDELID.

Gren. DROMICA (COSMEMA), Dej.

Dromica (COSMEMA) CONVEXICOLLIS, Nn. sp.

g : Supra zneo-nigra lateribus prothoracis, elytrorum subtusque

zeneo-ceruleis ; femoribus viridibus, tibiis antennarumque articulis

basalibus quatuor sub-rufescentibus, labro flavescente, late nigro

marginato, palpis flavis, articulo ultimo apice anguste infuscato ;

eapite lato, inter oculos valde longitudinaliter plicato; prothorace

latitudine longiore, antice haud sensim postice magis strangulato,

-disco preesertim in partem posticam valde elevato convexo, fere sub-

gibboso, transversim strigillato ; elytris elongatis, pone humeros ad

medium inflexis, deinde parum incrassatis, ad apicem acuminatis

ibidem spina valida acuta valde divergente utrinque munitis, supra

conyexis sutura acuta, punctis profundis ad latera obliteratis a basi

usque ad apicem zequalibus, interstitio angusto separatis obsitis, in

callo humerali macula parva rotunda, pone medium altera ovata supra

marginali et prope apicem vitta maculiformi flavo albidis utrinque

ornatis.

This species is very closely allied to D. cordzcollis, Chaud., which

I erroneously stated to be synonymous with D. gruti, Chd.,+ and

* The first four Contributions were published in the Transactions of the South

African Philosophical Society, 1885-1892 ; the fifth and sixth in the Annals of the

South African Museum, vol. i., p. 240, and vol. iii., p. 167.

+ Descriptive Catal. 8. Afr. Coleoptera, Cicindelide, p. 86, Trans. S. Afr. Phil.

Soe., vol vii., 1892.

272 Annals of the South African Musewm.

the differences between the two can be detected only by comparing

these two species. In D. cordicollis g the labrum is only very

slightly edged with black, whereas in D. convexicollis it is broadly

marginate ; the shape and plication of the head are nearly alike in

both species, but while the discoidal part of the prothorax of D.

cordicollis is highly raised, it falls abruptly behind above the posterior

strangulation ; in D. convewicollis it is regularly convex and more

gibbose, and the prothorax itself is a little narrower; the shape and

sculpture of the elytra are the same in both species, but they are

narrower in D. convexicollis.

Length 10 mm. ; width 2 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg). ? Rev. H. Junod.

Dromica (COSMEMA) ZULUANA, N. Sp.

@ : Fusco-cuprea, sub-nitida, lateribus prothoracis elytro-

rumque sub-eneis, antennarum articulis quatuor basalibus, tibiis,

femorumque basi rufo-flavescentibus; labro flavo, haud fusco-

marginato ; capite lato, inter oculos valde plicato, collo transversim

plicato-secabroso; prothorace breve, latitudine longiore, basi apice

angustiore, ad basim haud sensim strangulato, areis dorsalibus

duabus modice conyexis, transversim undulato plicatis pradito ;

elytris elongatis, ad medium modice ampliatis, convexis, apice haud

singulatim emarginatis, spina suturali brevi acuta munitis, punctis.

profundis confertis, ad latera obliteratis, in partem anticam

remotius positis obsitis, macula supra-marginali sub-elongata flava,

vittaque marginali breve apicis spinam attingente utrinque notatis.

This species is allied to D. elegantula and also to D. cordicollis,

but it is easily distinguished from both these species by the entirely

flavous labrum, the sub-cylindrical prothorax, which is slightly

attenuated in the posterior part and very little constricted there, and

the much more closely set punctures which are also less wide,

and which, instead of being of a uniform size as in the two species.

mentioned above, are slightly broader in the anterior than in the

posterior part; inmy @ examples of D. elegantula and D. cordicollis,

the sides of the elytra are punctured as far as the outer margin,

whereas they are broadly impunctate in D. zulwana.

Length 11 mm.; width 3} mm.

Hab. Natal (Eshowe).

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 273

Famiry CARABID/.

Tre ODOCANTHINI.

Gren. CASNONIA, Latr.

CASNONIA LATA, N. sp.

Rufo vel pallide rufo testacea, capite nigro, elytris fascia media

communi lata, ad latera postice ducta lete cxrulea, antennis fuscis

articulis quatuor basalibus rufo testaceis, pedibus etiam fuscis

femorum basi rufescentibus; abdomine nigro; palpis infuscatis; caput

impunctatum ; prothorax tenui, valde elongatus, post medium leviter

ampliatus, ad basim strangulatus, convexiusculus, tenuissime longi-

tudinaliter in medio canaliculatus, haud distincte transversim

plicatulus, setis longis flavescentibus obsitus; elytra a basi apice

punctis setam rigidam ferentibus seriatis preedita.

This species is evidently closely allied to C. senegalensis in shape

and colouring, but it differs by the series of rigid setee which are

found on the prothorax and on the elytra, and which are wanting

in the former, in which all the joints of antenne are red; the

prothorax is transversely plicate.

Length 7-8 mm.; width 14-2 mm.

Hab. Natal (Malvern), C. N. Barker. Southern Rhodesia

(Sebakwe), Delancey Dods.

Tre LEBIINI.

Gen. LEBIA, Latyr.

LEBIA PROMONTORII, N. sp.

Flavo testacea, elytris pedibusque pallidioribus, illis plaga suturali

communi nigra, pone medium quadrata striam 4 utroque attingente,

antice valde acuminata, ad scutelli apicem ducta, postice angustata,

truncata, longe ante apicem desinente notata ; antennarum articulis

longe pubescentibus; capite impunctato; prothorace brevi, longi-

tudine tertio latiore, medio sulcato, lateraliter antice ampliato

rotundato, postice fere recto angulis acutis reflexis, disco levi ;

elytris basi prothorace tertio latioribus, pone medium ampliatis,

274 Annals of the South African Museum.

supra vix convexis, punctulato striatis, interstitiis planis, vage

aciculatis ; abdomine sub-infuscato.

This species differs from all the other South African species by its

impunctate upper side and the great ampliation of the posterior part

of the elytra; the shape of the black patch on the elytra is not unlike

that of L. imitator, but it reaches the scutellum in ZL. promontorii,

which it does not in the former which has also the head black.

Length 54 mm.; width 24 mm.

Hab. Cape Town. A. Raffray.

LEBIA SEBAKUANA, 0D. Sp.

Pallide testacea, glabra, capite nigro, antennis prothoraceque

rufo-testaceis; elytris fascia communi nigra basi quadrata ibidem

striam attingente, deinde angustata, pone medium modice dilatata,

plaga laterali utrinque a fascia communi late interrupta notatis ;

capite crebre aciculato, lateribus strigillatis; prothorace ampliato,

longitudine tertio latiore, antice lateraliter ampliato rotundato, postice

distincte sinuato angulis acutis, reflexis, medio canaliculato, disco

distincte aciculato; elytris a medio ad apicem perparum ampliatis,

nonnihil convexis, punctato striatis, interstitiis convexis, creberrime

aciculatis.

The South African species to which this species might be compared

owing to the head being black, and also to the shape of the dorsal

markings, is L. vaciva, Pér., which is, however, densely pubescent,

quite differently sculptured, and much larger.

Length 4 mm.; width 1? mm,

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

LEBIA TENELLA, N. spec.

Glabra, capite prothoraceque rufo-flavis; elytris subtusque

stramineis, illis fascia communi nigra basi-quadrata striam 4

attingente, deinde angustata, pone medium ad marginem lateralem

utrinque extensa, longe ante apicem desinente ornatis ; abdominis

segmentis duobus ultimis infuscatis; capite antice aciculato, lateraliter

conspicue plicato ; prothorace antice ampliato rotundato, deinde fere

recto, angulis posticis acutis, reflexis, medio canaliculato, disco crebre

aciculato; elytris a medio ad apicem perparum ampliatis, haud

convexis, punctulato striatis, interstitiis planis, tenuissime creber-

rimeque aciculatis.

One of the smallest of the South African species; the livery

resembles that of L. fortwita and of L. natalensis, but the lateral

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 275

posterior band reaches the outer margin and is not dilated along

it as in natalensis, nor is it so broad; from L. fortuita it differs in

the size, the shape of the intervals, which are plane instead of being

convex, and also in being glabrous on the upper side.

Length 4 mm.; width 1+ mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

Trine CALLIDINI.

Gren. POLYAULACUS, Chaud.

PoLYAULACUS PALLIDUS, Nl. Sp.

Angustus, supra glaber, parum nitidus; pallide flavus, capite

obscuriore, palporum articulo ultimo sub-infuscato; capite antice

levi a sutura frontali confertim strigillato; prothorace latitudine

tertio longiore, antice nonnihil lateraliter ampliato rotundato, deinde

recto angulis posticis acutis, basi transverso, supra crebre punctato,

linea brevi media instructo ; scutello impunctato; elytris prothorace

nonnihil latioribus, fere parallelis, vix convexis, profunde punctato

striatis, interstitiis modice convexis, sub-tectiformibus, sutura leviter

infuscata.

Allied to P. brunneus, Chaud, but smaller ; it differs by its pale

flavous, almost stramineous colour, and the less deeply and more

closely punctured prothorax ; the elytra are also slightly more parallel.

Length 44-5 mm. ; width 14 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Trine ANTHIINI.

Gren. POLYHIRMA, Chaud.

POLYHIRMA SAMBESINA, 0. Sp.

Nigra, nitida, capite pilis albidis nonnullis, obsito, prothorace

vitta longitudinali ab apice ad sextam partem elytrorum longitudinis

ducta, elytris macula postica communi lata albo pubescenti ornatis,

margine laterali interstitioque supra marginali sparse breviterque

albo fimbriatis. Caput nonnihil angustum, profunde quadrifariam

impressum, pone oculos antice haud angustius, latitudine duplo

longius, supra conferte punctulatum, sulco laterali postico angusto,

sub-sinuato, profundo, medium disci haud attingente; elytra ovalia,

latitudine duplo longioria, ad basim modice convexa, deinde sub-

276 Annals of the South African Museum.

deplanata, sutura costisque carinatis quatuor integris apicem fere

attingentibus alteraque basali abbreviata utrinque predita, inter-

stitiis profunde alveolatis; corpore subtus abdomine excepto,

pedibusque breviter albido pubescentibus.

Long 20-24 mm. ; lat. 6-7 mm.

This species is distinguished from its South African congeners

with alveolate elytra: such as P. amatonga and P. consobrina, Pér.,

by the long and slender prothorax, and the white pubescence on the

scutellum, the base and apex of the elytra.

In one of my examples the left antenna is only 9-jointed, and the

right 10-jointed, but the apical article is greatly reduced.

Hab. Zambesi River (Feira). Dr. Stoehr.

POLYHIRMA KAFUENA, 0. Sp.

Nigra, nitida, caput rugose punctatum, pilis appressis albis non-

nullis obsitum; prothorax angustus, in medio longitudine duplo

brevior, antice posticeque angustatus, ad medium laterum nonnihil

ampliatus, acute marginatus, in medium disci profunde canaliculatus,

foveolis contiguis crebre obsitus, canali margineque laterali pilis

albidis obtectis; scutellum albo pilosum; elytra antice angusta, a

tertia parte ovato ampliata, ad medium prothorace quam duplo

latiora, deinde ad apicem vix angustata, ibi margine posticali trans-

verse sub-diagonali, carinato costata, interstitiis fere alveolatis, vitta

~ albida suturali a basi partem quintam attingente, altera transversa

communi ad medium sita, plaga utrinque postica arcuata, vittaque

laterali marginali alba ornata; abdomen nitidum, subconfertim

punctulatum ; pectus, pedes, antennarum articulis quatuor basalibus,

subdense albido pubescentibus.

Long. 164 mm. ; lat. 5 mm.

Closely allied to P. enigma, Dohrn, but the: prothorax is

narrower.

Hab. Kafue River (Northern Rhodesia). J. Drury.

Tre SIAGONINI.

Gen. COSCINIA, De}.

‘COSCINIA CAPICOLA, 0. Sp.

Nigro picea, antennis pedibusque dilutioribus, illis articulo ultimo

acutissimo, palpis testaceis; capite, collo etiam, profunde crebre

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 277

punctatis, area minuta media obsoletius punctulata, punctis longe

setigeris; prothorace subdense pubescente, punctis rotundatis

profundis obsito; elytris valde deplanatis, pubescentibus, punctis

seriatis sub-remotis tectis; subtus pedibusque breviter pubes-

centibus.

Much smaller than C. basalis, Dej., which it resembles, but the

elytra are concolorous, and the punctures on the prothorax and

elytra are not so closely set.

Length 44 mm. ; width 12 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Willowmore). Dr. H. Brauns.

Gren. ANISODACTYLUS, Dej.

ANISODACTYLUS INCHOATUS, N. sp.

Niger, nitidus, elytris dilute enescentibus, labro, palpis, antennis

pedibusque rufis; caput impunctatum, sulcis lateribus intra oculos

modice profundis; prothorax ab apice ad tertiam partem nonnihil

arcuato ampliatus, dein basi oblique ductus at haud sinuatus, angulis

posticis acutis, latitudine baseos apicisque equalis, antice convexius-

culus, in medio anguste canaliculatus, postice impressione angusta

lineiformi utrinque impressus, omnino impunctatus ; scutellum leve ;

elytra oblonga, versus apicem sinuata in hoe loco conjunctim

acuminata, convexiuscula, anguste striata, interstitiis planis, levibus,.-

secundo puncto posticali evidentiore ; corpus subtus epipleuraeque

fusco rufescentia.

Long. 12 mm. ; lat. 44 mm.

But for the vestiture of the under part of the tarsi, this species

might be taken for an Harpalus.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A K. Marshall.

Gen. HYPOLITHUS, Dej.

HYPoLITHUS CRUENTULUS, N. Sp.

Capite prothoraceque rufis, elytris rufo ferrugineis, vitta communi

nigra striam quartam utrinque attingente, postce apicem versus,

obliterata ornatis, antennis palpis pedibusque pallide testaceis ;

caput fronte verticeque sparse punctatum punctis breviter pubes-

centibus, collum leve ; prothorax longitudine quarto latior, lateraliter

modice rotundatus, ad basim apice nonnihil angustior, vix angulatus,

depressus, in medio distincte at haud profunde canaliculatus, basi

278 Annals of the South African Musewm.

utroque leviter impressus, sub-confertim punctulatus, punctis

breviter flavo setigeris; scutellum punctulatum; elytra dense at

breve pubescentia, basi prothorace nonnihil latiora, angulis vix

rotundatis, lateribus recta, postice conjunctim attenuato rotundata,

‘vix convexa, anguste striata, interstitiis planis creberrime punc-

tulatis punctis remotis profundioribus nullis; corpus subtus

nigrum.

Long. 74-8 mm. ; lat. 3 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

HYpouLitHUS IMITATIVUS, n. sp.

Niger, sub-nitidus, capite prothoraceque glabris, elytris dense at

brevissime flavescente pubescentibus; antenne pallide flavo testacex

articulis duobus basalibus exceptis, supra longitudinaliter fusco

maculatis ; pedes pallide testacei; caput leve; prothorax longitudine

quarto latiora, basi apice fere zqualis, lateraliter mediocre rotun-

datus angulis posticis obtusis, vix convexiusculus, in medium

disci nonnihil levior, antice lateraliterque sub-strigillato aciculatus,

postice, presertim ad latera, creberrime coriaceus, limbo externo

angustissime flavescente ; scutellum impunctatum; elytra oblonga,

prothorace aliquantulum latiora humeris nonnihil obliquis, anguste

striata interstitiis planis, confertissime aciculatis punctis validi-

oribus seriatis nullis.

Long. 74-8 ; lat. 3 mm.

Allied to H. caffer, Boh., but distinct.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

HYPOLITHUS OPTIVUS, N. sp.

Niger, nitidus, elytris sub-micantibus, brevissime flavescente pubes-

centibus; antennz testacez, articulo primo fere omnino infuscato,

ceteris linea longitudinali fusca, palpi tarsique pallide testacea, pedes

nigri; caput impunctatum, labro apice anguste rufomarginato ; pro-

thorax longitudine media nonnihil latior, lateribus vix ampliatis,

angulis posticis sub-obtuse rotundatis, basi apice nonnihil angustiore,

antice convexiusculus, a medio retrorsum deplanatus, in medio leviter

canaliculatus, parte antica levi, nitida, postica presertim ad latera

crebre aciculata, coriacea; scutellum impunctatum; elytra basi

prothoracis latitudine maxima vix superantia humeris sub-obliquis,

lateribus recta, postice conjunctim attenuato rotundata, anguste

striata, interstitiis creberrime aciculato punctatis, haud coriaceis

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 279

tertio quintoque punctis validis 8 vel 10 a basi supra apicem

seriatis remotis przeditis.

Long. 9 mm.; lat. 34 mm.

Hab. Natal (Isipingo). OC. N. Barker.

HYpouitHUS RIVALIS, Nn. sp.

Niger, nitidus glaber; antenne flavo testacee articulis 7-8 supra

longitudinaliter infuscatis; palpi pedesque flavo testacei; caput

impunctatum, labro rufo ferrugineo; prothorax lateraliter anguste

flavo testaceus, modice rotundato arcuatus, basi apice nonnihil

angustior lateribus posticis distinctis at haud acutis, longitudine

media fere quarto latior, vix convexiusculus, ab apice longe pone

medium impunctatus, basi, presertim ad latera, creberrime acicu-

latus; elytra prothorace nonnihil latiora, humeris sub-obliquis,

lateribus recta, versus apicem conjunctim rotundato attenuata,

striata, interstitiis planis, creberrime punctatis, punctis simplicibus,

interstitiis tertio quintoque punctis majoribus seriatis nullis.

Long. 92 mm. ; lat. 23 mm.

Allied to H. glaber and H. interstitialis, Boh., but differs in having

no rows of deeper punctures on any of the intervals between the

elytral strie.

Hab. Natal (Lower Umkomas). C. N. Barker.

HYPoLITHUS TURBATUS, n. sp.

Niger, nitidus, glaber, elytris leviter micantibus, sutura marginisque

lateralibus anguste testaceis; antenne pallide flavo testacex articulis

supra longitudinaliter vix infuscatis ; palpi pedesque pallide flavi ;

caput impunctatum, mandibulis labroque rufo testaceis; prothorax

subanguste flavo marginatus, longitudine media quarto latior, basi

apice latitudine fere haud brevior angulis posticis distinctis at haud

acutis, lateribus vix arcuatus, supra deplanatus, in medio leviter

canaliculatus, ab apice longe ultra medium levis, impressionibus

posticis aciculato punctatis basi ipsa in medio substrigillata; elytra

ut in specie precedenti, interstitiis planis, crebre simplice punc-

tulatis, tertio, quinto septimoque punctis evidentioribus remote

seriatis, sutura linea testacea a basi ultra medium obliterata.

Long. 74 mm.; lat. 2? mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Distinguished by the three alternate intervals of each elytron

bearing a series of larger, remote punctures, and also by the testa-

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ceous narrow margins of the elytra and of the posterior sutural

part of the same.

HyponirHus TETRICUS, N. Sp.

Niger, opacus, supra tenuissime brevissimeque pubescens, an-

tenne nigre, articulo basali pallide flavo; palpi nigri articulo ultimo

apice flavo, femora flava, genibus tibiis tarsisque nigris; caput

erebre punctatum fere rugosum, collo leve, labro anguste ferrugineo

marginato; prothorax latus, longitudine media tertio latior, basi

apice vero nonnihil latior angulis posticis distinctis, at haud acutis,

lateribus arcuatis, ad medium nonnihil rotundatis, supra in medio

leviter canaliculatus, omnino crebre asperoso punctatus, punctis

contiguis ; scutellum leve; elytra basi prothorace haud latiora,

humeris sub-obliquis, a tertia parte leviter ampliata, ante apicem

valde sinuata, apice conjunctim attenuata, supra fere plana, anguste

striata, interstitiis parum elevatis, confertissime aciculato aluta-

ceis, primo, tertio, quinto septimoque punctis remotis seriatis magis

minusque evidentioribus instructis ; corpus subtus nitidum.

Long. 123 mm. ; lat. 54 mm.

Allied to H. tomentosus, Dej.; differs by the slightly rougher

punctuation, the shorter pubescence, and the colour of the antenne

and legs.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Gren. CRATOGNATHUS, Dej.

CRATOGNATHUS NATALENSIS, 0. Sp.

Os, palpi, antenne, pedesque pallido testacea, caput atque pro-

thorax viridi «nea, illo labro rufescente hoc anguste rufo marginato ;

elytra flavo castanea, nitida, dorso znescente, corpus subtus nigro

eneum. Caput omnino levigatum, in mare validissimum, ad suturam

frontalem utrinque angustissime sed profunde punctatum ; prothorax

etiam levigatus, suleco medio tenui, utrinque plicatulo; scutellum

impunctatum ; elytra normalia, parum convexa, tenuiter simpliciter-

que striata, interstitiis sub-planis, levibus, stria secunda pone basim

obliterata, basi cum tertia sub-oblique connexa.

Shorter than C. mandibularis, Dej., and more of the size of C.

fallax, Pér. It is distinguished especially by its colouration from

C. minor, Pér., and the base of the prothorax is less narrowed than

this species, the sides being straighter. It is, however, nearer still

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to C. grandiceps, Boh., but shorter, and with the prothorax less

impressed laterally above the base.

Length 74 mm. ; width 3 mm.

Hab. Natal (Colenso). Both sexes were captured at Hlangwana

by Dr. G. B. Longstaff.

Gren. OMOSTROPUS, Pér.

OMOSTROPUS SIMPLEX, N. Sp.

Niger, nitidus, oblongus, nonnihil angustus, palpis antennis pedi-

busque sub-rufescentibus ; caput leve, ad suturam frontis utrinque

late punctatum, labro nigro; prothorax levis, longitudine nonnihil

latior, ad tertiam partem longitudinis lateraliter angustatus, deinde

fere rectus angulo basali acuto, supra convexiusculus intra basin

utrinque impressus, ubi punctis nonnulis insculptus; elytra pro-

thorace nonnihil angustiora, oblonga, anguste profundeque striata,

interstitiis planis.

Allied to O. vicarius, Péring.; the difference between the two

consists in the prothorax being slightly more ampliate in front in

O. simplex, and in the intervals of the elytra being slightly more

plane and narrower than in O. vicarius. I have, however, seen one

example only of O. simplex, and it might prove to be only a varietal

form of O. vicarius.

Length 85 mm.; width 3 mm.

Hab. Natal (Colenso). Dr. G. B. Longstaff.

OMOSTROPUS EGENUS, 0. sp.

Rufo ferrugineus, capite, prothoraceque disco nonnunquam

obscuriore, palpi, antenne pedesque pallide testacei; labrum ferru-

gineum, caput impunctatum, leve, impressione supra oculari puncti-

formi ; prothorax convexiusculus, longitudine haud latior, lateraliter

antice sensim ampliato rotundatus, postice fere a medio leviter

attenuatus haud sinuatus angulis acutis, basi apice nonnihil an-

gustior, in medio anguste canaliculatus, disco ab apice longe ultra

medium levigato, postice basi tota late crebre irregulariter punctata ;

scutellum minimum, impunctatum; elytra basi prothoracis lati-

tudine maxima nonnihil latiora humeris acutis, recta, versus apicem

conjunctim rotundata, modice convexa, lineato striata interstitiis

levibus, fere plana.

Long. 9 mm.; lat. 3 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Bulawayo). G. A. K. Marshall.

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In one of the two examples which I have examined, and which is

slightly immature, the punctures along the base of the prothorax are’

only feebly indicated. The species is not unlike O. vicarius, but it

differs, however, in several particulars.

Gren. DIORYCHE, MacLeay.

DIoRYCHE CURTULA, N. sp.

Nigro viridis, supra dense griseo pubescens ; antennis sub-infus-

catis articulis basalibus duobus pallide flavis; palpi pallide flavi,

articulo ultimo infuscato at apice flavo; pedes pallide flavi, labrum

rufo testaceum; caput latum, creberrime punctatum; prothorax

latitudine nonnihil brevior, lateribus leviter ante medium rotundatis,

vix ampliatis, basi apice latitudine fere sequali, antice convexiusculus,

in medio inconspicue canaliculatus, rude conferte punctatus, dense

pubescens ; elytra prothorace nonnihil latiora, vix magis quam duplo

longiora, ad humeros modice acuta, lateribus recta, apicem versus

conjunctim rotundata, ante apicem conspicue singulatim sinuata,

punctato striata, interstitiis vix convexis, confertim aciculatis, dense

pubescentibus ; corpus subtus nigro fuscum, sparse punctatum.

Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 24 mm.

Hab, Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

Distinguished from the other South African species by its width

in proportion to its length, and by the deeply punctate striz of the

elytra.

Gren. STENOLOPHUS, Dej.

STENOLOPHUS INVOLUTUS, Nn. sp.

Oblongus, niger, nitidissimus, elytris dilute micantibus; antennis

longis, fuscis, articulis basalibus duobus, flavidis, palpis, articulo

ultimo basi autem nigro maculato, pedibusque pallide flavo testaceis ;

caput impunctatum, utrinque impressum; prothorax longitudine

media fere tertio latior, antice haud angustatus) ad punctum

setigerum anticum nonnihil ampliatus, deinde ad basim modice

angustatus, angulis posticis sub-obtusis, basi apice nonnihil angus-

tior, supra leviter convexiusculus lateribus anguste flavo marginatis,

levis, medio obsolete canaliculatus, ad basim utrinque late depressus

punctulatusque ; scutellum leve; elytra levia, anguste striata, striis

impunctatis, secunda abbreviata bene distincta, lateraliter anguste

postice late flavo testacea.

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Long. 54-53 mm. ; lat. 2-24 mm.

Allied to S. amenulus, Pér., owing to the general facies and also

the colouration, but differentiated by the presence of a very well

defined abbreviated second elytral stria.

Hab. Cape Colony (Humansdorp). Rev. J. A. O'Neil.

Gren. ACUPALPUS, Latr.

ACUPALPUS ALACER, N. sp.

Rufo ferrugineus, nitidus, prothorace dilutiore; caput nigrum ;

labro flavescente ; antennz sub-infuscate, articulo basali ultimoque

saturatius flavo testaceis; palpi pedesque livido testacei; caput

impunctatum, validum; prothorax ante medium nonnihil ampliato

rotundatus, deinde ad basim sub-oblique ductus angulis vix acutis,

convexiusculus, levis, postice supra basim utrinque haud profunde

impressus, impunctatus, in medio obsoletissime canaliculatus ;

scutellum brevissimum, impunctatum; elytra oblonga, prothorace

nonnihil latiora atque triplo longiora, ad humeros vix rotundata,

paullo convexa, tenue striata, interstitiis convexiusculis, levibus.

Long. 34 mm. ; lat. 14 mm.

Hab. Natal (Durban). C. N. Barker.

ACUPALPUS ALIENUS, Nl. Sp.

Nitidus, caput nigrum, prothorax rufus, elytra corpusque subtus

rufo ferruginea, illis ad latera apiceque nonnihil dilutioribus ; antenne

flavo testaces articulis basalibus tribus pallidioribus ; palpi pedesque

pallide flavo testacei ; caput impunctatum ; prothorax ante medium

lateraliter modice ampliato rotundatus, pone medium sub-oblique

angustatus haud sinuatus angulis posticis distinctis autem haud

acutis, apice basi fere quarto latior convexiusculus, in medio obso-

lete canaliculatus, in disco levis, postice utrinque ad basim late

impressus, crebreque punctulatus ; scutellum impunctatum ; elytra

oblonga, prothorace latiora et triplo longiora, ad humeros vix rotun-

data, modice convexiuscula, profunde lineato striata, interstitiis

convexiusculis, levibus.

Long. 34 mm.; lat. 14 mm.

Allied to the preceding species, but distinguished by the closely

punctate basal part of the prothorax. The antenne are also

paler.

Hab. Natal (Isipingo). C. N. Barker.

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ACUPALPUS ANGUSTICOLLIS, Nn. Sp.

Angustus, rufus, nitidus, elytra vitta lata juxta suturali antice

posticeque longe abbreviata in singulo nigra, antenn, tote, palpi

pedesque pallide flavo testacei caput impunctatum sulcis profundis ;

prothorax longitudine haud latior, ad punctum anticum lateraliter

nonnihil sub-rotundato ampliatus pone medium sensim at fere recte

attenuatum angulis posticis distinctis, basi truncatus in hoe loco

apice tertio angustior, vix convexiusculus in medio distincte canalicu-

latus, postice impressione sub-angusta, profunda utrinque preditus,

omnino levigatus; scutellum impunctatum ; elytra oblonga, nonnihil

elongata, prothorace latiora, fere quadruplo longiora, ad humeros vix

rotundata, convexiuscula, tenuiter striata interstitiis prasertim pone

basim convexis, vitta dorsali longitudinali nigra lata ab interstitio

primo usque ad quintum extensa, a basi apiceque longe remota,

ornata.

Long. 4 mm. ; lat. 1} mm.

This species has a slightly more elongated facies than the other

South African species, from which it differs also by the shape of

the prothorax, which is slightly more narrowed behind with the

posterior angle distinct; the posterior impressions are not so

broad and are deeper, and the median longitudinal groove is very

distinct.

Hab. Cape Colony (Dunbrody). Rey. J. A. O'Neil.

Trine PANAGASINI.

Gen. TEFFLUS, Latr.

TEFFLUS KAFUENUS, Nn. sp.

Niger, nitidus, elongatus, sensim angustus ; prothorax haud ampli-

atus, latitudine fere quarto longior, lateribus in medio vix acute

productis, rude rugoso punctatus, disco longitudinaliter tenue canali-

culato ; elytra suboblonga, sublate sulcata, sulcis aspero granulatis,

interstitiis levibus, convexis vel subtectiformibus, tibiis supra pro-

funde canaliculatis.

Length 39 mm. ; width 13 mm.

This species is easily distinguished from the other African species

by its comparatively narrow, and therefore more elongated form ;

the prothorax is much less ampliated laterally in the centre, the

ampliation occurring slightly past the middle, and also much less

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angular than in 7. delagorguei ; the granules in the sulcate striz

are also much sharper than in that species.

Hab. North-West Rhodesia (Kafue River). J. Drury.

Gren. TRICHISIA, Motsch.

TRICHISIA RHODESIANA, 0. Sp.

Nigra, sub-nitida, supra nonnihil viridi nigra, pube densa flavida

vestita, subtus parce pubescens, ore, antennarum articulo primo

pedibusque luteis ; capite utrinque profunde canaliculato foveolato,

parte media elevata, leve, collo basi sub-strigillato; prothorace

longitudine tertio latiore, ab apice longe pone medium lateraliter

arcuatim ampliato, ibi profunde emarginato, dein cito angustato

angulis posticis valde acutis, profunde crebreque foveolato, in medio

canaliculato, postice utrinque impresso; elytris ovatis; basi pro-

thorace haud latioribus, profunde at anguste striatis interstitiis.

altecostatis tectiformibus creberrime transversim rugose plicatis ;

corpore subtus profunde punctato.

It is the first time that a species of this genus has been recorded

from Africa. The other three species known are from India, Hong-

Kong, and Eastern Australia.

‘Length 94 mm.; width 44 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

Tries CHLAINIINI.

Gren. CHLANIUS, Bonel.

CHLZENIUS NUNCIUS, n. sp.

Supra viridi-zeneus, capite prothoraceque nitidis, elytris sub-opacis,

utrinque flavo bi-maculatis ; antennarum articulis basalibus duobus

pedibusque pallide flavis ; capite crebre aciculato, labro flavo; pro-

thorace longitudine quarto latiore, late cordato, a medio basim versus

modice angustato, postice utrinque impresso, medio canaliculato,

crebre aciculato, glabro, marginibus lateralibus angustissime rufes-

centibus; elytris latis, humeris prominentibus, ad apicem distincte

ampliatis, tenue striatis, interstitiis planis, creberrime scabrosis, bre-

vissime pubescentibus, plaga laterali fere media, bi-sinuata, inter

stria 3-8 sita maculaque apicali obliqua utrinque ornatis ; corpore

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subtus glabrum, nigro piceum, abdominis segmento ultimo apice

flavo ; pectore profunde punctato.

Allied to C. transversalis, Dej., but larger than the Senegal

examples of this species, and more ampliated behind; the elytra

have no flavous margin, the quadrate patch is more median, larger

and entire, there are no traces of a supra-apical macule, but the

apical diagonal patch is of the same shape but not continued along

the rounded part of the margin.

Length 17 mm.; width 7 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg). Pretoria Museum.

CHLENIUS EFFUGIENS, N. sp.

Niger, capite prothoraceque viridi-, elytris nigro-eneis, ore, an-

tennarum articulis tribus primis, macula pone medium inter strias

3-8 transverse sita in singulo notatis pedibusque flavis. Capite elon-

gato, ad latera medioque profunde punctato; prothorace latitudine

fere duplo longiore, ad medium lateraliter angulato (g), deinde bre-

vissime sinuato, basi apice latitudine equali, medio late at haud

profunde longitudinaliter impresso, vix lineato, punctis profundis,

confertis, brevissime setigeris obsito; scutello punctulato, nitido ;

elytris elongatis, angustis, post medium perparum ampliatis, pro-

funde striatis, interstitiis sub-convexis crebre punctulatis, brevissime

pubescentibus ; subtus glaber, niger, nitidus, abdominis segmento

ultimo nigro ; pectore profunde punctato.

This species belongs to the group of C. discicollis, bohemani, anten-

natus, &c.,and is easily recognised by the angular median part of the

long, narrow prothorax. I do not know the female.

Length 114 mm.; width 4 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

CHLZENIUS ORPHANUS, 0. sp.

Niger, opacus, pube brevissima flavida tectus, antennarum articulo

primo pedibusque flavis, genubus sub-infuscatis; elytris ovato-

oblongis, macula sub-ovata vel sub-quadrata breviter sinuata flava

in singulo notatis ; palpis antennisque articulo primo excepto nigris ;

capite omnino crebre profundeque punctato ; prothorace longitudine

quarto latiore, lateribus ampliato rotundatis, basi apice vix latiore,

angulis posticis anticisque haud emarginatis, supra haud convexo, a

basi fere ad medium utrinque profunde impresso, medio linea longi-

tudinali profunda instructo, punctis profundis ad latera magis rugosis

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crebre obsito; scutello impunctato; elytris basi prothorace vix

latioribus, pone medium modice ampliatis, striatis, interstitiis con-

vexis, creberrime profundeque punctulatis, plaga utroque supra strias

3-7 sita; subtus totus niger, pectore profunde punctato.

Length 124-134 mm. ; width 5-53 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

I know of no ally of this species. The prothorax is more broadly

and equally ampliate rounded laterally than in C. ovamupo, Pér., and

the elytra are more ovate.

CHLAZNIUS FINITIMUS, Nn. Sp.

Niger, capite prothoraceque viridi zneis, ore, labro, antennarum

articulis primis tribus pedibusque rufo-flavescentibus ; elytris nigro

zenescentibus, dense flavo pubescentibus, macula posticali flava, bi-

sinuata inter strias 3-8 sita in singulo notatis; capite crebre acicu-

lato; prothorace longitudine quarto latiore, lateribus ampliato-

rotundatis, anterius nonnihil angustiore angulis acutis, posticis magis

rotundatis, supra parum convexo, postice utrinque foveolato, in

medio longitudinaliter canaliculato, punctis confertis rotundatis

fere confluentibus obsito; scutello impunctato; elytris oblongis,

pone medium leviter ampliatis, striatis, interstitiis in mare haud

sensim, in femina magis convexis, conferte punctatis; subtus glaber ;

pectore profunde punctato.

Length 11-114 mm. ; width 43-5 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg); Southern Rhodesia (Umtali).

A. Bodong.

The nearest ally of this species is C. ovampo, Pér., from which it

is distinguished by the sculpture of the prothorax and elytra, which

consists of round, nearly coalescing punctures, instead of being very

scabrose shagreened; the prothorax is also more ampliated.

Tre OOIDINI.

Gren. OODES, Bond.

OODES DECEPTOR, N. sp.

Niger, nitidissimus, antenne dilute fusco testacee articulis tribus

flavo rufescentibus, pedes obscuri, fere nigri, tarsis dilutioribus ;

palpi longi, obscure testacei; caput impunctatum; prothorax

latitudine postica quarto brevior, ab apice basi gradatim angustatus,

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parte antica autem sensim rotundata, convexus, impunctatus,

impressionibus supra basalibus vel punctis nullis ; elytra prothoracis

basi antice haud latiora cum eo cohewrentia, oblonga, postice

conjunctim rotundata, ad apicem haud sinuata, convexa, distincte at

tenue striata striis dorsalibus quatuor a basi longe remotis, fere ad

apicem ductis, quinta basim attingente, sed ad apicem abbreviata,

sexta quinta breviore, basim apicemque haud attingente, stria

scutellari nulla; interstitio tertio punctis tribus, primo basali,

conspicuo, secundo pone medium tertio ad tertiam partem sito

utrinque predito; prosternum inter coxas longe spinosum.

Long. 7 mm. ; lat. 34 mm.

Allied to O. angolensis, Erichs., but more convex, and differ-

ing in the striation of the elytra; the first two stri# reach in

O. angolensis much nearer to the base on each side, and the first

one often reaches it.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Gren. SYSTOLOCRANIUS, Chaud.

SYSTOLOCRANIUS DISCREPANS, 0. sp.

Niger, capite prothoraceque opacis, elytris parum nitidis, anten-

narum articulis omnibus nigris; pedibus corporeque subtus nigris ;

caput impunctatum, punctis duobus juxta suturam frontis sitis

haud prominulis ; prothorax longitudine maxima tertio latior antice

lateraliter attenuatus, a medio postice fere rectus, basi leviter sub-

sinuatus, apice fere duplo latior, supra vix convexiusculus, impres-

sionibus supra basalibus haud prominulis, in medio longitudine

canaliculatus, impunctatus; scutellum impunctatum ; elytra antice

prothoracis basi nonnihil angustiora, elongata, apicem versus modice

attenuata, postice conjunctim rotundata, ibi vix sensim sinuata,

supra sub-depressa, anguste punctato striata, interstitiis antice

convexiusculis a medio postice presertim ad apicem, distincte

convexis, tertio punctis tribus, primo ad medium, secundo tertioque

magis approximatis ad partem posticam sitis predito; corpus

subtus nitidum vix punctatum, pedibus impunctatis.

Long. 13 mm.; lat. 7$ mm.

Not unlike in general facies S. tenebrioides, from Nigeria, but

smaller, and more gradually attenuated behind; the intervals on

the elytra are also more tectiform.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury), G. A. K. Marshall.

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Gen. MELANODES, Chaud.

MELANODES INCERTUS, 0. Sp.

Niger, nitidissimus, antennarum articulis tribus atris, ceteris sub-

infuscatis, ultimo pallidiore; caput impunctatum, sulcis anterioribus

prominulis; prothorax longitudine latitudine vix quarto latior,

lateribus antice a tertia parte usque ad apicem leviter subarcuatim

attenuatus, dein fere rectus, vix sinuatus, basi apice magis quam

tertio latior, supra antice convexiusculus, postice deplanatus, in

medio tenuiter canaliculatus, impressionibus supra basalibus lineari-

bus; scutellum nullum; elytra prothoracis basi antice haud latiora,

oblonga, postice conjunctim rotundata, apice singulatim sinuata,

supra convexiuscula, tenue striata, striis simplicibus, interstitiis

planatis, levibus, tertio puncto nullo.

Long. 94 mm.; lat. 4 mm.

Very closely allied to M. ebeninus, Hrichs., but a little more

convex; the legs and antenne are darker, and the elytra more

oblong.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

Tries MASOREINI.

Grn. ANAULACUS, McLeay.

ANAULACUS CARINATIPENNIS, N. Sp.

Rufo testaceus, sub-nitidus elytris opacis, capite elytrisque piceis,

his angustissime rufo marginatis ; caput omnino levigatum, labro

epistomaque rufo testaceis, oculis obtuse conicis ; prothorax longi-

tudine latitudine fere latior, lateribus haud ampliatis at brevissime

arcuatis angulis posticis distinctis, margine antica arcuata, basi fere

recta, supra deplanatus, in medio angustissime canaliculatus ibique

levigatus ; elytra pone basim prothorace vix latiora, duplo longiora

lateribus rectis, postice arcuatim rotundata, haud sinuata, sutura

carinata costisque dorsalibus duabus basim apicemque haud attingen-

tibus in singulo instructis ; tibiis posticis supra obtuse denticulatis.

Length 5 mm.; width 24 mm.

Differs from A. capensis, Péring, in having the elytra made

opaque by a fuscous indumentum which hides completely the striz,

if they are present; in the dorsal part of each elytron are two

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carinate costules, the outer one of which is not quite so highly raised

as the juxta-sutural one.

Hab. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth). Dr. G. B. Longstaff.

Tre APOTOMINI.

Gen. BASCANUS, Pér.

BASCANUS DISSIDENS, Nn. sp.

Testaceo rufescens, elytris piceo-rufescentibus, antennis rufis.

articulis 3-6 fuscis; caput rude punctatum, fronte pubescente ;

prothorace lateribus angustissime infuscatis, latitudine longior, antice

truncatus, ante medium lateraliter ampliatus, deinde fere rectus, basi

apice tertio angustior, angulis omnibus acutis, supra antice parum

convexus, medio longitudinaliter canaliculatus; sulcis lateralibus

partem median haud attingentibus, rude coriaceus, pube densa

breve appressa vestitus ; elytra oblonga, prothorace tertio longiora,

convexiuscula, distincte punctato striata, interstitiis elevatis, pube

griseo flavescente appressa dense vestita; subtus rufescens, pedibus

pallidis.

Differs from its two congeners B. longicollis and B. gracilis in the

colour of the head and prothorax, and especially in the shape of the

latter which is more ampliated laterally in the anterior part, and

more sharply marginate laterally, and the two lateral sulci reach

from the base to about the median part of the disk; the elytra are

more oblong. The upper part of the body is more densely pubescent

than in the two above-mentioned species.

Length 74 mm.; width 3} mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

Tre FERONINI.

Gen. METAXYS, Chaud.

METAXYS RHODESIANUS, 0. sp.

Rufo ferrugineus, nitidus, elytra vitta suturali marginalique lata

nigra a parte quarta longitudinis usque ad apicem ductis maculaque

flavida posticali utrinque ornata; antenne flavescente pubescentes

articulis basalibus tribus glabris, nitidis; caput impunctatum ;

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prothorax latitudine postica quarto brevior, lateribus vix arcuatus

antice leviter attenuatus, basi apice fere tertio latior angulis posticis

obtuse rotundatis, basi distincte marginatus, supra convexiusculus,

in medio anguste canaliculatus, impunctatus; elytra prothorace

haud latiora, duplo longiora, oblonga, postice conjunctim rotundata,

apice vix singulatim sinuata, supra-convexa, anguste punctato

striata, interstitiis levibus, convexis; corpus subtus fere glabrum,

pedibus pallide testaceis.

Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 24 mm.

This species is most probably allied to M. amenula, Boh., but it

differs in several points, such as the convex intervals of the elytra,

the sutural black band, and also the marginal ones, which are of the

same length and surround both sides of the yellowish postical

macules, each of which extend from the second to the sixth interval.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

Tre TRECHIINI.

Gen. TRECHUS, Clairv:

TRECHUS PARILIS, n. sp.

Rufo castaneus, nitidus, palpis, antennis pedibusque dilutioribus ;

caput impunctatum sulcis lateralibus conspicuis ; prothorax longi-

tudine nonnihil latior, lateraliter ab angulo antico postico modice

arcuato, margine reflexa angulo postico oblique sub-reflexo, basi

apice nonnihil angustior, disco levigato sulco bongitudinali profundo ;

elytra oblonga angulis anticis rotundatis, prothorace triplo longiora

atque in medio duplo latiora, depressa, striata, striis discoidalibus

quinque angustis, integris, sexta, externali, lineiformi vix distincta

vel fere obliterata, antice posticeque late abbreviata, utroque preedita.

Long. 54 mm.; lat. 2 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Cape District). A. Raffray.

Intermediate in shape between 7. pallipes, Boh., and T. tabule,

Pér. The elytra are less broadly rounded at the shoulders than in

the latter, and are therefore less ovate; they are more broadly

rounded there than in 7’. pallipes.

TRECHUS SOLUTILIS, Nn. Sp.

Nigro piceus, nitidissimus ; antennz infuscate articulis basalibus

duobus rufescentibus; pedes rufo brunnei; caput impunctatum,

sulci laterales profundi, sinuati; prothorax capite cum collum

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nonnihil longior, lateraliter ampliato rotundatus, basim versus

nonnihil angustatus angulis posticis acutis, basi truncatus hoc loco

apice nonnihil angustior, in medio tenuiter canaliculatus, omnino

impunctatus ; scutellum breve, leve; elytra elongato ovalia humeris

sub-obtusis at haud rotundatis, convexiuscula, utrinque quinque

striata ; striis dorsalibus tenuibus at profundis, prima partem sextam

longitudinis tantum modo attingente, secunda juxta suturali integra,

tertia a basi nonnihil remota punctum posticum attingente, quarta a

puncto antico usque ad posticum fere ducta, sinu posticali bre-

vissimo, quinta a ceteris late remota, supra marginali, profunde

suleata.

Long. 5 mm. ; lat. 2 mm.

This species is very distinct from all the other South African.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury).

Trice BEMBIDIINI.

Gren. TACHYS, Sch.

TACHYS SECUTORIUS, N. sp.

Rufo-ferrugineus, nitidissimus ; antenne elongate, articulis duobus

primis flavescentibus, ceteris nigris ; prothorax sensim latus, longi-

tudine media fere duplo latior, fere ad medium ampliato rotundatus,

deinde haud sensim sinuatus, angulo postico acuto, haud reflexo ;

elytra oblongo ovata, utrinque quadrifariam striata, striis sub-

profundis, modice punctatis, prima integra, secunda ad apicem

accedente, tertia quartaque multo-brevioribus, atque ultra partem

dorsalem linea tenui fere integra przdita.

Ferruginous red, very shiny; antennz long, slender, infuscate

with the two basal joints pale flavescent; legs also very pale

flavescent; head smooth, the lateral sulci deep; prothorax quite

smooth, nearly twice as broad as long, ampliate rounded from the

anterior angle to about three-fourths of the length, very slightly

sinuate thence to the posterior angle which is sharp and not very

much reflexed; elytra oblong, ovale, three times as long as the

prothorax, impunctate; they have on each side in addition to the

juxta-sutural stria, which is entire, three nearly equally deep dorsal

ones, the first of which reaches slightly short of the apex within the

horseshoe-like posterior enclosure, the third and fourth reach to

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past the median part; these striw are faintly punctulate, and on the

sides are very faint traces of a fine line nearly entire.

Length 24 mm. ; width 1 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

TACHYS NIGROLIMBATUS, Ni. Sp.

Niger, nitidus, antenne nigre articulis quatuor basalibus

subflavescentibus ; prothorax sub-latus, lateribus, antice modice

rotundato ampliatis, postice haud sinuatis; elytra flavo testacea,

sublate nigro limbata, basi plaga arcuata juxta scutellari, communi,

nigra ornata, utrinque tenuiter quadristriata, striis tenuibus haud

punctatis, exterioribus duabus cceteris brevioribus; pedes flavo-

testacel.

Head and prothorax black, shiny, elytra light testaceous with a

marginal and basal dark infuseate border, antennz fuscous with the

four basal joints flavescent, legs sub-flavescent with the femora

slightly infuscate ; head impunctate, sulci slightly elongate ovate,

not very deep; prothorax impunctate, one-third broader than long,

moderately ampliate rounded laterally near the anterior part, very

slightly attenuate thence and not sinuate above the outer basal

angle which is only moderately acuminate and not reflexed ; elytra

oblong, very little wider at the base than the broader part of the

prothorax and having on each side, in addition to the juxta-sutural,

three more striz beginning at some distance from the base, in a line

with the anterior puncture ; the first of these three lines reaches

behind as far as the arcuate sulcus, the second is slightly shorter,

the fourth stops at about the median part; these striz are very

shallow, not punctulate ; the supra-marginal sinuate sulcus of the

posterior part merges with the margin, and is therefore hardly

distinct.

Length 2 mm. ; width 1 mm.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

TACHYS VICARIUS, 0. Sp.

Rufo ferrugineus, capite prothoraceque dilutioribus, antennz

elongate, graciles, sub-stramine, articulis intermediis nonnihil

obscurioribus ; prothorax levis, longitudine fere duplo latior, lateribus

antice magis ampliatis, postice modice sinuatis angulo postico acuto,

reflexo; elytra oblonga, utrinque quinquies punctato striata, striis

2-4 partem declivam corporis attingentibus, exteriore breviore

levioreque ; pedes pallido-flavi.

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Shiny; head and prothorax red, elytra ferruginous red and

slightly darker in the median dorsal than on the posterior dehiscent

part; antenne long, moderately slender, pale flavescent like the

palps and the legs; head impunctate, sulci moderately deep ; pro-

thorax impunctate, nearly twice as broad as the median length,

ampliate rounded laterally for three-fourths of the length, the

greatest ampliation being in the anterior third part, sinuate thence

to the outer angle, which is very sharp and plainly reflexed; elytra

oblong-ovate and having on each side in addition to the juxta-sutural

four more striz beginning at the same distance from the base; of

these the first three, which are deep and punctate, reach to about

two-thirds of the length, stopping, however, at some distance from

the horseshoe-shaped posterior sulcus, the fifth is shorter, reaching

only the median part, very shallow and not punctulate ; the supra-

marginal posterior sinuose sulcus is strongly defined.

Length 3 mm.; width 14 mm.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

TACHYS VESCUS, N. Sp.

Niger, nitidissimus, antennarum articulis omnibus pedibusque

pallide flavidis; caput impunctatum, antennz nonnihil breves

articulis crassiusculis ; prothorax latiusculus longitudine in medio

tertio latior, lateribus ante medium modice ampliato rotundatis,

deinde haud sinuatis, angulo postico haud reflexo; elytra oblonga,

prothorace triplo longiora basique tertio latiora, utrinque quadrifariam

anguste striata, stria juxta suturali indistincte punctulata, integra at

apice vix prominula, secunda tertiaque ad punctum posticum

tantum modo continuatis secunda haud breviore at angustiore, ad

latera seriebus punctorum duabus fere obliteratis vel vix distinctis,

preedita, sulco arcuato posticali nullo, sulco supra marginali postico

profundo.

Long. 2} mm.; lat. 1 mm.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

TACHYS JUCUNDULUS, 0. sp.

Nigro fuscus, nitidissimus ; antennis nonnihil infuscatis articulis

autem basalibus tribus pallide flavis; prothorace fusco, marginibus

pallidioribus ; elytris nitentibus margine laterali posticaque anguste

flavescentibus, macula elongata supra-humerali alteraque rotundata

supra-fossulam posticam sita in singulo ornatis; pedes pallide flavi.

Antenne elongate, graciles; caput impunctatum; prothorax levis

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longitudine in medio tertio latior, ad foveam lateralem modice

ampliatus, basi apice nonnihil angustior angulis posticis acutis,

reflexis ; elytra oblonga, prothorace tertio longiora, utrinque bifariam

anguste striata, striis levibus, prima juxta suturali integra, at antice

valde abbreviata, altera tertiam partem postice vix attingente, suleus

posticus lateralisque profundi.

Long. 2 mm. ; lat. 1 mm.

This pretty species is as shiny iridescent as some of the small

species of the genus Stenolophus.

Hab. Cape Colony (Port Alfred). Rev. J. A. O'Neil.

TACHYS DEBILIS, N. sp.

Flavus, nitidus, antennis articulis basalibus tribus pallidis, reliquis

sub-infuscatis, palporum articulo ultimo etiam obscuriore; caput

impunctatum, sulcis manifestis ; prothorax longitudine duplo latior

antice rotundato ampliatus, pone foveolam lateralem retrorsum

suboblique attenuatus, basi apice nonnihil latior angulis haud

reflexis, in medio canaliculatus, omnino levis; elytra antice pro-

thorace nonnihil latiora, triplo longiora, oblonga, stria juxta suturali

levi integra tantummodo utrinque predita, arcu posticali bene

distincto.

Long. 14-2 mm.; lat. #-1 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia. (G. A. K. Marshall.)

TACHYS ARROGANS, 0. Sp.

Stramineo flavus, antennarum articulis totis pedibusque pallidis ;

caput impunctatum sulcis mediocribus; prothorax longitudine media

nonnihil latior, ab apice pone medium manifeste rotundato ampliatus

dein basim versus distincte sinuatus angulis acutis, reflexis, basi ipsa

lata at apice aliquantulum angustiore; elytra antice prothoracis

latitudine maxima, oblonga, vix convexa, striis levibus duabus juxta

suturalibus, a basilonge remotis, prima ad apicem obliterata, secunda

punctum posticum attingente in singulo predita, sulco posticali haud

arcuato,

Long. 2 mm. ; lat. :

Lies)

> mm.

Not quite so broad in proportion as 7. debilis ; the prothorax is

narrower, and the number of striz on the elytra differ.

TACHYS MINUTISSIMUS.

E minimis. Pelucidus, antennis pedibusque pallidis; caput

impunctatum sulcis profundis; prothorax longitudine media tertio

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latior, ab apice fere ad medium rotundato ampliatus dein retrorsum

oblique modice attenuatus angulis acutis, vix recurvis, basi ipsa

apice tertio angustiore; elytra suboblonga, basi recta humeris

distinctis, prothorace fere quadruplice longiora stria juxta suturali

unica levi in singulo preedita, arcu posticali obliterato.

Long. 14-14 mm.; lat. 3 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia. G. A. K. Marshall.

Famiy STAPHYLINIDZ.

Gen. STAPHYLINUS, Linn.

STAPHYLINUS FAUVELI, n. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 12.

Niger, capite prothoraceque supra violaceo-cupreis, conferte pro-

fundeque foveolato punctatis, punctis umbilicatis, pube nigra ad

latera rigidiora obsitis, illo linea supra basali brevissima levigata

notato ; scutello, atro, velutino; elytris confertim punctulatis, pube

sub-aurata vel aurichalcea pilis nigris admixtis vestitis plagisque

velutinis duabus basalibus prope scutellum sitis notatis ; abdomine

atro-tomentoso, segmentis dorsalibus 2, 3, 7, plaga lata, segmentis

abdominalibus omnibus macula albida sericea utroque ornatis ;

antennis nigris, articulis basalibus tribus flavo-testaceis, corpore

subtus pedibusque longe atro pubescentibus, pube tibiarum tarso-

umque anticorum nonnihil flava.

Mas. Abdominis segmento 6 supra profunde emarginato, infra

longe fisso, 5 subtus fossa triangulari profunda in medio sita.

This splendid species, of which I have seen an example of each sex,

is, judging from the description, allied to S. procerus, Gah., but it

differs in the colouring of the elytra and the absence of a lateral

silvery patch on the dorsal part of the 7th abdominal segment. In

the 3 the 6th dorsal segment is deeply emarginate at apex, and the

ventral one is very deeply incised and valve-like, the 5th ventral

has a deep, median, sub-triangular pit ; in the 9 the silvery patches

on the abdominal segments are distinct on the 2nd and 3rd

segments only, and the pile on the elytra is more brassy than in

the g.

Length 28-32 mm.; width 8-84 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury), G. A. K. Marshall ;

(Umtali), A. Bodong.

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Gren. GADICHIRUS, Erichs.

CEDICHIRUS ONEILI, n. sp.

Rufo testaceus, nitidus, capite, elytris, abdominis segmentis

ultimis duobus nigris, palpis, longissimis, infuscatis, antennarum

articulis 3-9 subinfuscatis, ceteris pallide flavis, pedibus flavis,

genibus tibiarumque basi longe infuscatis ; caput glabrum, levigatum,

ad medium frontis punctis subfoveolatis nonnullis preditum ;

antennze modice graciles, elytrorum humeros attingentes, articulis

ultimis duobus manifeste turbineis, prothorax glaber, latitudine

maxima dimidio longior, antice ab apice versus medium ampliato

rotundatus, dein retrorsum attenuatus, nonnihil convexus, in dorsi

medium utrinque canaliculato, canalicula profunde seriato foveata ;

elytra pedunculo rubro, latitudine maxima dimidio longiora, fere

parallelia humeris nonnihil rotundatis, apice manifeste arcuata,

profunde rudeque punctato foveolata, foveis setam longam albidam

ferentibus, in dorso confertius ad latera rarioribus instructis ;

abdomen supra subtusque setis rigidis, dense obtectum, segmentis

omnibus dorsalibus trifariam transverse profunde punctato seriatis ;

pedes villosi, tarsis anticis articulis quatuor primis valde rotundato

ampliatis, primo diformi, subtus cavernoso (¢ ).

Long. 74 mm. ; lat. 1-1} mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Dunbrody). Rev. J. O’Neil.

Famiry SCYDM/ENID~.

Gen. MASTIGUS, Latvr.

Group of MW. dewstus, Thunb.

MASTIGUS TABUL, 0. sp.

Niger, parum nitidus, tenuissime pubescens, elytris abdomineque

castaneo rufis, antenne subtenues, articulis primis 3 vel 4 nigris,

ceteris flavescentibus, articulis basalibus duobus pilis rigidis non-

nullis subtus munitis; caput confertim aciculatum, brevissime sericeo

pubescens, postice profunde canaliculatum; prothorax elongatus,

latitudine duplo longior, lateribus ante medium perparum ampliatus,

deinde valde compressus sinuatusque, supra convexus, basi haud

constrictus, in medium disci longitudinaliter carinatus, basi utrinque

puncto distincto preditus, confertim aciculatus punctis setulam

appressam brevissimiam ferentibus ; elytra elongata, in femina quam

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in mare magis ovato ampliata minusque postice acuminata, singu-

latim rotundata, post medium presertim ad latera obsolete striolata,

striolis impunctatis, convexa, pone basim propter suturam leviter

(s) vel profunde atque late (? ) utrimque longitudinaliter impressa,

creberrime aciculato punctata tenuissimeque griseo pubescentia ;

pedes elongati, subgraciles, femoribus ampliatis, brevissime pubes-

centibus, tibiis intus ad apicem tarsisque manifeste subflavescente

sericeis.

Long. 54-53 mm.; lat. 14-2 mm.

Allied to M. deustus, Thunb., and likewise found in wet moss on

the Table Mountain Range, but it differs in the colour of the elytra

which are darker red, and not infuscate at apex, the legs are entirely

black instead of having the base of the femora and the tibize

rufescent ; the elytra have no traces in either sex of a basal trans-

verse impression as in I. deustus, and the stiff hairs situated on the

lower part of the two basal antennal joints are less numerous, and

also shorter than in M. deustus.

Cape Colony (Cape Town). LL. Péringuey.

MASTIGUS PROMONTORII, Nn. sp.

Niger, elytris rufotestaceis parte postica leviter infuscata;

antenne subtenues nigre, pubescentes, articulo primo pilis rigidis

sparsis subtus obsito; caput confertim punctulatum, tenuissime

pubescens, postice profunde canaliculatum; prothorax latitudine

duplo longior, ante medium perparum ampliatus deinde valde com-

pressus sinuatusque, supra convexus, post medium disci utrinque

depressus basi autem transversim impressus, ibi puncto supra laterali

utrimque preditus, in medio longitudinaliter carinatus, lateribus

inferne plaga testacea notatis ; elytra elongato ovata, in femina quam

in mare magis ovato ampliata posticeque acuminata, apice oblique

singulatim truncata, post basim (g) convexa, vel (9?) _ leviter

depressa, impressione sub-humerali vix profunda utrimque predita,

obsolete striata striis dorsalibus duabus primis manifestioribus

profundiusque punctatis ; pedes elongati, sub-graciles, tibiis tarsisque

brevissime pubescentibus.

Long. 6-62 mm. ; lat. 2-21 mm,

Differs from M. deustus, Thunb., and M. tabule, especially from

the latter, by the much denser appressed pubescence on the elytra,

the longer maxillary palps the 2nd joint of which is longer than the

two apical ones taken together; each elytron is more obliquely

truncate at the apex in both sexes which have also no traces of a

longitudinal sulcate impression along the suture at a short distance

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from the base, but on each side of the base, at a short distance from

it, and midway between the suture and the rounded humeral part

there is a round, somewhat small impression in each sex ; the slightly

infuscate patch occupies about one-third of the length, and the

second antennal joint has no bristly hairs underneath, thus differing

from M. deuwstus.

This species is found in the plains under tufts of the plant

Mesembryanthemum edule, and not on wet moss on mountains or

mountain sides as M. deustus and M. flavus, Thunb., or M. tabule.

Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town). L. Péringuey.

MASTIGUS PROCERUS, 0. sp.

EH. majoribus. Niger, brevissime griseo sericeus, elytris sternoque

rufo castaneis, antenne nigre, interdum articulis ultimis subrufes-

centibus, subtenues, griseo pubescentes, articulo primo secundoque

setis rigidis nonnullis griseis subtus’ obsitis; caput creberrime

aciculatum ; prothorax latitudine duplo longior, lateribus antice

attenuatis, ad medium ampliatis, deinde ad basim valde compressis

sinuatisque, supra conyexus, basi rotundatus, in medio longitudi-

naliter subcarinatus, dein ad basim canaliculatus, ibi utrimque puncto

distincto preeditus, creberrime aciculatus, vix distincte pubescens at

subflavescente sericeus; elytra comferte punctulata, brevissime

griseo sericea, valde ovato-ampliata, postice haud acuminata, apice

singulatim rotundata, impressione sulciformi prope suturam sita

striisque discoidalibus haud punctatis duabus ab apice basique

longe remotis utrimque insculpta; pedes nigri, tibiis tarsisque sub-

flavescente sericeis.

Long. 7 mm.; lat. 3 mm.

This is the largest species of the 7 South African ones known to

me, and it is easily recognisable.

Hab. Cape Colony (Willowmore). Dr. H. Brauns.

Group of MW. longicornis, Boh.

MASTIGUS NATALENSIS, 0. Sp.

Plate VI., fig. 14.

Niger, elytris dilute fuscis, tenuissime griseo cinereis ; antenna.

corpore longiore, graciles, articulo primo secundoque pilis rigidis

subtus bi seriatis obsitis; caput creberrime aciculatum, postice

modice profunde canaliculatum ; prothorax latitudine duplo longior,

ad latera perparum ampliatus, deinde sensim longe constrictus,

supra convexus, pone medium utrimque leviter deplanatus lneaque

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supra laterali longitudinali vix distincta preditus, in medio ab apice

basi distincte carinatus, ibi haud transversim impressus, creberrime

punctulatus; elytra (g) ovalia, postice sensim angustata, convexa,

apice fere conjunctim rotundata, propter suturam haud depressa, at

impressione sub humerali parva utrimque predita, vel (? ) ad latera

a basi medio valde ampliata deinde perspicue sensim angustata

apiceque conjunctim acuminata, supra convexa, sutura fere a medio

ad apicem alte carinata ibi fere recte decliva compressaque ; pedes

graciles. ,

Long. 34-4 mm. ; lat. 13-2 mm.

The difference between the two sexes is very great; in the g the

elytra are regularly ovate and convex, and the suture normal, while

in the ?, which is broader by one-third than the g, the suture

ending almost vertically at the apex is raised and compressed

almost laminate, beginning at a short distance from the two very

deep and broad dorsal fovez, and somewhat in the shape of a wedge.

Hab. Natal (Durban). C. N. Barker.

Famiry THORICTIDZ.

Gen. THORICTUS, Germ.

THORICTUS MAJUSCULUS, ND. Sp.

Plate V., fig. 10.

Rufo ferrugineus, nitidus, setis erectis conspicuis sat dense obsitus ;

caput latum, rugose punctatum, dense pilosum ; prothorax latitudine

haud longior, postice autem antice latior, ad latera ab apice pone

medium rotundato ampliatus, ibidem incisus angulis posticis acutis,

extus valde productis setisque longis flavis apice dense fasciculatis,

antice convexus, a medio basi nonnihil declivis, ad _ latera

utrinque canaliculatus sat crebre punctatus, punctis setam brevem

erectam ferentibus; elytra prothorace tertio longiora, basi extus

angulata, prothoracis autem angulis posticis leviter angustiora,

oblonga, dorso convexa, sed basi impressione communi lata pro-

fundaque in medio predita, quam in prothorace subtilius minusque

confertim punctata, punctis setam ferentibus; pedes breviter

pubescentes, tibiis spinosulis.

Long. 34 mm.; lat. 2 mm.

This species is easily distinguished from the three known

South African ones (7. capensis, Pér.; T. hottentotus, Raftr.; T.

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rewcherti, Brauns) by its comparatively great size, the long yellow

hairs of the upper side of the body, and above all by the shape

of the prothorax which is deeply incised laterally above the

posterior angles, the latter being produced into a triangular process

directed outwards, bearing a dense bunch of long hairs at the tip,

and projecting slightly beyond the humeral angle of the elytra, the

hind median part of the disk is strongly dehiscent, but the sides

have remained as high as the anterior dorsal part and form thus

a somewhat narrow rounded wall along each side of the depression ;

the elytra have also in the anterior part of the base a dehiscent

medium impression corresponding in size and depth to the pro-

thoracic one.

Hab. Cape Colony (Matjesfontein). R. M. Lightfoot.

Famiry BUPRESTIDZ.

Trine AGRILINLI.

GEN. CORAIBUS, Cast. and Gor.

CorRa&:BUS SCINTILLANS, 0. sp.

Subtus obscure «neus, supra subtusque breviter albido pubescens ;

caput antice viridi vertice cupreo micans; prothorax antice lete

cupreus, postice obscurior lateribus viridi micantibus; elytra a basi

ultra medium viridiorichalecea, a medio apice infuscata fasciis

duabus communibus albo pubescentibus prima post medium sita,

altera supra apicali notata; pectus antenne, femoraque extus lete

viridia; caput crebre punctatum, antice impressum, vertice leviter

canaliculatum ; prothorax antice basi latior, lateraliter nonnihil

amplatus lateribus arcuatim depressis carina supra marginali per-

spicua, dorso antice elevatus, postice planus, anguste longitudina-

liter canaliculatus, crebre asperose punctatus; scutellum basi

aciculatum; elytra antice prothoracis basi nonnihil latiora, pone

humeros vix sinuata dein abdomen fere tegentia, postice singu-

latim rotundata margine acute serrata; corpus subtus pedesque

crebre punctata.

Long. 5 mm. ; lat. 1 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe), Delancey Dods.

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Gren. MELIBMUS, Deyr.

MELIBZUS PUNCTATUS, N. Sp.

Pl. VL., fig. 7.

Nigro cyaneus, supra modice, subtus magis nitidus, prothorace

macula antica supra marginali elongata alteraque rotundata magna

a margine fere ad tertiam partem longitudinis extensa, medium disci

basimque attingente pube appressa lutea formatis utrinque con-

spicue ornatus, sterno atque abdominis segmentis basalibus quatuor

utrinque late albo notatis; caput fronte ab apice late profundeque

canaliculata, omnino sub-transverse foveolatum, supra epistome

plaga elongata e pilis orichalceis formata notatum; prothorax

longitudine media fere duplo latior, ab apice pone medium latera-

liter diagonalis, ibi leviter angulatus, dein basi breviter diagonalis

angulo postico breve autem aculeato, basi profunde utrinque sinuatus,

basi ipsa late triangula, disco a medio postice tuberoso gibbosus,

antice utrinque, vix conspicue impressus, sub-transversim plicatus,

interstitiis irregularibus, profunde punctatis, plicis gibbositatis magis

approximatis, punctis omnibus setam albidam brevissimam ferenti-

bus; scutellum trigonale, valde acuminatum, punctulatum ; elytra

prothoracis basi antice nonnihil angustiora angulis acutis, preter

humeros longe sinuato attenuata, usque a tertia parte longitudinis

fere ad quartam recta, dein apicem versus attenuata, apice ipso sub

angulatim rotundato, haud serrulato, supra depressa, confertissime

aspera, glabra; pygidium acuminatum, in medio longitudinaliter

acute carinatum; abdomine segmento basali plicatulo punctato,

carina laterali sinuata conspicua predito maculaque alba supra

carinam sita ornato, reliquiis crebre aspero punctatis, punctis

omnibus setem brevissimam albam ferentibus, sterno conspicue

transversim plicatulo punctulatoque ; pedes brevissime pubescentes.

Long. 13 mm. ; lat. 4 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Waterberg). Pretoria Museum.

Gren. AMORPHOSOMA, Cast.

AMORPHOSOMA TENEBRICOSUM, 0. Sp.

Cyaneo nigra, modice nitida, capite prothoraceque pube orichalcea

appressa dense yestitis, elytris antice subdense griseo pubescentibus,

pone medium fascia communi lata a pilis albidis orichalceisque

admixtis formata, fascia altera supra apicali angustiore spatio

denudato late divisa ornatis, apice ipso lete cupreo nitente; caput

in fronte transverse, apice longitudinaliter suleatum, ibi subtuber-

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culatum, profunde sub-rugose punctatum, apice nonnihil plicatulum ;

prothorax longitudine pone medium tertio latior, lateribus declivis,

margine laterali post medium valde sinuata incisaque, basi apice

quarto latior, in disco postice alte tuberculatus impressionibus tribus

profundis conspicuis utrinque preeditus, crebre rugose punctatus,

tuberculo plicatulo; scutellum triangulum, leve, in medio longitudi-

naliter impressum ; elytra antice latitudine prothoracis baseos, callo

humerali elongato, haud perspicuo, post humeros longe sinuata,

a medio apice gradatim attenuata apice vero obtuse acuminato,

supra deplanata, carinula discoidali modice conspicua fere medium

attingente, a basi longe obliterata utrinque predita, in dorso aspero

punctata, sinu laterali alte transverse plicato; pygidium acute

trispinosum; corpus subtus pedesque conferte plicatula puncta-

taque, punctis omnibus setam brevissimam albam ferentibus.

Long. 7 mm.; lat. 2 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Lesapi Riv.). G. A. K. Marshall.

AMORPHOSOMA ORIGINARIUM, N. Sp.

Fusco cyanea, capite prothoraceque lete cupreis, pilis decum-

bentibus orichalceis vestitis; elytris pilis brevibus sericeo albidis

brevissimis in fasciis transversis communibus indistincte dispositis

aspersis, apice vero plaga a pilis orichalceis formata bene notato;

caput medio anguste ad profunde canaliculatum, vertice utrinque

sub-gibbosum crebre punctatum fronte transverse plicatula; pro-

thorax sub rugose plicatulo punctatus, latitudine maxima tertio

brevior, basi apice dimidio latior lateribus ab apice basi gradatim

incrassatis, ad medium nonnihil sinuatis, disco pone medium

tuberculo rotundato lato modice elevato impressione discoidali

lata, obliqua, altera supra marginali tertiaque minore in medium

baseos posita utrinque predito; scutellum basi transversum, breve

sed acute acuminatum, impunctatum; elytra prothoracis basi non-

nihil angustiora humeris rotundatis, pone humeros longe lateraliter

sinuata, dein modice ampliata postice gradatim attenuata, apice ipso

sub rotundato acuminato, creberrime ubique granulata, sutura acuta

nonnunquam cuprea; pygidium in medio alte longitudinaliter cari-

natum, utrinque distincte spinosulum.

Long. 6 mm.; lat. 2} mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

AMORPHOSOMA SEMOTUM, N. Sp.

Cyaneum, capite prothoraceque lete cupreis, antennis eneis;

caput profunde irregulariter punctatum, ad latera frontis indistincte

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plicatulum, a vertice fere ad epistome late profundeque canaliculatum,

glabrum at apicem versus tenuiter pubescens ; prothorax apice basi

nonnihil latior, lateribus ab apice fere ad basim modice arcuatis

angulis posticis acutis, supra nonnihil deplanatus, utrinque ad

medium late sub-transverse sulcatus, in medio etiam late sulcatus

sulco postice magis profundo, basi utrinque profunde sinuatus in

medio truncatus, plicis transversis prominentibus punctis irregu-

laribus includentibus obtectus; scutellum antice transversum,

postice elongato acuminatum, apice truncatum; elytra antice pro-

thoracis basi vix latiora, quinties longiora, lateraliter ante medium

sinuata, dein postice gradatim attenuata, ibidem singulatim sub-

rotundata margine apicali distincte serrulata, supra plana, glabra,

haud costata, plagis elongatis obscure viridibus tribus, prima a basi

obliqua, secunda mediana, breve, tertio a tertia partem longitudinis

apicem attingente in singulo variegata, creberrime asperoso punctata ;

corpus subtus creberrime asperoso punctulatum, punctis brevissime

albo pubescentibus.

Long. 11 mm. ; lat. 3 mm.

This species will not probably be retained in the genus.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Gren. PARADORA, Kerrem.

PARADORA UMTALINA, 0. Sp.

Plate VI., fig. 4.

Nigro gnea; capite canalicula transversa alteraque longitudinali

in callis quatuor dense fulvo tomentosis diviso; prothorace longi-

tudine latiore, antice angustato, postice ampliato, lateribus obliquis,

ad basim rotundatis, margine sinuata, supra disco valde elevato, ad

basim utrinque late excavato carinaque levi supra laterali preedito,

medio umbrino tomentoso, lateribus indumento lanuginoso fulvo

dense obtectis ; scutello elongato, acute trigono; elytris prothorace

vix brevioribus, elongatis, ante medium coarctatis, postice singulatim

nonnihil sub-rotundatis, serrulatis, humeros callosis, supra depressis

at ad apicem leviter ascendentibus, in medium disci costa longi-

tudinali ad basim flexuosa post medium obliterata utrinque instructis,

sub-confertim punctatis, tomento fulvo aspersis, fascia supra apicali

communi lata, fulva albidoque variegata alteraque angusta apicali

fulva perspicue ornatis; corpore subtus cupreo neo abdomine

pone medium elytris latiore, lateribus late fulvo tomentosis.

Long. 13 mm.; lat. 55 mm.

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This species is allied to P. capucina, Fahr, but the head and pro-

thorax are not raised so as to form a kind of hood as in the latter,

in which the elytra bear no traces of a dorsal costa, which is very

conspicuous in P. wmtalona, but the vestiture of the two species is

very much alike.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

GEN. DEMOSTIS, Kerrem.

DEMOSTIS JACTUOSULA, N. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 10.

linea, capite prothoraceque pube orichalcea appressa dense ves-

titis; elytris sub-violaceis, pube griseo albida sericea transversim

variegatis, humeris, basi apiceque in singulo orichalceo pubescenti-

bus, abdomine pedibusque albido, sterno orichalceo pubescentibus ;

antenne zenescentes; caput antice profunde arcuatim impressum,

punctulatum, postice alte bituberculatum, tuberculis permagnis

suleco angusto profunde divisis ; prothorax antice postice fere tertio

angustior, ad medium laterum profunde sinuatus, deinde ad basim

valde ampliato rotundatus angulis posticis nullis, basi utrinque

angusta et acuta, supra scutellum profunde arcuatim incisa,

creberrime ubique asperoso punctatus, supra in medio gibbosus

atque impressionibus duabus, prima antica elongata, secunda

ad medium pone tuberculum posita fere transversa anteriore

latiore lJongioreque utrinque preditus; scutellum late trans-

versum, apice fovea insculptum; elytra prothoracis latitudine

maxima nonnihil angustiora, lateraliter valde sinuata, apice con-

junctim attenuato rotundata, apice ipso haud acuminato, supra

depressa, creberrime aspero punctulata, fere coriacea, pube grisea

plus minusve distincte transverse fascia formi ornata, fascia autem

supra apicali apicalique bene distinctis, ea sub-maculiformi apiceque

orichalcea, humeris, basi etiam orichalceo pubescentibus.

Long. 84 mm.; lat, 4 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Rikatla). Rev. H. Junod.

DEMOSTIS PLICIPENNIS, n. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 9.

Ceruleo nigra capite omnino prothoracisque medio orichalceis ;

elytris post medium fasciis transversis duabus communibus fere

indistinctis, prima pone medium, altera apicali albido sericeis ;

antennze lete enescentes; caput profunde ubique punctatum,

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fronte declivi profunde impressa, vertice valde gibbose bituberculato

a sulco longitudinali lato profunde diviso; prothorax longitudine

haud latior, antice postice nonnihil angustior, fere ad medium

laterum profunde impressus, dein ad basim perparum ampliatus,

lateribus abrupte declivis margine laterali arcuatim incisa, supra

utringue bi-tuberculatus, tuberculis anticis posticis altioribus, disco

a medio usque ad basim gradatim gibboso, gibbositate a tuberculis

lateralibus sulco longitudinali supra laterali sinuoso profundo divisa ;

scutellum triangulum, fossula nulla; elytra prothoracis latitudinem

maximam haud excedentia, fere quinto longiora, pone humeros longe

valdeque sinuata, postice gradatim dehiscentia, apice singulatim

modice rotundata, a basi fere usque ad partem quartam longitudinis

distincte transverse plicata, plicis irregularibus, elevatis, apicem

versus coriacea; pygidium rude coriaceum, in medio longitudi-

naliter carinatum, apice sub-emarginatum ; corpus subtus profunde

conferteque punctatum, setis nonnullis albidis aspersum.

Long. 7-9 mm. ; lat. 24-3 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Leydenburg, Leydsdorp). T. Naughton.

Gen. PHLOCTEIS, Kerrem.

PHLOCTEIS DITISSIMA, n. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 6.

Nigro-cerulea, capite prothoraceque orichalceis, pube albida

sparsim maculatis, rude profundeque punctatis, illo tuberculis validis

quinque, munito; prothorax longitudine fere duplo latior, ad basim

modice ampliatus angulis posticis acutis, dorso valde elevatus, in

disco 10-tuberculatus, tuberculis rotundatis cupreo-nitentibus, carina

flexuosa supra laterali atque tuberculo retrorsum hamato utrinque

preditus; scutellum elongatum, acute trigonum; elytra prothorace

haud latiora humeris alte callosis, ante medium coarctata, apice

nonnihil singulatim sub-rotundata, supra plana costa longitudinali in

medium dorsi ad apicem utrinque obliterata, brevissime nigro tomen-

tosa callis humeralibus costaque orichalceis, lituris flexuosis albidis

in medium disci evanescentibus fasciaque transversa supra apicali

distinctiore ornata; corpus subtus czeruleum, abdomen convexum,

elytris latius, segmento secundo tertioque supra albo fasciatis, subtus

lateraliter strigosis, in medio punctatis, plagis binis albo sericeis

utrinque ornatis; pedes atro cyanei, coxis genubusque lete

cupreis.

Long. 18 mm. ; lat. 6 mm.

This remarkable species resembles P. exasperata, but it differs

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not only in the livery but also in the shape of the prothorax, which

is much less ampliated laterally towards the base and has there a

very sharply hooked tubercle ; the tubercles on the forehead are

much more developed, and while the two lower ones are inermous,

the central and the two upper ones bear short bristles; the elytra

are more deeply coarctate laterally, and the sides of the abdomen

show therefore more than in P. exasperans ; in my example the

transverse, flexuose white lines are obliterated on the anterior

discoidal part, but traces of them are plainly noticeable on the

sides, and the space of the background separating the post-median

band from the supra-apical one has a dark velvety appearance; at

the very apex of the elytra are also one or two wavy, interrupted,

transverse white lineoles.

Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

PHLOCTEIS ELEGANS, N. Sp.

Plate VI., fig. 8.

Atro-cyanea, capite prothoraceque tomento albido nigro variegato

obsitis, illo longitudinaliter canaliculato, vertice fulvo sub-fasciculoso,

hoc longitudine vix latiore, lateribus ab apice pone medium oblique

ampliatus, deinde basi attenuatis, vix sinuatis at angulo postico

acuto, supra antice leviter quadri-impresso, postice utrinque

excavato; scutellum elongatum, acutum; elytra prothorace basi

angustiora, ad medium valde sinuata at abdomine haud angustiora,

deinde perparum ampliata, apice leviter attenuata, singulatim sub-

rotundata, supra plana humeris callosis, crebre punctata, haud

costulata, tomento atro velutino obsita, a basi ultra medium albido

variegata, fascia communi sinuata lata post medium sita, et intra

apicem lituris plagisque nonnullis albis ornata; corpus subtus

cyaneum, sterno strigoso, abdominis segmentis punctatis, lateribus

dense albo sericeis.

Long. 11 mm.; lat. 4 mm,

The shape and the livery of this handsome species is almost

similar to that of P. immunita, Fahr, but it is considerably larger,

the prothorax is much more ampliated laterally and not sinuate there

at about the median part; in my examples of P. immunita the elytra

ave clothed from the base to two-thirds of the length with a silky

white tomentum, and two or three round velvety black spots on each

side of the suture, whereas in P. elegans the black tomentum pre-

dominates and is sparsely variegated with white.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

308 Annals of the South African Musewm.

PHLOCTEIS DIVES, n. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 2.

Supra lete orichalcea, subtus pedibusque violaceis; capite pro-

funde longitudinaliter canaliculato, crebre profundeque punctato,

maculis pubescentibus sericeis albis quatuor notato; prothorace

trigono marginibus fere rectis, postice breviter attenuato angulis

posticis sub-rotundatis, supra sat crebre punctato, medio haud

elevato, ante basim utrinque oblique impresso carinulaque arcuata

brevi supra marginali munito, nigro velutino, maculis 13 albis

ornatis ; scutello elongato acute trigono; elytris prothorace haud

latioribus, elongatis, ante medium coarctatis, apice singulatim

nonnihil sub-rotundatis, serrulatis, supra sub-depressis, ad humeros

callosis, basi late profundeque utrinque impressis, costa longitudinali

in medium dorsi, crebre punctatis, indumento velutino nigro indutis

maculisque 16 albis utrinque adspersis; corpore subtus modice

convexo, strigoso, punctulato, sterno abdomineque maculis parvis

albis adspersis; pedibus nigro-ceruleis, brevissime albo pubes-

centibus.

This pretty species differs from all its congeners in its livery

which consists of numerous tiny silvery-white silky macules on a

black velvety background ; these white macules are also found on

the underside as well as on the edge of the dorsal part of the

abdominal segments projecting beyond the coarctate part of the

elytra; the suture of the elytra is plainly carinate at a distance

from the base, and the dorsal costa is very shiny.

Length 14 mm.; width 4 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg Distr.).

This species will probably be included in a new genus inter-

mediate between Philocteis and Aimuosis.

Gren. ANADORA, Kerrem.

ANADORA NATALICA, 0. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 5.

Ainea, nitida; capite crebre punctato, fronte longitudinaliter

sulcata, utrinque fulvo fasciculata ; prothorace longitudine vix latiore,

lateribus bisinuatis, pone medium valde dilatatis, deinde breviter

attenuatis angulis posticis rotundatis, basi valde sinuatis, supra haud

convexo, ad medium sat crebre, ad latera rugose punctato, postice

utrinque late profundeque impresso, disco haud elevato pube

fulvescente sparsa at ad latera densiore obsito; scutello elongato

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acute trigono; elytris thorace haud latioribus humeris callosis,

lateribus ante medium coarctatis, apice nonnihil rotundatis, serru-

latis, supra deplanatis, ad humeros utrinque profunde impressis,

crebre punctulatis, humeris apiceque fulvo-fasciculatis, plagis juxta

suturalibus tribus umbrino velutinis pube albida marginali fascicu-

loque laterali atro post medium sito utrinque ornatis.

Long. 11 mm.; lat. 44 mm.

Hab. Natal (Stanger).

Not unlike in general facies small examples of P. exasperans, but

the shape of the head and prothorax is very different, as both are

devoid of tubercles ; in well-preserved examples it is probable that

the wide depression on each side of the discoidal part of the

prothorax is clothed with denser fulvous hairs; the vestiture of

the elytra is very faint; and along the coarctate part there is on

each side a nearly obliterated patch of short, blackish-brown hairs.

KERREMANSIA, n. gen.

Caput breve, fronte longitudinaliter canaliculata, epistome breve,

antennarum sulcis brevibus, genis carinulatis ; oculi longi, paralleli ;

prothorax basi utrinque sinuatus, supra convexiusculus, in medio

adque ad latera utrinque profunde sulcatus; scutellum valde

elongatum, acutissimum, latitudine maxima fere duplo longius;

elytra deplanata parte postica in arcum recurva, callo humerali

apicalique bene notata, abdominis partem dorsalem lateraliter haud

tegentia; prosternum latum, apice aculeatum, mesosternum etiam

latum, pro receptione processus prosternalis antice excavatum, in

medio sat profunde longitudinaliter canaliculatum ; metasternum

angustum ; pedes validi, femoribus tibiisque intus conspicue arcuatis,

tibiis sub-falciformibus atque valde compressis, fere laminatis, intus

dense sub-rigide ciliatis, pedes paris tertize anterioribus intermediis-

que nonnihil graciliores ; abdomen convexum, segmentis basalibus

binis a sutura in medio haud divisis; pygidium in medio spino-

sulum.

The species of Buprestide, for which I propose the creation of this

genus, are found holding by means of their arcuate legs to the edge

of the leaves of plants which they thus devour laterally. Kerremans

considers that the genus should come next to Alcinoiis or

Synchocera, Deyr., of the group Agrilide. I think that it is also

closely allied to Toxoscelus, Deyyr.

The main characteristic is the shape of the anterior and inter-

mediate legs.

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KERREMANSIA PARADOXA, 0. Sp.

Plate VI., fig. 3.

Caput, corpus subtus pedesque cyanea, his dilutioribus, fere

ceruleis; antennae eneo nigrescentes, supra fere nigra, nitida,

glabra, elytris apice autem callo setulosis preditis; caput fronte

confertim plicatula, late longitudinaliter canaliculata atque transverse

impressa, vertice leviter bituberculatum ; prothorax admodum

anguste arcuatim plicatus, longitudine duplo latior ab apice pone

medium lateraliter valde ampliatus, postice oblique angustatus, basi

utrinque profunde arcuatus, basi ipsa angusta in medio retrorsum

producta truncataque, supra carinula laterali utrinque preeditus,

impressionibusque tribus discoidalibus profunde insculptis notatus,

margine laterum ad medium gibbosula ; scutellum acute triangulum,

latitudine duplo longius; elytra prothoracis latitudine maxima

angustiora humeris gibbosis, pone humeros sinuata, dein apicem

versus modice gradatim attenuata, apice singulatim sub-acute

rotundata, supra deplanata parte posticali arcuatim recurva, basi

utrinque profunde impressa atque impressionibus conspicuis trans-

versis quatuor communibus a sutura vix divisis, costa obtusa dis-

coidali flexuosa extrorsum terminatis preedita, callo conspicuo ad

apicem posita setis rigidis modice brevibus nigris dense obsito

utrinque instructa, subsparsim subscabrose punctata, apice conferte

granulata, margine apicali serrulata; corpus subtus plicatulo reti-

culatum ; abdomen convexum, segmento ultimo in medio profunde

impresso ; pedes anticis intermediisque intus longe subrigideque

ciliatis,

Long. 12 mm.; lat. 4 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Shilouvane). Rey. H. Junod.

KERREMANSIA ARCUATA, 0D. Sp.

Omnino nigra obscure metallescens, glabra, a capite apice supra

arcuata, nautiformi, caput fronte sulco lato profunde longitudinaliter

divisa ; prothorax longitudine vix latior, antice modice sinuatus,

lateribus fere rectis, basi utrinque arcuatim sinuatus, supra tri-

sulcatus, sulco medio profundo latoque, sulcis supra lateralibus

brevioribus minusque profundis, areolis plicatulis omnino tectus ;

scutellum elongatum, acutum; elytra prothoracis latitune maxima,

haud angustiora, a callo humerali longe ultra medium perspicue

sinuata, deinde nonnihil attenuata, apice singulatim arcuato rotun-

data margine apicali leviter crenulata, supra depressa, basi utroque

profunde impressa, atque impressionibus quatuor transversis a

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sutura vix divisis, costulaque discoidali flexuosa extrorsum

terminatis notata, tuberculis elongatis duobus primo ad partem

quartam longitudinis, secundo apicali validiore, conspicuo, utrinque

preedita, a basi ultra medium lateraliter haud profunde plicato reti-

culata, callo apicali scabrose punctato, haud perspicue setuloso ;

corpus subtus reticulato plicatum.

Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 13 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe).

Much smaller than A. paradoxa, and differentiated by the shape of

the prothorax.

Gren. AGRILUS, Steph.

AGRILUS MASHUNUS, 0, sp.

Elongatus, sub-obscure viridis, caput late suleatum, juxta oculos a

vertice ultra medium frontis utrinque carinulatum, fere ad medium

transverse angusteque canaliculatum, ubique pube flavo orichalcea

dense indutum; prothorax conferte transversim plicatus, longi-

tudine tertio latior, basi apice latitudine equalis, lateribus ad

basim brevissime ampliatis dein tenuissime attenuatis, supra in

disco depressus, lateribus ab apice pone medium modice profunde

impressus, in medium sub-late canaliculatus, impressionibus laterali-

bus canaliculaque media pube orichalcea obsitis, postice carinula

breve basim attingente utrinque preeditus; scutellum impunctatum ;

elytra prothorace vix latiora, quadruplice longiora, tenuiter scabra,

ad medium laterum sinuata, apicem versus acuminata, postice

margine serrulata, apice ipso distincte spinoso, supra deplanata,

costa discoidali acuta utrinque predita, maculis elongatis flavo

auratis inter suturam elevatam carinamque discoidalem seriatis

utrinque ornata; corpus subtus nonnihil nitidius, sterno omnino pube

grisea flavescente, in epipleuris aurantiaca obtectus, abdominis seg-

mentorum parte superiore aurata, inferiore a lateribus fere ad medium

sriseo maculatis, pedes modice pubescentes.

Long. 10 mm.; lat. 24 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

AGRILUS GLORIOSULUS, N. sp.

/Hneus, neo violaceus vel nonnunquam zeneo viridanus, caput

pube grisea brevissima antice indutum, fronte indistincte canaliculata,

asperose punctata, vertice distincte canaliculato punctis simplicibus

sparsis; prothorax longitudine tertio latior, lateribus ad medium

nonnihil sinuatis, supra deplanatus lateribus declivibus, in medio

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transversim subprofunde impressis, postice carina breve utrinque

preeditus, disco ipso longitudinaliter canaliculato, canalicula in medio

sublate interrupta, superficie tota confertim transverse plicatula ;

impressione discoidali, lateribusque minute griseo vel flavido pube-

scentibus ; scutellum impunctatum; elytra creberrime scabrosa,

prothoracis latitudine maxima basi haud angustiora, prothorace

quinto longiora, pone humeros sinuata, apicem versus acuminata,

apice ipso acuto, margine apicali distincte serrulata, abdominis parte

dorsali a tertia parte fere ad apicem late detecta, dense at brevissime

subaurata pilosa, supra deplanatus, basi utrinque ad humeros utrin-

que impressa, disco carina longitudinali ab impressione baseos apice

ducta, sutura acuta, spatio juxta suturale pube brevissima, vix densa

subaurata, nonnunquam deffesa, obsito; corpus subtus pedesque

asperosulo punctata, punctis omnibus setulam brevissimam albidulam

gerentibus ; sterno omnino, abdominis lateribus late albo pubescen-

tibus.

Long. 74-9 mm.; lat. 2-24 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe), Delancey Dods ; (Salisbury),

G. A. K. Marshall.

AGRILUS DECORATUS, 0. sp.

Afneo viridanus, modice nitidus at supra subtusque pube grisea

flavescente breve obtectus; caput a medio frontis vertice canalicu-

latum, apice ipso late sulcato, antice longe denseque albido flavescente

pubescens; prothorax longitudine latior, fere ad medium laterum

nonnihil ampliato rotundatus, dein manifeste sinuatus, disco longi-

tudinaliter bi-foveolatus, ad latera suboblique transversim utrinque

impressus parteque posticali depressa, carina a medio basi ducta

ibidem przeditus, rude asperoso punctatus lateraliterque plicatulus,

impressionibus omnibus flavescente pubescentibus; scutellum

nitidum, impunctatum ; elytra prothoracis latitudine maxima antice

vix latiora, prothorace quinquies longiora, post humeros modice

sinuata, a medio apicem versus gradatim acuminata, apice ipso ad

medium distincte spinoso, creberrime asperosa, costa discoidali nulla,

in singulo quadri impressa, impressione basali ceteris profundiore,

secunda ad medium, tertia pone medium quartaque supra apicem

dispositis, impressionibus omnibus dense flavescente pubescentibus ;

epipleuris, parte dorsali abdominis detecta segmentoque tertio

subtus conspicue flavescente pubescentibus.

Long. 74 mm. ; lat. 24 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Motopos). G. A. K. Marshall.

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AGRILUS FRAUDULENTUS, n. sp.

Obscure zeneus, nonnunquam supra nonnihil nitidus ; caput crebre

punctatum pube grisea obsitum, vertice leviter canaliculatum ; pro-

thorax postice tenuiter attenuatus, longitudine nonnihil latior,

antice sub-elevatus, postice arcuatim impressus, lateribus a medio

basi depressis, carinula postica longitudinali utrinque preditis,

in disco late sulcatus sulco in medio interrupto, sulco discoidali,

laterumque impressionibus dense albido flavescente pubescen-

tibus, parte denudata sub regulariter arcuatim plicatula; scutellum

nitidum, denudatum ; elytra crebre asperosa, prothorace vix latiora,

fere quinto longiora, pone humeros longe at haud profunde

sinuata parte abdominale modice detecta, apicem versus acumi-

nata ibi serrulata spinulosaque, supra modice depressa, carina

discoidali utrinque predita, impressionibus tribus, prima obliqua

basali, secunda prima angustiore fere ad medium, tertia post medium

sitis, dense albido flavescente pubescentibus inter striam discoidalem

et suturam in singulo ornata ; corpus subtus crebre punctatum, bre-

vissime albido setulosum.

Long. 4 mm.; lat. 1} mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umfuli River, Sebakwe). G. A. K.

Marshall; Delancey Dods.

Gen. KAMOSIA, Kerrem.

KAMOSIA TUBERCULIFRONS, N. sp.

Nigro enea, sub-nitida, capite late orichalcea, prothorace inornato,

elytris indistincte albo sericeo variegatis, fascia transversa communi

postice distinctiore, macula apicali orichalcea bene distincta apicem

tegente in singulo ornatis ; caput antice rude scrobiculato plicatum,

ad medium frontis profunde impressum, vertice in tuberculis duobus

valde elevatis, rotundatis, a sulco profunde divisis, conspicue rotun-

dato plicatis, munitum; prothorax longitudine vix latior, lateribus

sub-rectis, antice nonnihil ampliatis, ad basim nonnihil leviter incisis,

supra disco elevato in medio late profundeque sulcato, sulco a carina

media obtusa transversa diviso, utroque antice posticeque late

impresso impressione postica carina acuta extrorsum terminata ;

scutellum late triangulum, curtulum, lete weneo micans; elytra

antice prothoracis baseos latitudine, post humeros longe sinuato

attenuata, pone medium leviter ampliata, dein apicem versus grada-

tim attenuata, apice ipso singulatim acuminato, extrorsum spinoso,

sutura etiam nonnunquam spinosula, supra deplanata, fossa

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elongata basali carinaque discoidali a basi fere ad quartam partim

longitudinis extensa utrinque predita, in disco preesertim postice

rude conferteque scabroso punctata, sinu laterali alte transversim™

plicato ; abdomen pedes sternumque conferte punctata, hoc plicatum,

punctis omnibus setulam brevissimam albidam ferentibus.

Long. 9-10 mm.; lat. 23-3 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

Gren. APHANISTICUS, Lat.

APHANISTICUS LEVICOLLIS, n. sp.

Viridi eneus, nitidus, glaber, caput ab apicis basi fere usque ad

epistome profunde canaliculato, vertice ipso haud tuberculato, omnino

conferte punctulatum; prothorax antice latitudine capitis baseos,

longitudine latitudine squalis lateribus fere rectis, angulis posticis

acutis, prominentibus, basi ipsa apice nonnihil angustiore, supra

omnino punctulatus; ab apice pone medium convexiusculus, postice

late transverse impressus, impressione carina acuta supra marginali

a medio disci basim attingente utrinque terminata; scutellum

parvum, impunctatum; elytra antice prothoracis baseos latitudine,

eo fere quadruplo longiora, ab humeros pone medium sensim sinuato

attenuata, ibi brevissime ampliata, dein gradatim apicem versus

attenuata, in apice ipso subacute singulatim rotundata, plicis trans-

versis a basi longe ultra medium evidentioribus dein apice distincte

interruptis crebre obsita ; corpus subtus sparse punctulatum.

Long. 34 mm.; lat. 1 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

Famty MALACODERMIDZ.

Sus-Faminy TELEPHORINA.

Gren. ICHTHYURUS, Westw.

ICHTHYURUS MASHUNUS, 0. sp.

Pallide flavus, caput vertice nigrum; antenne tenues, long,

articulis basalibus tribus vel quatuor flavidis, ceteris sub-infuscatis ;

prothorax fascia transversa lata latera haud attingente, medium disci

occupante, antice posticeque in medio profunde excisa notatus ;

elytra omnino flava; abdominis segmentum ultimum nigrum, ceteris

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supra vix, subtus obscuriore infuscatis, pectus nigrum, palpi in-

fuscati.

$. Caput inter oculos impressum, postice canaliculatum, aluta-

ceum ; prothorax longitudine latitudine eequalis, antice arcuatus, in

disco a medio postice profunde impressus, fascia nigra antice atque

presertim postice late arcuatim emarginata, notatus, indistincte

alutaceus ; elytra leviter alutacea brevissime pubescentia, a medio

distincte marginata, margine nonnihil recurva; ale infuscate ;

abdominis segmentum ultimum late triangulo incisum, incisura fere

tertio longitudinis angulis acutis, subtus profunde excavatum ; pedes

antici haud infuscati, intermediis femoribus extus infuscatis ibidem

valde ampliatis, convexis, fere diformibus, intus nonnihil depressis,

basi lobo acuto prominulo atque ad medium dente fere verticali

subtus munitis, tibiis ejusdem paris leviter arcuatis, apice haud

incrassatis ; pedes postici tenues, modice infuscati.

¢. A mare differt pedibus omnibus tenuibus, infuscatis, spatio

interoculari latiore, segmento abdominale ultimo magis recurvo,

subtus haud excavato, capite corporeque subtus omnino nigris.

Long. 74-10 mm. ; lat. 14-2 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

According to Gestro, this species is the only one among the known

South African ones in which the tibiz of the intermediate legs are

of normal shape.

Famy CURCULIONID.

Sus-Famiry BRACHYCERIN A.

Guy. BRACHYCERUS.

BRACHYCERUS KHOIKHOIANUS, 0. Sp.

Niger, squamis albis interdum obsitus ; caput brevissimum, rude

scrobiculatum, oculi ovali, depressi, palpebris nullis, rostrum capite

fere quarto longius, basi tuberculis duobus conicis alte elevatis

divergentibusque munitum, ad basim constrictum, in medio longi-

tudinaliter carinulatum, antice sensim dilatatum, etiam rude scro-

biculatum ; antenne sub-graciles, breviter setulose, rostri longitudine

fere equales, omnino albo squamose ; prothorax longitudine haud

latior, antice latitudine postica nonnihil angustior, apice utrinque

late sinuatus, ad medium laterum vix ampliatus, supra atque ad

latera fortiter tuberculatus tuberculis alte conicis, approximatis,

antice profunde canaliculatus, canali crista elevata fere medium disci

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attingente utrinque predito; elytra basi prothorace nonnihil angus-

tiora, dein elongato ovata, ad medium latitudine prothoracis maxima

tertio latiora, modice convexa, postice retusa, late profundeque

transverse seriato foveolata, in dorso biseriatim tuberculata, tuber-

culis validis, acutis, intervallis seriatim verrucosis ; corpus subtus

rude scrobiculatum ; pedes graciles, longitudine corporis equantes,

tarsi omnes longissimi, apice dilatati, subtusque lateraliter a medio

apice longe pulvinati; tibiee antice apice fere truncate.

Long. (rostr. excl.) 16-17 mm.; lat. 8}-84 mm.

Hab. Namaqualand (Bushmanland). Schlechter.

This species is easily recognised by the great length of its slender

legs, all of which, tarsi included, equal the whole body in length.

All the examples which I have seen are partly without white scales

except on the rostrum and on the legs, but there can be no doubt

that in their non-detrite form they are entirely covered with a

squamose indumentum.

BRACHYCERUS NAMANUS, 0. Sp.

Niger indumento terreno fere omnino tectus; caput breve, oculi

sub-ovati depressi, rostrum elongatum, capite fere triplo longius, a

fronte modice profunde disjunctum, basi angustatum, dein apice

triangulatim ampliatum, supra deplanatum, in medium apicis carina

elevata triangula munitum ; prothorax globosus, lateribus in medio

rotundatus, tuberculis rotundatis apice denudatis confertis obsitus,

a medio basi laxe haud distincte canaliculatus; elytra elongato

ovata, antice prothoracis basi haud latiora, ad medium parum

ampliata, supra valde convexa, postice sensim declivia, fere retusa,

6 vel 7-fariam utrinque tuberculata, tuberculis confertis, plus minusve

rotundatis, ad partem declivam acutioribus, apice denudatis, eranulis

simplicibus in serie extima obsita; corpus subtus pedesque terreno

pulverulenta.

Long. 94-11 mm.; lat. 6-63 mm.

Belongs to the same group as B. texatus, but the rostrum is longer

and the prothorax more regularly globose.

Hab. Cape Colony (Namaqualand). G. Alston.

BRACHYCERUS AMATONGAS, DN. Sp.

Breviter ovato ampliatus, niger, rostro capiteque, rufo ochraceis,

fere miniatis, prothorace albidiore squamuloso; elytris maculis

plurimis albido ochraceis, femoribus rufo ochraceis; caput trans-

versum, haud breve, vage punctatum, oculi ovati, depressi, palpebra

evidenter muniti, rostrum capite quam duplo longius, basi triangu-

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latim incisum, supra fere planum, in medio haud longitudinaliter

carinulatum, modice punctatum, punctis simplicibus; antenne sub-

breves, articulis longitudine duplo latioribus, ultimo pracedenti

quintuplo longiore; prothorax longitudine media duplo latior,

lateribus pone medium angulato dilatatus atque acute spinosus,

supra antice profunde canaliculatus, postice carinis tribus sub-

obtusis at alte elevatis, mediis extus curvatis distincte praditus ;

elytra fere globosa, convexa, postice modice dehiscentia, tuberculis

verrucosis zqualibus confertim seriatis obsita; pedes modice elon-

gati, tibiis anticis extus remote denticulatis, apice longe, conspicue

mucronatis.

Long. 15 mm. ; lat. 9 mm.

This species is allied to B. wahlberge and to its variety B. pictu-

ratus, Fahbr., which form a group in the South African species easily

distinguished by the long spine of the apical outer end of the fore

tibie. It is easily distinguished from B. wahlbergi by the four hind

costz of the prothorax, the two median ones of which, which are

nearly the continuations of the nearly straight walls of the anterior

groove, curve outwardly in the shape of acomma. The outer costa

in the posterior part is also very conspicuous.

Hab. Mozambique (Amatongas). P. A. Sheppard.

BRACHYCERUS MOUFFLETI, n. sp.

Niger, capite, prothorace pedibus subtusque indumento flavidulo

obsitis, elytris pagina superiore lateribusque partim denudatis ;

rostrum capite duplo longius, basi profunde strangulatum, mar-

ginibus lateralibus distincte carinatis in medio haud conjunctis,

supra deplanatum; oculi depressi, supra antice carinulati; pro-

thorax longitudine fere duplo latior, lateribus subampliato rotun-

datus, supra elevatus, ad medium fere gibbosus, basi truncatus,

antice utrinque valde sinuatus, parte antica media prominulente at

haud elevata, in disco antice subimpressus, foveis latis indu-

mento repletis obsitus, in interstitiis sparsim brevissime setulosus,

lateraliter sparse granulatus ; elytra ampliato rotundata, ad medium

prothorace fere tertio latiora, convexa, postice modice dehiscentia,

profunde reticulato foveolata, tuberculis subrotundato acuminatis, in

dorso remotius lateraliter confertius in series 9 utrinque predita,

seriebus dorgalibus alternis distinctioribus ; corpus subtus rugose

punctatum, abdominis segmentis setulosis ; pedes modice robusti,

setulosi.

Long. 11 nim. ; lat. 7 mm.

Hab. Northern Ovampoland ; Benguela.

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The facies of this species is similar to that of B. rotundatus, Pér.,

but the sculpture of the elytra is different, the tubercles of the dorsal

series being much broader, depressed in the anterior part, and

conical behind and on the sides, those of the alternating series in

the dorsal part are more developed than the others; in the prothorax

all the alveolar cavities are filled with a thick coating.

Sus-Famiry BRACHYDERINA.

Gen. STROPHOSOMUS, Sch.

STROPHOSOMUS FUNESTUS, N. sp.

Niger, squamis supra albidis umbrinisque, ad latera subtusque

sub-opalinis tectus; antennz rufescentes, scapo medium oculorum

tantum modo attingentes ; caput squamis umbrinis, ad latera supra

oculos albidis, fronte latitudine maxima dimidio brevius, distincte

canaliculatum a rostro canalicula transversa divisum, oculi prominuli

longe retrorsum producti; prothorax longitudine medio duplo latior,

basi apiceque truncatus ad angulos autem utrinque valde sinuatus,

angulis ipsis preesertim posticis prominenter acutis, lateribus fere

rectis at ad medium (3) minus, (2?) magis acute angulatis, supra

profunde crebreque punctatus, umbrino squamosus, vittis sub-latis

albidioribus prima in disco altera ad latera utrinque ornatus; elytra

antice prothoracis basi angustiora, basi nonnihil arcuata humeris,

acutis reflexis, ab humeros ovalia, convexa, postice sub-retusa,

profunde punctato striata, interstitio juxta suturali quintoque in

dorso obscuriore umbrinis, ceteris preesertim ad latera albidioribus,

in hoe loco magis minusye opalinis ; corpus subtus squamis albido

opalinis tectum; pedes opalino squamosi, breviter albido pubes-

centes, pilis crassioribus squamiformibus albis immixtis; pedes

rufescentes.

Long. 5 mm.; lat. 24 mm.

Hab. Transvaal. C. W. Howard.

This species, which is easily recognised from its congeners of the

group having the eyes produced backwards, owing to the shape of

its nearly quadrangular prothorax, has been sent to me from the

Transvaal as proving injurious there to the crops of cotton and

tobacco.

STROPHOSOMUS HAMATICOLLIS, 0. Sp.

Niger, squamis albido griseis ad latera subtusque pallidioribus at

haud opalinis vestitus, supra setulis rigidis brevibus, in elytris magis

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conspicuis atque seriatis preditus; pedes antennseque fusci vel

rufescentes, illis omnino squamosis ciliatisque; rostrum in medio

capite nonnihil brevius, in hoe loco carinulatum, caput longitudine

duplo latius fronte distincte canaliculata; antenne graciles, scapo

oculorum median partem attingente, oculi conspicui retrorsum valde

producti; prothorax longitudine fere tertio latior, ab apice lateraliter

late ampliato rotundatus, mox pone medium profunde transversim

incisus, angulo acuto, retrorsum hamulato, deinde basim versus

oblique attenuatus, antice rectus, basi (gf) vix, vel (?) nonnihil

arcuatus, basi ipsa marginata, convexiusculus, in medio longi-

tudinaliter canaliculatus ; elytra ovalia, basi prothoracis latitudine

maxima nonnihil angustiora, profunde punctato striata, striis inter-

stitiis nonnihil pallidioribus, his setulis brevibus seriatis praeditis.

Long. 6-74 mm.: lat. 24-3 mm.

Hab. Transvaal. C. W. Howard.

Very easily recognised by its broadly ampliated prothorax, which

is transversely incised slightly past the middle, and obliquely attenuate

thence towards the base.

Gen. CIMBUS, Sch.

CIMBUS GRATUS, Nn. sp.

Elongatus, niger, pedibus rufescentibus; supra subtusque pube

appressa griseo albidula dense vestitus, apice presertim ad suturam

longe albo comosus ; caput omnino creberrime punctatum a vertice

apice canaliculatum, rostrum capite nonnihil longius angustiusque,

fere lineare, oculi prominentes semiglobosi, antennz ultra medium

prothoracis attingentes; prothorax longitudine latitudine fere

equans, apice posticeque truncatus, antice modice constrictus,

deinde cylindricus, supra conferte transversim plicatus; elytra

elongata, basi prothorace dimidio latiora, ab humeros pone medium

fere linearia, deinde apicem versus angustata, apice singulatim longe

spinosa supra convexa, profunde punctato striata, interstitiis

creberrime rugoseque punctulatis; corpus subtus nigrum, rugoso

punctatum ; pedes cinereo villosi, nonnunquam squamis nonnullis

opalinis adspersi.

Long. 14-18 mm. ; lat. 5 mm.

This species is easily recognised by the long white villose

pubescence of the posterior part of the suture, and also along the

hind part of the outer margin. One of my examples exhibits faint

traces of a dorsal and a supra-lateral band of blue hairs in the

anterior part of the elytra; these hairs are, however, not squamose,

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but as long and slender as the other appressed greyish white ones of

which the vestiture consists.

Hab. Transvaal (Pietersburg). A. T. J. Janse.

CALGECUS, nov. gen.

Rostrum a capite haud disjunctum, nonnihil angustius, vix duplo

longius, fere lineare, a basi gradatim sub-dehiscens, lateribus haud

carinatum, supra depressum, a basi capitis fere usque ad apicem in

medio tenue canaliculatum lineaque impressa abbreviata utrinque

munitum ; oculi elongato ovati, prominuli ; antenne in apicem rostri

inserte, graciles, thoracis medium haud attingentes, funiculo

7-articulato, articulo primo secundo vyalidiori, nonnihil longiori,

clava acute pyriformi; prothorax fere planus, apice truncatus, basi

leviter arcuatus apiceque dimidio latior, lateribus linearis, in medio

canaliculatus; scutellum brevissimum, triangulum; elytra prothorace

nonnihil latiora angulis antrorsum productis, supra plana, lateraliter

alte carinata lateribus abrupte declivis; abdominis segmentum

secundum duobus sequentibus simul sumptis longitudine equale ;

pedes sub-elongati femoribus incrassatis, posticis abdominis segmenti

ultimi basim attingentibus, tibiis omnibus tantulum introrsum flexis,

anticis intus serrulatis; tarsi omnes subtus spongiosi, articulo primo

secundo dimidio longiore.

I propose this genus for a very singular species which must come

in the neighbourhood of Cimbus and Polycleis.

CALG@CUS CARINATIPENNIS, 0. sp.

Plate V., figs. 17, 18.

Niger squamis contiguis albidis vel argenteo opalinis tectus,

pedibus rufescentibus ; caput rostrumque longitudinaliter plicatula ;

prothorax depressus, in medio canaliculatus, crebre presertim ad

latera rugulosus, lateribus anguste, in medio late longitudinaliter

denudatus; scutellum minutissimum; elytra prothorace nonnihil

latiora angulis rectis, antrorsum productis ejusdem angulos posticos,

amplexentia, sub-linearia, ad partem posticam leviter ampliata,

deinde apice acuminata ibi singulatim mucronata, supra-plana, carina

laterali valde elevata sub-sinuata preedita, modice profunde striato

punctata interstitiis planis crebre rugose aciculatis, vitta suturali

sub-lata a basi apice denudata; corpus subtus dense squamosum ;

tibiee breviter pubescentes.

Long. 83-104 mm. ; lat. 3-34 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Pietersburg). A. T. J. Janse.

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Sus-Famity SOMATODIN A,

Gren. SOMATODES, Schonh,

SOMATODES TRANSVAALENSIS, 0. sp.

Plate V., fig. 15.

Niger, squamis minutis umbrinis vestitus ; caput subpunctulatum

fronte profunde impressa, carinule rostri conspicue ; prothorax

longitudine nonnihil latior, post medium laterum distincte angulatim

productus, ubi profunde incisus, postice obtuse at alte tuberculatus,

in partem anticam disci late impressus, impressionibus sub

levibus a carina elevata divisis, parte postica lateribusque verrucis

agglomeratis obstitis, basi contracta, apice latitudine sequante,

scutellum nullum; elytra elongata, longitudinaliter arcuata, pro-

thorace quam duplo longiora et ejusdem latitudine maxima haud

latiora, in medio laterum haud ampliata, apice conjunctim rotundata,

supra convexa, postice dehiscentia tuberculis liberis validis acutis

trifariam seriatis utroque preedita, margine apicali etiam tuberculis

humilioribus obsita, interstitiis plus minusve alveolatis; pedes

tenuissime squamosi.

This species is easily distinguished from its congeners S. variegatus,

Waterh., and S. dbidentatus, Péring., by the shape of the prothorax

the sides of which are incised past the middle, with the posterior

part above the suture bluntly tubercular, as well as by the median

ridge of the anterior part of the disk, and also by the more arcuate

elytra, the seriate tubercles of which are much more developed than

in P. bidentatus and do not end in a blunt tubercle at the apex.

Length 13 mm.; width 6 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg). Transvaal Museum.

Susp-Famiry TANYRRHYNCHINA.

Gren. NESIOTES, Woll.

Journ. Entomol., vol. i., 1862, p. 211,

The two South African species I include in this genus differ some-

what from Wollaston’s figure and descriptions of the St. Helena

species in the antennal joints of the funicle being closely set, and

in the elytra being costate. Both have the scape fringed inwardly

322 Annals of the South African Musewm.

with a bunch of thick squamiform bristles like two of the St. Helena

species (N. barbatus and N. fimbriatus), and also the closely allied

form Echinosoma porcellus from the Madeiran archipelago, teste

Wollaston. The eyes in the two South African species consist of

a few coarse facets, and all the tibiz are very strongly unciform.

This last character differentiates them from Nesiotes, in which the

anterior tibie only are unciform, and from EHchinosoma, in which the

anterior and intermediate ones, but not the posterior, are shaped in

that manner. If these differences were thought by other Coleopterists

to be sufficiently important to justify the creation of a new genus, I

would propose the name of Nesiotophasis for these two South African

species.

NESIOTES CAPICOLA, nN. sp.

Plate V., fig. 3.

Elongato-ovatus, ferrugineus, squamis elongatis in punctis sitis

sparsim obsitus, pedibus dense squamulosis; rostro arcuato, basi

apiceque quam in medio nonnihil latiore, profunde punctato, medio

linea levi; antennis crassiusculis, ante medium sitis, scapo squamis

elongatis crassis intus ad medium barbato, articulo 2° quam 3° latiore,

haud sensim longiore, reliquis haud laxis, clava ovalis, haud acuminata,

integra, apice spongiosa; capite sparsim punctato, oculis e granulis

nonnullis formatis; prothorace antice lateraliter oblique constricto

deinde fere parallelo sed ad basim leviter attenuato, profunde punctato

carinulaque media levi instructo ; scutello nullo; elytris connatis,

elongato-ovatis, alte costatis, interstitiis profunde punctatis; subtus

parce punctatus, segmentis abdominis duobus primis connatis at

linea plus minusve in medio obliterata divisis, in medio late pro-

fundeque depressis (an 3), segmento ultimo profunde conferteque

squamulato punctato; tibiis totis in uncum magnum arcuatum apice

productis, tarsorum articulo tertio vix dilatato, unguiculis brevibus,

liberis.

Length 23-232 mm.; width 14-12 mm.

Hab. Cape Town. In leaf mould.

NESIOTES PROMONTORII, nN. sp.

Plate V., figs. 1-2.

Ovatus, piceus vel ferrugineus, sub-nitidus, squamis crassiusculis

in punctis sitis sparsis, in femoribus tibiisque densissimis obsitus ;

rostro sparsim punctato foveolato, medio linea brevi haud elevata ;

antennis crassiusculis, ante medium sitis, articulo 2° quam 3° latiore,

haud sensim longiore, scapo ad apicem intus dense squamoso, oculis

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magis granulatis, distinctioribus ; prothorace ut in specie precedenti,

medio distincte carinato sed postice gradatim angustiore, foveolato-

punctato; elytris valde convexis, ventricosis, basi utrinque acute

angulatis, acute costatis, costa prima a basi longe remota, interstitiis

presertim ad latera profunde foveolatis; segmentis abdominis

basalibus duobus latis, connatis, sutura obsoleta divisis, segmentis

tribus apicalibus magis elevatis; tibiis totis apice valide arcuatim

uncinatis, tarsorum articulo tertio modice dilatato, unguibus liberis

sensim elongatis.

Long. 13-2} mm.; lat. 14 mm.

Hab. Cape Town. A. Raffray.

Also found among dead leaves or leaf mould.

COSTATEROPHASIS, n. gen.

Corpus elongato-ovatum; caput breve, in prothorace profunde

insertum, oculi fere ad basim rostri siti, minuti at prominentes,

valde granulati, rostro prothorace nonnihil longior, subarcuatus,

supra 4- vel 5-carinatus, scrobis distinctis, antennze ante apicem

insertze, longiuscule, scapo oculos attingente, apice incrassato,

funiculo T-articulato articulis setulosis, articulo basali secundo

tertioque simul sumtis longitudine zequali, clava ovata apice tantum-

modo indistincte bi-annulata, ibi sericea pubescente ; prothorax antice

constrictus, latitudine nonnihil longior, lateribus nonnihil rotundato

ampliatus ; scutellum obsoletum; elytra elongato-ovata, prothorace

duplo vel fere triplo longiora, basi truncata, acute costulata ; abdomen

segmentis primo et secundo omnino connatis medium longitudinis

attingentibus; pedes sub-graciles, tibiis anticis magis, ceteris minus

intus mucronatis.

The insects belonging to this genus are found among fallen leaves

or similar detritus.

Key to the Species.

Prothorax crebre granulato tuberculosus .. .. .. «. «. +. «- capicola.

Prothoxax profunde aiveolatuse S20 0 o-) =e «2 i. ies Ra Tayta

COSTATEROPHASIS CAPICOLA, N. sp.

Plate V., figs. 4-8.

Terreno brunnea, vix nitida, elytris dilutioribus; caput deflexum,

crebre granulatum, rostro supra acute quinque carinato, scrobis

etiam supra carinulatis; prothorax antice perspicue transversim

contractus, medio obsolete canaliculatus crebre granuloso tuber-

324 Annals of the South African Musewm.

culatus, interstitiis setam rigidam brevissimam instructus; elytra

elongato ovalia, postice convexiuscula, in singulo acute quinque

carinata, carinis alternatis duabus reliquis altioribus, subserrulatis,

brevissime remote setigeris, interstitiis profunde seriato punctatis,

sutura margineque laterali acuta; subtus rugosus, vix squamosulus ;

pedes subgraciles aliquantulum at brevissime setulosi.

Long. (rost. excl.) 21-3 mm. ; lat. 1}-1? mm.

Hab. Cape Town. L. Péringuey; A. Raffray.

CoTASTEROPHASIS RAFFRAYI, n. sp.

Rufa, sub-nitida; caput breve, profunde punctatum, punctis

brevissime setigeris, rostro supra quadricarinato, setulis rigidis

albidis remotis adsperso ; antennarum funiculo longe albido hispido ;

prothorax latitudine nonnihil longior, antice perspicue contractus,

lateribus nonnihil arcuato ampliatus, fossis alveolatis sub-contiguis,

setam brevem albulam in medio sitam ferentibus indutus; elytra

prothorace duplo longiora, sutura, margine laterali carinisque sub-

serrulatis quinque, alternatis ceteris magis elevatis, seriatim remote

albo setosis, interstitiis late foveolatis in singulo predita ; abdomen

sparse, breviterque, sternum nonnihil longius setulosa; pedes pro-

funde crebre foveolati, foveis setam rigidam ferentibus.

Long. 24-24 mm. ; lat. 3-1 mm.

Hab. Neighbourhood of Cape Town.

COTASTERIDUS, n. gen.

Gen. Cotasterophasi simillimus, preecipue differt funiculo anten-

narum sex articulato, articulo primo basi tenui ad apicem intus

valde clavato, duobus sequentibus simul sumtis nonnihil longiore,

secundo conico, ceteris subtransverse moniliformibus; clava haud

distincte annulata; oculis magis prominentibus ; elytrorum costis

eequalibus setisque crassioribus magisque glanduliformibus seriatis ;

tibize apice acute hamate.

CoTASTERIDUS CAPENSIS, N. Sp.

Rufo ferrugineus, subnitidus; caput crebre punctatum, rostro

supra bicanaliculato atque supra scrobes distincte carinato, sparse

setoso punctato, funiculi articulis primis vix setosis, clava

pubescente setulosaque; prothorax latitudine longior, antice con-

spicue constrictus, dein retrorsum fere parallelus, supra vix

convexus, foveis profundis setam crassam ferentibus intervallo

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angusto elevato divisis conferte preditus; elytra prothorace tertio

atiora angulis humerosis distinctis, elongato ovalia, a medio

convexiuscula, manifeste costata, costis modice carinatis, equa-

libus, setis crassis albidis subremote seriatis, interstitiis late

at haud profunde alveolato punctatis; corpus subtus pedesque

profunde alveolata, alveolis omnibus setam rigidam albam feren-

ibus.

Long. 14-2 mm. ; lat. 3-+ mm.

Hab. Cape Town. L. Péringuey.

I met this species but once, and that in great numbers, at the foot

of the wall of a building surrounded by grass.

Sus-Faminy ANTLIARRHYNIDA.

Gen. ANTLIARRHINUS, Schonh.

ANTLIARRHINUS PEGLERA, Ni. Sp.

Oblongus, deplanatus, semper niger, nitidus rostro piceo, rostro

maris prothorace haud longiori, supra profunde canaliculato, feminze

corpore haud sensim breviori, cylindrico, recto; caput angustum,

breve, pone oculos constrictum; antennarum articulis in mare

crassiusculis, in femina tenuioribus; prothorax latitudine nonnihil

longior, ab apice ultra medium, lateraliter gradatim ampliatus,

ubi basi quarto latior, confertim aciculatus, fere a medio disci basi

longitudinaliter subcaniculatus; scutellum brevissimum, basi_bi-

impressum ; elytra prothorace quasi tertio longiora latioraque, dorse

striis tribus preter apicem haud punctatis, interstitiis planis,

ceteris late profundeque a basi apice transverse punctato crenulatis,

interstitiis alte carinatis; corpore subtus pedibusque confertim

aciculato punctatis, his femoribus in quoque sexu valde ampliatis

tiblisque apice breviter fulvo tomentosis.

Length (rostr. excl.) 6-9 mm.; width 24-3 mm. |

This species is easily distinguished from dA. zamie by its more

robust facies, and the different shape of the prothorax ; the elytra

are much more highly carinate laterally and behind. The rostrum

is more robust in the female and does not reach the great length

of that of A. zane.

Bred from some cones of the Cycad, Hncephelartos Altensteini by

Miss A. Pegler, after whom I propose to name it.

Hab. Cape Colony (Kentani).

326 Annals of the South African Musewm.

TRIBE COSSONINI.

PENTARTHROPHASIS, n. gen.

Corpus elongatum, supra depressum, rostrum capite duplo

longius, vix arcuatum, parallelum; oculis nullis; antenne ante

medium rostri insert, crass, funiculo 5-articulato, scapo clavato,

articulis quatuor sequentibus longitudine fere squali, articulo 2°-3°

nonnihil longiore, vix latiore, 4°-6° transversis; clava lata, ovali,

integra, apice spongiosa; prothorax antrorsum vix angustatus, fere

parallelus, basi truncatus; scutellum minutissimum; elytra sub-

parallela, connata, basi prothorace nonnihil latiora, pone humeros

perparum ampliata, deplanata, postice modice attenuata convexius-

culaque pygidium obtegentia; pedes robusti, femoribus muticis,

clavatis, tibiis in uncum magnum inflexum productis, nonnihil

arcuatis, posticis compressis, valde dilatatis, tarsis brevibus, crassis,

articulo tertio modice lobato; abdomen e segmentis 5 compositum,

segmentis primo secundoque arcte connatis reliquis simul sumtis

longioribus.

I am proposing this genus for a small, blind Tanyrhynchidous

weevil found by my friend Mons. A. Raffray in the ground, at the

root of a dead tree.

PENTARTHROPHASIS RAFFRAYI, 0. Sp.

Plate V., figs. 6, 7, 8.

Testaceus, nitidus, rostro profunde punctato pilisque crassis

squamulosis obsito; capite glabro, conferte punctulato; antennarum

articulis pilis rigidis brevibus griseis obtectis, scapo pilis squami-

formibus longis crassisque ad apicem intus barbato; oculis nullis;

prothorace latitudine duplo longiore, supra modice deplanato,

parallelo sed ad apicem tenuissime angustato, basi truncato, pro-

funde conferteque foveolatopunctato, glabro; elytris connatis,

elongatis, ad apicem subacuminatis, in dorso modice depressis at

postice convexiusculis, punctis profundis setam brevem albidam

ferentibus seriatis obtectis; subtus profunde punctato, sparsim

squamoso piloso, femorum posticorum marginibus duabus tibiisque

posticis dense squamosis, his extus sparsim rigide setosis.

Long. 2 mm, ; lat. 4 mm.

Hab. Cape Town.

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TRIBE COSSONINI.

Gen. PENTARTHRUM, Woll.

PENTARTHRUM CAPENSE, 0. Sp.

Plate V., figs. 11 and 12.

Elongatum, angustum, rufo ferrugineum elytris fusco nigris,

nitidum glabrum; rostro cum capite fere prothoracis longitudine

zequali, illo a medio apice nonnihil curvato, subconfertim punctulato,

supra in medio leviter strigillato, hoc in medio fere leve, fronte

haud impresso; antenne, funiculo 5-articulato,* articulis crassis,

clava ovali suturis tribus conspicuis; oculi sub-validi, conspicue

granulati; prothorax elongato ovatus, antice aliquantulum con-

strictus, basi apice evidenter latior, lateribus rotundatis, convexus,

acutissime aciculatus, punctisque distinctis sub-remote sparsis, in

medio linea longitudinali leve preeditus; elytra antice prothoracis

latitudine maxima, postice ampliata, apice conjunctim rotundata,

supra convexa, fere cylindrica, apice dehiscentia, haud profunde

punctato striata punctis striisque lateralibus magis indistinctis ;

pedes impunctati, glabri, tibiis mucro incurvo valido, apice intus

rigide setulosi.

Long. 33-45 mm.; lat. #-1 mm.

Captured in dry fern-stems.

Hab. Cape Colony (Muizenberg). A. Raffray.

PENTARTHRUM INDICATOR, 0. sp.

Plate V., fig. 13.

Rufo ferrugineum, nitidum ; rostrum capite nonnihil longius, ante

medium aliquantulum curvatum, crebre punctulatum, caput fronte

haud impressum, omnino crebre punctulatum, oculi validi, reticulati,

haud conspicue granulati, antennarum clava pubescente, scapo d-

articulato, articulis crassis; prothorax antice attenuatus, constrictus,

a strictura subelongato rotundato ampliatus, basi apice tertio latior,

convexus, profunde punctatus punctis subconfertis; elytra fere

parallela, postice conjunctim rotundata, supra ad basim aliquan-

tulum, ante medium magis convexa, postice dehiscentia, in dorso

manifeste punctato striata; pedes vix punctati, tibiis presertim

antice longe mucronatis.

Long. 3 mm.; lat. 1 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town).

* The figure shows wrongly six joints.

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MESITOMORPHUS, n. gen.

Corpus cylindricum; caput deflexum, rostro verticale, plano, capite

dimidio longiore, antenne# ante medium insert, scrobis profundis

oculorum apicem attingentibus, scapo longitudine tota nonnihil

brevior oculorum apicem nonnihil remoto, ad apicem sub-flagellato,

funiculo 7-articulato, primo valde incrassato, cupuliformi, reliquis

transversis gradatim modice incrassatis, coarctatis, clava valde

elongata, ovato acuminata funiculo dimidio longiore, haud dis-

tincte annulata; oculi permagni, convexi, ad latera capitis siti,

confertim reticulati; prothorax latitudine duplo longior, fere cylin-

dricus, antice postice nonnihil angustior ibidem haud sinuatus, in

medium disci longitudinaliter carinatus; scutellum subobtuse

triangulum ; elytra prothoracis latitudine, cylindrica, apice abrupte

declivia pygidii basim tantum modo tegentia, hoc verticali, late

detecto ; abdomen fere cylindricum, quinque articulatum, segmento

primo secundoque in medio connatis sutura haud divisis at ad latera

distincte annulatis, reliquis tribus simul sumtis nonnihil brevioribus ;

coxe late remote, globose; pedes haud elongati, femoribus valde

incrassatis, extrorsum conyexis, subtus dente valido armatis, tibiis

leviter incurvatis, apice modice dilatatis, intermediis extrorsum late

dentatis, apice mucronatis.

This singular genus has more the appearance of a Scolytid than

of a Curculionid, and its habits are more those of the former.

MESITOMORPHUS VESTITUS, 0. Sp.

Plate V., figs. 19-20.

Nigro fuscus, pube griseo flavescente densa indutus, antenne

pedesque sub-rufescentes ; caput rostrumque creberrime punctulata,

a vertice apice rostri pube flavescente obsita, fronte profunde

impressa; prothorax crebre profundeque punctatus, in medio

carinulatus, dense pubescens, maculis duabus denudatis utrinque

notatus; elytra profunde striato punctata, prothorace contigua,

hoc dimidio longiora, haud latiora, cylindrica, apice abrupte

dehiscentia, fasciis tribus communibus e pilis longis appressis

flavescentibus formatis, prima suturali, secunda fere media valde

bisinuata tertiaque apicali ornata; pygidium latum, perpendiculare,

in medio manifeste impressum, crebre punctatum, dense villosum ;

corpus subtus pedesque dense villosa.

Long. 4 mm. ; lat. 14 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Seymour), under bark, or in wood.

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 329

Famiry CERAMBYCID.

Sus-Faminy CHRAMBYCIN AL.

Gren. CLYTANTHUS, J. Thoms.

CLYTANTHUS DODSI, 0. sp.

Niger, supra subtusque pube brevissima griseo murina dense

tectus ; caput subtiliter coriaceum, carinula brevissima frontali media

preditum ; antenne elytrorum mediam partem attingentes, articulis

basalibus quatuor pube grisea vestitis, ceteris opacis, quatuor ultimis

apice extus subacuminatis; prothorax fere orbicularis, lateraliter

longe at tenuissime albido villosus, macula rotunda nigra, non-

nunquam subobliterata utrinque notatus; scutellum parvum, apice

late at obtuse rotundatum; elytra linearia, subcylindrica in medio

laterum nonnihil angustata, angulo postico spinula munito, in dorso

convexa, fascia diagonali umbrina a scutello usque ad medium

laterum ducta, linea albido flava medium fascize superante alteraque

transversa simplice, integra, pone medium sita utrinque ornata ;

corpus subtus pedesque murino pubescentia; segmentum basale

abdominis apice albo marginatum, meta-mesosternumque fascia

laterali alba notata.

This species, the vestiture of which is not unlike that of

C. westringt, Fahr., is distinguished from it by the more regularly

orbicular prothorax which in the last-named species is plainly

attenuated laterally in front; the four or five ultimate joints of

the antenne are plainly more angular outwardly at apex, and in

the centre of the diagonal infuscate, or black band of the elytra,

is a narrower tomentose light flavescent narrower one.

Length 94-17 mm.; width 24-44 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

Sus-Famiry LAMIINDA,

Gren. TLEPOLEMUS, J. Thoms.

TLEPOLEMUS NAMAQUA, 0. sp.

Niger, pube appressa dense vestitus; caput antennaque pube

cinereo opalina tecta, illo pilis longis nigrescentibus adsperso,

mandibularum basi in spinam longam fere porrectam utrinque

330 Annals of the South African Museum.

producta (3); antennae corpore dimidio longiore, articulis longe

hirtis; prothorax basi apiceque iatitudine fere zqualis, intra basin

transversim impressus, supra modice convexus, lateribus in medio

acute angulatis, vitta laterali alba lata utrinque ornatus; elytra pro-

thorace duplo longiora antice basi prothoracis duplo latiora, retror-

sum distincte attenuata, apice basi tertio angustiora, rotundata, ad

medium baseos bituberculata, pone basim transversim subdepressa,

a medio postice modice convexa, seriato punctata, punctis aliquantum

remotis, setamque longissimam albam singulatim ferentibus, fascia

lata alba sinuata ad suturam interrupta alteraque communi angus-

tiora post medium sita ornata; corpus subtus opalino cinereo dense

tomentosum ; pedes albido setosi.

Long. 9 mm.; lat. 4 mm.

This species differs from its congener T. puerilis, Thoms., in the

livery and also in size. In the latter the whole prothorax is clothed

with a fulvous pubescence, and the design of the elytral bands is of

another shape and colour.

Hab. Namaqualand (O’okiep). L. Péringuey.

Gen. BLEPISANIS, J. Thoms.

BLEPISANIS BICOLOR, N. sp.

Valida, nigra, elytrorum basi late rufo fasciata, femoribus rufes-

centibus, supra subtusque presertim pube brevissima grisea dense

obsita; caput subcrebre foveolato punctatum, in medio frontis

distincte canaliculatum; antenne subvalide, elytrorum medium

longitudine excedentes, nigre brevissime, articulis basalibus duobus

exceptis, pubescentes; prothorax antice leviter, postice profunde

strangulatus, ad latera modice rotundato ampliatus, supra evidenter

convexus, foveato reticulatus, linea media levi longitudinali antice

posticeque obliterata preditus, elytra prothorace basi quarto latiora

fere quinto longiora, retrorsum gradatim angustata, basi apice fere

dimidio latiora, apice singulatim obtuse sub-rotundata, in dorso

deplanata, foveis seriatis, approximatis antice latioribus setam

appressam brevissimam singulatim ferentibus obsita, costulaque

dorsali predita.

Length 224 mm.; width 6 mm.

This very distinct species seems to have no close ally among its

South African congeners.

Hab. Cape Colony (Kokstad), A. L. du Toit.

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Famity CHRYSOMELINZ.

Sus-Famiry MEGALOPIN A,

Gren, PGICILOMORPHA, Westw.

P@CILOMORPHA GENTILIS, n. sp.

Plate VI., fig. 1.

Nigra abdomine lete flavo ; caput ubique creberrime punctatum,

in medio frontis sub-impressum dein vertice tenuiter canaliculatum,

impressione frontali sparse albido pubescente; prothorax longitu-

dine nonnihil latior, antice prope marginem manifeste contractus,

ad medium laterum subrotundato ampliatus, crebre punctulatus

maculis e pilis appressis albis sex formatis supra perspicue notatus,

laterumque medio albido piloso; scutellum apice dense albo pilosum ;

elytra a basi postice gradatim attenuata, apice singulatim rotundata,

ad humeros callosa supra subdeplanata, haudc ostulata, creberrime

punctata, maculis pilosis albis quinque prima supra humerali, secunda

tertia quartaque prope suturam seriatis alteraque dorsali post medium

sita extrorsum dueta, in singulo ornata; abdomen subsparse, pectus

dense albo villosa; femora postica valde dilatata, macula albida

extus notata; pedes nigri albido pubescentes unguibus flavo rufes-

centibus.

Long. 8 mm. ; lat. 44 mm.

This species is easily recognised by its vestiture from along its

South African congeners.

Hab. Cape Colony (Umtata). Rev. F. C. Kolbe.

P@cILOMORPHA GRAVASTELLA, Nl. Sp.

Nigra, omnino dense griseo villosa, prothorace rufo testaceo macula

nigra quadrata media supra basim posita, elytris stramineis apice

flavescente sutura margine postica lateralique anguste nigris ;

antenne articulis basalibus tribus exceptis flave, his nigris; caput

conferte punctulatum, in medio frontis impressum, pube appressa

longa vertice rariore obtectum; prothorax longitutidine tertio latior,

lateribus regulariter rotundato ampliatus, basi coarctatus, supra con-

vexus, punctis longe setiferis modice confertis obsitus; scutellum

pilis albidioribus tectum; elytra antice prothoracis latitudine

maxima, dein retrorsum oblique attenuata, apice basi fere dimidio

angustiora, haud costulata, punctis setam longam erectam ferentibus

332 Annals of the South African Museum.

admodum induta; corpus subtus, pedes tarsique pube grisea appressa

dense vestita, femoribus posticis modice ampliatis.

Long. 8 mm.; lat. 3 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Bulawayo). Rev. F. C. Kolbe.

Sus-Famity CLYTHRIN.

Gren. LACHN AA, Lacord.

LACHNHA DAMARINA, 0. sp.

Curtula, supra glabra, nigra, prothorace fascia antica strictura

transversa terminata flavida notato; elytris rufo-flavidis fasciis

duabus nigris latis, prima ante medium ad suturam interrupta,

lateraliter humeros versus producta, altera pone medium sita,

communi marginem lateralem attingente, vix sinuata, nigro-ceruleis

ornatis; antennis nigris articulis basalibus tribus flavidis; caput

latum, punctulatum, in fronte quadrifariam impressum ; prothorax

longitudine duplo latior, antice nonnihil lateraliter attenuatus, basi

apice tertio latior, basi ipsa utrinque profunde sinuata, supra con-

vexiusculus, parte antica a postica ante medium canale transverso

profunde divisa, illa medio excepto vix punctulata, hac presertim

ad medium crebre profundeque irregulariter ad latera minus dense

punctata; scutellum vix punctatum; elytra antice prothorace latiora

dein retrorsum nonnihil gradatim attenuata, longe pone humeros

sinuata, supra convexa, ab humeros fere ad quintam partem longi-

tudinis lateraliter utrinque late depressa, in dorso haud postice

autem utrinque manifeste quadrifariam costata sutura ubi elevata,

apice ipso declivo haud punctato, superficie tota crebre profundeque

punctata, punctis intervallo nonnihil angustiore divisis; corpore

subtus pedibusque pube griseo sericea dense obtectis.

Long. 94 mm.; lat. 44 mm.

Hab. Northern Damaraland. W. A. Eriksson.

Sus-Famiry HISPINA.

Grn. LEPTISPA, Bal

Key to the South African Species.

A?. Elytra cyaneous or cyaneous-black.

B*. Anterior angles of the prothorax rounded; frontal part of head

grooved longitudinally.

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 333

C2. Antenne reaching the median part of the prothorax.

Prothorax very sparingly punctate, punctures shallow .. natalensis.

Antenne not reaching the median part of the prothorax.

Prothorax closely punctate, the punctures especially

rugose on the posterior part of the sides .. .. .. .. sebakuena.

At. Elytra black like the rest of the body.

B'. Anterior angles of the prothorax not rounded, projecting,

frontal part of head not grooved longitudinally.

Ct. Antenne not reaching the median part of the prothorax

body very linear.

Prothorax sinuate past the median lateral part, punctures

deep; very closely-setiy >. See cse tastes we Rie ae mg Tactis.

Prothorax not sinuate past the median lateral part, punc-

tures both on the prothorax and on the elytra much finer sobrina.

LEPTISPA SOBRINA, ND. Sp.

Angustissima, tota nigra, modice nitida ; antennz breves, articulis

ultimis tribus nonnihil pubescentibus ; caput punctis profundis spatio

angusto divisis crebre obtectum ; prothorax antice perparum lateraliter

attenuatus, at haud rotundatus lateribus rectis haud sinuatis, angulis

anticis posticisque acuminatis, illis productis, in disco vix convexius-

culus, ad latera utrinque modice deplanatus, punctis rotundatis pro-

fundis intervallo angusto separatis crebre obsitus; scutellum apice

foveolatum ; elytra elongata, prothorace basi leviter angustiora, quad-

ruplo longiora, regulariter, modice profunde punctato striata, inter-

stitiis angustis planis, levibus.

Long. 43 mm.; lat. 1 mm.

In general facies and slenderness this species resembles L. gracilis,

Pér., but in the latter the prothorax is plainly sinuate laterally, and

the punctures are very much deeper.

Hab. Cape Colony (Transkei, Kentani). Miss A. Peggler.

LEPTISPA SEBAKUENA, DN. Sp,

Precedenti nonnihil latior verumtamen angusta; nigra, sub-nitida,

elytris obscure cyaneo nigris; antenne breves, articulis ultimis

tribus brevissime pubescentibus; caput in medio frontis antice

longitudinaliter canaliculatus, parte postica laxe punctulata; pro-

thorax apice lateraliter rotundato attenuatus, angulis haud pro-

minulis, pone medium laterum nonnihil sinuatus angulis posticis

acuminatis, supra vix convexiusculus sed ad apicem utrinque

334 Annals of the South African Museum.

levissime deplanatus, punctis confertis ad latera, preecipue postice

crassioribus rugulosisque obtectus; scutellum apice fovea insculp-

tum; elytra prothorace levissime at distincte latiora, quadruplo

longiora, callo humerali leve, punctis rotundatis regulariter striatis

insculpta, interstitiis angustis, levibus, planis.

Long. 44-51 mm.; lat. 1 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

Gen. CALLISPA, Bal.

Key to the South African Species of the Genws CALuIsPaA.

A®. Prothorax red or yellowish red ; elytra black or blue.

Head completely red; prothorax with only a few round punctures

between the median part of the disk and the outer margin .. .. errans.

Conical part of head only, reddish ; prothorax covered all over with

Totnd punGbores.) (s,s Wel” ew: Babe ee ee ee eens Sec BEDE

At. Whole body black.

B?. Supra-lateral part of prothorax not impressed longitudinally.

Prothorax almost evenly punctate all over, supra-lateral smooth

longitudinal space very indistinct... .. .. .. .. «. «. australis.

Median part of prothorax sparingly punctate; supra-lateral

smooth longitudinal space very plain... .. .. .. .. .. wntalina.

B‘. Supra-lateral part of prothorax deeply impressed longitudinally.

Median part of prothorax smooth but with a few seriate punc-

tures on each side of the median line, supra-lateral impressions

and sides very deeply punctate .. .. .. .. «. «- «+. gestrot.

CALLISPA ERRANS, 0. sp.

Nigra, nitida, capite prothoraceque omnino nigris, elytrorum basi

nonnunquam breviter rufescente; antenne prothoracis basim vix

excedentes, articulis coarctatis, 3-10 squalibus, ultimo acuminato ;

caput impunctatum; prothorax longitudine media tertio latior,

lateribus antice magis postice minus leviter arcuatis, basi ipsa

apice evidenter latiore, sub-deplanatus, in medio nonnihil con-

vexiusculus, utroque longe a marginibus lateralibus longitudinaliter

impressus, lateribus fere deplanatis punctis nonnullis irregularibus

profundis, remotis in impressiones atque in medium disci evidenti-

oribus sparsis; scutellum impunctatum ; elytra fere parallelia, pone

humeros nonnihil sinuata, convexiuscula, profunde punctato striata,

stria juxta suturali, basi excepta haud punctata.

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 339

Long. 5-54 mm. ; lat. 24-3 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Port St. John), G. Shortridge. Natal

(Malvern), C. N. Barker.

CALLISPA SEBAKUE, DN. Sp.

Rufa, capite nigro, elytris ceruleis; caput utroque punctulatum,

apice rufescens ; antenne absunt; prothorax apice rotundatus, non-

nihil attenuatus, deinde ad basim sub-oblique ampliatus, in hoc loco

apice fere tertio latior, vix convexiusculus, depressionibus discoidali-

bus nullis, supra scutellum in medio baseos impressum, punctis fere

sub-foveolatis confertim obsitis, parte media disci anguste impunc-

tata; scutellum subrufescens, postice impressum; elytra fere

parallelia prothorace quarto longiora, profunde punctato striata ;

corpus subtus modice punctatum ; pedes rufi genubus sub-infuscatis.

Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 24 mm.

This species differs from the preceding one by the red underside,

legs, and prothorax, the more closely and also more deeply and more

numerously punctate prothorax, and the blue colour of the elytra,

which are also slightly more deeply punctate.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

CALLISPA UMTALINA, 0. sp.

Tota nigra, nitida; caput crebre aciculatum; antenne ut in

speciebus precedentibus, at nonnihil longiore, quia humeros attin-

gentes ; prothorax basi apice nonnihil latior, lateribus leviter arcuatis,

in medio vix conyexiusculus, sed ad latera magis deplanatus, in hoe

loco punctis foveolatis fere coherentibus obsitus, disco ad medium

baseos impresso, punctisque minoribus utrinque adsperso ; scutellum

impunctatum; elytra elongata, fere parallelia, prothorace quarto

longiora, vix striata, punctis sub-foveolatis seriatis obsita ; corpus

subtus modice punctulatum.

Long. 6 mm. ; lat. 24 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

CALLISPA GESTROI, Nn. sp.

Tota nigra, nitida; caput confertim aciculatum ; antenne crassius-

culx, thoracis basim attingentes; prothorax antice utrinque rotun-

datim attenuatus, deinde rectus, utrinque ad medium disci profunde

lateque longitudinaliter impressus, parte media disci lateribus nonnihil

elevatiore, ad basim profunde impressa, punctis nonnullis bifariam

seriatis utrinque notata, impressionibus longitudinalibus lateribusque

336 Annals of the South African Museum.

rude, subconfertim profunde punctatis; scutellum impunctatum ;

elytra prothorace quarto longiora, parte juxta suturali excepta haud

striata, in dorso punctis profundis ad latera fossulatis scrobiculatisque

seriatis obsita ; sternum profunde abdomen vix punctulatum.

Long. 5 mm. ; lat. 2 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali). A. Bodong.

Gen. DISTOLACA, Bal.

DIsTOLACA AMOENA, 0. Sp.

Tota cyanea, nitida, glabra, antennis pedibusque obscurioribus ;

caput vix punctulatum ; prothorax fere parallelus, basi autem apice

nonnihil latior, latitudine duplo longior, supra deplanatus, rude

scrobiculato punctatus, ruga longitudinally media levi conspicua

alteraque breviori, minus distincta utrinque sita in medium disci

preeditus ; scutellum latum, impunctatum ; elytra prothorace nonnihil

latiora, quadruplice longiora, humeris callosis, late profundeque

alveolatis, alveolis rotundatis, catenatis, in seriebus quatuor dis-

positis, costulis dorsalibus duabus antice sinuatis, postice magis

distinctis, tertiaque laterali acuta divisis, alveolis dorsalibus mar-

ginalibus latioribus, sutura anguste elevata ; abdomen leve ; sternum

sparse punctatum ; pedes profunde punctati.

Long. 5-6 mm. ; lat. 14-14 mm.

Hab. Natal (Malvern), C. N. Barker. Southern Rhodesia (Zam-

besi Falls), T. Ayres.

There is a slight difference in the shape of the smooth raised parts

of the median part of the disk of the prothorax between Natal

examples and those from the banks of the Zambesi, but not enough

to separate the two.

Gren. DACTYLISPA, Weis.

DACTYLISPA VERECUNDA, 0. sp.

Pallide flava, glabra, nitida ; prothorace elytrisque nigro maculatis ;

antenn nigre articulis apicalibus duobus flavescentibus, crassius-

cule, articulis a secundo gradatim incrassatis, modice coarctatis, 7°

latitudine vix longiore, 8-10 latitudine longitudine squantibus,

ultimo precedenti longiore apice acute acuminato; caput acicu-

latum; prothorax transversus, deplanatus profunde rugosus fere

subscrobiculatus, antice utrinque spinis duabus divaricatis stipite

communi, singula denticulo brevi laterali antrorsum retrorsumque

munita, armatus, ad latera lobatus, lobo 3-spinoso, spinis divaricatis,

prima simplice, secunda ad medium retrorsum denticulata, tertia

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 337

antrorsum uni-, retrorsum quadri denticulata, denticulisque binis

fere medianis, ceteris approximatis, basalibus magis conspicuis ;

seutellum aciculatum; elytra latiuscula latitudine duplo longiora

profunde fossulato striata, spinis dorsalibus validis, modice elongatis,

nigro fuscis, duobus seriei prime geminatis late pedunculatis, basi haud

separatis, spinis marginalibus longioribus atque nonnihil dilutioribus.

Long. 34 mm. ; lat. 2 mm.

This species is distinguished from the other South African kinds

except D. litigiosa, Péring., by the spines of the prothorax, which

bear one or more small, sharp, rami-like spines on the sides; in the

dorsal part of the elytra the first row consists of two sets each of two

vertical spines supported by a conspicuous laminate peduncle; the

disposition of the spines of the prothorax approximates that of

D. incredula, Gestr., from St. Thome on the West Coast of Africa.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C.N. Barker. j

DACTYLISPA PRETIOSULA, N. sp.

Pallide straminea, nitida, fere glabra, prothoracis medio areolis

duabus exceptis nigro; elytra nigro variegata; spinis prothoracis

pallidis, elytrorum dorsalibus nigris, marginorum pallidis ; antenne

graciles, longissime, articulis gradatim modice incrassatis, 7-11

reliquis vix crassioribus, pallide refescentibus articulis basalibus binis

infuscatis ; caput punctulatum ; prothorax transversus, antice attenu-

atus, deplanatus, rugose punctatus, at utrinque area ovali impunctata,

medioque striga minuta notatus, antice utrinque spinis duabus basi

connexis munitus, lateraliter trispinosus, spinis duabus anticis e

pedunculo distincto communi productis, tertia libera pracedentibus

haud multo breviora ; scutellum impunctatum ; elytra fere parallelia,

latiuscula, profunde foveolato seriata, interstitiis vix distincte albido

setulosis, spinis in dorso marginalibus vix brevioribus, nonnihil

retrorsum apice flexis.

Long. 34-32 mm.; lat. 2 mm.

Slightly broader than D. tenwicornis, Chap., and coloured differently.

The antenne are longer and slightly more slender than in the last-

named species.

Hab. Natal (Malvern), C. N. Barker.

Gren. DICLADISPA, Gestr.

DICLADISPA FRATERNA, D. sp.

Rufo carneolo, subnitida; antenne modice elongate, rufescentes,

articulis basilibus 1-6 magis, 7-11 minus albo sericeis, his ampliatis,

338 Annals of the South African Museum.

septimo precedentibus latiore, latitudine perparum longiore, 8-10

latitudine fere zqualibus, at articulo ultimo 10° haud angustiore

sed apice acuminato ; caput inter oculos longitudinaliter sulcatum ;

prothorax transversus, apice modice angustatus, supra deplanatus, in

medio profonde canaliculatus, pube sericea flavescente dense indutus,

lateribus sex spinosis, spinis in circulum dispositis, pedunculo fere

lato communi orientibus, longis, at sexta antrorsum posita reliquis

breviore profunde bifida omnibus a medio apice nigris; elytra fere

parallelia, seriato punctata, punctis latis profundisque, pilis flaves-

cente sericeis erectis, seriatis haud dense vestita, spinis fere equa-

libus longis, a basi nigrescentibus, spinis apicalibus reliquis vix

minoribus.

Long. 34 mm.; lat. 2 mm.

This species is closely allied to D. vicinalis, Pér., but it is slightly

smaller, the spines are longer, and all the antennal joints are con-

colorous, whereas in D. vicinalis the four basal joints are deeply

infuscate or black.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barke.

DICLADISPA EXASPERANS, 0. sp.

Flavo-testacea, nitida, prothoracis medio, nigro bivittato; elytris

obscurioribus, lateraliter subinfuscatis ; corpore subtus cum pedibus

pallidis; antennz breviuscule rufo testacez, articulis basalibus

duobus vel tribus nigris, vix sericeo pubescentes, articulis 7—10°

incrassatus 7° latitudine dimidio longiore, 8-10 longitudine latitudine

fere zqualibus, ultimo pracedenti nonnihil brevior, apice acumi-

nato; caput in medio yix punctatum; prothorax antice nonnihil

attenuatus, supra depressus, profunde punctatus punctis fere con-

fluentibus, in medio anguste levigatus, pube sericea haud densa

sparsim indutus, lateribus quinque spinosis, spinis, e pedunculo

communi orientibus, flavis, spina posticali breve, profunde bifida,

reliquis longis; elytra seriatim foveato punctata, subdeplanata, setis

erectis pallide flavis seriatis subsparsim obsita, spinis dorsalibus

modice elongatis, obscure testaceis, marginalibus dorsalibus longi-

oribus, pallide flavis.

Long. 34 mm. ; lat. 2 mm.

Resembles both D. malverna and D. vicinalis, but is at once

distinguished by having 5 spines only, instead of 6, on the sides of

the prothorax.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

South African Coleopterous Fawna. 339

DICLADISPA MALVERNIA, 0. sp.

Flavido testacea, nitida, pedibus dilutioribus; antenne rufo-

testacee, elongate, crassiuscule, sericeo pubescentes, articulis

ultimis quinque reliquis leviter crassioribus, 7° latitudine duplo

longiore ; 8-10 latitudine nonnihil longioribus; caput dense sericeum ;

prothorax antice attenuatus, pube sericea flavescente dense obtectus,

utrinque sex spinosus, spinis in cireulum dispositis e pedunculo sat

lato communi orientibus, longis at spina postica breve profundeque

bifida, pallide testaceis apice nigrescentibus; scutellum impunc-

tatum ; elytra livido testacea, foveato striata, fovearum interstitiis

angustis setam longam albidam sericeam emittentibus, spinis discoi-

dalibus longis, obscurioribus, marginalibus discoidalibus longioribus

pallidioribusque.

Long. 4-44 mm.; lat. 24-24 mm.

A near ally of D. fraterna; is distinguished especially by the

shape of the antenne, the six basal joints of which are less slender,

and the fine apical ones are not thickening in the same proportion as

in D. fraterna.

Hab. Natal (Malvern). C. N. Barker.

DICLADISPA SEBAKUENA, N. Sp.

Rufa, modice nitida, spinis totis a medio apice nigrescentibus ;

antenne breviuscule, articulis coarctatis, gradatim incrassatis,

basalibus sex breviter setulosis, reliquis brevissime sericeo pubes-

centibus ; caput dense albido pubescens ; prothorax antice evidenter

attenuatus, disco plano, postice presertim ad latera punctatus,

utrinque sex spinosus, spinis in circulum haud regulariter dispositis,

e pedunculo crassiusculo communi orientibus, longis, spina posticali

autem breve profundeque bifida, superficie tota pilis longis albido

tlavescentibus dense obtecta ; scutellum dense villosum ; elytra fere

parallelia, profunde foveato seriata, interstitiis fovearum pilum

longum albidum gerentibus, spinis dorsalibus validis fere a basi apice

nigris, marginalibus longis, a medium tantummodo nigrescentibus.

Long. 5 mm.; lat. 3 mm.

This species is easily recognised owing to thick antenne, the

joints of which are set close to each other, and gradually increase in

width.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

DICLADISPA DORSALIS, N. sp,

Flava, modice nitida ; antenne haud sensim pubescentes, elongate,

subcrassiuscule, gradatim incrassate, articulo septimo octo fere

340 Annals of the South African Museum.

duplo longiore, rufo testacee articulis quatuor basalibus nigris; °

caput aciculatum; prothorax antice modice attenuatus, supra

deplanatus, breviter pubescens, in medio vix ad latera profundius

punctatus, vitta laterali infuscata utrinque ornatus, lateraliter quinque

spinosus, spinis pallide flavis, longis, acutis, quinta autem reliquis

breviore profundeque bifida, spinis totis e pedunculo lato communi

productis, extrorsum orientibus ; elytra parallelia, pallide flava, vitta

supra marginali rufo nigrescente ad partem posticam late extensa

ornata, foveolato striata, pilis nonnullis albidis remotis obtecta,

spinis dorsalibus brevibus basi rufescentibus, ad apicem nigres-

centibus, spinis duabus anticis juxta suturalibus, reliquis multo

brevioribus, forsan mutillatis, marginalibus longis, flavidis.

Long. 3+ mm. ; lat. 2 mm.

This species differs from the other South African species of the

genus by the disposition of the five spines of the sides of the

prothorax which are disposed, fan-shape, outwardly; the hinder

spine is very deeply bifid, the upper branch being nearly as long as

the one preceding it.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Sebakwe). Delancey Dods.

DICLADISPA APPROXIMANS, DN. Sp.

Rufo testacea conspicue albido pilosa, pilis haud appressis, pedibus,

prothoracis spinis lateralibus elytrorumque marginalibus pallidis ;

antennze sub-breves, crassiuscule, articulis gradatim incrassatis,

breviter pubescentibus; caput vix punctatum ; prothorax antice

attenuatus, deinde transversus, supra profunde punctatus areis

levibus nullis, in medio sat distincte canaliculatus, lateraliter haud

longe quinque spinosus, spinis anticis quatuor e pedunculo conspicuo

communi productis, quinta libera, posticali, reliquis multo minore,

breviter bifida, autem nonnunquam simplice; scutellum latum, im-

punctatum ; elytra prothorace quadruplice longiora, sub-parallelia,

pone humeros autem nonnihil sinuata, modice convexiuscula, late

profundeque foveato seriata, interstitiis pilis albidis seriatis, spinis

dorsalibus brevibus apice fuscis, marginalibus longiusculis.

Long. 5-6 mm.; lat. 3-34 mm,

Hab. ?Southern Rhodesia. G. A. K. Marshall.

A distinct species which I cannot compare to any other 8. African

one.

DICLADISPA INDUBIA, Nl. Sp.

Nigra, nitida, supra obscure #neo micans, glabra; elongata, sub-

angusta ; antenn crassiuscule, modice elongate articulis gradatim

South African Coleopterous Fauna. 341

incrassatis at apicalibus quatuor autem reliquis crassioribus, nigre

at articulis quinque ultimis fulvescentibus; caput punctatum pilis

nonnulis brevibus albis; prothorax antice attenuatus, deinde trans-

versus, deplanatus, in medio late, utrinque minus perspicue longi-

tudinaliter impressus, rude punctatus pube grisea sparse indutus, ad

latera longe quinque spinosus, spinis quatuor anticis e pedunculo

manifesto communi productis, longitudine fere equalibus, spina

posticali quinta libera, anterioribus graciliore brevioreque, extrorsum

porrecta ; scutellum vix perspicuum, basi punctulatum ; elytra elon-

gata, angustiucula, prothorace nitidiora, profunde lateque seriato

punctata, glabra, spinis nigro eneis, longis, marginalibus vix

brevioribus.

Long. 54 mm. ; lat. 14 mm.

Will be easily recognised from among its South African congeners

by the metallic sheen of the elytra.

Hab. Transvaal (Potchefstroom).

GEN. DORCATISPA Weise.

DoORCATISPA EXTREMA, Pér.,

Ann. 8. Afric, Mus. i., 1898, p. 117.

Gestro (Ann. Mus. Civic. Hist. Nat. Genov. vol. xlii., 1906) places

Doscatispa (Hispella) extrema, Péring., in synonymy with D. bellicosa,

Guér. ; and attributes to this species an almost entire African range.

Gestro is, however, mistaken on that point. The typical D. bellicosa,

a duly identified specimen of which he very kindly sent me, differs

from D. extrema in the more shiny surface and the total absence on

the discoidal part of the prothorax of the two ovate rounded,

smooth, raised areas, which are so conspicuous a feature of

D. bellicosa. D. extrema must on these accounts be considered a

valid species.

Gen. PSEUDISPELLA, Kraatz.

PSEUDISPELLA CONSOBRINA, N. Sp.

Nigra, elytris cyaneis, nitidis; capitis apice rugose punctato ;

antenne elytrorum humeros attingentes, crass, articulis 2-6

utrinque angulatis, reliquiis coartatis, 7° latitudine nonnihil longiore,

8-10 fere transversis, ultimo acuminato, spina basali articuli primi

longa; prothorax antice nonnihil attenuatus, dein transversus,

deplanatus, in medio haud canaliculatus, in disco utrinque nonnihil

elevatus autem haud areolatus, conferte rugoseque punctatus, pube

342 Annals of the South African Museum.

brevi albido sericea densiuscula obtectus, antice utrinque spinis

validis duabus basi connexis munitus, lateribus tri-spinosis, spinis

anterioribus duabus ut in parte antica divaricatis basique fere pedun-

culatis, altera libera extrorsum porrecta ; scutellum haud impressum ;

elytra ante medium lateraliter distincte sinuata, profunde seriato

foveolata punctata, spinis mediocribus, dorsalibus marginalibus haud

longioribus, interstitiis breviter albido setulosis.

Long. 3 mm.; lat. 1 mm.

Very closely allied to P. promontorui, Péring.; differs by the

cyaneous colour of the elytra which are also much more sinuate

laterally, and especially by the much thicker antenne.

Hab. Transvaal (Shilouvane), Rev. H. Junod; Southern

Rhodesia (Sebawe), Delancey Dods.

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Anad SUDAAUE Poeeeesecseesic errs ts 308 divesn((MlOciels) Meese mesccceessessclcs 308

Rnocine Sa Bn ACen Ene Coe GouG boc 589 dodsi; (Clytanthus)) -iccste-oseee--esee- 329

sgh Eee y Sip cay aoc ee SO ane = DOPNCAtISP By sscsecct deneseecessecensso es 341

pea a) Sievers oe, oui (Dicladispa) ...0..1....0.00--+ a

Antliarehinus 2..-.)cr<-8--0r2>-c-2ohs-8 325 einen ata schca Eee aun pee a

Aphanisticug, <-2..cc-cec.ccn dene sste. 314 E

approximans (Dicladispa) ............ 340

arropans)(lachys), | ...tccessssseeenscee= 292 | effugiens (Chlenius) ...............+ 286

egenus (Omostropus) ........-...+0+-.- 281

B elegans (Phlocteis) .......0.+++..++0+0- 306

Bascanus:<:2...:..csesite tees oe ggg. || crams (Callispa) ...--2-s-x..cnsseaceaens poe

bicolor (Blepisanis) ......+s..s.cseseee go9 | exasperans (Dicladispa) ............... 338

Blepisanis) <.2-07-.2-.--.2----soneessase= Pop) || CUSED UD ig 18) coccaactcseconce oan

IBLachyCePusy cs-css--ccce ss cesses scree 315 F

CG fauveli (Staph) meer acinseteeeiemciaes 296

5 Ami tims (Chil sans) ese cnesereesacas 287

parca soup Nan SN ce ae fraterna (Dicladispa) ..........+..0++ 337

capense (Pentarthrum) .....ssscsss+-- 397 ean ee oe) spngodganiboe shaded 313

capensis (Cotasteridus) ........+.++... 324 CANOE CUS (US) NED AIES)) Soscos bec ous

capicola (Coscinia) ............seeeceeee 276

eapicola (Cotasterophasis) ............ 323 G

capicola (Nesiotes) ...........2...eseee 322 | gentilis (Pceecilomorpha) ............... 331

carinatipennis (Anaulacus) ......... 289 | gestroi (Callispa) ..............0-.+00--- 334

carinatipennis (Caloecus) ............ 320) || gloriosulus (Acrilus))ivc.c.-osceeseee 311

CUES WE: kmescacdanaateeacoedsooolcdeasedor 2. eeratush | Cimbus)ieceeeseeeeeeseeeeeee 319

(t) EAT) Sacsaenasosoecneaacenondocoson0ed 285 | gravastella (Peecilomorpha) ......... 331

Gimbustece eco seer tosces ese eris 319

Glytanthuey eer nncer-c-cossee--onrenest 329 H

consobrina (Pseudispella) ............ 341 :

convexicollis (Dromica) ..........00++- O71 Hy ponents stetttieesssteeeaeeneeeeaeens 297

Gorman eee 301 | bamaticollis (Strophosomus) ......... ais

QOS CIN ie eee ence seca eceseres <= 276

Cotasteridus) he scree. cesens 324 I

Cotasterophasis ...............++++..0+ 320: | IohthyUrus, -..<-5s:---s-cscescsatese ores 314

Cratognathus .............cceceseeeeeeee 280 | imitativus (Hypolithus) ............... 278

cruentulus (Hypolithus)............++. 277 | incertus (Melanodes) ..............2..5 289

curtula (Dyoriche) <..:..0...........0:. 282 | inchoatus (Anisodactylus) ............ 217

indicator (Pentarthrum)............... 327

D indubia (Dicladispa) .................. 340

Dactylispia 2 ossseesetnr ee eoede wae: 336 | involutus (Stenolophus) ............... 282

damarina (Lachnea) ...............0+8 322

debilis (Tachys) ..,cessssssesssecoeseses 295 J

deceptor (Oodes) .......0....sseseeeseens 287 | jactuosula (Demostis) ...............04 305

decoratus (Agrilus) ...........2.....0008 SL) |e pucun dulltisi(Maehiys)\eieresssce- ence 294

344 Index.

K PAGE PAGE

: rocerus (Mastigus)...........seseeeeeee 299

kafuena (Polyhirma) «..........-++++0 276 ie ates (Lebia Sveaabisnesseteavesene 273

kafuenus (Tefflus) tae eee ceccececsceeccceee 284 promontorii (Mastigus) ae. eH 298

Kamosia stseresseseeeeeeceeeeecueseeeeens 313 promontorii (Nesiotes) eee eee 399

Kerremansia «.......+...-:-+00.e000 309 | Pgeudispella .....cccccccceseesesesee 341

khoikhoianus (Brachycerus) ......... 315 | punctatus (Melibwus) .......0..c00ee 302

L R

MACHA os 20% coeaceccnssaacavcccsesoness 331 raffrayi (Cotasterophasis) Sunt enleaee 324

leeta (Casmonia) «....esseeeeeeereereeees 273 | raffrayi (Pentarthrophasis) ......... 326

Lebia motecaivieins'e aelsicisveeisisiciaieidiele'siote slelclaieiuwiainays 273 rhodesiana (Trichisia) Ee Pete ie Se 285

Leptispa seceeeee receseececscccscccecoceee 332 rhodesianus (Metaxys) oe Pare es 290

levicollis (Aphanisticus)............... 314 | rivalis (Hypolithus)..............0.0000 279

M 8

majusculus (Thorictus) ............006 300 | sambesina (Polyhirma) ............... 275

malvernia (Dicladispa) .............+ 339 | scintillans (Corsebus) .................. 301

mashunus (Agrilus)...........0c0....+0 311 | sebakuana (Lebia) ............000+000 273

mashunus (Ichthyurus) ............... 314 | sebakue (Callispa) ..................00 335

MASGISUS) fist csenseooseseve- secesscceese 299 | sebakuena (Dicladispa) ............... 339

MClanOdGS ec. -cccctcnccscescreser see tee 289 | sebakuena (Leptispa) .................. 322

Me lib eB UB ie. ces cac-oesesseecesceeeronsets 302 | secutorius (Tachys) ..............s.0000. 292

Mesitomorphus ................0sc000+ 328 | semotum (Amorphosoma) ............ 303

MOCAKYS) fo.cccscccssce-cosccsteressecesse 290 | simplex (Omostropus) .............0000+ 281

minutissimus (Tachys) .........+-.+«. 295 | sobrina (Leptispa) ............000...00- 333

mouffleti (Brachycerus) .............+. OL? | solutlisi((irechis)) (..s«<ss1e-sae-ceeenes 291

MOMALOGES «60... cases ssncncecsvedexe ens 321

N | Staphylinus..........0.....:ceeeeeeeeeees 296

natalensis (Cratognathus) ............ 280 | peiee gers aL RAS peel a 2 op

natalensis (Mastigus) ........,......... 299 sinh dads asada itp Deck cod. ae 228

namanus (Brachycerus) ...++s.-+...++. 316 Systolocranius ~-....-..-.--.:c..s.e---

namaqua (Tlepolemus) ............... 329

natalica (Amadora) ............cceeeeees 308 | tT

INGSIOEOS iis Seseete tees useses ose eee 321 | tabules (Mastigus);...0:....cc.ss-cecevese 297

nigrolimbatus (Tachys) ............++ 20S.) MACH YS cies .cssescdehsusetndeaeas nanewews 292

muneius i(Chigsnius)/cessessesesecesseaese 285" Methsecec-cs-serd corsa ceeerte sce eee 284

tenebricosum (Amorphosoma) ...... 302

O tenella (Lebia) ........,....00sce.ssecceee 274

Eedichintus onressennrensenees 207 | horigkasenceservccsvonencs BOD

Omostropus ......--...eseeeeeeereeees 281 | TlepomenvS............-.-2-.ceeeceeees 329

qneih (Gidichiring) ..c.:1,-c<secaeseneea 297 transvaalensis (Somatodes)..........++ 321

QOdeS........s.eeeeeeeeeserereseseseneseess roc ks sri POGOe een Prep ee 291

optivus (Hypolithus) ....-...-+.0... 2S) Pe WAbA! cus ssateasesaisssstctee ete 285

originarium (Amorphosoma) ......... 302 | tuberculifrons (Kamsia) ............... 313

orphanus (Chleenius) ...............665 286 | turbatus (Hypolithus) ............s0000 279

P U

pallidus (Polyaulacus).............00... 275 | ymtalina (Paradora) : 304

PARAGON. 65 2535 3.6c.ce0s eects Re 304 | ymtalina (Cullisnal. 2.50 eee 335

pailis.(Tvechus)’ 2..:2..s58 setae 291 | Ba ees

peglere (Antliarrhinus) ............... 325 | Vi

Pentarthrophasis ..................... 326 :

Pontarthruiny. °.:.502 2088 le 327 verecunda (Dactylispa) «.....+4.....-. 336

Biloccens isc scr elie atee ee Ae 306 | vescus (Tachys) .....-.:sss0sssseeseeees 294

plicipennis (Demostis).................. 305 | Vestitus (Mesitomorphus) ............ a2

Peecilomorpha. ..............ce00...00- 331 | Vicarius (Tachys) ..........sesseeseeseees 293

IRON AMIACUB) © asic loc ockheccccceet 275

TEC. GUC 71 Re ey ee ae 275 ~

pretiosula (Dactylispa) ............... 337 | zuluana (Dromica) .............cecsess 271

EXPLANATION OF PLATES.

PuatTe V.

Nesiotes promontorii.

Nesiotes capicola.

Costaterophasis capicola.

. Pentarthrophasis raffrayi.

Hylotorus sebakuanus.

Thorictus majusculus.

2. Pentarthrum capense.

Pentarthrum indicator.

Mastigus natalensis,

. Somatodes transvaalensis.

. Caloecus carinatipennis.

. Mesitomorphus vestitus.

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Puate VI.

Poecilomorpha gentilis.

Phlocteis dives.

Kerremansia paradoxa.

Paradora umtalina.

Anadora natalica.

Phlocteis ditissima.

Melibceus oculatus.

Phlocteis elegans.

Demostis plicipennis.

Demostis jactuosula.

Cimbus gratus.

12. Staphylinus fauveli.

VI.

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SOUTH AFRICAN COLEOPTERA

(349 )

8.—New South African Micro-Lepidoptera.—By HE. Meyricr,

B.A., F.R.S.

THE specimens which form the subject of the following notes were

entrusted to me through the courtesy of Dr. L. Péringuey, and the

types are in the collection of the South African Museum.

PTEROPHORIDA.

AGDISTIS CRIOCEPHALA, Nl. Sp.

$ @. 19-20mm. Head dark grey irrorated with white, frontal

prominence moderate, rounded. Palpi moderate, dark fuscous

sprinkled with white, apex of second and terminal joints white.

Antenne over 4,fuscous. Thorax and abdomen fuscous. Forewings

very narrow at base, moderately dilated posteriorly, apex obtuse,

termen slightly rounded, rather strongly oblique; rather dark fuscous

irregularly and suffusedly irrorated with whitish, the triangular space

rather lighter fuscous and not irrorated ; three small round suffused

dark fuscous spots at inverted apex of this space and on its lower

margin at 4 and 3 of wing, and a fourth on its upper margin beyond

third: cilia fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings fuscous,

towards tornus and on termen with some dark fuscous scales; cilia

fuscous, tips whitish.

Care Conony, Troe Troe, in October; three specimens. Very

similar to adactyla and satanas, from both of which it may be

separated by the rounded frontal prominence (in them acute).

TORTRICIDA.

CACOECIA HELIASPIS, N. sp.

9. 27-31 mm. Head and thorax dark reddish-brown, thorax

lighter posteriorly. Palpi short, ascending, reddish-ochreous-brown.

Abdomen orange. Forewings oblong, costa very strongly arched

towards base, concave posteriorly, apex prominent, round-pointed,

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termen vertical, concave below apex, rounded-prominent beneath ;

ochreous-brown, marbled throughout with a pale ashy-purplish

gloss; some very fine irregular dark fuscous striz more or less indi-

cated; basal patch outlined by a similar stria, obtusely angulated in

middle, preceded on dorsum by a spot of dark reddish-fuscous suffu-

sion, base of costa suffused with dark reddish-fuscous; central fascia

outlined by two similar striz, gradually dilated downwards, rather

narrow on costa, moderately broad on dorsum, suffused with rather

dark reddish-fuscous towards both extremities ; costal patch semi-

oval, dark reddish-fuscous, anteriorly edged by a similar stria

running to termen above tornus : cilia ochreous-brown, suffused with

reddish-fuscous on upper part of termen and dark fuscous at apex.

Hindwings bright deep orange, at apex with one or two reddish-

fuscous strigule ; cilia yellowish, with reddish-fuscous basal line.

Narat, Durban (Leigh) ; two specimens.

TORTRIX CAPENSANA Walk.

Care Cotony, King William’s Town.

PROSELENA IONEPHELA, D0. sp.

$. 16-17 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, more or less

tinged with brownish. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint exter-

nally suffused with fuscous. Antenne grey. Abdomen pale whitish-

ochreous. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, apex

obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique; whitish-ochreous; costa

suffused with yellow-brownish towards base ; a streak of ferruginous

suffusion along dorsum from near base to tornus, expanding into a

moderately large suffused pretornal blotch: cilia whitish-ochreous.

Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.

Care Cotony, Capetown and Clanwilliam, in January (Lightfoot) ;

three specimens. This is a very interesting occurrence, the genus

Proselena being hitherto known only from Australia and New Zea-

land, especially the latter ; to some of the New Zealand species the

present one is very similar.

GELECHIADA.

SITOTROGA CEREALELLA Ol.

Cape Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot); nine specimens. An im-

portation, not previously recorded but doubtless common in

granaries ; the larva feeds on stored grain, and is a destructive

pest.

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 351

ANACAMPSIS OXYSPILA, nN. sp.

g. 9-10mm. Head and thorax bronzy-fuscous, face whitish.

Palpi white, terminal joint lined with black. Antenne fuscous.

Abdomen bronzy-grey. Forewings broad-lanceolate, apex somewhat

produced, acute; 6 and 7 out of 8; dark fuscous, with a faint

purplish tinge ; opposite triangular whitish costal and dorsal spots at

2, almost meeting: cilia fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings rather dark

grey; cilia grey.

CapE Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot), one specimen ; and I possess

one from TRANSVAAL, Pretoria, taken in February (Janse).

GELECHIA CHERSOPHILDA, 0. sp.

3 @. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax greyish-ochreous mixed

with grey, face ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi brownish sprinkled

with whitish and black, terminal joint almost as long as second, with

indistinct whitish band below middle. Antenne whitish-grey ringed

with blackish. Abdomen light bronzy-grey, segmental margins

whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; light greyish-ochreous or

brownish-ochreous, finely irrorated with ferruginous, with scattered

black scales ; a blackish dot in middle of base, and one on costa near

base; a small black spot on costa at 4, tending to connect with a

patch of black irroration in dise obliquely beyond it, terminated

beneath by small blackish plical stigma; discal stigmata blackish,

first small, obliquely beyond plical, second larger, elongate, its pos-

terior extremity bent downwards; a small group of dark fuscous

scales on costa at 2; similar groups at tornus and apex, and a larger

spot of dark fuscous suffusion near before apex; sometimes one or

two dark fuscous costal dots towards apex: cilia pale brownish-

ochreous, basal half sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings pale

grey ; cilia pale ochreous.

Care Cotony, Kalk Bay, in January (Lightfoot) ; four specimens.

Belongs to the group of obsoletella and instabilella.

GELECHIA TRISIGNIS Meyr.

3g ?. 16-17mm. Seven specimens, all differing from the

described type-example in possessing more or less dark fuscous

suffusion along costal edge of forewings, variable in amount, in the

darkest specimen forming a well-marked streak from near base to

near apex, and also some dark fuscous scales on tornal edge and in

cilia ; they seem however to belong certainly to the same species.

Care Cotony, Capetown and Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot).

Described from Transvaal.

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PHTHORIM#A OPERCULELLA Z.

Carr Conony, Kalk Bay and King William’s Town. An imported

pest, very destructive to the potato.

ENCOLPOTIS, n. g.

Head with appressed scales ; ocelli present; tongue developed.

Antenne 3, in g simple, basal joint moderately elongate, without

pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, thickened with appressed scales,

terminal joint as long as second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short,

drooping, filiform. Posterior tibize clothed with long hairs above.

Forewings with vein 1) furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 to termen,

8 and 9 out of 7, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex

produced, termen sinuate, cilia 1; 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked,

5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 stalked.

Allied to Brachmia, but differing in the neuration of forewings.

EXNCOLPOTIS XANTHORIA, 0. sp.

$ ?. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax light brownish, face suffused

with white. Palpi brown, second joint suffused with white above

and internally. Antenne fuscous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous.

Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex

pointed, termen sinuate-concave, rather strongly oblique ; ferruginous-

brown, with a prismatic-bluish gloss, darkest towards costa; stigmata

represented by spots of dark fuscous suffusion, discal rather approxi-

mated, plical before first discal ; a streak of dark fuscous suffusion

along termen: cilia orange-yellow, beneath tornus light brownish.

Hindwings and cilia pale whitish-ochreous.

Carr Conony, Capetown, in August; five specimens bred from

larvee feeding on Icerya, a genus of Coccid@ (scale-insects). Further

particulars of this interesting habit should be obtained.

DIOCOSMA, n. g.

Head smooth; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antenne 3, in

$ simple, basal joint very elongate, rather swollen, with a small

basal hairpencil beneath. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint

with rough projecting scales towards apex above, terminal joint as

long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform,

appressed. Posterior tibize clothed with long hairs above. Fore-

wings with vein 1) very long-furcate (for more than half its length),

2 from 5,7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle, secondary

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 303

cell defined. Hindwings +4, elongate-ovate, apex round-pointed,

termen rounded, cilia 1; 3 and 4 connate, 5 slightly approximated,

6 and 7 rather nearly approximated, diverging towards apex; in 3

with costal hairpencil from base.

Type D. callichroa. Of somewhat doubtful affinity, but probably

an early form of the family, perhaps allied to Symmoca.

DI0cosMA CALLICHROA, n. sp.

3 ?. 16-19 mm. .Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous-

whitish, tinged with crimson (damaged). Antennze ochreous-whitish,

basal joint crimson above. Thorax ochreous-whitish, patagia and

posterior margin deep yellow more or less suffused with crimson.

Abdomen ochreous-whitish, with a rather dark fuscous spot on each

side before apex. Forewings elongate, in g rather narrow, in 9

broader, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, more pointed

in g, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish ; a crimson

spot along basal third of dorsum, becoming purplish posteriorly ; an

oblique trapezoidal deep yellow patch resting on basal fourth of costa

and extending to beyond fold, terminated by a crimson dot represent-

ing plical stigma; immediately beyond this a broad crimson streak

from costa to middle of disc, thence curved up again to costa

beyond 2, where it is broadest, and continued along costa to apex,

suffused with dark fuscous-purplish before and beyond middle ;

costal space enclosed by this streak deep yellow except along lower

edge ; a dark fuscous-purplish streak along termen: cilia ochreous-

whitish, suffused with light crimson except towards tornus. Hind-

wings and cilia ochreous-whitish; in g with whitish-yellowish

hairpencil lying along costa from base above.

Care Conony, Clanwilliam (Marchant), 1 3 in excellent condition

except that it has lost palpi; Capetown, in January (Lightfoot),

2 @ specimens in very poor condition, but apparently with yellow

colouring more generally diffused, and crimson streak obsolete on

anterior portion, with some crimson marking towards tornus.

DIocOSMA CERAMOPIS, N. sp.

g. 13mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish. Antenne

whitish-ochreous, basal joint white marked with crimson above.

Thorax whitish-yellowish, tips of patagia and posterior margin

tinged with pink, Abdomen whitish, anal tuft ochreous-tinged.

Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex

obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; pale yellowish ; a crimson

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streak from base to + of dorsum, suffused with dark purplish-fuscous

posteriorly, edged with white above and beneath; a broad ashy-

purplish streak irrorated with deep ferruginous along costa from +

to apex, attenuated posteriorly, edged beneath with whitish suffusion,

before and beyond middle confluent with two upwards-convex lunu-

late deep ferruginous marks whose adjacent extremities cross in dise

and enclose with costal streak a clear white elongate spot; a ferru-

ginous dot beneath fold beyond 4: cilia whitish-yellowish, on costa

ferruginous-fuscous. Hindwings and cilia whitish ; costal hairpencil

whitish.

Care Cotony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot); one specimen.

XYLORYCTIDA.

ODITES METAPHRACTA, DN. sp.

’ Pp

3. 27mm. Head, palpi, antenne, thorax, and abdomen whitish-

ochreous; palpi brownish towards base; antennal ciliations 3.

Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse,

termen rounded, little oblique ; 2 from angle; whitish-ochreous, with

a faint yellowish tinge; costal edge fulvous: cilia whitish-ochreous,

on costa fulvous mixed with fuscous. Hindwings pale whitish-

ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous.

Natat, Durban, in November (Leigh) ; one specimen, bred but

without particulars.

CiCOPHORIDAL.

HARPELLA SCOLOPISTIS, N. sp.

g. 15-L7mm. Head white, towards centre of crown more or less

pale brownish. Palpi pale brownish mixed with white, second joint

very long, clothed with rough projecting scales on apical half above

and towards apex beneath, terminal joint much shorter than second.

Antenne grey, ciliations 3. Thorax light brownish sprinkled with

white. Abdomen light grey, sides and apex suffused with white.

Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen almost

straight, very oblique; rather light fuscous, irrorated with white

except on costal third; a moderate white costal streak from near

base to 7, attenuated to extremities ; stigmata very indistinct, hardly

darker, plical beneath first discal; cilia pale brownish, somewhat

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 355

mixed with white. Hindwings fuscous, paler and whitish-tinged

towards base; cilia fuscous-whitish, with fuscous subbasal shade.

Carr Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; six specimens.

HYPERCALLIA HAMATELLA Feld.

(APILETRIA HH#MATELLA Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. cxxxviii., 61.)

3. 24 mm. Head white, tinged with light ochreous. Palpi

ochreous-white. Antenne whitish. Thorax ochreous-white, patagia

tinged with crimson. Abdomen white. Forewings elongate, costa

moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate, rather

strongly oblique; shining white; costal edge black towards base ;

dorsal half tinged with ochreous and posteriorly suffused with light

crimson-pink ; cilia white, towards tornus ochreous-tinged. Hind-

wings white ; cilia white, towards base ochreous-tinged.

Care Cotony, Capetown, in December (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

I do not hesitate to identify this with Felder’s figure, the species

being so distinct in character, though he represents the dorsal half

of forewings as wholly deep crimson; probably his figure is over-

coloured, but there may be variation as well. I have described this

example, as no description has been published. Felder’s specimen

was stated to be from Mauritius.

PHILOBOTA CHALINITIS, 0. sp.

g. 14mm. Head white. Palpi white, lower 2 of second joint

suffused with ochreous-brown. Antenne grey, ciliations 2. Thorax

white, with shoulders and a stripe on each side of back ferruginous-

yellow. (Abdomen broken.) Forewings elongate, costa moderately

arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique; white; two

short diverging yellow streaks from middle of base, uppermost

longer; a yellow mark on dorsum near base; a straight narrow

fascia from beyond middle of costa to before middle of dorsum,

anterior half yellow, posterior deep brown; an irregular fascia of

brown suffusion from 3 of costa to tornus, marked with a rather

large yellow spot in middle ; a yellow spot towards middle of termen,

surrounded with brown suffusion extended upwards to apex: (cilia

defective). Hindwings and cilia grey.

Carre Conony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

DEPRESSARIA APPLANA FE.

I refer to this species a rather small dull-coloured ? specimen, in

which the first discal stigma and obliquely preceding dot are united

306 Annals of the South African Musewm.

into a curved streak—a character which certainly occurs in the

species, though only exceptionally ; the markings of palpi, which are

usually a good specific test in this genus, fully agree. The species

may have been introduced accidentally, since it takes shelter in

sheds, packing material, &c., so freely as to be almost domestic.

Carr Conony, Kalk Bay, in January (Lightfoot).

STENOMIDA.

PAREXAULA, n. g.

Head with appressed hairs, sidetufts loosely spreading; ocelli

present ; tongue developed. Antenne #3, in ¢ filiform, minutely

ciliated (4), basal joint moderately elongate, with well-developed

pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened

with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter than second, slender,

acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, drooping. Posterior

tibize clothed with iong hairs above and beneath. Forewings with

vein 1b furcate, 2 from 3, 3 from angle, curved so as to be nearest 2

in middle, 7 to costa, 7-9 parallel and rather near together, 10 more

remote, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia almost

1; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel, 5 and 6 slightly approxi-

mated at base, transverse vein very oblique between 6 and 7.

A remarkable and very interesting genus, which might be assumed

as the ancestral form from which the Oecophoride may have been

derived.

PAREXAULA ISOMIMA, N. sp.

3 ¢@. 15-17 mm. Head white, crown suffused with fuscous.

Palpi fuscous sprinkled with white. Antennze fuscous. Thorax

fuscous or dark fuscous, apex of patagia whitish. Abdomen pale

whitish-ochreous, segments banded with deep yellow-ochreous.

Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex

pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; white ; a moderate fuscous

or dark fuscous median streak from base to apex, sending an oblique

branch from before its middle to costa beyond middle, a projection

on its upper edge at 2 representing second discal stigma; costal

edge more or less suffused with dark fuscous from about + to 2; an

inwardly oblique dark fuscous spot on costa at 2, and a dot beyond

this ; a broad fuscous or dark fuscous streak along dorsum from base

to tornus, near base sometimes extending almost to fold, but

leaving base of dorsum white, its upper edge touching an elongate-

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oval dark fuscous spot on fold representing plical stigma ; sometimes

a branch from median streak beyond middle to tornus ; two or three

small dark fuscous spots on lower part of termen: cilia white,

suffused with whitish-fuscous towards tornus. Hindwings whitish-

fuscous, more whitish towards base; cilia white.

Care Cotony, Capetown and Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot) ;

three specimens. Even in superficial characters this species is

remarkably like some of the Australian Cicophoride, such as Philo-

bota interlineatella.

ELACHISTIDA.

COSMOPTERYX ANTICHORDA, N. sp.

3g. 89mm. Head dark fuscous, with a white line above eyes.

(Palpi defective.) Antenne fuscous sprinkled with blackish, two

apical joints dark fuscous, next two whitish, next five dark fuscous,

next one whitish, next dark fuscous, next whitish, next dark fuscous,

basal joint white lined with black. Thorax dark fuscous, with three

fine white longitudinal lines. Abdomen shining grey, three basal

segments brownish ochreous dorsally except on margins, anal tuft

whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, apex very long and finely

caudate ; blackish; three fine white longitudinal lines in an oblique

series towards base, uppermost extended to costa near base but not

nearly reaching fascia, other two short, not nearly reaching base or

fascia; costal edge finely white for some distance before fascia ;

dorsal edge finely white towards base ; a broad orange postmedian

transverse band, edged anteriorly with a narrow vertical pale golden-

metallic fascia bearing a black dot on its posterior edge above middle,

and posteriorly by a pale golden-metallic dorsal spot bearing a

minute black spot on its upper edge and a silvery-white costal spot

slightly beyond it, between which the orange colour forms a triangular

projection ; from the dorsal spot proceeds a silvery-white subsinuate

longitudinal line to apex: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia

dark fuscous.

CapPE Cotony, Clanwilliam ; two specimens.

STAGMATOPHORA DIVITELLA Const.

CapE Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot); one example, which does

not seem to be specifically distinguishable from a specimen from

S. France; the only difference is that the under surface of forewings

is uniformly suffused with bronzy-grey, whereas in my French

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specimen the markings of the upper surface are represented beneath

by a distinct though suffused variegation.

STAGMATOPHORA BASANISTIS, N. sp.

?. 12mm. Head whitish, crown tinged with yellow-ochreous.

Palpi white, terminal joint with small fuscous subbasal and sub-

apical spots internally. Antennz dark fuscous spotted with white.

Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental

margins white. Forewings broad-lanceolate, apex produced, acute;

dark purplish-fuscous ; ochreous-white transverse spots on costa at

1, middle, and #, first slightly oblique, reaching fold, touching a

small round golden-metallic spot beneath fold, second hardly oblique,

reaching half across wing, nearly reaching an almost equally large

bronzy-golden spot on dorsum opposite, third small, semicircular,

nearly meeting a smaller bronzy-golden spot on dorsum somewhat

before it: cilia dark fuscous (defective). Hindwings and cilia grey.

CaprE Cotony, Vryburg (Jones) ; one specimen.

ScyTHRIS CHLORZMA Meyyr.

CarE Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot); four specimens. These

show the species to be somewhat variable, and the original de-

scription may be amended in the following particulars :—

3 @. 14-18 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, partially

suffused with white. Palpi white, second joint externally light

brownish sprinkled with black except at apex. Abdomen white

beneath. Forewings light greyish-ochreous or pale fuscous, more

or less suffused with white, sometimes almost wholly, with a few

scattered black scales; sometimes blackish dots beneath fold

before 4, and in disc at #; cilia light greyish-ochreous or pale

fuscous, mixed with whitish towards base. Hindwings ochreous-

grey, paler towards base; cilia whitish-ochreous.

PLUTELLIDA.

YPONOMEUTA SISTROPHORA, N. Sp.

$ @. 20-21 mm. Head white, crown with four black spots. Palpi

whitish, base of terminal joint blackish. Antenne whitish. Thorax

white, with a small black spot on patagia, two on each side of back,

and one at posterior extremity. Abdomen grey. Forewings elon-

gate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly

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rounded, oblique; pale shining grey; 25-29 small black spots or

dots, viz., a series of four or five just beneath anterior half of costa,

a series of about seven below this from + to near apex, an evenly

distributed median series of seven, a subdorsal series of five or six,

and about five small ones arranged on veins 7 and 8 towards apex:

cilia pale grey. Hindwings dark grey; basal hyaline patch short,

narrow, acute, lying above vein 1c; cilia light grey.

Natat, Lower Umkomaas, in January ; two specimens.

COPTOPROCTIS Z.

Head smooth ; ocelli absent; tongue developed. Antenne #,

basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi rather short,

ascending, loosely scaled, terminal joint shorter than second,

pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae smooth-

scaled. Forewings with 1b furcate, 2 from angle, 3 and 4 stalked,

7 and 8 separate, 7 to termen, secondary cell defined, 11 from before

middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia +; 2 remote, 3 and 4

stalked, 5 remote, curved, 6 and 7 rather near together and nearly

parallel, transverse vein acutely angulated inwards on 6.

Allied to Anticrates, from which it differs by the stalking of veins

3 and 4 of forewings. I give the characters of this genus, as they

are insufficiently given by Zeller, who treated it only as a group of

Ethmia (Psecadia), to which it is not in fact at all related.

CoPTOPROCTIS LANGUIDA JZ.

Cape Contony, Kalk Bay, in March.

BATRACHEDRA CMIAS, 0. sp.

g. 11 mm. Head grey, face white. Palpi white, second and

terminal joints each with two dark fuscous bands. Antenne dark

grey, towards apex with three slender white rings. Thorax grey,

patagia suffused with ochreous. Abdomen grey. Forewings very

narrow, elongate-lanceolate ; clear light ochreous-brown ; a moderate

fuscous streak irrorated with dark fuscous along dorsum from base to

near apex, with the rather large dark fuscous plical stigma resting on

its upper edge; a similar streak along posterior half of costa, con-

tinued as a fine line along costal edge to base; second discal stigma

minute, black ; a small black apical dot: cilia rather dark fuscous, at

apex with a basal brownish-ochreous spot. Hindwings rather dark

fuscous; cilia fuscous.

Cape Conony, Capetown, in September ; one specimen.

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CoLEOPHORA MEGALOPTILA, 0. sp.

?. 18 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi white, scales of

second joint forming a short angular apical tuft. Antenne white,

basal joint with very large projecting externally yellow-ochreous tuft

of scales in front. Abdomen whitish. Forewings very narrow,

elongate-lanceolate ; deep ochreous-yellow; a broad white dorsal

band from base to tornus, near base occupying half wing, gradually

narrowed to tornus, suffused with yellowish posteriorly ; a moderate

snow-white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a

streak of dark brown suffusion which begins very narrowly near

base and becomes much broader posteriorly, covering whole apex of

wing: cilia pale whitish-ochreous, on costa snow-white. Hindwings

pale grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous.

Cape Conony, Clanwilliam ; one specimen. Allied to vibicigerella.

TIN EID.

PHYLLOCNISTIS CITRELLA Stt.

CapE CoLony, Capetown (Lightfoot); two bred specimens.

Doubtless introduced with its foodplant; not previously recorded

from Africa.

LYONETIA COTIFRAGA, Nn. sp.

?. 8 mm. Head white, with a few fuscous hairs in centre of

crown. Palpi whitish. Antennz pale grey, base white. Thorax

white. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, very narrow,

moderately poimted, apex strongly produced, caudate; fuscous,

mixed with dark fuscous ; four oblique white dorsal blotches or spots,

reaching half across wing, first largest, basal, containing a spot of

ground colour, second trapezoidal, third and fourth wedgeshaped,

fourth tornal, small; three oblique white wedgeshaped marks from

costa beyond middle; a round black apical dot: cilia white, towards

tornus pale fuscous, round apex with three vertical costal bars, two

vertical dorsal, and one direct apical bar dark fuscous, first dorsal

bar preceded by a fuscous spot. Hindwings and cilia light grey.

Care Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

OINOPHILA V-FLAVA Haw.

CarE Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot); five specimens. These vary

much in development of marking, the extreme forms being (a) both

fascize well developed and connected by a broad bar in dise, and

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(6) all markings nearly obsolete. Not previously recorded from

Africa.

HIpROXESTIS OMOSCOPA Meyv.

Carr Conony, Capetown, in January (Lightfoot) ; two specimens.

Hitherto only recorded from Australia, where however it is almost

certainly not native, so that Africa may be its real home.

TINEOLA LEUCASTIS Meyr.

. Transvaab, Klerksdorp, in September (Alston).

MonopiIs CROCICAPITELLA Clem,

Cape Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot); five specimens. An

introduced species, now cosmopolitan.

Monopis ETHELELLA Newm.

Care Conony, Capetown, in December (Lightfoot); six speci-

mens. These have the discal spot usually smaller and more dot-

like, and the pale speckling towards costa posteriorly very scanty

or absent, but cannot be regarded as specifically distinct from the

typical form with which I am familiar in Australia and New

Zealand,

TINEA GRANELLA L.

Care Conony, Capetown, in December (Lightfoot); two speci-

mens. Introduced with grain, on which it feeds.

TINEA FUSCIPUNCTELLA Haw.

Carre Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot); three specimens. An

introduced refuse-feeder.

TINEA PELLIONELLA L.

Carr Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; ten specimens. Also intro-

duced ; feeds on clothes, carpets, &e.

TINEA SESQUITERTIA, n. sp.

$ @. 10-11 mm. Head light brownish-ochreous. Palpi pale

ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antenne somewhat over 1,

pale greyish-ochreous faintly spotted with fuscous. Thorax whitish-

ochreous tinged with yellowish. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings

elongate, narrow, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen

extremely obliquely rounded ;_ whitish-ochreous tinged with

yellowish, strewn with coarse fuscous strigule ; small dark fuscous

spots on costa slightly before middle and at §, and on dorsum

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opposite first costal, surrounded by clear spaces on margins: cilia

whitish-ochreous, at base with a few fuscous scales. Hindwings

grey ; cilia pale grey.

Care Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; three specimens.

TINEA ANTIPHRACTA, N. sp.

@. 12-13 mm. Head pale yellowish. Palpi ochreous-whitish.

Antenne light grey. Thorax pale whitish-ochreous, patagia dark

purplish-fuscous except on outer edge. Abdomen whitish-grey.

Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen

extremely obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 stalked ; whitish-ochreous,

with a few scattered fuscous scales; a thick dark purplish-fuscous

streak along basal third of costa, posterior extremity suffused; a

strong dark purplish-fuscous streak along fold from base to 3 of

wing, terminating abruptly; discal stigmata dark purplish-fuscous,

approximated, first elongate, dash-like, second rounded ; sometimes

some undefined grey spots or scattered scales round apex and along

termen : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous

tinged with grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.

Care Cotony, Capetown and Clanwilliam, in January; four

specimens. Near 7. zebra Wals.

SETOMORPHA RUTELLA Z.

Care Cotony, Capetown, in January and August (Lightfoot) ;

seven specimens.

AMYDRIA Clem.

I think Scyrotis Meyr. must be merged in this; I find that

maxillary palpi are present, though very short and sometimes con-

cealed in the dense scales of face; a short tongue is sometimes but

not always present. The bristles of labial palpi are usually much

more developed in the African species, but the character varies

specifically.

AMYDRIA POLIODES, 0. sp.

g. 24 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second

joint with numerous spreading bristles beneath and externally,

suffused with fuscous except at apex, terminal joint mixed with

fuscous. Antenne light grey. Thorax purplish-fuscous sprinkled

with darker. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate,

narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very

obliquely rounded; pale greyish-ochreous suffused with light

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purplish-fuscous, strewn throughout with undefined strigule of

dark fuscous irroration; costal edge more or less ochreous-whitish

except towards base; second discal stigma represented by a small

spot of dark fuscous suffusion: cilia pale greyish-ochreous mixed

with pale purplish-fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings pale greyish-

ochreous irrorated with fuscous; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, base

sprinkled with fuscous.

Care Cotony, Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot); two specimens.

Nearly allied to A. percastis Meyr., but forewings rather broader,

with termen less oblique, and easily distinguished by the whitish

head.

AMYDRIA RAPIDA, N. Sp.

g. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax whitish-yellowish, forehead

suffused with pale fulvous; tongue short. Palpi whitish-ochreous,

second joint with dense rough projecting scales beneath and long

bristles externally, suffused with fulvous above and towards apex,

terminal joint rather short. Antenne ochreous-whitish finely ringed

with grey. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate,

rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen

extremely obliquely rounded; pale brownish-ochreous; markings:

yellow-whitish or white, indistinct, viz., a broad costal streak from

base to 3, a large patch extending over dorsal half from base to

tornus, and a broad median streak from #2 of dise to apex: cilia

whitish-ochreous, round apex sometimes sprinkled with grey.

Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey, with grey basal shade.

Cape Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; five specimens.

AMYDRIA ARCTOCEPHALA, 0. Sp.

g. 16-17 mm. Head dark fuscous mixed with whitish ; tongue

developed. Palpi whitish-yellowish sprinkled with fuscous, second

joint fuscous except apex, with external row of bristles. Maxillary

palpi short, stout. Antenne grey. Thorax pale brownish-ochreous,

darker anteriorly. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather

narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very

obliquely rounded ; pale brownish-ochreous, more brownish towards

base of costa, with a very few scattered black specks; costal edge

dark fuscous towards base; a small black discal dot at 2: cilia pale

brownish-ochreous (imperfect). Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-grey,

with grey subbasal shade.

Carr Cotony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot); two specimens

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AMYDRIA TROPHIAS Meyr.

Care Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot); four specimens.

TrquaDRA GoocHit Wals.

Natat, Durban (Leigh); one specimen. This is a g, expanding

25 mm., with the hindwings pale ochreous-yellowish, cilia yellow-

whitish.

MESOPHERNA INCULTELLA Walk.

CarE Cotony, Clanwilliam (Marchant); two specimens. This

species, referred by Walker to Tinea and not since corrected,

appears truly referable to the genus Mesopherna, hitherto only

known by three Australian species; it is therefore an interesting

identification. Antenne of g with spreading ciliations (2); fore-

wings with 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex.

MELASINA CIRCOPHORA, 0. Sp.

32. 26-30 mm. Head, palpi, and antennze dark fuscous,

slightly whitish-sprinkled; palpi moderate, rather slender, curved,

ascending; antennal pectinations in g hardly 3. Thorax dark

fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings very elongate, narrow, costa

gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather strongly

oblique; all veins separate; dark fuscous; sometimes some slight

whitish suffusion towards fold in middle, and a few scattered whitish

scales; two large transversely placed and confluent black rings in

dise before middle, two others longitudinally placed and separate in

dise posteriorly, and a fifth beneath these more or less defined on

lower margin, all these more or less incomplete; between or tra-

versing these are sometimes several more or less marked black

longitudinal dashes on veins, especially in ? ; small blackish marks

on or near dorsum at + and tornus: cilia fuscous, tips paler. Hind-

wings light fuscous, in ¢ darker-sprinkled; cilia light fuscous,

towards tips whitish.

Carr Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot, Robertson) ; three specimens.

The black markings are evidently variable, but the species is easily

recognised by the very long forewings and uniform dark ground-

colour.

MELASINA &DIFICA Meyyr.

Care Cotony, Vryburg; one specimen.

MELASINA BRACHYCTENIS, 0. sp.

g. 24 mm. Head pale yellowish-ochreous, on sides of crown

fuscous-tinged. Palpi moderate, densely scaled, tolerably pointed,

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whitish-ochreous somewhat mixed with fuscous. Antenne ochreous-

whitish, pectinations hardly 3, lined with dark fuscous. Thorax

ochreous-whitish, shoulders suffused with dark fuscous irroration.

Abdomen ochreous-whitish more or less suffused with fuscous.

Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex

obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, oblique; all veins separate ;

ochreous-whitish, irregularly strewn with suffused fuscous strigulz

irrorated with blackish-fuscous, appearing to form a small basal

patch, a broad streak along anterior 2 of costa, a broad bent median

fascia, and a patch in dise posteriorly, but these are all very indefi-

nite ; the ground-colour appears to form a clear white patch towards

dorsum before middle, and another towards costa beyond middle ;

about five small dark fuscous spots on posterior half of costa: cilia

whitish-ochreous, indistinctly barred with grey and dark fuscous

irroration. Hindwings grey, sprinkled with darker; cilia whitish,

with a fuscous shade.

CapE Conony, Vryburg; two specimens. An obscure insect, but

distinguished from other species of similar appearance by the shorter

antennal pectinations, which in them are about 5.

SUPPLEMENT.

Since writing the above, I have received a further consignment of

material from Dr. Péringuey, as well as some bred from the larvee

by Mr. Chas. Lounsbury, the Cape Government Entomologist ; and

I have therefore added these in the form of a supplementary list.

PTEROPHORID AS.

PLATYPTILIA AMPHILOGA, N. Sp.

?. 14mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish mixed with dark

reddish-fuscous, face with strong rounded horny prominence, palpi

moderately long, porrected. Antenne fuscous mixed with whitish.

Abdomen white sprinkled with dark fuscous. TForewings cleft from

3, segments moderately broad, termen of first somewhat sinuate, of

second nearly straight, oblique; whitish, closely and suffusedly

strigulated with reddish-fuscous and dark fuscous irroration, more

distinctly on costa; small spots of dark fuscous suffusion on fold

at + and in disc before middle; a triangular dark fuscous blotch on

costa before base of cleft, its apex reaching to below cleft, followed

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on costa by a suffused white spot; a dark fuscous fascia crossing

raiddle of both segments, anterior edge suffused, posterior straight,

edged by a white line: cilia whitish, round termen of both segments

with a dark fuscous subbasal line, within cleft mixed with fuscous

except a patch on lower margin of first segment posteriorly, followed

by some blackish scales, on dorsum with a triangular projection of

blackish scales at 2, a small projection at +, and a larger one at

tornus. Hindwings dark grey; cilia fuscous, on dorsum of third

segment with a large elongate-triangular projection of fuscous and

blackish scales at 3, and irregularly scattered black scales between

this and base.

Carr Cotony, Montague, in November (Purcell) ; one specimen.

Similar to molopias and pusillidactylus, and intermediate between

them in size, and also in the position of the dorsal scale-projection

of hindwings; specially characterised by the frontal prominence,

PSELNOPHORUS ASTRAGALOTES, Nl. Sp.

3. 15 mm. (Head defaced.) Antenne greyish mixed with

white. Thorax light fuscous, shoulders white. Abdomen pale

ochreous with white subdorsal and lateral lines, latter partly edged

above with dark fuscous. Legs white lined with dark fuscous.

Forewings cleft from %, segments acute, first narrow, second very

narrow ; light fuscous sprinkled with darker; a narrow white streak

along anterior half of costa, scales of extreme costal edge dark

fuscous ; a small subquadrate dark fuscous spot in disc at 2, followed

by a spot of white sutfusion ; a dark fuscous elongate mark on costa

above base of cleft, preceded and followed by suffused white marks ;

a dark fuscous crescentic spot on base of cleft; a white patch

occupying anterior half of second segment except dorsal edge; both

segments mixed with white and dark fuscous towards apex: cilia

pale greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous especially posteriorly,

on costa with several white patches, on upper margin of second

segment white towards apex, on lower margin of both segments with

a white patch beyond middle. Hindwings dark grey; cilia fuscous,

at apex of second segment whitish.

Cape Conony, Clanwilliam (Lightfoot); one specimen. Allied to

baptodactylus.

PTEROPHORUS SERPENS, 0. sp.

g$. 18 mm. Crown whitish-ochreous, between antennz white,

face brownish-ochreous. Palpi moderate, slender, fuscous, white

beneath. Antenne ochreous-whitish. Thorax whitish. Abdomen

whitish-ochreous, with subdorsal and lateral white stripes. Legs

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whitish, anterior and middle pairs lined with dark fuscous. Fore-

wings cleft from *, segments rather narrow, acute; whitish, with

a few scattered fuscous scales; some fuscous irroration towards

middle of dorsum and before cleft; a dark fuscous triangular spot

on costa above base of cleft, its diseal portion nearly reaching this,

but paler and more suffused; a black dot on costa midway between

this and apex, and beyond this a dark fuscous dot on lower margin

of first segment ; apex of second segment suffused with dark fuscous,

with a black dot on its lower margin near apex: cilia ochreous-

whitish, on lower margin of both segments with a brownish or

fuscous patch before apex, towards base of cleft brownish, on lower

margin of second segment with a pale brownish patch towards base.

Hindwings grey ; cilia light brownish.

CarE Conony, Kalk Bay, in January (Lightfoot) ; one specimen,

AGDISTIS CRETIFERA, Nn. Sp,

3 ?. 28-30 mm. Head white, forehead rather rounded-pro-

minent. Palpi rather short, rough-scaled, white, with two or three

fuscous scales. Antenne whitish spotted with fuscous. Thorax

white, tinged or sprinkled with pale ochreous. Abdomen whitish-

ochreous, with a few black specks. Forewings with apex obtuse,

termen almost straight, rather strongly oblique; greyish-ochreous,

irrorated with white and fuscous; a streak of ochreous-white

suffusion along dorsum; triangular area ochreous-white, in ¢

irrorated with greyish-ochreous and fuscous towards termen, with

a small suffused dark fuscous spot at inverted apex, and others

beneath its lower margin beyond middle and midway between this

and first; cilia ochreous-whitish (imperfect). _Hindwings ochreous-

whitish ; some suffused dark fuscous irroration along posterior part

of subdorsal fold and lower part of termen ; cilia ochreous-whitish.

Care Cotony, Worcester, 1 g; Saldanah Bay (Lightfoot), 1 ?.

KUCOSMIDAL.

POLYCHROSIS SPISSANA Zell.

1 3, bred from larva feeding on large red Ceroplastes (Coccide or

scale-insects) (Lounsbury). The surface of hindwings towards middle

of costa is in this sex clothed with long hairs.

Kucosma (?) INSOLENS, 0. sp.

@. 11-12mm. Head fuscous. Palpi moderate, porrected, dark

fuscous sprinkled with whitish, base whitish. Antenne dark fuscous

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ringed with whitish. Thorax dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish.

Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly,

costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, rather

oblique ; dark fuscous, irrorated with white throughout; the con-

fluence of white irroration forms about eight indistinct transverse

marks from costa, more defined posteriorly ; anterior half of wing

with indications of undefined transverse whitish striz; two more

distinct transverse whitish marks from dorsum beyond middle ; two

undefined thick somewhat curved leaden-grey striz sprinkled with

white from costa about 3 to about tornus, forming margins of ocellus,

within which are three indistinct black dots or marks; last costal

white mark extended indistinctly to termen beneath apex: cilia

fuscous sprinkled and indistinctly barred with white, with a dark

fuscous subbasal shade. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate; whitish-

fuscous, apical area and termen broadly suffused with fuscous ; cilia

fuscous-whitish, with fuscous subbasal line.

Cape Cotony, Hex River; two specimens bred in August from

larvee feeding on a species of Ceroplastes (Coccide) (Lounsbury).

The generic name Hucosma Hb. is (as Prof. Fernald has shown

to be necessary) applied here to the genus hitherto termed by me

Epiblema Hb. ; the generic reference of the present species is, how-

ever, in the absence of the ¢, still uncertain.

TORTRICIDA.

CACOECIA HELIASPIS Meyyr.

3. 17mm. Forewings with costal fold reaching from base to 4,

narrow, slight, costa posteriorly sinuate, apex almost rectangular,

termen straight, vertical, rounded beneath ; a large undefined blotch

of dark ashy-fuscous and blackish-fuscous suffusion occupying most

of dorsum and reaching half across wing; other characters as in ?.

I think, however, now that this may be a geographical form of

C. occidentalis Wals.

PHALONIADAS.

PHARMACIS TRIMENI Feld.

(ConcHyiis TrimENI Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. exxxvii., 48, 51.)

Care Conony, Kalk Bay, Clanwilliam, in February (Lightfoot) ;

three specimens. The name Pharmacis Hb. supersedes Huxanthis

Hb. Felder’s two figures represent the sexes.

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PHARMACIS STIGMATICA, N. sp.

3g. 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi pale brownish.

Thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings

elongate, narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa almost straight,

apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish, irregularly

and suffusedly mixed with light yellow-ochreous ; anterior half of

costal edge dark fuscous, beneath which is some fuscous suffusion ;

a moderate ochreous-brown median fascia nearly parallel to termen,

but obtusely angulated above middle, and indented above this,

sinuate near dorsum, lower portion sharply defined and more or

less marked with dark fuscous, towards anterior edge near dorsum

suffused with dark leaden-grey ; a distinct black discal dot at 2:

cilia whitish, outer half suffused with fuscous and sprinkled with

dark fuscous. Hindwings grey-whitish, becoming greyer posteriorly ;

cilia whitish, with a faint grey line.

Carpe Cotony, George (Wilman), Capetown (Lightfoot); two

specimens,

GHLECHIADA.

MEGACRASPEDUS SERICA, 0. Sp.

?. 10mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish. Palpi whitish,

tuft of second joint long, terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly.

Antenne grey, towards base whitish. Forewings broad-lanceolate,

apex rather produced ; acute; 6 separate; grey, suffusedly irrorated

with shining white, becoming wholly white towards costa on anterior

half, greyest towards apex; a few scattered black specks, especially

on posterior half: cilia whitish, with a few black specks near base.

Hindwings and cilia whitish.

CapPE Conony, Kalk Bay, in January (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

ARISTOTELIA PTILASTIS, N. Sp.

g. 11mm. Head white, finely sprinkled with fuscous and on

crown with dark fuscous. Palpi rather thickened with scales, white,

sprinkled with dark fuscous, second and terminal joints each with

two bands of black irroration. Antenne fuscous indistinctly ringed

with whitish. Thorax fuscous irrorated with white. Abdomen grey,

tinged with whitish-ochreous towards base. Forewings elongate-

lanceolate; 6 and 7 out of 8; rather dark fuscous irrorated with

white ; a dark fuscous dot towards costa near base; four costal

spots of brown suffusion irrorated with black, becoming larger

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posteriorly, first very small, fourth anteapical, large; obliquely

beyond the first three of these are three subdorsal tufts of scales,

mixed with black anteriorly, white posteriorly, third preceded by

a yellow-ochreous spot; second and third costal spots edged beneath

by yellow-ochreous spots; a small yellow-ochreous spot with two

or three raised black scales in middle of disc: cilia pale fuscous

sprinkled with dark fuscous round apex, with rows of whitish points.

Hindwings light grey; cilia light greyish-ochreous.

Carr Conony, Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

GELECHIA EPICENTRA, 0. sp.

3 ?. 16 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi pale

ochreous, second joint with dark fuscous specks tending to form

longitudinal series, terminal joint almost as long as second, whitish,

with lateral dark fuscous line towards base. Antenne fuscous.

. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, slightly

dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very

obliquely rounded ; light yellow-ochreous irregularly sprinkled with

fuscous; a small fuscous spot in dise at 4; stigmata black, plical

obliquely before first discal, beyond which is an additional black dot

in middle of disc, these three connected by a patch of fuscous

suffusion, second discal less defined, preceded by an additional

undefined dark fuscous dot obliquely above it; a transverse patch

of fuscous suffusion from costa at 3, reaching half across wing; a

series of blackish-fuscous dots round posterior third of costa and

termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, with a few fuscous specks towards

base. Hindwings over 1, pale grey; cilia whitish-ochreous.

Carr Conony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot) ; two specimens.

GELECHIA PANAULA, DN. sp.

9. 18 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, sides more

brownish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint brownish-

tinged, terminal joint almost as long as second. Antennz ochreous-

whitish, basal joint brownish-tinged. Abdomen ochreous-whitish.

Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen

extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous tinged with yellowish

and mixed with pale ochreous-brownish ; costa, dorsum, and all

veins marked by fine white lines; some whitish subdorsal suffusion ;

discal stigmata small, blackish, plical represented by a very fine

black linear mark obliquely before first discal: cilia ochreous-whitish

(defective). _Hindwings whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish.

CapPE Conony, Capetown (Lightfoot); one specimen.

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GELECHIA PHELOTRIS, Nn. sp.

?. 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown irrorated with

fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint irrorated with dark

fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint with two broad bands

of dark fuscous irroration, as long as second. Antenne whitish-

ochreous ringed with dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous

suffused with fuscous and irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen

grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched,

apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous,

irregularly and suffusedly mixed throughout with brownish and

rather dark fuscous; stigmata ferruginous with one or two dark

fuscous scales, cloudy, indistinct, plical obliquely before first discal ;

indications of very indistinct dark fuscous dots round posterior part

of costa and termen: cilia pale greyish-ochreous mixed with fuscous

and sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings with 6 and 7 nearly

parallel towards base, suddenly approximated near base; grey-

whitish ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.

CarE Conony, Kimberley, in August (Captain Barrett- Hamilton) ;

one specimen.

YPSOLOPHUS SCENITES, N. sp.

?. 18 mm. Head and thorax light greyish-ochreous. Palpi

fuscous, second joint rather short, white at apex, with short apical

tuft beneath, terminal joint twice as long as second, ochreous-

whitish. Antenne and abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate,

rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched,

apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat oblique ; pale fuscous,

with scattered dark fuscous scales; a short dark fuscous costal

strigula before middle; second discal stigma rather dark fuscous,

indistinct: cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings light grey, somewhat

darker towards apex ; cilia pale greyish.

Care Cotony, King William’s Town (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

CHELARIA ALBOGRISEA Wals

This species differs from the type of Chelaria in having two pos-

terior scale-projections on apical joint of palpi instead of one, and

also 6 of forewings separate, whilst in the type 7 and 8 rise out of

6. In the latter character it agrees with the closely allied Australian

genus Allocota Meyr., to which it should perhaps be referred ; but

I have a number of allied species from India, of which the structural

variation is rather puzzling, and their generic definition must be

reserved for further study.

Natat, Durban, in Noyember (Leigh),

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BLASTOBASIDAs.

BLASTOBASIS TARICHEUTA, N. sp.

?. 21 mm. Head brownish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous

mixed with dark fuscous except at apex of second joint. Antenne

and thorax fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous mixed with fuscous.

Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed,

termen extremely obliquely rounded ; fuscous, with a few whitish

scales; a lighter spot on base of costa; round spots representing

discal stigmata, an undefined streak along fold, and a subtriangular

spot on tornus very indistinctly formed by darker suffusion ; indis-

tinct ochreous-whitish dots along posterior third of costa and round

apex: cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with brownish. Hindwings and

cilia whitish-ochreous.

Carr Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

GCOPHORIDAL.

ISOCRITA, n. g.

Head with appressed scales ; ocelli present; tongue developed.

Antenne #,in g serrulate, pubescent, basal joint moderate, without

pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with appressed

scales, loosely spreading towards apex, terminal joint shorter

than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi short, loosely scaled,

appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiz clothed with long hairs above.

Forewings with 1) very long-furcate, 2 from +, 3 from angle, 7 and

8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from rather before middle. Hindwings 2,

ovate-lanceolate, cilia 14; 2-7 nearly equidistant and parallel.

This genus appears to he certainly allied to Diocosma, described

in the earlier part of this paper, and though both are curious and

rather abnormal, I think that, considered together, they must be

referred to the Gcophorida, falling in the group Depressariades,

and probably having most affinity to the Indian genus Honympha.

ISOCRITA STOLARCHA, 0. sp.

$ @. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax pale yellow thinly reticu-

lated with red, face shining yellow-whitish. Palpi rosy-whitish.

Antenne whitish-fuscous, more whitish towards base, basal joint

crimson. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous, in g with a round

black lateral spot before apex. Forewings elongate, costa mode-

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rately arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ;

pale yellow, coarsely and irregularly reticulated with crimson-red,

in § more or less suffused and subconfluent throughout so as to

appear nearly all red, in ? suffused and confluent towards margins

on posterior half only; a streak from middle of base to middle of

dorsum and thence to costa beyond middle, a spot beneath costa

at 1, and a series of cloudy dots along posterior part of dorsum and

termen to apex in ? indicated by dark purplish-fuscous suffusion,

in ¢ hardly traceable, purple-crimson : cilia pale yellowish, towards

base suffused in g with crimson, in ? with dark purplish-fuscous.

Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish.

Care Conony, Capetown and Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot) ;

two specimens.

RHACOPTERA, n. g.

Head loosely haired, hairs projecting on forehead in a conical

rough tuft; ocelli small; tongue developed. Antenne 3, in g mode-

rately ciliated (14), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial

palpi very long, curved, ascending, second joint beneath with

triangular apical tuft of long projecting scales, terminal joint as

long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely

scaled, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiz clothed with hairs

above. Forewings with 1) fureate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8

stalked, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings somewhat over

1, elongate-ovate, cilia +; 3 and 4 closely approximated at base,

5-7 parallel.

Type f. gigas Wals. Apparently most allied to the Australian

genus Saropla Meyr.; the greater relative breadth of the hindwings

is unusual in the Gcophoride, but is due to the exceptional and

irregular contraction of the forewings. The species is referred by

Lord Walsingham to Ypsolophus, with which there is some super-

ficial resemblance, but the neuration is entirely different.

PHILOBOTA TECTIFERA, 0. sp.

?. 13mm. Head and thorax yellow-ochreous, face and shoulders

suffused with pale grey. Palpi grey mixed with pale yellowish.

Antenne and abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently

arched, apex round-pointed; termen nearly straight, oblique ;

fulvous-yellowish, suffused with pale fuscous towards costa except

near base; fold from near base to pretornal blotch broadly suf-

fused with ferruginous-brown; first discal stigma dark fuscous; a

triangular rather dark purplish-fuscous blotch on dorsum before

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tornus, reaching rather more than half across wing, anteriorly

edged with white; immediately beyond this a moderate incurved

fascia of ferruginous-brown suffusion from $ of costa to tornus,

where it coalesces with a narrow irregular-edged terminal fascia,

yellow space between these edged with white beneath: cilia pale

fuscous mixed with ferruginous-brownish (defective). Hindwings

rather dark grey; cilia whitish-grey.

Cape Cotony, Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

GRACILARIADAI.

GRACILARIA PROSTICTA, 0. Sp.

g. 9mm. Head brassy-ochreous-whitish, crown bronzy-tinged.

Palpi whitish, lower 3 of second joint grey externally. Antenne

pale grey, towards base whitish. Thorax pale ochreous tinged with

purplish-grey anteriorly. Abdomen grey. Anterior and middle legs

dark fuscous, tarsi white except towards tip, posterior legs whitish.

Forewings elongate, very narrow, costa anteriorly straight, posteriorly

gently arched, apex pointed, termen continuous with dorsum; violet-

bronzy-ochreous ; about twelve minute black dots arranged along

costa from base to 2, and some others beneath costa towards base ;

a rather broad light brassy-yellow streak extending along costa from

before 4 to near apex; a small elongate blackish spot in middle of

dise ; a dark fuscous dot on costa near apex: cilia whitish-yellowish

tinged with purplish-bronzy, at apex with a dark bronzy spot, round

apex with tips black. Hindwings grey; cilia yellow-grey-whitish.

CapE Cotony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

PLUTELLIDA.

GYMNOGRAMMA RHODONEURA, D. sp.

g. 16-17 mm. Head pale ochreous, face dull crimson. Palpi

whitish-ochreous tinged with crimson. Antennz whitish-ochreous,

basal joint suffused with crimson. Thorax pale ochreous, shoulders

and a central stripe light crimson. Abdomen whitish-ochreous.

Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen

little rounded, oblique ; 7 and 8 approximated at base; pale yellow-

ochreous ; veins more or less suffused with light crimson, especially

on upper margin of cell and beyond its angles ; base of costa crimson:

cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with crimson (defective). Hindwings

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with 3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 short-stalked, cell between

5 and 6 limited by fork of parting-vein; whitish-ochreous suffused

with pale crimson-rosy ; cilia ochreous-whitish tinged with rosy.

Care Cotony, George (Wilman) ; two specimens.

GLYPHIPTERYX STELUCHA, Ni. Sp.

?. 11 mm. Head, antenne, and thorax dark bronzy-fuscous.

Palpi white with four black rings, second joint with rough projecting

scales beneath, apex black in front. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath

banded with yellowish-white. Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated,

costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, rather oblique;

7 and 8 separate; dark bronzy-fuscous, on posterior half shining

bronzy-orange-ochreous; a rather narrow direct transverse ochreous-

whitish fascia at 1, attenuated on costa; six parallel rather oblique

violet-golden-metallic streaks running from white dots on costa, edged

anteriorly with dark fuscous, first at 4, second longest, reaching half

across wing, fourth very small; violet-golden-metallic dots beneath

extremities of fifth and sixth, latter terminal; erect violet-golden-

metallic streaks from + of dorsum and tornus, former limiting the

dark fuscous area, space between and beyond these longitudinally

streaked with black; a violet-golden-metallic mark along lower

part of termen: cilia orange-ochreous mixed with dark fuscous,

tips whitish, with a subapical whitish indentation (defective).

Hindwings dark fuscous, costal area whitish from base to 2; cilia

dark fuscous, with blackish basal shade.

Care Cotony, King William’s Town (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

GYPSOSARIS, n. g.

Head rough-haired; ocelli present; tongue long. Antenne 3,

in g shortly ciliated, basal joint moderate, with pecten of thin

scales. Labial palpi moderately long, obliquely ascending, clothed

with loose rough projecting scales throughout to apex. Maxillary

palpi very short, filiform, porrected. Posterior tibiz loosely haired.

Forewings with 16 fureate, 2 from angle, 7 to termen, 8-10 approxi-

mated, 11 from middle, secondary cell well-defined. Hindwings

almost 1, elongate-ovate, cilia *; 2-7 separate, lower branch of

internal vein continuous with 4, 5 and 6 approximated on each

side of upper branch.

GYPSOSARIS CONIATA, 0. sp.

g. 13-14 mm. Head, antenne, and thorax white. Palpi grey,

internally white. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish, Forewings

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elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen straight,

very oblique; white; some small scattered light ochreous-yellowish

spots, apparently irregular and variable in position: cilia white.

Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-grey.

Care Cotony, Capetown, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot) ; two

specimens.

PLUTELLA BALANOPIS, 0. sp.

g. 15 mm. Head whitish, sides of face pale ochreous. Palpi

brownish-ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous, tuft of second

joint short. Antenne greyish-ochreous with several whitish

bands. Thorax pale ochreous, suffused with dark fuscous irrora-

tion except on a broad dorsal stripe. Abdomen whitish-ochreous

mixed with fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently

arched, apex round-pointed, termen faintly sinuate, oblique ;

whitish-ochreous, suffusedly mixed with light brownish; a rather

dark fuscous suffusion extends over whole wing, except a small

elongate patch in centre of disc, and undefined costal and dorsal

streaks which disappear towards base; costal half of wing irregu-

larly dotted with dark fuscous ; a narrow elongate ochreous-white

spot in dise at +, partially edged with dark fuscous; a cloudy

blackish-fuscous spot at apex: cilia whitish-ochreous, with two

dark fuseous shades. Hindwings with 3 and 4 closely approxi-

mated at base, 5 and 6 approximated towards base; pale grey ;

cilia whitish-grey.

Carr Cotony, Clanwilliam, in November (Lightfoot) ; one specimen.

TINEIDAL.

OPOGONA SCAPHOPIS, n. Sp,

3 9. 14-15 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellow, crown purplish-

fuscous. Palpi fuscous, internally whitish-ochreous. Antennz pale

yellowish. Thorax ochreous-yellow. Abdomen light greyish-

ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, apex rather prolonged, acute ;

clear pale ochreous-yellow; a slender dark fuscous streak along

basal fifth of costa ; a narrow purplish-bronzy-fuscous streak edged

anteriorly with black from 2 of dorsum along termen to apex,

thickest on tornus and thence very finely attenuated to apex: cilia

gray, slightly purplish-tinged, on costa pale yellowish. Hindwings

pale shining prismatic violet-brassy-grey ; cilia light greyish-

ochreous.

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Care Cotony, Port Elizabeth, bred in April from larve boring

stems of Aloe (Lounsbury) ; two specimens.

TINEOLA PURPUREA Stt.

(TINEA PURPUREA Stt. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (n.s.) V, 221.)

3. 21 mm. Head orange. Labial palpi bronzy-fuscous,

towards tip ochreous-whitish. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely

scaled, dark fuscous. Antenne whitish. Thorax purplish-bronzy-

fuscous. Abdomen light bronzy-fuscous. Forewings elongate,

narrow, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely

obliquely rounded; all veins separate; bronzy tinged with purple

towards costa: cilia light bronzy. Hindwings with 3 and 4 approxi-

mated at base; bronzy, strongly suffused with purple, especially

posteriorly ; cilia pale whitish-grey.

The specimen which I have described is apparently Stainton’s

original type ; it bore a label with the name Tinea purpurea, n. sp.

in Stainton’s own writing, and the correct locality-label, Knysna,

and Stainton only mentions one specimen. Stainton’s description,

whilst fully agreeing, is in some respects incomplete, and I therefore

took the opportunity of redescribing it. It is very like Tinea @nopis

Meyr., but is larger, narrower-winged, and more brightly coloured ;

enopis is a true Tinea, with folded maxillary palpi.

SCYROTIS, n. g.

Head loosely haired ; ocelli present; tongue absent. Antenne 2,

in g moderately ciliated, basal joint rather large, with strong pecten

of long scales. Labial palpi short, porrected, second joint loosely

scaled, terminal joint tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi very short,

porrected, loosely scaled. Posterior tibiz clothed with long hairs

above. Forewings with 1b simple, 2 from 3, 3 and 4 approximated,

5 absent, 7 to termen, 8-10 rather approximated, 11 from before

middle. Hindwings under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia nearly 1; veins all

separate, 5 and 6 rather approximated.

SCYROTIS ATHLETA, N. sp.

$ @. 13-15 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish irrorated

with fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish mixed with dark fuscous.

Antennz fuscous obscurely ringed with ochreous-whitish. Abdo-

men pale fuscous, segmental margins ochreous-whitish. Forewings

elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very

obliquely rounded; pale greyish-ochreous or ochreous-whitish,

partially tinged with fuscous, distinctly irrorated with dark fuscous ;

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indications of an undefined darker discal spot at 2; very undefined

dots of dark fuscous irroration round posterior part of costa and

termen : cilia ochreous-grey-whitish with two fuscous shades,

towards base sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings light fuscous;

cilia pale greyish-ochreous tinged with fuscous.

Carzk Conony, Table Mountain (Lounsbury); four specimens.

Mr. Lounsbury sends the following particulars of the very interesting

and quite exceptional larval habits of this insect: “The larvee

produce what are known in these parts as ‘Jumping Beans’; they

are formed in the leaves and young stems of Rhus glauca ; when the

larva is full-grown the ‘Bean’ separates from the plant-tissue that

confines it, and this tissue ruptures irregularly; then by the

persistent struggles of the larva the ‘ Bean’ becomes dislodged and

falls to the ground, where it jumps about in a striking manner ;

sometimes in the case of caged specimens this jumping continues

for six weeks or more. The ‘ Beans’ are found during November,

but pupation does not seem to take place till February, the moths

emerging towards the end of March. The insect pupates inside the

‘Bean,’ and the moth escapes through a neatly cut circular aperture

at one end. The larva is subject to the attack of two or more

parasites. Iam, I believe, the first to rear this moth, though the

‘Jumping Bean’ is well known.”

Mr. Lounsbury sent also examples of the “ beans”’ themselves; as

explained above, these are not really beans or fruits, and must not be

compared with the so-called ‘jumping beans” from Mexico; they

are regular oval cases, receptacles, or cocoons, of a pinkish-ochreous

colour, measuring about 6 mm. x 4mm., with a finely vermiculated

surface, and show no silk in their construction, being apparently

composed of a substance deposited in a semifluid condition, and

subsequently hardened by drying into a thin shell or wall. When

the moth is to emerge, one end of this is sliced off quite neatly and

evenly, perhaps by some special apparatus in the pupa. The whole

phenomenon is very singular, and needs further investigation and

explanation.

MELASINA STIBARODES, 0. sp.

3. 21-25 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen densely

hairy with mixed fuscous and whitish hairs ; head small, palpi short,

thorax and abdomen broad and robust. Antenne fuscous, in

lined with white, pectinations in g 4. Forewings elongate,

moderate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded,

termen obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 sometimes stalked; pale

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fuscous suffusedly mixed with dark fuscous; markings in ¢

pale fuscous, slightly whitish-mixed or not paler than ground

colour, indistinct, in @ white, distinct; two sometimes confluent

spots at base, a sometimes interrupted fascia at 4, a transverse spot

from middle of costa, and a curved series of four spots from $ of

costa to dorsum before tornus; a series of small spots round

posterior portion of costa and termen; two or three variable and

irregularly placed dots in dise besides these: cilia fuscous, in g

sprinkled with whitish, in @ barred with white. Hindwings with

5 and 6 sometimes stalked ; in g rather dark fuscous, in ? whitish-

fuscous finely irrorated with dark fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous.

Carr Conony, Capetown, in March; three specimens, bred from

larvee. Specially distinguished by the unusually robust thorax and

abdomen, small head, and dense hairy clothing, which give it a

bombycoid appearance ; the neuration is remarkably variable, veins

7 and 8 of forewings and 5 and 6 of hindwings being separate, short-

stalked, or long-stalked in different specimens or even in different

wings of the same specimen. The larval case is remarkably Psychid

in character, very large, 32 mm. in length; cylindrical, of tough silk

closely covered with small pieces of stick (apparently twigs and

thorns) arranged transversely, with the ends shortly projecting.

MELASINA CIRCOPHORA Meyr.

The larval case of this species is 18 mm. long, cylindrical, of

silk covered with slender pieces of stick arranged longitudinally,

each piece being as long as the case.

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9.—On the Milk Dentition of Orycteropus.—By R. Broom, M.D.,

Disc, CM-ZcS:

THERE is probably at present no living mammal whose affinities are

more in doubt than Orycteropus, the Aard Vark of the South African

farmers. Though placed among the Hdentates, it has long been

recognised that it has very little affinity with the typical American

forms ; and while it seems to resemble more closely the Old World

Manis, it is doubtful if the slight resemblance indicates a relation-

ship,

In 1890 Oldfield Thomas made an important advance in our

knowledge of Orycteropus by his discovery of milk teeth in two

young specimens in the British Museum. ‘“ Hach of these speci-

mens has a complete, although rudimentary, set of milk teeth,

extending the whole length of the maxillary bones above, and

along a rather shorter portion of the mandible below. None,

however, are observable in the premaxille, or in the corresponding

anterior part of the mandibles. The teeth are all quite minute, and

it is very doubtful whether they would ever have cut the gum.”

‘Tn the upper jaw there appear to be normally no less than seven

milk teeth. Of these the most posterior is by far the largest, has a

rudimentary crown, and two distinct roots, anterior and posterior.

The second, proceeding forwards, is far smaller, and is simple and

styliform. The next, the third from the back, is also simple, but is

far larger in section, and its base is not closed up in either of the

specimens ; on this account there seems to be just a possibility that

this particular tooth is not a milk tooth at all, but only the tip of one

of the smaller anterior permanent teeth, which it resembles closely

in size; on the other hand, however, its complete calcification is in

marked contrast to the soft condition of the other permanent teeth,

and therefore it seems safer for the present to call it a backward

milk tooth rather than a precocious permanent one.”’

‘‘In front of the three posterior teeth there are normally four

very minute styliform ones, similar to, and equidistant from each

382 Annals of the South African Museum.

other, the most anterior placed close to the premaxillo-maxillary

suture. . . . On one side of one of the specimens, however, there is

an additional minute tooth near the suture, so that there are eight,

instead of seven milk teeth present in the jaw.”

“Below, . . . the germs of the permanent teeth are distinguish-

able as well as the milk teeth. The latter are here apparently only

four in number ; the posterior one, as in the upper jaw, is large and

two-rooted. . . . The three teeth in front of this large one are

minute, pointed, about equidistant from one another. . . . Between

the two most anterior of these teeth there is a larger one, equally

elevated in the jaw with them, but as yet quite uncalcified, and

therefore no doubt merely the tip of one of the small anterior

permanent teeth.”’

The two specimens examined by Oldfield Thomas were respec-

tively 14 and 18 inches long. Through the kindness of Dr. Périn-

guey, of the South African Museum, I have had an opportunity of

examining the head of a newly-born Orycteropus afer. The whole

length of the animal was about 34 inches, and the skull measured

5} inches. My specimen is thus about twice the size of those

examined by Thomas. Being anxious to compare the condition of

the teeth with that in the specimens studied by Thomas, I clarified

the jaws in Xylol, and have been fortunate in discovering the

dentition in a most interesting condition.

In the upper jaw there are in front three small teeth which I

believe to be milk incisors. Two of them are certainly incisors, and

the third most probably. All three are distinctly calcified. The

most anterior, which lies near the middle of the alveolar portion

of the premaxillary bone, is so small that it can only be seen with

difficulty by the naked eye. The second and third are large enough

to be easily seen without a lens. They are rather nearer to each

other than is the second to the first. The third is practically in the

suture between the premaxillary and the maxillary bones, but is

apparently a premaxillary tooth and thus an incisor. All three

incisors are small, irregular, triangular calcifications. They are

evidently extremely degenerate, and probably have been con-

siderably absorbed.

Behind the third incisor and close to it, but distinctly belonging to

the maxillary bone, is another small degenerate tooth, which I take

to be the milk canine.

About 3 mm. behind this a very small degenerate tooth, which is

apparently the first milk premolar. About 4 mm. further back is a

second milk premolar, larger and broader than the first and with a

On the Milk Dentition of Orycteropus. 383

distinct but obtuse point. The third milk premolar is situated

9 mm. behind the second. It is also broad and obtusely pointed,

but less than 1 mm. in antero-posterior length. The fourth milk

premolar, which lies about 6 mm. behind the third, is relatively

of large size, measuring about 14 mm. in antero-posterior length.

It appears to have some indications of two roots. About 3 mm.

behind it is a very small fifth milk premolar, and 7 mm. behind the

fifth is a fairly large sixth milk premolar which has an antero-

posterior measurement of 2 mm,

Underneath the third milk premolar there is apparently a minute

permanent tooth developing, but it is not yet calcified. Under the

fourth milk premolar is a calcified permanent tooth of about equal

size. Partly under but mainly behind the small fifth milk premolar

is a large developing permanent tooth, which has an antero-posterior

measurement of between 4 and 5mm. Under the sixth milk pre-

molar is a permanent tooth rather smaller than that in front of it.

There is evidence of at least four other teeth of the permanent

set behind the sixth milk premolar.

In the lower jaw there are also three milk incisors, all of which

are very small, but all calcified. The first lies near the front of the

jaw and about 2mm. from the symphysis. The third is 6 mm.

behind the first, and the second between the others but nearer to the

third. About 4°7 mm. behind the di3 is a very minute canine.

When the jaw is in position this canine lies a little in front of the

upper milk canine.

About 5 mm. behind the canine is a rather larger tooth, doubtless

dp'. 5:5 mm. behind this is the second milk premolar. This dp? is

a pointed flattened tooth directed somewhat forwards. It has an

antero-posterior measurement of nearly 1 mm. About 8 mm. further

back is situated dp3, a tooth nearly similar in size and shape. The

fourth milk premolar is about 3 mm, behind dp. It is appreciably

longer than the anterior teeth, but not much wider. It has a distinct

pulp cavity. About 24 mm. behind it is a smaller obtusely pointed

dp5.. And 6 mm. behind dp5 is a large dp®. This last tooth is the

only milk tooth in the lower jaw of fairly large size. It measures

a little over 14 mm. in antero-posterior length.

Immediately behind dp? a developing permanent tooth can be

seen, and between dp; and dp+ a second permanent tooth. Between

dp+ and dp5 there seems to be a third, but it is not very distinctly

seen. Immediately behind dps is a large pointed permanent tooth,

and below dp® is a developing fifth permanent tooth. Behind this

there are evidences of apparently three other permanent teeth.

384 Annals of the South African Museum.

The teeth described and figured by Thomas in the upper jaw are

apparently de, dp', dp, dp3, dp+, dps, and dp®. In his specimen, as

in mine, it is dp+ and dp® which are best developed. The little tooth

which he observed on one side of one of the specimens near the

premaxillo-maxillary suture is evidently dis. The four milk teeth

he found in the lower jaw clearly correspond to the teeth I call dp:,

dp‘, dps, and dp*®.

The full dentition of Orycteropus may be represented ‘diagram-

matically as follows :—

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While the discovery of this full set of milk teeth, including distinct

incisors, confirms the opinion that has been growing of late years

that Orycteropus is not a true Edentate, it does not by any means

definitely decide for us where else it ought to be placed.

Thomas, after showing reason for removing it from the Edentata,

adds: ‘ But if Orycteropus is not genetically a near relation of the

Edentata, we are wholly in the dark as to what other Mammals it is

allied to.” Kitchen Parker, from the examination of the developing

skull, was specially impressed by its apparent affinities with Marsu-

pials and the lower Insectivores. Elliot Smith, in his recent memoir

on ‘The Brain of the Edentata,’’ says: ‘ The features of the brain

‘conclusively show that Orycteropws is no more nearly related to the

American forms [Edentates] than the Sheep is to the Dog.’ He

points out a number of resemblances of the brain to that of the Pig

and Musk deer, and thinks “in all probability Orycteropus became

specialised from the generalised type at about the same time as

the Ungulata,’ and that it may be a branch from the Subungulate

stem.

While fully aware of the fact that many mammals have the

number of molars largely in excess of that found in their ancestors,

I feel inclined to think that there is some phylogenetic reason for

Orycteropus haying a definite number, and that its ancestor had

a dental formula of 73¢4m%. The evidence of six premolars would

seem to remove it from any close relationship with other living

forms, and to suggest the possibility of its being related to some

of the Mesozoic mammals, a number of which have probably an

identical dental formula.

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10.—New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera).

—By L. Prérinevey, D.Sc., F.E.S.

Gen. PSAMMOTHERMA, Laityr.,

PSAMMOTHERMA TRANSVAALICA, Nn. Sp.

8. Black, with the antenne and the tegule only red, in the former

however the first and the second joints are black ; abdomen nearly

sessile, the first segment with a narrow apical fringe of sub-flavescent

hairs with a white tinge, second segment with an equally narrow

apical border, third segment completely covered by a band of the

same colour.

It is not necessary to repeat here the description of P. flabellata,

Fab., with which the present species is intimately connected. It

differs however from it, provided the South African examples with

black antennz and pro- and mesonotum are the same species, by

the brick-red antenne, the two basal joints of which only are black ;

the entirely black thorax with the exception of the tegule which are

also brick-red ; the apical pubescent bands of the first, second, and

third abdominal segments is also more yellowish than in what I take

to be the Cape Colony form of P. flabellata. I may point out that

in the examples from the latter locality the apical white border of

the second segment disappears towards the middle.

Length 14 mm.; width (wings expanded) 25 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Waterberg, Zoutpansberg), Transvaal Museum.

Gen. MUTILLA, Fabr.,

Murinua (TRICHOLABIODES) PERINGUEYI, Andr.,

Zeitsch. f. Hym. und Dipterol., 1902, p. 23.

@. Black, with the thorax red; abdomen sub-sessile, elongate

ovate, basal segment with a broad, apical white band, second and

third segments with a broad, white, apical band widely interrupted

in the centre. Upper side of head and prothorax not clothed with

an appressed pubescence, but moderately bristling with black, and,

occasionally, white sets, abdomen somewhat densely setaceous.

386 Annals of the South African Museum.

Head nearly quadrate, eyes set nearer to the insertion of the

mandibles than to the posterior margin, the space behind the eyes

being long, straight, and the angle quite distinct, the basal margin

itself is straight, tubercles large, transverse, third antennal joint

three times as long as the second and thickening at tip ; thorax very

long, convex on the mesonotum, greatly sloping behind, broadly,

deeply, and regularly foveate reticulate, broadest across past the

suture of the pronotum, strongly bi-sinuate laterally, and thus

bulging in the middle; between the pro- and the metanotum the

latter is strongly sloping, and the lateral margin only slightly serrate ;

abdomen sub-sessile, first segment very short at the base, bi-dentate

there, then dilated but not as broad as the anterior part of the second

segment, strongly carinate underneath, the carina truncate behind in

the manner of the g; all the segments are deeply punctate, the

punctures on the second one deeper and more scattered than on the

others, the ultimate segment is closely punctate, set with dense

greyish hairs, and has no pygidial area.

Length 9 mm.; width 33 mm.

Hab. Natal (Durban), C. N. Barker.

Moutitia (RHOPALOMUTILLA) TONGAANA, 0. sp.

g. Black, with the dorsal part of the thorax and the tegule

ferruginous red, abdomen petiolate, segments with the exception of

the first and last having a narrow apical band of a dense sub-flaves-

cent white pubescence. Head and thorax clothed with a moderately

dense pubescence, greyish white on the anterior part of the head,

black on the posterior and the anterior part of the thorax but white

on the scutellum and along the metanotum, and almost purely white

on the abdomen and legs ; wings entirely light fuscous.

Head broader than long, and with the vertex produced towards

the base in a conical gibbosity set behind the ocelli; broader than

the thorax and prolonged behind the eyes which are deeply incised

inwardly, posterior margin with the angles obtuse but distinct, and

slanting on each side towards the centre; only one ocellus distinct

in the two examples which I have examined; front and vertex

irregularly foveate reticulate; second antennal joint less than one-

third the length of the third ; upper part of thorax from the anterior

border of the pronotum to the apex of the scutellum hexagonal and

very roughly pitted, suture of pronotum well defined, mesosternum

with few median grooves, scutellum greatly developed, in the shape

of a broadly truncate cone, briefly carinate transversely at apex,

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 387

vertical there, and overhanging the base of the metanotum which is

slanting, rounded and carinate laterally, bears four distinct longi-

tudinal keels in the centre, and is irregularly and not deeply punc-

tate; tegule closely punctate; first abdominal segment strongly

petiolate, covered with deep foveolate punctures and having under-

neath a weak keel, second segment ampliate ovate, covered with very

closely set, round, simple punctures, these punctures are coarser on

the other segments, and become very elongated on the last joint

which is entirely covered with them ; wings with the radial cell large

and not truncate at apex, two cubital closed cells and a third weakly

indicated, first recurrent nervure reaching the middle of the second

cell, if the third were better defined, the second recurrent, also ill-

defined, would reach its external edge; tibial spurs white.

Resembles in some characters &. anguliceps, Andr., but is a dis-

tinct species.

Length 10-11 mm.; width (wings expanded) 17-19 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Amatongas), P. A. Sheppard.

MutiILuA (DASYLABRIS) KANDLA, 0. sp.

3g. Black, with the wings very deeply infuscate from base to

apex, clothed with a dense appressed pubescence silky white on the

front and vertex, under side, and legs, black on the rest of the body

and interspersed with very numerous, somewhat dense, long setz of

the same colour ; abdomen sub-petiolate, first and second segments

with a narrow silky white pubescent band, set on the apical border,

third segment with a broad similar band interrupted in the centre

but not along the edge, fourth segment with a small, lateral white

patch, and a conspicuous sub-quadrate one in the centre of the two

segments following, apical one without any white pubescence or

white hairs. Head deeply and somewhat coarsely foveolate pune-

tate, little broader than the apex of the thorax, with the base very

slightly arcuate and the corners moderately rounded, space behind

the eyes moderately long, eyes not emarginate inwardly; second

antennal joint about half the length of the third; thorax closely

punctate on the upper anterior part, pronotum with the anterior

border very slightly arcuate backwards and a little ampliated

diagonally towards the tegule, the suture with the mesosternum

conspicuous, carinate; mesosternum without longitudinal keels ;

scutellum divided from the mesosternum by a deep transverse

groove, short, very sloping, and having on each side of the basal

part a sharp conical horizontal tubercle ; the strongly sloping meta-

388 Annals of the South African Museum.

sternum is rounded laterally, covered with deeper and broader fovez

than even the scutellum, and is without longitudinal keels ; first

abdominal segment somewhat short, the petiole angular laterally,

plainly carinate on each side underneath, and having in the centre a

very sharp well-developed keel, it is truncate at apex and covered

above and below with deep and closely set punctures ; on the second

segment these punctures are broader and more scattered on both the

upper and lower sides, those of the other segments are small and

very closely set; apical segment with a smooth longitudinal median

line not reaching the apex; wings very dark fuscous, radial cell

truncate at apex, stigma very small, three closed cubital cells and

two recurrent nervures, the first uniting before the middle and the

second at the apex of the second and third cubital cells ; tibial spurs

black.

Length 16 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 28 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

MorinuA (DASYLABRIS) KARROOA, Nn. sp.

3g. Black, clothed with a very dense and very long setose black

pubescence turning to greyish on the under side of the abdomen,

and less distinctly so on the anterior part of the pronotum ; abdomen

sub-sessile, ovate, second segment with a narrow apical border of

white pubescence ; wings sub-hyaline at base and infuscated for the

greater part of the length.

Head broader than long, deeply and very closely pitted, eyes not

emarginate inwardly, about equi-distant from the insertion of man-

dibles and from the hind margin which is straight with the angles

slightly rounded; ocelli very distinct; second antennal joint one-

third shorter than the third; thorax as broad in front as the

head, pronotum with the anterior border straight and the angles

distinct, slightly ampliated diagonally towards the tegule which are

large, convex, and less broadly pitted than the rest of the thorax,

the suture with the mesonotum is indistinct, the mesonotum itself

has no keel or carinule; the scutellum is broadly arcuate, very

sloping, but somewhat convex and densely hairy black; the meta-

sternum, which is short, follows the angle of the slope of the

scutellum, and is broadly pitted, rounded laterally, and simple ;

abdomen ampliate ovate, first segment as broad as long on the upper

side and with the peduncle very slanting, carinate on each side

underneath and having a very sharp median keel all along the

length ; it is less deeply and broadly pitted than the ampliate second

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 389

segment the slightly elongated punctures of which are nearly con-

tiguous, the punctuation of the other segments is finer, but the last

segment is closely punctate, not striate; spurs of tibize black; wings

infuscate but more hyaline towards the base, radial cell truncate at

apex, stigma very small, three closed cubital cells and two recurrent

nervures, the first of which abuts slightly before and the second after

the middle of the second and third cells respectively.

Length 94 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 164 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Matjesfontein), R. M. Lightfoot.

Mourtinta (MyRMILLA) BIDENTATA, 2, Andr.

3g. Black, with the whole upper side of the thorax ferruginous

red but with the frontal edge of the pronotum, the sides and the

posterior part of the metanotum slightly infuscate ; abdomen nearly

sessile, first segment with an apical median silky white sub-triangu-

larly ovate patch, second segment with an ovate median whitish

yellow patch situated at a short distance from the apex but not

reaching it, third segment completely covered with white pubes-

cence, fifth and sixth pubescent white in the centre; no wings.

Head one-third broader than long on the vertex, slightly narrowed

behind the eyes with the basal margin nearly straight but with the

angles slightly obtuse; eyes large, bulging, not incised inwardly, the

space behind the eyes equal in length to that of the eyes; whole

surface covered with sub-reticulate punctures with sub-longitudinal

slightly raised walls in the central posterior part of the vertex;

antennz somewhat slender, the first joint cylindrical, strongly

curving outwardly, second joint very small, third longer than the

fourth, and a little more than three times as long as the second; the

head has no appressed pubescence except at the base of the man-

dibles, and is moderately bristling with black sete above and white

ones on the sides; pronotum short, somewhat arcuate in front with

the angles sharp and the sides parallel, but it is slightly narrower

laterally at the suture than at the apex, posterior angles sharp ;

mesonotum nearly parallel but narrower than the pronotum at

apex ; scutellum broadly arcuate, transverse ; metanotum gradually

ampliate, rounded from the base, broader across the middle than the

anterior part of the pronotum, very convex on the upper side, pro-

vided at the top of the declivity which is vertical with two long

horizontal cylindrical spines set respectively at an equal distance

from the strongly rounded lateral angle of the declivity and of the

centre; the pronotum and the scutellum are foveolate punctate ;

390 Annals of the South African Museum.

the punctures on the mesonotum are divided by longitudinal sharp

walls, the metanotum is broadly foveate, and the whole thorax

bristles with long, stiff black hairs intermixed with a few greyish

ones turning to white along the apex of the metanotum; abdomen

broadly ovate, first segment nearly as broad at apex as the base of

the second, almost truncate at the base and with the peduncle very

short, the keel underneath is short and not truncate at tip; second

abdominal segment impressed on each side of the base, the two

impressions divided by a longitudinal short carinule; the segments

are irregularly punctured, the punctures being round, simple, but on

the second segment these punctures are greatly elongated and form

a moderately distinct striolation ; tibiz with two or three spines

outwardly ; spurs white.

Length 8 mm.; width 3 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Amatongas), P. A. Sheppard.

Moutinua (MyRMILLA) RHODESIA, n. sp.

3g. Antenne fuscous rufescent; head ferruginous red but deeply

infuscated between the eyes; thorax strongly contracted laterally,

wholly red; abdomen black with the peduncle of the first segment

reddish, on the hind border of this segment is a transverse, mode-

rately broad silky white band which does not reach quite the sides,

and is almost connected with a somewhat ovate central patch reach-

ing from the edge to about the central part of the second segment

which bears also at the apex a somewhat narrow band of silky white

pubescence not reaching quite the sides and somewhat broadly

interrupted in the centre; the third segment has a broad basal band

of the same colour covering two-thirds of the width, and narrowly

interrupted in the centre ; legs fuscous black, but rufescent at the

base, tarsi somewhat rufescent, spurs very long, white.

Head quadrate, as broad as long, the sides behind the eyes nearly

straight, and the angles very slightly rounded, distinctly wider than

the widest part of the prothorax, deeply and coarsely punctate and

covered with a short yellowish white pubescence with which are

intermixed black erect hairs, along the base is a fringe of white ones;

eyes large, about equi-distant from apex or base ; prothorax twice as

long as its widest part, deeply punctate rugose, covered with an

appressed, slightly yellow pubescence, and bristling with long erect

white hairs; anterior border of pronotum arcuate with the outer

angles strongly rounded, separated from the mesonotum which is

strongly contracted laterally ; no wings, only a small tubercle on

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 391

each side, scutellum transverse, metanotum somewhat convex,

broader than the pronotum, separated from the scutellary region by

a deep transverse groove, almost vertically truncate and with a row

of small tubercles on the edge of the declivity ; abdomen ovoid,

basal segment pedunculate and then broadly dilated, but with the

posterior border not as broad as the fore border of the second, and

without keel underneath ; all the segments bristle above and under

with silky white erect hairs, the first three are aciculate striolate,

the others are somewhat closely punctate ; legs long, very hairy,

hind tibiz with five spines outwardly.

Length 6 mm.; width 1$ mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Plumtree), Rev. J. A. O'Neil.

MovtiLLA (ODONTOMUTILLA) BECHUANA, 0. Sp.

3. Black, with a slight steel-blue tinge on the upper side, pro-

and mesonotum, scutellum and tegule ferruginous red; abdomen

sessile, third joint with a broad silky white band broadly:interrupted

in the centre; body bristling with black hairs, which on the meta-

notum and the first basal abdominal segment are white.

Head closely foveate, transverse, being nearly twice as broad as

long, the base straight and the angles quite sharp, equal in width to

the anterior border of the pronotum; the eyes are large, deeply,

arcuately incised in the inner part, the space behind them long ;

antennze robust, the tubercles small, second joint very short, third

also short; thorax almost parallel with the anterior border of the

pronotum straight, moderately angular and slightly narrower than

the apex of the metanotum, the suture carinate; the somewhat

convex mesonotum bears no longitudinal groove; the scutellum is

transverse, parallel, but with the apical angles horizontally dentate ;

the strongly declivous metanotum is sub-parallel laterally, being

slightly wider at the apex than at the base, and the hind angles are

distinctly aculeate ; it is broadly reticulate while the remainder of

the thorax is roughly foveate punctate, the tegule are punctulate

and very hairy ; abdomen sessile, the first segment fitting against

the base of the second, the keel underneath is short and sharp, it is

closely and roughly punctured like the posterior part of the second

segment the anterior part of which is conspicuously foveate reticu-

late ; the other segments are roughly aciculate, the last one, how-

ever, is nearly strigillate punctate without any pygidial area; spurs

of the tibia deeply fuscous; wings fuscous, slightly steel-blue in

the fore part, stigma very small, sub-quadrate, radial cell long, trun-

cate at tip, two closed cubitals, the third one only partly closed at the

392 Annals of the South African Museum.

tip, one recurrent nervure received before the middle of the second

cell, no traces of a second recurrent nervure.

Near M. cleopatra, Pér.

Length 11 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 214 mm.

Hab. Bechuanaland (Vryburg), E. Jones.

MoUTILLA DALILA, n. sp.

9. Black, with the whole thorax ferruginous red; head, thorax

and abdomen, under side and legs bristling with long dense hairs

black on the upper side, greyish white underneath ; abdomen nearly

sessile, elongate ovate, first segment with an apical yellow silky

band interrupted sub-triangularly in the centre, second and third

segments with a similar but slightly broader band also interrupted in

the centre, that of the third segment a little more broadly so than

that of the second, but both are continued underneath and are

almost as dense as on the upper side.

Head very little broader than the anterior part of the pronotum,

sub-quadrate, deeply reticulate foveate, space behind the eyes equal

to the length of the eye; second joint of antennz short, about one-

third of the length of the fourth; mandibles very long; thorax

hexagonal, very little longer from the apex to the declivity of the

metanotum than broad, strongly crenulate and bi-sinuate laterally

and triangularly dilated towards the middle; the pronotum is

arcuate with the angles acute and the space between the lateral

triangular part and the sharp angle of the declivity of the meta-

notal part which is roundly sloping with the sides sub-crenulate is

plainly emarginate; the surface of the whole thorax is regularly

foveate punctate ; basal abdominal segment short, fitting against the

base of the second but not quite as broad, covered like the second

with elongate foveate punctures, on the second segment these

punctures are very elongated, their walls forming a longitudinal

striation ; on the other segments, except the last, the punctures are

simpler, the last segment is longitudinally strigillate all over and is

quite hairless ; the very bristly tibize have each seven double series

of strong spines; the keel under the final segment is slightly bi-

sinuate and truncate in front.

The shape of the head and prothorax recall that of M. (Stenomutilla)

capicola and beroé, Pér., but the prothorax is more serrate laterally.

It does not, however, belong to the sub-genus Stenomutilla, owing

to the abdomen being non-petiolate. .

Length 134 mm.; width 4 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg), Krantz.

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MUTILLA GAZA, 0. sp.

?. Totally black, with the base of the femora and knees, the

antennal tubercles and the second to fourth antennal joints fuscous

rufescent; abdomen sub-sessile, second segment with an elongated,

median, not dense patch of flavescent greyish hairs reaching from

the anterior border to about the middle, and a moderately broad,

denser band of the same colour along the apical border, the last

segment has a bunch of greyish sub-flavescent, long hairs on each

side of the upper part. The head and prothorax are covered with a

very short and not easily distinguished black pubescence and

bristling with long, black setae; the abdomen is equally setose, but

the sets are greyish white, interspersed with them are a few

black ones.

Head longer than broad, eyes large, horizontal, very bulging,

reaching behind almost to the broadly rounded border; antennal

tubercles elongated, rounded, second antennal joint very short, being

half the length of the third which is also short; whole surface closely

and regularly pitted; prothorax very slightly sloping on each side

on the anterior border of the pronotum without however being

arcuate, and with the outer angles distinct, straight laterally but

gradually narrowing towards the vertical declivity of the meta-

notum where it is about one-fifth narrower than at the apex; it is

moderately convex, with the metanotum abruptly declivous and

simple, and more widely and somewhat more irregularly pitted than

on the head; basal segment with an uninterrupted keel under-

neath ; all the segments are very closely punctate, the punctures on

the second segment being wider than on the others, and there are no

traces of striation; hind tibia with a double row of three spines,

spurs whitish.

Length 64 mm.; width 14 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Amatongas), A. P. Sheppard.

André has attributed to his Rhopalonwtilla clavicormis (Zeitsch. f.

Hym., 1901, p. 323) a g which I suspect to be that of MW. gaza.

Both gaza @ and clavicornis g were captured in the same locality

and the same day by Mr. Sheppard. It does not follow, however,

that because ‘‘ captured together ” the sexes were actually in copuld.

MUTILLA AMALITA, N. sp.

?. Body short and somewhat massive ; black, the dorsal part of

the thorax with the exception of the infuscate anterior and posterior

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angles red; antenne and legs brick-red; it is covered with a short

sub-flavescent pubescence and with somewhat sparse greyish and

black bristles; the abdomen is sessile, the second has a median

basal flavescent ovate patch and a somewhat narrow apical fringe of

whitish flavescent pubescence slightly dilated as a triangle in the

centre, the other segments have a similar but very narrow fringe,

apical segment without any distinct pygidial area.

Antenne thick, antennal tubercles elongated, rounded, second

joint less than half the length of the third; head transverse, covered

with contiguous round foveolate punctures, eyes large, long, set near

the hind part the angles of which are much rounded; thorax twice

as long as broad, nearly straight except for a slight inward curve in

front, and with the anterior angles distinct, somewhat convex in the

anterior and median part, parallel for about two-thirds of the length,

and with two distinct lateral constrictions there, metanotum am-

pliated, bluntly rounded laterally, vertically declivous and having

on the edge of the declivity a median, sharp tubercle, the dorsal part

and also the pleurze are covered with round foveolate punctures ;

abdomen ampliate ovate, quite sessile, the basal segment being

invisible from above, and simple underneath ; the second segment

which is as broad as long is covered with contiguous round punctures,

the other segments are also closely punctate; hind tibiz with a

double series each of three spines.

Length 34 mm.; width 14 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

In the only example of this species seen by me the apical border

of the second segment on which the narrow wide band extends is

rufescent.

MurTILLA MATOLA, N. sp.

?. Black, with the thorax red and the legs fuscous rufescent ;

abdomen sub-sessile or very briefly pedunculate, the first segment

bears a broad apical band of silky white pubescence, and the second

an apical slightly flavescent band narrowly interrupted in the centre,

reaching the sides but narrowing gradually towards that part; the

third segment has a similar band but more broadly opened in the

centre, this band is indistinct on the other segments, and there is no

visible pygidial area.

Head about as long as broad, eyes large, equi-distant from the

insertion of the mandibles and from the hind part which is quite

rounded; it is deeply and closely pitted, somewhat densely white

pubescent and with numerous black bristles ; antennal tubercles not

prominent; thorax very elongated, being nearly three times as long

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as broad, and plainly gibbose, the anterior border of the pronotum is

straight and the sides widely slanting, all the angles being distinct ;

at the base it is one-third wider across than at the anterior border,

from there it is nearly straight laterally but it tapers slightly towards

the metanotum which is only gradually sloping and simple, the

pleure are strongly dentate behind; it is covered with broad fovex

separated by a sharp but narrow wall; basal segment dentate on

each side, dilated and fitting against the ovate very convex second

segment, and with two minute teeth underneath, second segment

covered with elongated punctures somewhat striolate in the anterior

part; hind tibize without rows of spines ; spurs white.

Length 34 mm.; width 1+ mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali), A. Bodong.

MUuTILLA SEGKOMA, 0. sp.

?. Red, with the basal part of the first and the whole of the

second and third abdominal segments black; head, prothorax and

legs clothed with a dense, appressed, silky yellow pubescence with

which are interspersed long flavescent sete; abdomen sessile, first

segment with a border of golden-yellow pubescence becoming broader

and patch-like in the middle where it impinges on the anterior edge

of the second segment, which, like the third, has also at apex a broad

border broadly triangularly dilated in the centre; the sides are also

clothed but less densely with a yellowish pubescence, and the two

apical segments are equally yellow pubescent on the upper side.

Head broader than the anterior part of the prothorax, and about

equal to the posterior, closely pitted, rounded, eyes very large, no

space behind them; antennal tubercles moderately rounded, second

antennal joint one-third smaller than the third; thorax nearly

straight in front with the angles sharp, parallel for about a third of

the length, slightly narrowed laterally from the suture of the

pronotum to that of the metanotum, the latter is slightly broader

than the former ; the sides are serrulate, and those of the vertically

declivous metanotum have three distinct spines on each side; first

abdominal segment with a long tooth on each side, and a conspicuous

keel underneath ; it is about half the length of the second, very little

narrower at apex, and they are both strongly punctate, the punctures

on the other segments and on the under side are smaller; last

abdominal segment somewhat convex, no distinct pygidial area ;

posterior tibiz each with a double row of four spines ; spurs white.

Length 4 mm.; width i mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg).

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MUTILEA INKONA, 0. sp.

?. Black, with the prothorax red; abdomen sub-sessile, second

abdominal segment with two equi-distant white ovate spots each

situated between the centre and the sides, third and fourth covered

with a white band broadly interrupted in the centre, and not

reaching completely the sides, basal part of apical segment densely

pubescent white, pygidial area denuded, closely punctate; it is

clothed on the head and prothorax with a moderately dense greyish

pubescence intermixed with numerous long stiff whitish bristles

especially numerous on the abdomen; legs very hairy.

Head slightly broader than the prothorax, deeply, closely and

broadly punctate, eyes fairly large, equi-distant from the base of

the mandibles and the posterior part which is moderately broadly

rounded ; antennz thick, second and third joints short, equal in

length; thorax sub-parallel, about one-third longer than broad, quite

parallel from the anterior border of the pronotum which is nearly

straight with the angles very sharp to about one-fourth of the whole

length, it then becomes slightly narrow, but is still parallel as far as

the metanotum which bulges a little but is not much wider than the

pronotum and is abruptly declivous, the whole declivity, sides

included, being tuberculate dentate, the back is deeply and roughly

reticulate longitudinally, and the lateral margin irregularly serrate ;

abdomen elongate ovate, peduncle of first segment short, the carina

ending in a distinct spine underneath, and plainly dentate on each

side, the apical part of the segment is almost as broad as the second

which is plainly striolate longitudinally on the upper side, and

deeply punctate but simple underneath, other segments deeply but

more finely punctate, pygidium very closely aciculate; posterior

tibia each with a double series of four spines; spurs white.

Length 6-8 mm.; width 2-3 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

MUTILLA AMATONGA, 0. sp.

?. Head and abdomen black, antenne, thorax, and legs ferrugi-

nous red ; clothed on the head, prothorax, and legs with a flavescent,

more or less appressed silky pubescence intermingled with long

whitish erect setze ; abdomen sub-sessile, bristling with white sete,

on the second segment are three white silky patches, the first one

situated in the centre extends from near the anterior border, which

it does not always reach, however, to about the middle and is

parallel ; on each side of this band but slightly nearer to the sides

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than to the centre is an ovate one, the apex of which reaches slightly

further down than the central, and at the apical border is a very

small, triangular central patch coalescing with a white band covering

completely the three following segments, the apical one is bare,

closely strigillate longitudinally and plainly carinate laterally.

Head deeply and somewhat roughly pitted, eyes very large and

bulging, the space behind short and not broadly rounded; antenns

thick with the central joints broadening, second one much shorter

than the third, thorax nearly twice as long as broad, sloping forward

from the apex of the metanotum to the anterior part of the pronotum

which is slanting on each side of the neck with the outer angles

somewhat blunt; it is nearly parallel, the sides are not crenulate ;

the metanotum is abruptly truncate, the sides of the declivity are

serrulate, the declivity itself tuberculate, and slightly in front of the

declivous part is a transverse, median, little raised ridge ; the whole

surface is equally foveolate reticulate ; abdomen closely and mode-

rately deeply punctate above and under; legs very hairy, tibiew of

hind legs each with a double series of four rufescent spines.

Allied to M. partita, Klug.

Length 6-8 mm. ; width 13-2 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Amatongas, Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

MUTILLA UMTALINA, 0. Sp.

?. Black, with the prothorax ferruginous red ; abdomen elongate

ovate, sub-sessile, basal joint with a bunch of flavescent silky hairs

forming a small central patch at the junction with the second seg-

ment which has on each side and at about the median part an ovate

yellowish silky patch about equi-distant from the centre and the

sides, second segment with a broad band of the same colour and

substance, narrowly interrupted in the centre ; last segment clothed

with whitish fulvescent pubescence, pygidial area finely striate.

Head somewhat short, sub-quadrate with the hind angles blunt,

a little broader than the thorax, prolonged behind the eyes, the

latter large, about equi-distant from apex or base ; antennal tubercles

sharp ; antennz wanting ; whole surface closely reticulate and briefly

flavidous pubescent; prothorax nearly twice as long as_ broad,

parallel laterally from the apex to the suture with the metanotum

which broadens slightly but is also parallel with the angles some-

what blunt but distinct, vertically declivous and having on the upper

edge two median conspicuous spines and two smaller ones on each

side of these, all equi-distant; anterior edge of pronotum nearly

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straight, the angles fairly distinct; it is bristling with long black

sete turning to white behind, and is longitudinally furrowed, the

furrows are uneven and filled with irregular, somewhat large fovez ;

dorsal part of basal abdominal segment conspicuously granular, the

other segments closely punctate but not striolate, second segment

with a short compressed tubercle underneath; legs densely hairy,

the hairs flavescent white, hind tibia with a double row of five

spines ; spurs white.

Length 11 mm. ; width 3 mm,

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Umtali), A. Bodong.

MUvuTILLA BATAWANA, 0. Sp.

?. Light red, with only one-half of the upper part of the

abdominal segment black; abdomen sub-sessile, second segment

with three large, ovate, white flavescent patches, a median and two

lateral ones narrowly separated, and a posterior band sub-triangular

in the centre ; the other segments covered with a similar band except

the last one, which is partly denuded.

Head, prothorax, and legs clothed with a somewhat dense,

appressed whitish flayescent pubescence and long set; head

broader than long and wider than the anterior part of the thorax,

eyes large, space behind the eyes moderately long with the angles

rounded but distinct, the base somewhat emarginate in the centre ;

antennal tubercles smooth, rounded, second antennal joint one-third

the length of the third, front and vertex roughly punctate; thorax

sub-parallel, one-third longer than broad, only slightly broader across

the metanotum than across the pronotum, the anterior border of

which is nearly straight but slightly sinuate laterally on each side

with the anterior angles acute, the hind angle is also sharp and dis-

tinct laterally, the metanotum is vertically truncate with the angles

somewhat obtuse but distinct; it is somewhat reticulate punctate,

but the declivity is more distinctly foveolate; the elongate ovate

abdomen is very hairy above and under, the basal joint is short,

moderately broadening, and bears no distinct keel underneath, the

second segment which is deeply and closely punctate is black, but

in the centre only, the two lateral patches being on a rufescent

background, and is closely punctate ; the last segment is very finely

punctate, not strigillate; posterior tibiz each with a double row of

four teeth ; spurs white.

Length 4 mm.; width 1 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg).

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MUTILLA UMGANZE, 0. sp.

?. Red, with the abdomen black and the last antennal joints

slightly fuscous; abdomen elongate ovate, sessile, basal joint with

an apical border of yellow pubescence denser in the centre, second,

third, fourth, and fifth segments with a similar but better defined

border broadening sub-triangularly in the centre, but which is

somewhat indistinct on the sides of the three penultimate segments,

last segment with long hairs on each side of a smooth median

longitudinal area.

Head plainly transverse, a little narrowed behind, broader across

than the anterior part of the thorax but about equal in width to that

of the posterior; coarsely reticulate punctate, eyes large, space

behind the eyes long, base slightly arcuate; antennal tubercles

carinate, second antennal joint one-third the length of the third ;

thorax one-third longer than broad, neck robust and long, in the

shape of a truncate cone, anterior border of pronotum quite straight

and with the angles acute, almost spinose, and its sides straight and

plainly bi-dentate ; the mesonotum is also parallel, a little narrower

than the pronotum, and dentate laterally in the middle, the meta-

notum, which is very sloping from the convex scutellary region

towards the declivity, has on each side one blunt tooth and three

sharp spines, the second of which is situated at the upper angle of

the declivity and is very long, the third spine is quite apical and

shorter than the second; abdomen elongate ovate, basal segment

with a tooth on each side, it is broad, as wide at apex as the second

segment and nearly two-thirds of its length, the keel underneath is

tri-toothed; all the segments are finely punctate; posterior tibize

with a double series each of several spines; spurs white.

Length 7 mm.; width 2 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Zoutpansberg).

The general facies and vestiture of this species is not unlike that

of M. segkoma, but the spines with which the prothorax is provided

distinguish it easily from the former.

MutTILLA PROMONTORII, n. sp.

g. Black, with the upper and lateral parts of the thorax red ;

mandibles and tarsi sub-rufescent, legs fuscous; no wings or

developed tegulz ; abdomen briefly pedunculate, second segment

with a white more or less ovate patch on each side of the centre.

Head deeply and closely foveolate punctate, and covered with

long black bristles ; plainly transverse and only very slightly wider

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than the anterior border of the pronotum; eyes large, the space

behind the eyes somewhat short and with the angles briefly

rounded ; antennal tubercles rounded, second antennal joint shorter

than the third; thorax one-third longer than broad at its greatest

width which is at the straight anterior border of the pronotum, con-

tracted laterally near the scutellary region where the mesonotum,

which is very short, being less than a third of the whole length, is

slightly convex, and falls vertically, the sutures dividing the pro-

notum, the mesonotum and especially that of the scutellary region

are very deep, there are no wings, only a smooth, tubercle-like

tegula on each side, and the whole surface is covered with foveate

punctures, broader however on the metanotum which is somewhat

narrower at apex than the straight anterior border of the pronotum ;

abdomen bristling with long black hairs, ovate, briefly pedunculate,

the short slender peduncle is dentate on each side, and broadens at

apex where it is two-thirds the width of the anterior border of the

second, and bears a long, longitudinally emarginate keel, the

ampliate ovate second segment is conspicuously striate longi-

tudinally, the strize acute, and the apical part of the other segments

are only aciculate, on the pectus and the under side of the abdomen

the pubescence is greyish ; pygidial area not striate ; legs with black

and greyish hairs mixed, fuscous with the tarsi slightly rufescent,

tibial spurs white, hind tibiz each with only two superposed slender

teeth.

Length 74 mm. ; width 2 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Constantia), Dr. F. C. Purcell.

MUTILLA BAMBATA, 0. Sp.

3. Black, with the thorax red and the tibiz and tarsi reddish,

clothed on the head and prothorax with an appressed greyish flaves-

cent pubescence, and bristling with long, erect black sete; on the

abdomen the somewhat dense set are black and greyish white, and

the long pubescence on the legs is white; on each side of the second

abdominal segment is a triangular silky white patch, and the third

and fourth are covered bya similar white band reaching from side to

side ; tibial spurs rufescent.

Head narrow, vertical in front, very slightly broader than the

anterior part of the thorax; eyes large, somewhat elliptic, not

emarginate, space behind the eyes moderately long, angles slightly

rounded, whole surface deeply but closely pitted ; antennal tubercles

and joints with the exception of the deeply infuscate and much-

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curved basal one sub-rufescent, second joint one-third shorter than

the third; thorax covered with contiguous alveole, one-third longer

than broad, parallel for half the length, then constricted laterally at

the junction with the metanotum, the latter also parallel but slightly

narrower, convex, without any posterior angles and falling vertically,

the anterior border of the pronotum is straight with the angles blunt

but not quite rounded, the suture with the mesosternum is not very

distinct, but that with the metasternum is deeply grooved, the

scutellary region is very transverse, but otherwise indistinct ;

abdomen ovate, briefly pedunculate, the very short peduncle is

dentate on each side and almost sub-sessile, but broadening so as to

be at apex some four-fifths of the basal width of the second which is

plainly ovate, and bears from the base to past the median part

numerous wavy longitudinal costules somewhat broadly separated

from each other; the other segments are rugulose, there is no

pygidial area, the peduncle is carinate underneath, and the second

segment bears a very distinct basal elongated and carinate tubercle ;

hind tibiz not denticulate outwardly.

Length 8 mm.; width 2+ mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Shilouvane), Rev. H. Junod.

MouTILLA ANDREANA, 0. sp.

3g. Black, clothed with an extremely dense and long white

pubescence, especially long on the scutellum ; abdomen sub-sessile,

the first abdominal segment has a narrow apical silky white band,

the four segments following are clothed with an appressed white

pubescence, the two apical ones are not pubescent; wings light

fuscous.

Head plainly transverse, slightly broader than the anterior border

of the pronotum, covered with contiguous, deep, slightly irregular

punctures, clothed with a white erect pubescence especially dense in

the frontal part; eyes very large, deeply incised inwardly, set nearer

to the insertion of the mandibles than to the basal margin which is

nearly straight with the angles obtuse but yet distinct; antennal

tubercles prominent, second joint very small, not half the length of

the third which is also short, fifth, sixth, and seventh massive, the

latter slightly contorted and depressed underneath ; anterior part of

thorax covered with deep, irregular sub-foveate punctures broader

and deeper than those on the head; metanotum more broadly

foveate; pronotum nearly straight in front, but with the angles

rounded and the suture deep; mesonotum convex, very distinctly

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angular on each side behind, and having two median longitudinal

grooves; scutellum simple, convex, sloping ; metanotum very short,

convex, very declivous, and rounded laterally, and very densely

hairy white; abdomen very closely punctate above except on the

apical segment where the punctures are very rough and very closely

set and leave no visible pygidial area ; underneath the punctures are

more scattered and slightly broader; the short basal segment is not

as broad at apex as the base of the ampliate ovate second one, the

keel underneath is not strongly defined ; legs clothed with a thick

white pubescence ; spurs of tibize white ; anterior wings with a well-

developed stigma, radial cell not truncate at apex but not very

sharp, three closed cubital and two recurrent nervures received

respectively in the centre of the second cubital and past the middle

of the third.

Length 11 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 18 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

Allied to M. atrata, Sm., and closely resembling M. adelpha,

André, which I have also received from Beira, but captured in

November, while andreana was captured in February.

MOUTILLA UMTATA, N. Sp.

3. Black, with the pronotum, mesonotum, and scutellum dark

ferruginous red, wings infuscate, anterior part sub-violaceous ;

abdomen sub-sessile, the first four basal segments having on the

apical border a moderately broad sub-rufescent whitish band ; head

clothed with a very dense partly appressed partly erect flavescent

whitish pubescence ; thorax more sparsely, abdomen and legs densely

villose, the hairs greyish white.

Head transverse, eyes large, hardly emarginate in the inner part,

nearly equi-distant from the basal margin which is almost straight

and very rounded at the angles than from the point of insertion of the

mandibles which are broadly concave, forcipate and three-dentate at

apex and dentate outwardly at about the middle, the tooth of the

left jaw is bifid; first antennal joint densely setose, the tubercles

well developed and somewhat acute, and the second joint one-third

the length of the third; ocelli set close together and moderately

distinct, front and vertex closely pitted; thorax sub-parallel but

somewhat deeply sinuate laterally past the scutellary region, pro-

sternum narrow, somewhat arcuate, with the angles obtusely

rounded, suture very distinct, pronotum convex and with two

median longitudinal grooves; scutellum knobby but simple and

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sloping, the surface of these three parts is roughly reticulate foveo-

late, metanotum convex, short, rounded laterally and covered with

regular fovex ; tegule punctulate and densely hairy ; abdomen sub-

sessile, peduncle short and with a short but sharp keel slightly

sinuate in the centre and truncate at each end, punctures of the first

two basal segments simple and closely set, those of the following

segments also closely set, but finer, those of the last segment very

elongated and somewhat strigillate laterally ; tibial spurs white ;

wings with the stigma hardly distinct, radial cell moderately elon-

gated, sub-truncate at tip; three closed cubital cells and two recur-

rent nervures, the first abutting to the middle of the second and the

other past the middle of the third cell.

Length 13-15 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 24—26 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Waterberg), Pretoria Museum.

Allied to M. purpurata, Sm., and M. psamathe, Pér.

MUTILLA SABINA, N. sp.

g. Black, with the two basal segments of the abdomen red,

clothed all over and under, legs included, with very dense white

villose hairs; mesonotum bearing also a yellowish white appressed

pubescence, all the abdominal segments with a thick fringe of white

hairs, third segment covered by a band of silky white pubescence

triangularly interrupted in the centre; scutellum with a bunch of

white hairs at apex ; abdomen sub-sessile ; wings infuscate.

Head slightly broader than the pronotum, narrow on the vertex,

being there nearly twice as long as broad, truncate behind with the

angles distinct ; closely foveolate punctate and clothed on the centre

of the vertex and in front with long, dense white hairs ; eyes large,

deeply incised in the inner part, space behind them long; labrum

with a quadrate carinate smooth, shiny impression; antennal

tubercles small, first joint with a very plain, sharp spine in the inner

part of the apex, third joint very small, less than one-third the

length of the fourth; pronotum slightly sloping in front, not much

ampliated laterally towards the tegule which are black, suture

carinate, mesonotum convex, with two plain median longitudinal

grooves and two carine; scutellum convex, simple, metanotum

convex, then vertical, rounded laterally and also at apex, broadly

reticulate, the remainder of the thorax being deeply foveate punc-

tate ; first abdominal segment not quite as broad at apex as the base

of the second, the carina underneath short, sharp at each end; all

the segments closely punctate, the punctures on the last which

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has no pygidial area, are somewhat rough; spurs of tibie white ;

wings fuscous but having on the forewing an irregularly diagonal

hyaline narrow streak extending diagonally from the first radial to

the third discoidal cell; stigma not distinct, three cubital closed

cells, two recurrent nervures received respectively the first in the

middle, the second slightly after the middle of the third cubital.

Length 104 mm.; width (wings expanded) 184 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Lydenburg).

Allied to M. speculatrix, Sm., and especially to M. zoé, Pér., but

easily distinguished by the sculpture of the labrum and the spine of

the first antennal joint. In a second example one of these spines is

broken off and the other is partly mutilated.

MUTILLA MANOA, 0. sp.

g. Black, clothed with abundant erect greyish hairs intermixed

with black ones, the greyish ones are very noticeable on the frontal

part, the pronotum, and the scutellum ; abdomen sub-sessile, edge

of the second and third segments with a somewhat narrow border

of long, silky white, densely set hairs; wings sub-fuscous ; antennx

robust, second joint about one-fourth the length of the third ; head

as broad as the thorax, base arcuate, the space behind the eyes

short, strongly rounded, eyes distinctly incised in the inner part,

large, ocelli set far back within two sub-parallel grooves, surface

covered with very closely set, somewhat irregular deep punctures ;

pronotum straight in front with the angles distinct, slantingly

ampliated laterally, about as broad across the base of the meta-

notum as on the anterior border of the pronotum, mesosternum

plainly convex and bearing two well-defined longitudinal median

grooves, scutellum convex, sloping, simple, metanotum short,

convex, rounded laterally ; the surface of the thorax and tegule

closely punctate, that of the metanotum regularly foveate ; abdomen

elongate ovate, first segment dentate on each side with the peduncle

very short, broadly ampliated towards the apex which is, however,

narrower than the base of the second, keel sinuate in the centre and

very sharply dentate at apex, deeply and closely punctate above and

under, like the other segments, the punctures somewhat uneven but

smooth except on the last segment which shows no pygidial area

and where the punctures are very rough; spurs of tibiz white ;

wings infuscate, but only slightly so near the base; radial cell

sub-obtuse but not distinctly truncate at apex, three closed cubital

and two recurrent nervures received the first slightly in front, the

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 405

second slightly past the centre of the second and third cell respec-

tively.

Length 94 mm; width (wings expanded) 14 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Cape Town), Master L. Péringuey.

The shape and livery are those of M. deiopeia, Pér., but the

abdomen is sub-sessile instead of being petiolate, the punctuation

is much less rough, and the anterior wings have three closed cubital

cells and two recurrent nervures instead of two cells and one nervure

as in M. dewopeia.

MUTILLA BIZANA, 0. sp.

3. Not unlike in general facies, neuration, and colouring of

wings the preceding species, but the space behind the eyes is longer

than in M. wmtata, the eyes are more distinctly, although only

slightly, emarginate in the inner side, the mandibles are not so

much developed, and being less concave do not project beyond

the labrum, and the tubercles are blunter; the mesonotum, tegule,

and scutellum only are ferruginous red, and the former has no

longitudinal groove; the metanotum is shorter and quite vertical

instead of being convex, and the sculpture of the upper side of the

thorax is rougher; the abdomen is more sessile, the first joint being

shorter and broader than in M. wmtata, and the keel underneath is

shorter, the second segment has underneath a small depression on

each side separated in the centre by a very small tubercle; the

flavescent whitish bands at the apex of the first, second, and third

segments are identical with those of M. wntata, but on the fourth

this band is reduced to a central patch; all the segments are more

closely punctate, the intervals between the punctures on the second

segment are slightly raised instead of being smooth, the last seg-

ment is scrobiculate as in M. wmtata and without any pygidial area,

and the tibial spurs are black instead of being white.

Length 11 mm. ; width (wings expanded) 19 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

MUTILLA ARAPHE, DN. sp.

3. Black, shiny; head and prothorax clothed with a somewhat

sparse silky white villosity particularly noticeable at the apex of the

scutellum and on the sides of the metanotum ; abdomen sub-sessile,

third segment with a lateral patch of white pubescence of the same

width as the denuded median part; wings infuscate. My example

is, however, probably rubbed.

406 Annals of the South African Museum.

Head broader than the anterior part of the thorax, twice as

broad as long, closely punctate, the punctures even; eyes large,

incised inwardly, space behind the eyes very short, base nearly

straight with the angles quite distinct; antennz piceous, the

tubercles greatly developed, somewhat conical, second joint very

small, third nearly one-third longer than the fourth; pronotum

sub-arcuate in the anterior part and gradually ampliate laterally

towards the tegulee, but with both the anterior and posterior angles

rounded, suture very plain, mesonotum convex, and with two dis-

tinct longitudinal grooves, truncate behind with the hind angles not

projecting, tegule very large, weakly punctate, quite hyaline along

the outer edge, scutellum moderately convex, sloping, simple ;

metanotum sloping, then declivous, rounded laterally and broadly

foveate, while the other parts of the thorax are deeply foveolate

punctate ; first abdominal segment not as broad at the apex as the

base of the second, and deeply and irregularly punctate, the keel

underneath runs the whole of the length and is slightly dentate at

apex; the second segment is densely punctate along the base and

more sparsely so from the middle to the apex, these punctures are

round, and those of the under side are broader and more evenly

distributed than the upper ones, the other segments are finely

aciculate above, not so underneath, but the aciculation on the last

segment, which has no pygidial area, is deep and rough; spurs of

the tibiz white; wings light fuscous, stigma very small, radial cell

elongated, not truncate at apex, two closed cubital, one distinct

recurrent nervure received slightly past the middle of the second

cell, and a feeble indication of a second recurrent.

The wings of my example are damaged, and it is not possible to

ascertain if the third cubital, which is only feebly indicated, is closed

or not, but I believe that it is not.

Length 10 mm.; width (wings expanded) 144 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Beira), P. A. Sheppard.

MUTILLA PETRUSIANA, N. sp.

3. Black, with the whole of the thorax and also the tegule red,

very briefly pubescent white on the frontal part, but bristling with

hairs that are black on the anterior part of the thorax, and white on

the metanotum, sides, under side, and the legs ; abdomen sub-sessile,

basal joint with a distinct fringe of appressed long whitish hairs,

second segment with a similar but slightly narrower border, third

completely covered with a white pubescence, apical segment densely

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 407

hairy white ; wings hyaline at base and narrowly so at apex, black

in the centre.

Head deeply foveate, nearly as long as broad, much rounded

behind the eyes, the basal margin being on that account plainly

arcuate ; eyes large, incised inwardly, front with a median longi-

tudinal carina below the antennal tubercles, second antennal joint

very small; anterior part of pronotum slightly narrower than the

head, gradually ampliated laterally towards the tegule, both the

anterior and posterior angles are quite rounded and the suture is

hardly distinct ; mesonotum convex and without visible longitudinal

srooves ; scutellum highly tuberculate, sub-cuneiform, metanotum

strongly sloping, rounded laterally and broadly reticulate, while the

pro- and mesonotum are longitudinally and irregularly foveolate

striate ; first basal segment short, not quite as broad at the apex

as the base of the second, and deeply and roughly punctate, the keel

underneath short, dentiform, second segment covered for two-thirds

of the length with broad reticulate foves: becoming much smaller

towards the apex; the punctures underneath are rough and uneven ;

the other segments are aciculate, and the last one, which has no

pygidial area, is more deeply aciculate than the others; tibiae with

white spurs; fore wings hyaline at the base for a fourth of the

length ; and at the rounding of the apical part, the rest black or very

deep fuscous, no distinct stigma; radial cell long, acuminate at

tip, two closed cubitals and one recurrent nervure received in the

middle of the second cubital.

Length 94 mm.; width (wings expanded) 144 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Pietersburg), A. T. I. Janse.

MUTILLA FRIANA, 0. sp.

g. Black, with the thorax ferruginous red; second abdominal

segment with a narrow, apical, seemingly not interrupted silvery

white pubescent band, third segment with a very broad band of the

same texture and colour covering nearly the whole surface, but

somewhat broadly interrupted longitudinally in the centre; wings

deep fuscous or black but with the basal part hyaline for about one-

fourth of the length and a small space at the apex also hyaline, in

the first radial cell is a median, small, somewhat rounded trans-

parent patch ; body covered with a greyish white pubescence and

erect hairs intermingled with biack ones which on the upper side

are more numerous than the white.

Head closely and irregularly scrobiculate, smaller than the thorax,

408 Annals of the South African Musewm.

but equal in width to the anterior part of the pronotum, transverse,

sinuate in the middle of the basal margin but with the angles

straight ; eyes oblong, moderately large, very little incised inwardly,

space behind the eyes long; mandibles not very large, acuminate,

simple laterally at the base; antenne not very robust ; second joint

very small; thorax gradually ampliated laterally from the outer

angles of the pronotum to the tegule which are very long and

comparatively narrow, suture of the pronotum very highly carinate ;

mesonotum moderately convex and having in the centre a very

distinct longitudinal raised line; scutellum very highly convex,

globose, all these three parts of the thorax are broadly, deeply, and

irregularly pitted. Metanotum short, rounded laterally, gradually

sloping, broadly reticulate with the walls very highly raised and

sharp, it has in the centre a longitudinal broad smooth groove,

the walls of which are very sharp; abdomen sessile, the segments

finely aciculate with the exception of the last and of the second, the

latter is broadly foveate above and below, where there is a con-

spicuous smooth longitudinal median keel reaching from the base to

past the median part, the keel of the first segment is short, emargi-

nate, and vertically truncate; the last segment is clothed with

greyish hairs and is deeply pitted and has no pygidial area ; spurs

white, hind legs not spinose; radial cell elongated, not truncate at

apex, three cubital and two recurrent nervures.

Length 174 mm.; width (winds expanded) 28 mm.

Not unlike in general appearance but not in markings MM.

guineensis (sycorax, Sm.), especially in the colouration of the

wings.

Hab. Northern Transvaal, H. Fry.

Gren. METHOCA, Latr.

METHOCA CONCINNA, N. sp.

?. Black, shiny, with the whole thorax ferruginous red, tibix

and tarsi rufescent, the mandibles and the three first antennal

segments are also rufescent. Covered with a greyish pubescence,

which does not however hide the teguments, the latter are very

shiny.

Head plainly transverse, being on the vertex nearly twice as broad

as long; it is, however, deeply sinuate at the neck, and the hind

angles are somewhat rounded; the space behind the eyes is long ;

the surface is covered with closely set round punctures, there are no

traces of a median longitudinal carina in the frontal part; the ocelli

New or little known South African Mutillide (Hymenoptera). 409

are distinct and not closely grouped ; second antennal joint a little

less than half the length of the third; thorax sparingly punctate,

and arcuately striate only on the sides of the mesonotum ; abdominal

segments smooth, shiny, only very slightly and sparingly aciculate,

the greyish pubescence is not appressed, and is more distinct on the

four posterior segments ; the abdomen is plainly stalked ; hind tibize

spinulose, spurs whitish.

This species, which is larger than M. minima, André, differs from

it in several respects.

Length 7 mm.; width 1+ mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (exact locality unknown).

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batawana (Mutilla)

bechuana (Odontomutilla)

bidentata (Myrmilla)

bizana (Mutilla)

concinna (Mutilla)

dalila (Mutilla)

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396 | matola (Mutilla) ................ 394

AOU | Micthocanytete seni eel 408

AMDB) || WGN? oon noecsboneaDDoDCGoaDS 385

400 | peringueyi (Tricholabiodes) ...... 385

398 | petrusiana (Mutilla) ............ 406

391 | promontorii (Mutilla) ............ 399

SOOM | PESammothentn drt tet tere ete: 385

405 | rhodesia (Myrmilla) ............ 390

AOS) || Selotingy (MipiNIIE)) Gocco cecocacooe 403

392 | segkoma (Mutilla) .............. 395

407 | tongaana (Rhopalomutilla) ...... 386

393 | transvaalica (Psammotherma) .... 385

396 | umganze (Mutilla)) 0... 2.232... 399

387 | umtalina (Mutilla) .............. 397

388 | umtata (Mutilla) ................ 402

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11.—New South African Micro-Lepidopteran—By HK. Meyricx,

IBSAS, Eso

I am indebted to Dr. L. Péringuey for the opportunity of studying

the additional material described here; the types are deposited in

the collection of the South African Museum.

PTEROPHORID AL.

PLATYPTILIA PERIACTA, 0. sp.

3. 18 mm. Head white, collar tinged with ochreous, frontal

tuft moderate. Palpi 12, ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-

white. Forewings cleft from beyond ?, segments moderately broad,

termen of first sinuate, oblique ; pale brownish much mixed with

whitish, with some scattered dark brown scales; costal edge dark

fuscous with a few whitish points, and a whitish space beyond

costal blotch ; indistinct spots of dark fuscous irroration towards

dorsum at 4, and beneath costa before middle; a sharply marked

triangular dark fuscous costal blotch before cleft, reaching 2 across

wing, whitish-edged posteriorly; some fuscous suffusion along

termen: cilia whitish, tips infuscated, on costa dark fuscous, on

termen with an even blackish subbasal line, on dorsum with some

seattered blackish scales and two blackish scale-projections before

and beyond costal blotch. Hindwings cleft firstly from 4, secondly

from 1; grey; cilia pale greyish, on termen with a dark grey ante-

median shade, on dorsum mixed with whitish, towards base with

scattered blackish scales, in middle with a scale-projection of whitish

scales becoming blackish towards tips.

Carpe Cotony, Capetown (Dawson); one specimen. Allied to

molopias.

STENOPTILIA ZOPHODACTYLA, Dup.

Care Cotony, Capetown (Dawson) ; two specimens.

412 Annals of the South African Museum.

TORTRICIDA.

TORTRIX SYMPLECTA, DN. sp.

3g. 16mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, partially tinged

with ferruginous. Palpi rather long, whitish-ochreous, partially

brownish-tinged. Antenne flatly dentate, ciliations 14. Abdomen

pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, somewhat dilated

posteriorly, costa anteriorly moderately, posteriorly slightly arched,

without fold, apex obtuse, termen straight, hardly oblique; light

ochreous-yellowish, reticulated throughout with yellowish-brown ;

basal patch partially marked with grey and black irroration, espe-

cially on outer edge, which is sharply angulated above middle ;

central fascia suffused with grey and blackish irroration on upper

half and margins of lower half, oblique, upper half narrow, lower

half broadly dilated with both margins convex ; costal patch semi-

oval, grey irrorated with blackish, containing two small cloudy

ochreous costal spots: cilia whitish-ochreous with yellow-brown

median line, towards tips grey sprinkled with blackish on tornus

(imperfect elsewhere). Hindwings and cilia whitish.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; one specimen.

TORTRIX AFRICANA, Wals.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in October and November (Cooke).

EUCOSMIDAL.

LASPEYRESIA OCNOGRAMMA, 0. Sp.

3. 17mm. Head brownish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous,

externally suffused with fuscous. Thorax and abdomen fuscous.

Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated, costa slightly arched, apex

obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; fuscous, suffused with

shining violet-leaden-grey and marked with numerous longitudinal

black lines, mostly on veins but with some additional ones ; towards

costa the leaden-grey colouring forms oblique strige separated by

darker interspaces; ocellus margined posteriorly with silvery-

leaden, three black streaks within it more pronounced. Hindwings

with 3 and 4 short-stalked ; grey ; cilia light-grey.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; one specimen.

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera, 413

GHLECHIADAS.

PALTODORA MELANATRACTA, 0. Sp.

3 2. 19-21 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with

scales expanded above towards apex and long dense tuft beneath,

dark fuscous except at apex of joint, terminal joint longer than

second, anterior edge dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow>

especially in g, costa slightly arched, in g slightly sinuate towards

middle, apex acute, produced, termen sinuate, extremely oblique ;

fuscous-whitish, sometimes partially suffused with pale fuscous,

with scattered blackish scales, especially towards apex ; costa some-

times suffused with blackish towards base; a black streak on sub-

median fold from base to 4, apex acute; sometimes a black dot

beneath costa near base; stigmata rather large, black, plical very

obliquely before first discal, first discal somewhat beyond middle, in

one specimen nearly obsolete: cilia ochreous-whitish, with more or

less developed interrupted blackish median line. Hindwings light

grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.

TransvAAL, White River, from September to December (Cooke) ;

Six specimens.

SYMBATICA, n. g.

Head with appressed scales; ocelli imperceptible; tongue

developed. Antennz #4, basal joint moderately elongate, without

pecten. Labial palpi long, curved, ascending, second joint with

appressed scales, terminal shorter, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi

very short, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiw clothed with long

hairs above. Forewings with 2 almost from angle, separate, 7 and 8

stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-

trapezoidal, termen sinuate, oblique, cilia almost 1 ; 4 and 5 out of 3,

6 and 7 long-stalked.

Probably allied to Gelechia, but characterised by the quite peculiar

neuration of hindwings.

SYMBATICA CRYPHIAS, N. sp.

?. 25 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark grey sprinkled with

white, terminal joint of palpi suffused with white except on anterior

edge. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly

arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; grey

irrorated with black and white ; discal stigmata represented by small

spots of blackish irroration connected by a streak of white sutfusion:

414 Annals of the South African Museum.

cilia grey mixed with white. Hindwings grey; cilia grey-whitish,

with grey basal line.

CapE Cotony, Capetown (Dawson) ; one specimen.

GELECHIA LIBERATA, 0D. Sp.

@?. 17 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-

whitish, second joint dark fuscous towards base, terminal joint

shorter than second, apex black. Thorax whitish-ochreous, mixed

on sides with fuscous. Abdomen greyish. Forewings elongate,

rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very

obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-brownish, with some scattered

fuscous and a few black scales; base of costa suffused with dark

fuscous, forming a short transverse mark near base ; a minute black

subdorsal dot near base; some strigule of blackish irroration on

costa anteriorly ; a subtriangular spot of fuscous suffusion on dorsum

at 2, terminated above by a small blackish spot representing plical

stigma ; a moderate spot of fuscous suffusion with some black scales

on costa at 3, and another towards dorsum before tornus: cilia pale

brownish-ochreous sprinkled with fuscous and blackish (imperfect).

Hindwings with 6 and 7 stalked; grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish.

CaprE CoLony, Capetown (Dawson); one specimen.

NoOTHRIS CHIONITIS, 0. Sp.

g. 17 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen white. Palpi white,

second joint with two black spots, tuft long, terminal joint with two

black rings. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently

arched, apex obtuse, termen gently rounded, rather strongly

oblique; white, becoming pale greyish-ochreous posteriorly, with

a few fine scattered black scales, towards apex and termen sprinkled

with grey; posterior half of costa with short oblique alternate

strigule of grey suffusion and white; a fine white terminal line

edged anteriorly by a row of black dots preceded by fuscous

suffusion: cilia whitish (imperfect). Hindwings whitish; cilia

ochreous-whitish.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; one specimen.

GiCOPHORIDAL.

PHILOBOTA (?) ERASTIS, N. sp.

9. 22 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish, outside edge of

patagia tinged with rosy-yellowish. (Palpi broken.) Abdomen

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 415

ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex

pointed, termen sinuate, rather strongly oblique; pale ochreous-

grey suffusedly mixed with white; costa suffused with white, costal

edge dark grey towards base; a moderately broad cloudy white

median streak throughout; a short subcostal streak of red suffusion

from base; a red basal spot beneath median streak, connected with

plical stigma by a suffused ochreous-yellow streak ; stigmata large,

vermilion-red, discal placed on median streak, plical beyond first

discal, second discal forming an oblique spot connected by a streak

of scattered red scales with apex; some scattered red scales along

termen: cilia pale ochreous-grey mixed with white, on costa white.

Hindwings light ochreous-grey, whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia

white, towards base greyish-tinged.

CapE Cotony, Capetown (Lightfoot); one specimen. In the

absence of the palpi the generic location is not certain, but it is

a very distinct species.

PLUTELLIDA.

GYMNOGRAMMA RHODONEURA, Meyr.

CarE Cotony, Capetown (Dawson) ; one specimen.

TINEIDA.

CRITICONOMA, n. g.

Head smooth; ocelli absent; tongue absent. Antenne 3, in $

stout, somewhat flattened, simple, basal joint stout, without pecten.

Labial palpi moderate, curved, somewhat ascending, diverging as

widely as possible, clothed with dense appressed scales, terminal

joint as long as second, obtuse. Maxillary palpi rudimentary.

Posterior tibiz clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 2

from 3, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-

ovate, cilia 1; 2 widely remote, 5 and 6 stalked, 7 parallel.

Intermediate between Opogona and Tinea, but differs from both

by the undeveloped maxillary palpi.

CRITICONOMA CHELONA, N. sp.

g 21 mm., 9 25 mm, Head, palpi, and thorax pale brownish-

ochreous. Antenng and abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings

416 Annals of the South African Museum.

elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen

extremely obliquely rounded ; light brownish-ochreous ; costal edge

dark fuscous towards base; whole wing except on costa strewn

with large coarse cloudy dark fuscous transverse strigule tending to

coalesce into striz, their confluence tending to form an irregular

spot on dorsum before middle : cilia pale brassy-ochreous. Hind-

wings and cilia whitish-ochreous.

Capr Cotony, Capetown; two specimens, of which the ? is

damaged. Larva feeding in portable case on lichens; case sub-

oblong, 20 mm. long x 10 mm. broad, flat, little narrowed

posteriorly, shoulders rather angularly prominent, mouth abruptly

narrowed ; grey-greenish, formed of silk covered with fragments of

lichen and sand.

TINEOLA PURPUREA, Stt.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in October (Cooke); one specimen.

BARBAROSCARDIA SCEPTICA, 0. sp.

3. 14 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, thorax, and abdomen

ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently

arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ;

7 and 8 separate, 7 to costa, 9 absent; ochreous-whitish, sprinkled

with strigule of fuscous and dark fuscous scales; markings fuscous

irrorated with black; small spots on costa near base, beyond 4, in

middle, at 3, and before apex, two representing discal stigmata,

second forming a transverse mark, one on dorsum before middle,

and a transverse mark before tornus: cilia ochreous-whitish, with

three interrupted fuscous lines sprinkled with black. Hindwings

light grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous.

TraNnsvAAL, White River, in September (Cooke) ; one specimen.

THRANITICA HEMICOPA, Meyr.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November and December (Cooke) ;

six specimens.

MELASINA DissoLuTA, Meyr.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in December (Cooke); one specimen,

apparently not distinguishable from the types.

PITHARCHA CHALIN#A, Meyr.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; two specimens.

New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 417

HAPSIFERA GLEBATA, Meyr.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; one specimen.

AMYDRIA TROPHIAS, Meyr.

Care Cotony, Capetown (Dawson) ; one specimen.

ADELID As.

NEMOPHORA TURPIS, Walk.

TRANSVAAL, White River, in November (Cooke) ; one specimen.

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12.—New Species of South African Myrmecophelous Pselaphide

(Coleoptera)— By A. RAFFRAY,

Tre BATRISINI.

ORROPYGIA, n. gen.

Fusiform. Head almost quadrate with the angles rounded and

the frons prolonged, but gradually depressed above the epistome.

Eyes almost median. Maxillary palps of moderate size; 1st joint

very small, 2nd elongated, straight, thicker at the tip, 3rd very short,

obeonical, 4th longer than the two preceding taken together,

irregularly fusiform, more swollen past the middle, obtusely

acuminate at the tip. Antennze broadly separated at the base,

inserted under the outer frontal angle, moderately long, club hardly

pronounced. Prothorax sub-cordiform, shoulders almost absent,

and having an uninterrupted sutural line, and an abbreviated dorsal.

Abdomen longer than the elytra, conical, almost horizontal, all the

dorsal segments distinct, tergites decreasing; the first has two lateral

carine the inner of which is slightly oblique, both carine are

moderately distant from each other, entire and form the margin,

there are only two faint traces of a very short carina on the 2nd, 3rd,

and 4th tergites, the 5th is plane, truncate at apex; the sternites are

of the same size as and corresponding to the tergites, the first is

invisible. Metasternum large, projecting as an obtuse point between

the hind coxe which are slightly apart. Legs robust, moderately

long ; tarsi moderately long, slender, Ist joint very small, 2nd and 3rd

cylindrical, sub-equal, the two claws are very unequal.

This new genus of the Batrisini tribe comes evidently near

Connodontus, the species of which are African, and mess-mates, if

not of ants, at least of Termites. The facies which is very much alike,

is especially due to the shape of the abdomen the dorsal and ventral

segments of which entirely correspond, the dorsal being neither

sloping nor incurved underneath. But it differs from Connodontus

in the palpi being smaller, and in the last joint being in nowise

420 Annals of the South African Museum.

flagelliform ; on the contrary it is slightly clubbed, exactly as in the

true Batrisus. Orropygia also resembles Namunia from Smyrna,

which is likewise myrmecophilous, but in this genus the abdomen has

an entire, strongly indicated lateral margin, and the mesosternum is

truncate between the hind coxe which are widely distant. On that

account the two genera have to be broadly separated.

ORROPYGIA MYRMECOPHILA, N. sp.

Dark reddish brown, with the elytra and legs lighter, shiny, briefly

not thickly fulvous pubescent; head and prothorax covered with

a strong, rough, closely set punctuation which is stronger and more

ocellate on the prothorax; elytra with sparse, somewhat strong

setiform punctures ; the punctures on the abdomen are finer. Head

hardly as long as broad, anterior angles projecting but rounded and

flattened; frons transversely impressed between the angles some-

what behind, convex and declivous between the antennz ; sides

slightly sinuate, tempora much rounded, two broad but shallow

fosse behind the centre, occiput and vertex not distinctly carinate.

Antenne long and robust; joint 1 robust, 2 not much longer than

wide, 3-6 very slightly obconical, much longer than broad and

slightly increased in length, 7 equal to 4, 8 cylindrical and shorter,

9-10 of equal length but slightly thicker and obconical, 11 longer,

fusiform. Prothorax longer than broad, strongly angulate on the

sides before the median part, the sides and the anterior part forming

a single curve; from the angle to the base the sides are slightly

arcuate inwardly, on each side is a strong fossa and traces of a

longitudinal furrow; a very faint transverse depression unite the

two lateral fossa with a not well-marked median one. Elytra

moderately elongated, regularly narrowed towards the base, shoulders

almost obsolete but indistinctly carinate, 3 basal fossz, dorsal stria

shortened in the anterior third part of its length. Abdomen longer

than the elytra, conical; tergites decreasing gradually, the first pro-

vided in the centre of its hind edge with a long and robust horizontal

spine extending as far as the anterior half of the 2nd tergite, ultimate

tergite visible, truncate at apex; sternites of the same size as the

tergites, the first flattened and more rounded at apex. Metasternum

with a deep, central furrow. Femora strongly fusiform ; tibie nearly

straight, gradually and very slightly thickening towards the apex.

Length 3 mm.

No sexual characters other than the spine of the first abdominal

tergite—which is undoubtedly the appendage of the male—is to be

detected. Tr

New Species of South African Myrmecophelous Pselaphide. 421

Captured by Rev. R. Godfrey, at Pirie Mission Station (King

William’s Town District, Cape Colony) in the formicarium of a large

ant belonging to the genus Camponotus.

Sus-Famiry CLAVIGHRIN A.

Gen. ARTICKRODES.

ARTICERODES LATUS, 0. sp.

Moderately short, thick and little convex, attenuate in front,

reddish brown, shiny; head and prothorax with rough, confluent

but somewhat fine and shallow punctures bearing a few fine sete ;

remainder of the body smooth, with a few seriate sete on the elytra.

Head hardly longer than broad, sub-cylindrical, epistome dilated on

the sides and also in front in a very obtuse triangle ; frons declivous

forward, tempora angular. Eyes large, projecting, median. Antennz

robust, as long as the head and half the length of the prothorax,

joint 2 quadrate, 3 a little longer than broad, obconical, 4 long,

nearly straight, gradually thickened towards the end which is

squarely truncate. Prothorax longer than the head, as broad as

long, attenuated in front, rounded laterally, the base triangular,

an entire strongly defined longitudinal furrow deeper in front

than behind. LElytra hardly longer than broad, slightly attenuate

towards the base, posterior margin declivous, angularly sinuose,

and having on each side, and not far from the edge, a fascicle

of hairs corresponding to an abdominal excrescence, and a few

rigid sete in addition. Abdomen a little larger than the elytra,

moderately convex, rounded behind, three deep excavations at the

base separated by fasciculate excrescences corresponding to the

fascicles of hairs of the elytra, lateral cavities very narrow, the median

one broad, transverse, lateral margin moderately narrow, simple,

fasciculate inwardly at the base. Metasternum large, pubescent.

Legs robust, moderately short, hardly compressed, tibize gradually

thickened towards the apex, intermediate ones slightly arcuate.

3. Metasternum triangularly depressed. Intermediate femora

provided at the third posterior part with a tooth of moderate size,

but sharp; the intermediate tibiz with a tooth in the inner side set

before the apex.

?. Metasternum convex. Legs simple.

Length 1:70-1:90 mm.

Hab. Pirie Mission. (District of King William’s Town), Cape

422, Annals of the South African Museum.

Colony. Captured by Rev. G. Rogers in the papyraceous nest

of the ant Crematogaster peringueyt.

This species is much larger, shorter, and thicker than A. syriacus,

Saule., which is met from Bokhara, Mesopotamia, and Palestine as

far as Abyssinia. It would resemble more A. 4-scopwlatus, Schf.,

from Sumatra, but it is much less elongated and less parallel, the

punctuation on the head and prothorax is stronger, the antennx are

plainly longer, the fascicle of hairs on the hind margin of the elytra

is much less thick, and finally the tooth of the intermediate tibiz is

at least three times smaller.

Gren. FUSTIGERODES.

FUSTIGERODES GIBBIVENTRIS, 0. sp.

Robust and short, chestnut reddish lighter on the elytra; head

and prothorax opaque, covered with large ocellate punctures bearing

a short glandular seta, remainder of the body smooth and shiny ;

elytra with short squamose sets, abdomen glabrous. Head longer

than broad, sub-cylindrical, frons declivous and acuminate, epi-

stome dilated, large, straight on the sides, almost quadrately truncate

in front, tempora somewhat angular. Antenne longer than the

head and the prothorax taken together, joints 2 and 3 hardly longer

than wide, 2 quadrate, 3 slightly obconical, 4 large, slightly more

slender at the base, almost cylindrical, very slightly sinuate, truncate

at apex. Prothorax transverse, rounded on the sides, base slightly

angular, and having a weak furrow ending behind in a large fossa.

Elytra longer than broad, but little narrowed at the base with

shoulders rounded, and having 5 low, short carinules bearing each a

series of glandular squamee; posterior external angle broadly truncate,

strongly reflexed and fasciculate opposite the abdominal prominence ;

posterior margin declivous, slightly arcuate. Abdomen as long as

but broader than the elytra, rounded on the sides and behind, very

strongly convex, almost gibbose, depressed on the sides with the

lateral margin narrow but projecting as a rounded fold and bearing

no fascicle of hairs ; at the base there is a very large and deep cavity

edged on each side near the lateral margin by a very strong, almost

quadrangular excrescence obliquely truncate at the tip, and bearing

along the elytra a brush of golden hairs, and a few set above them.

Metasternum large, convex. Legs robust, short, little compressed ;

tibiz thickening towards the apex, intermediate ones very slightly

arcuate and provided beneath, before the apex, with a small and

short spine. 3.

New Species of South African Myrmecophelous Pselaphide. 423

Length, 2:20 mm.

Pirie Mission. (District of King William’s Town), Cape Colony.

Found in the papyraceous nests of the ant Cremastogaster peringueyt.

This species differs from the others, majusculus capensis

wroughtom, and auriculatus, by its much shorter, broader, and

thicker shape, the abdomen is still more convex, and a very dis-

tinctive character is the absence of the large tooth with which the

intermediate tibize are generally provided underneath.

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13.—New South African Thysanoptera.—By Ricuarp S. BaGNatLt,

E.E.S.

A species of South African Anthothrips has been kindly submitted

to me for identification by Dr. L. Péringuey. I understand that

this insect is an important factor in the cross-fertilisation of certain

plants, and that a paper upon this most interesting subject has been

published lately.* I may here remark that a common Huropean

Thrips (Anthothrips statices, Hal.), closely allied to the South African

species, has been observed by me to carry pollen of certain Com-

positee—such as the Sea Aster (Aster trifolium), the Dog Daisy

(Chrysanthemum leucophthalmum), the Ragwort (Senecio jacobea),

and the Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

The South African form does not appear to have been described,

and may be called Anthothrips mgricorns. In a future paper I

hope to describe the species more fully, and also to figure the

Sexes.

Orvper THYSANOPTERA.

Sus-Orper TUBULIFERA.

Famity PHLGZOTHRIPIDA, Uzel.

Gren. ANTHOTHRIPS, Uzel.

ANTHOTHRIPS NIGRICORNIS, Sp. n.

?. 20mm.—2°7mm. long; width of mesothorax about 0:45 mm.

General colour, shining black.

Head about as long as broad, smoothly rounded in front, longer

than prothorax. Cheeks very gradually and slightly widened to

* Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afric., I., 1909, p. 311.

426 Annals of the South African Musewm.

base of head, and set with a few extremely minute spines. Hyes

moderate, finely faceted. Ocelli large and well separated ; posterior

ocelli contiguous with margins of eyes; front ocellus placed at

extreme vertex. Post-ocular bristles small. Mouth-cone decidedly

shorter than its breadth at base ; blunt at tip, and not reaching half-

way across prosternum. Antenne narrowly separated at base, not

quite twice the length of head; joints comparatively short and

stout; fourth joint thickest.

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Colour brownish black ; third joint lighter; spines and sense-cones

short and inconspicuous.

Prothorax twice as broad (across the outer angles of the fore-

coxe) as long, with a long spine at each posterior angle. Meso-

thorax wider than the prothorax; sides of metathorax gently

curved and very gradually narrowed to base of abdomen. Legs

comparatively short, fore femora slightly thickened, and each fore-

tarsus armed with a minute tooth; all tibia and tarsi brownish

black. Wings always present.

Abdomen a little more than twice the breadth of head, from two

and one-half to three times as long as wide ; sides tapering gradually

and evenly to base of tube from the fourth segment. Tube about

two-thirds the length of the head, sides straight and only tapering

slightly to apex. Terminal spines—namely, those on the eleventh

abdominal segment—only one-half the length of tube. Abdominal

spines long and slender.

3. Similar to the female, but in general form smaller and more

slender. Antennz comparatively longer and more slender; fore-

legs thickened and foretarsal tooth prominent. At each hind angle

of the ninth abdominal segment there is a short, stout, and acute

spine.

Hab. Numerous specimens from the flowers of Hurops, Diplo-

pappus, Olipterus, and Sebea; Cape Town.

Dr. L. Péringuey has kindly communicated a single carded

specimen of Thysanoptera for examination. It belongs to the

genus Panurothrips, Bagnall, recently erected for the reception of

P. gracilis, Bagnall, from Siam, and, on account of the exceptionally

long tube, may be called P. caudatus,

New South African Thysanoptera. 427

Famity IDOLOTHRIPIDA, Bagnall.

Gen. PANUROTHRIPS, Bagnall.

PANUROTHRIPS CAUDATUS, Sp. NOV.

PANUROTHRIPS CAUDATUS, Sp. Nov.

A. End of abdomen x 20. B. Head, prothorax, and right fore-leg x 40.

Length about 5°8 mm.; breadth of mesothorax, 0°75 mm.

Colour black with brownish tinge in certain lights; tarsi and end

of tube brown.

Head cylindrical, only slightly more than twice as long as broad

near base; cheeks set with a few short slender spines, straight and

slightly broadened before base; vertex raised and produced into a

blunt conical hump, at the extremity of which is seated the anterior

ocellus. Eyes comparatively large, moderately finely faceted and

bulging slightly ; postocular bristles short. Ocelli reddish yellow ;

large and practically equidistant ; posterior pair placed on a line

drawn through the eyes near their anterior margin and close to

their inner margins, but, owing to the raised vertex, they are on

a higher level than the eyes. Antennz inserted beneath vertex

and approximate at base; first joint cylindrical, black; second

longer than first, cylindrical, narrowed at base, and yellowish

brown in colour; rest of antennz unfortunately broken in the type

specimen.

428 Annals of the South African Museum.

Prothorax about one-half as long as the head, distinctly transverse

and shaped as in P. gracilis, Bagnall. Spine at each posterior angle

small; posterior marginal pair minute, and two or three similar

sete at each anterior angle. Pterothorax broader than wide across

fore cox#, and one and three-quarter times the breadth of the

prothorax; mesothorax strongly transverse, and the metathorax

with the sides strongly arcuate and narrowing to base of abdomen.

Wings reaching nearly to the apex of the seventh abdominal

segment, broad; tinged with yellow and iridescent in a strong

light; cilia shaded with brown. Legs with tibie shorter and

stouter than is usual in the Idolothripid group; fore femur slightly

thickened, inner edge straight and outer edge curved; fore tibia

only slightly longer than the femur and fore tarsal tooth obsolete ;

hind legs the longest, and with tibia decidedly longer than the

femur. All femora with a few inconspicuous spines and tibie with

rows of fine sete; hind and intermediate tibia with one or two

strong spines at tip within and also a few moderately long

bristles.

Abdomen long, more than three-quarters the length of the whole

insect; segments subtransverse excepting the ninth, which is

elongate and cylindrical and much narrower than the preceding

segment. Tube exceptionally long and slender, curved upwards,

and gradually narrowed towards tip; as long as the preceding five

segments together, at least twelve times as long as breadth at base,

seven times as long as the ninth segment, and more than two and

one-half times the length of head; surface roughened, but smooth

near tip, sparingly setose, terminal hairs weak. Abdominal spines

stout, those on ninth segment only slightly longer than the others.

P. caudatus may be easily recognised from P. gracilis, Bagnall, by

its colour and larger size, the subtransverse abdominal segments,

the much longer tube, the comparatively shorter spines of the ninth

abdominal segment, and many other distinctive characters.

Type. A single dried and carded example, apparently female, in

the South African Museum, Cape Town.

Hab. Knysna, Cape Colony.

Norr.—The specimen was obtained from among somewhat dry leaves of Curtisia

fraginea, forwarded by Mr. E. J. O’Connor of the Cape Forest Department,

in order to ascertain whether the numerous galls covering them were caused by

Cecydomiid flies, gall-making Hymenoptera or Aphids, or simply by fungi. The

production of these galls was found not to be due to fungi; and certainly not to the

action of terebrantious Hymenoptera. These galls might have been produced by

Aphidx, but the presence of Panuwrothrips caudatus leads one to conclude with

some amount of reason, that the galls were produced by the Thrips.

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14.—List of the Species of the Coleopterous genus Apion (Gurcu-

lionide) im the Collection of the South African Museum, and

Descriptions of New Species.—By L. Baauin eS eUECOG, Memb.

Soc. Entomol. France.

Gen. APION Herbst.

A. africanum Gyll.

Natal: Durban.

A. albolineatwm Wagner.

Natal: Hstcourt

A. angulicolle Gyll.

Transvaal: Leydenburg.

A. arrow Wagner.

Cape Colony: Rondebosch, Constantia.

A. asphaltinum Boh.

Natal: Durban. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

A. caffrum Boh.

Cape Colony: Hex River.

A. considerandum Fahr.

Natal: Durban, Malvern. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

A. constrictum Hartm.

Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

A. crimitum Wagner.

Cape Colony: Cape Town.

A. crusculum Faust.

Transvaal: Johannesburg.

A. geminum Wagner.

Natal: Frere.

A. henusphericum Wagner.

Cape Colony: Cape Town.

A. humerosum Péringuey.

Damaraland.

A. rhodesiacum Wagner.

Natal: Estcourt.

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. rostrale Wagner.

Cape Colony: Kentani.

. rufipes Gyll.

Cape Colony: Cape Town.

. spadiceum Wagner.

Natal: Estcourt.

. squamulatum Gyll.

Cape Colony: Rondebosch.

. transvaalense Hartm.

Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. vetulum Hartm.

Natal: Estcourt.

. (Peripion) antiquum Gyll.

Cape Colony: Robben Island.

. (Perapion) ledowxt Wagner.

Natal: Estcourt.

. (Conapion) flexuosum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Conapion) globulipenne Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Conapion) recurvum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Conapion) tenwicorne Wagner,

S. Rhodesia: Salisbury.

. (Pseudopiezotrachelus) ripicola Hartin.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Piezotrachelus) angustithorax Wagner.

Cape Colony: Stellenbosch.

. (Prezotrachelus) celebs Wagner.

Natal: Malvern.

. (Piezotrachelus) fovercolle Hartm.

Cape Colony: Hope Town,

. (Prezotrachelus) fronto Wagner.

Cape Colony: Tulbagh.

. (Piezotrachelus) fulginosum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Prezotrachelus) hamiferum Wagner.

8. Rhodesia: Salisbury.

. (Prezotrachelus) hellert Wagner.

Zululand: Eshowe.

(Prezotrachelus) herbsti Gyll.

Cape Colony: Stellenbosch

Inst of the Species of the Coleopterous genus Apion. 481

A. (Piezotrachelus) magnirostre Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Piezotrachelus) microcephalum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Salisbury.

. (Piezotrachelus) opulentum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Piezotrachelus) schoudetent Wagner

Var. salisburyense Wagner.

Natal: Durban.

. (Piezotrachelus) umbratum Wagner.

S. Rhodesia: Sebakwe.

. (Piezotrachelus) uncipes Wagner.

Cape Colony.

. (Piezotrachelus) varium Wagner.

Natal: Estcourt.

A. (Piezotrachelus) varium Wagner.

Var, rugulicolle Wagner.

Transvaal; Parys,

Grn. APION Herbst.

Apion (sbg. Ruinapion L.B.B.) PERINGUEYI, n. sp.

Length, 4 mm. (rostr. incl.).

Nigrum, glabrum, haud nitidum preesertim in rostro (illo vero apice

subnitido). Rostrum subulatum, basi ad latera profunde striato-

punctatum, supra punctatum, in medio punctulatum, apice fere

leve. Oculi haud prominentes. Tempora breviora. Prothorax

subconicus, fortiter atque sat crebre punctatus, Hlytra basi carinata,

intervallis minutissime biseriatis. Pedes validi.

Hab. Mozambique (Rikaka). Rev. H. Junod.

This species is evidently allied to A. (Rhinapion) pauxillum L.B.B.

from Madagascar, in shape and colouring, but it differs in the

greater size, the more superficial interocular furrows, and the

punctures which are larger and more closely set.

APION HIRTISSIMUM 0, sp.

Length, 3:2-3:4 mm.

Obscure brunneo-rubrum pedibus dilutioribus, haud nitidum,

rostri basi, capite, thorace, elytris pedibusque pilis nigris erectis

sparse instructis, Caput subconicum, vertice paulo dilatato, fronte

432 _ Annals of the South African Museum.

plana, punctulata. Oculi parvi, modice prominentes. Rostrum fere

rectum, gracile, subcylindricum, basi incrassatum; 9 longissimum

(capite cum thorace longius); g brevius, crassius (capite cum

thorace vix equilongum). Antenne ante medium insert, gracil-

lime, scapo longo, lineari, apice vix incrassato, articulo primo scapo

haud latiore, articulis reliquis gracillimis, clava parva. Prothorax

subconvexus, post medium coarctatus, lateribus rotundatus, postice

attenuatus, dense rudeque punctatus. Hlytra convexa, prothoracis

basi non nullo latiora, sat elongata, fere parallela, apice obtuse

rotundata, striis latis punctis magnis, intertitiis angustis, subcostatis.

Femora subglobosa. Tarsi elongati, robustiores, ungulis dentatis.

Hab. Cape Colony: Cape Town.

APION EXIMIUM 0. sp.

Length, 5 mm. (rostr. incl.).

Ceruleo metallescens, parum nitidum, antennis rostroque nigris,

elytris, temporibus femoribusque setis nigris erectis instructis.

Caput elongatum, subconicum fronte rugose punctata, rostri basi

augustiore. Oculi parvi, parum prominentes. Rostrum modice

arcuatum, capite cum thorace brevius, triente basali incrassatum,

dein fere subito subcylindricum, apice incrassatum, fere leve,

nitidum, Antenne hispide, scapo gracili, apice parum inflato,

articulo 1° plus duplo longiore, illo oblongo, 2°-3° elongatis, sub-

equalibus, 4° breviore, 5° fere quadrato, 6°-7° subglobosis, clava

elongata, triarticulata. Prothorax antice et postice coarctatus,

lateribus dilatato-arcuatus, convexus presertim in medio, disco

grosse rudeque punctatus, foveola basali lata, profunda, Scutellum

parvum, subtriangulo, Hlytra oblongo-ovata, triente apicali

attenuata, basi thorace multo latiora, humeris rotundata, profunde

striato-punctata, intertitiis subconvexis, striis haud latioribus.

Femora modice clavata, subtus spina erecta armata. ‘Tibie recte,

suleate. Tarsi robusti, pilis suberectis instructi.

Hab. Cape Colony: Cape Town.

T am greatly indebted to Herrn Wagner, of Zurich, for the great

help given me in the identification of the species of this very intricate

genus.

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15.—Description of a New or Little Known Species of the Hemero-

bude (Order Neuroptera) from South Africa, with Plates VIT.-IX.

—By L. Prrineuey, D.Sc., F.E.S., Director.

Sus-Famiry MYRMELEONIDES.

Gren. PALPARES, Ramb.

PALPARES CATARACT, 0. sp.

Plate VII., fig. 3.

Heap with the whole anterior face pale flavous, whole vertex dark

drab or deep fuscous, antenne wholly black; thorax very robust,

width equal to three-fourths of the length, very dark fuscous, nearly

black but with four sub-flavescent macules on the mesonotum, and

the metanotum more distinctly variegated with yellow; the head

is nearly glabrous, but the thorax is clothed with a black erect

pubescence turning to flavescent white on the sides and metanotum ;

abdomen very long in the ¢, but shorter than the fore wings, even

with the clasps included in the total length, and very little more than

half the length in the female, flavescent on the centre of the upper

side only, otherwise fuscous; genital clasps of the usual curved

shape, and as long as the ultimate abdominal segment ; legs very

bristly and also pubescent, tibial spurs somewhat divaricating and

slightly curving downwards; if straight they would reach as far as

the third joint.

Wings hyaline with fuscous spots, macules, and bands; they are

narrower in the male than in the female, with the posterior edge

plainly sinuate, about two-thirds of the length, and the basal callus

of the median costa is strongly developed and flavescent. In the

anterior wings the costal area is regularly spotted with fuscous for

more than half the length, maculated thence to the pterostigma

which is very little distinct ; the basal part of the area is irregularly

maculated with fuscous, all the nervules are narrowly infuscate, and

there are four much interrupted fuscous cross bands ; a supra-basal

broadly interrupted in the centre in the ¢, bi-interrupted in the 9 ;

434 Annals of the South African Museum.

an ante-median one somewhat narrow, and almost indistinct towards

the hind border in the g; the third one which is set past the middle

is reduced to a broad, quadrate patch, and the ante-apical one is also

interrupted, and very irregular; hind wings more evenly hyaline

and the bands less interrupted, the basal and the ante-median ones

do not invade the costal area which the other two do, the first is

bi-incised on each side, the second also, but less deeply, and reaches

the hind border, the third and broadest of all, encloses two hyaline

areas, the fourth is apical, and is speckled at the very apex with

a few hyaline dots; along the hind border is a series of black

macules, some of which, mostly quadrate, merge into the cross

bands.

Length of body g append. excl. 62 mm.; 9 49 mm.; width:

fore wings expanded 128-146 mm.; hind wings 122-134 mm.

Allied to P. moestus, Hagen, but in the latter both wings are much

more deeply sinuate in the hind border, the basal cross band of the

fore wing is much more indistinct, and in the hind wings the first

supra-basal cross band is entirely absent.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Victoria Falls). H. Fry.

PALPARES MOSAMBICUS, N. sp.

3g. Head fuscous brown with the epistome and labrum yellow ;

antennse somewhat long, entirely black; prothorax fuscous brown

but with three lighter patches on the metanotum, clothed with

greyish white pubescent hairs, denser on the meso- and meta-

sternum; abdomen yellow on the upper side. Wings of nearly

equal size, pale flavous; anterior ones moderately acuminate at

apex, with the hind border slightly sinuate at about three-fourths

of the length ; the costal area is normally divided by simple nervures

from the base to about the median part, but from there the nervules

are forked in the anterior part; the whole costal space is tessellated

with fuscous brown from the base to the pterostigma which is

flavous and conspicuous, and there are on each wing four slanting,

fuscous brown, diagonal bands ; the first is supra-basal, and consists

of agglomerated sub-quadrate patches somewhat tessellated and con-

tinued on the intervals of the 4-6th nervures as far as the base; the

second band reaches from the median nervure to the hind border,

and is deeply emarginate outwardly, the third reaches only the

centre of the discoidal area and is not quite connected with the

median nervule, the fourth begins at the pterostigma, is somewhat

ill-defined, and is not distinctly continued beyond two-thirds of the

width, the apical part is. maculated with light fuscous, very small

New or Little Known Species of the Hemerobude. 435

patches, and the hind border is somewhat broadly tessellated with

fuscous; hind wings a little shorter than the anterior, plainly

narrowed in the basal part, ampliate at about one-fourth of the

length, the discoidal area is hyaline flavescent for the same length,

and each bears two broad slopingly longitudinal discoidal bands, the

first of which is transversely broadly dilated along the hind border,

the dilatation enclosing there two transparent patches, and connected

by a narrow ramus with the second discoidal band which is of nearly

equal width, but encloses along the hind border a small ovate patch,

the third, somewhat triangular band has invaded the whole apical

part, but encloses a crescent-shaped hyaline space, and two or three

hyaline flavescent spots ; the abdomen is one-fifth shorter than the

hind wings, the clasps (¢) are of the normal shape, and as long as

the penultimate segment; the legs are very stiffly and densely

bristly, the tibial spurs are as long as the two anterior joints taken

together. The nervures are flavescent in both wings, and the fifth

and sixth intercostal spaces are tessellated in the disk with light

fuscous and white.

The colouration of the wings and the disposition of the bands and

patches and spots closely resemble that of P. elegantulus, especially

on the hind wings, but in the fore wings the apical band is not

broadly divided longitudinally in the centre as in P. elegantulus, in

which also the nervures of the costal area are not forked at apex

except after the pterostigma.

Length of body, append. excl. 42 mm.; of fore wings, expanded

42 mm.; hind wings 40 mm.

Hab. Mozambique (Lourengo Marques). Howard.

PALPARES KARROOANUS, 0. Sp.

Plate VIIT., fig. 6.

3g 2. Head pale fleshy and having on the vertex a broad fuscous

band continued on the thorax; a similar lateral one on the pro-

notum; on the mesonotum there are on each side of the median

fuscous band a narrower one, and outside of it an elongated spot; the

head is briefly pubescent greyish in the frontal part, and very briefly

setulose in the centre of the vertex; the edges of the strongly con-

stricted pronotum are thickly fimbriate bristly, and the rest of the

thorax above and below densely greyish hairy ; antennz completely

black; palpi slightly infuscate at tip, spindle-shape, very acute at

tip; abdomen sub-rufescent on the upper side, black beneath ;

appendages of the g somewhat long, being nearly equal in length

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to the penultimate segment, and thickening towards the apex;

abdomen nearly glabrous except on the first and second basal

segments; legs very bristly; spurs very long; wings very sharply

accuminate at tip, somewhat narrow and with the hind borders not

sinuate; anterior wing hyaline and having three slanting fuscous

bands and an horizontal apical one, the basal part is very numerously

spotted, and from the base to the first band there is an horizontal

infuscate bar, coalescing with the first band which in turn is broadly

disconnected from a somewhat wide patch situate on the hind

border, the second is strongly bi-sinuate, the third is first vertical,

then very slanting, but all three bands are united in the centre of

the disk by a longitudinal, not very even infuscation, the apical

narrow discoidal band seems to be the prolongation of this infusca-

tion ; above it from where the perostigma, which is absent, should

be, extends a long, lanceolate fuscous band nearly reaching the apex ;

costal nervure closely maculated from the base to the principal

sectors, and slightly above the hind border runs an uninterrupted

line of black macules, the border itself being regularly speckled.

Hind wings as sharply acuminate as the anterior; the greatest

part of their area is fuscous black, but the costal and sub-costal

areas are hyaline from the base to the principal sector but with

regular slanting patches in the former, and a hyaline elongated one

near the principal sector; the base is partly hyaline; there are 3,

2 and 3 superposed hyaline patches which are plainly what is left of

the space that divided the fuscous area into three sub-vertical bands ;

towards the apex there is a very long stiliform patch somewhat

dilated at the base, and the upper part of which is connected with

the hyaline part on the principal sector; the extreme border is

maculated with hyaline and fuscous spots from about the middle

to the apex.

Width: fore wings expanded 108-118 mm.; hind wings 95-

112 mm.; length of body append. excl. 38-48 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Fraserburg, Beaufort West).

Resembles somewhat Crambomorphus owing to the sharply pointed

wings, but they are not sinuate as in that genus.

PALPARES ELEGANTULUS, 0. Sp.

Plate VIL, fig. 4.

$ @. Anterior part of head flavous, vertex somewhat pale

flavous but almost completely covered by a broad light fuscous

patch in both sexes; antenne dark fuscous, the base with a small

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flavescent patch; labial palps extremely long, apical joint gradually

thickening towards the tip, but not at all tapering there in the

manner of the majority of the species of Palpares known to me;

prothorax sub-fulvescent with the customary three fuscous black

patches, more than twice longer than broad in both sexes; pro-

notum plainly bi-impressed transversely ; abdomen, clasps included,

as long as the fore wing in the ¢, shorter by one-third in the ?,

and plainly yellowish ; the clasps in the g nearly as long as the

ultimate segment, moderately arcuate and of the usual type. Head

glabrous; pronotum fringed in front and on the sides with rigid

black hairs, the remainder of the thorax above and below clothed

with a moderately thick, long greyish pubescence ; abdomen briefly

and sparingly setulose.

Wings hyaline, of similar shape in both sexes, and ornamented

with fuscous brown patches, spots and bands ; the nervules are pale

flavescent. Fore wings: Costal area with a row of spots, set on

each nervule, from a short distance from the base to the pterostigma

which is short, flavescent, and is followed by a triangular patch,

which does not reach the apical turn of the wing; the sub-costal

area is very narrow, and without fuscous patches in the g; there

are three fuscous brown bands, the ante-median, narrow in the male,

broader in the female, is interrupted towards the hind part, the

second reaches only to two-thirds of the width, the third, a nearly

apical one, is broadly interrupted in the centre, the upper part

coalescing with the post-pterostigmal patch, the lower reaching

nearly the hind border; along the fourth longitudinal rib runs a

series of semi-connected fuscous spots reaching from near the base

to the first cross band, and the whole hind border and also the

apical fore border is speckled with closely set fuscous brown dots.

Hind wings slightly shorter than the anterior, hyaline and having

three cross fuscous brown bands extending across the whole width

of the disk; the first is greatly dilated transversely in the centre, and

there is beneath it along the border a small dot or patch with which

it sometimes coalesces, being thus bifurcate on the hind part, the

second one, equally broad, is united in the central part by a narrow

ramus with the first, and somewhat incised near the hind border, the

third is apical and plainly divided longitudinally in the centre in the

3, but only incised in the ¢, and encloses at the very apex a

hyaline but pluri-dotted space.

Legs flavescent, with some black spines and greyish hairs ; tibial

spurs nearly as long as the three basal joints, straight, very little

inflexed.

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Length of body append. excl. 34-39 mm.; width: fore wings

expanded 64-94 mm.; hind wings 66-83 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Carnarvon), E. G. Alston; Matjesfontein

(Beaufort West).

This species might at first sight be taken for Palparidius capicola

owing to the colour and markings of the wings, but it is a true

Palpares.

PALPARES GENIALIS, 0. sp.

Plate VII., fig. 2.

@. Head and thorax drab colour, only the anterior part of the

head above the labrum narrowly transversely sub-flavescent, on

each side of the metanotum is a somewhat small lighter patch; the

whole thorax is moderately thickly greyish pubescent, the hairs

fringing the border of the pronotum are, however, black and erect ;

abdomen yellow, slightly infuscate laterally on the two basal seg-

ments; antenne black; legs black, strongly and numerously

spinose, the tibial spurs are not quite as long as the three basal

tarsal joints and not distinctly incurved.

Wings sub-obtusely rounded at tip, yet angular at the very apex ;

anterior ones a little wider than the posterior, and plainly longer ;

they are flavescent except for two wide discoidal areas, the cells of

which, however, have a broad square yellow central patch ; but all

the infuscated cells, which form a tessellation impossible to describe

accurately but which is well shown in the figure, have a pale

yellow centre, and when, as in the apical part, the infuscation has

invaded the whole cell, the cross nervules are pale flavescent. The

costal area is conspicuously tessellated with fuscous; all the

nervures and also the nervules are infuscate; at about one-fourth

of the length is a cross yellow band reaching from the costal area to

the hind border, broadly edged with a fuscous tessellation ; a little

further is a quadrate patch of the same colour reaching from the

median to nearly the sub-median nervure ; at about the middle is a

third band or patch also flavous, and separated from the preceding

one by a broad tessellated fuscous interval, and from an ante-apical

uninterrupted, plainly yellow band which reaches from and includes

the yellow pterostigma, to the hind border ; the infuscate apical part is

tessellated with yellow macules ; along the hind border is a series of

elongate, sub-vertical yellow patches extending from a third of the

length to a short distance from the supra-apical, entire, yellow, cross

band. Hind wings with the nervules of the costal area fuscous from

the base to past the median part; they are hyaline with a flavescent

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tinge much less conspicuous than in the anterior wings, and they

have each three broad fuscous bands reaching right across ; the first

and second are similar in shape and broadly tri-furcate towards the

hind border, the third band is apical and encloses an arcuate juxta-

apical hyaline band and two or three hyaline spots along the fore

border; the first fuscous band does not invade the costal area

although abutting on it, but the other two reach from the fore- to

the hind-border.

Length of body 42 mm.; width: fore wings expanded 92 mm.,

hind wings 92 mm.

Hab. Limpopo River. EH. W. Eriksson.

PALPARES OVAMPOANUS, 0. sp.

Plate VII., fig. 1.

?. Head fuscous black with the labrum sub-flavescent ; antennze

black ; thorax fuscous black with a less obscure patch on each side

of the metanotum, moderately densely villose, the erect pubescence

on the pronotum fuscous, on the sides of the mesonotum and on the

pronotum whitish and somewhat lanuginose ; abdomen yellow, but

fuscous below, and also on the upper side of the three terminal

segments; legs black, numeroynsly spinose, tarsal spines longer than

the two basal joints.

Wings moderately obtusely rounded at apex but with the very

apex somewhat acute, light fuscous but marked with flavescent sub-

hyaline dots, patches, and bands. Anterior wing: costal spaces with

a short series of flavescent macules, pterostigma transverse, yellow ;

at the base is a broad sub-quadrate yellow patch reaching from the

sub-costal nervure to a short distance of the hind border, a narrow,

cross, slanting band of the same colour, a wide hyaline discoidal

area traversed at about the centre by a longitudinal yellow band,

continued slantingly to near the hind border, and at about the sixth

of the length a somewhat similarly narrow band of the same colour

coalescing with the pterostigma and nearly reaching the hind border,

at the very apex of the wing is a small yellow patch ; all the cells

are deeply infuscate and the inner space flavous; along the hind

border and at a short distance from the edge is a series of elongated,

small, yellow macules. Hind wings a little narrower than the

anterior, completely fuscous with the cells forming a light yellow

tessellation; at the base is a large hyaline flavescent area extending

from the base to one-third of the length ; slightly past the middle is

a sub-quadrate discoidal yellow patch broadly disconnected from a

smaller one set close to the hind border, but which probably often

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coalesces, forming a whole band; a narrow uninterrupted yellow

band, reaching from the fore border to a very short distance of the

hind one, a juxta-apical yellow macule; nearly below the median

yellow patch and situate close to the hind border is a transverse

macule and between the apical patch of the second band and the

third one a minute yellow dot.

Length of body 40 mm.; width: fore wings expanded 92 mm.,

hind wings 85 mm.

Hab. Ovampoland, Omrramba. A. W. Eriksson.

PALPARES DUBIOSUS, N. Sp.

This species is so closely allied to the well-known P. spectosus, L.,

that I hesitated to separate it as long as I had only female examples,

but now that I have seen two male examples I have no longer any

doubt that the two are different. A characteristic of P. dwbiosus is

the constant, smaller size. The colouring of the wings and body is

the same, but the hind wings are more flavescent, and they have not

along the posterior border of the hind wings the conspicuous black

tessellation of P. speciosus ; in the g the clasps are much longer

and more slender than in P. speciosus, being almost in the shape of

a tuning-fork.

In the six examples that I have seen the sub-basal black median

patch of the hind wings stands by itself as in the great majority of

examples of P. caffer, Burm., from which, however, this species

differs more than from P. speciosus.

It seems to replace the latter in the north-western part of the

Cape Colony, although assimilating somewhat to examples from

Namaqualand.

It is recorded from Touw’s River (D. P. Lefebre), Clanwilliam

(L. Leipold); Bushmanland (G. Alston), Kimberley (M. Wilman).

Length of body 38-59, of fore wings expanded 72-87 mm., of

hind wings 70-80 mm.

PALPARIDIUS, n. gen.

Resembles Palpares, but separated from it by the absence on the

posterior wings of the triangle-shaped fureation of the posterior

cubitus, the recwrrens or retrograding vein of Kolbe, and thus

resembling the neuration of Creagris, and also by the very singular

shape of the clasping organs of the male, the superior part of the

appendages of which is produced into two very long cylindrical

processes densely hairy especially in the inner part.

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PALPARIDIUS CAPICOLA, nN. sp.

Plate VIL, fig. 5.

Head of a greyish colour slightly edged with flavescent, labrum,

forehead, vertex, and legs flavous, antenne entirely black, broadening

considerably towards the apex; thorax ashy grey, with four or five

sub-flavescent patches on the discoidal part; abdomen sub-flavescent

with longitudinal broad fuscous black bands; wings hyaline with the

patches fuscous, cross veins sub-flavescent or light brown, speckles

distinctly brown. Fore wings each with three cross bands and a

sub-basal spot, the first, sub-median, and the second, post-median

bands are incised inwardly somewhat in the shape of a hook in the

male, but in the female the first one is not distinctly hooked ; the

third one is more or less sharply triangular, somewhat in the shape

of an arrow, and connected at the upper basal part with the ptero-

stigma which is flavescent for a very short distance and fuscous

afterwards ; on the basal part of the disk are a few spots; the hind

border has a continuous series of them, and the nervules of the

costal space are speckled with brown at the base. Hind wings also

with three cross bands corresponding to the position of those of the

anterior wings, but broader and therefore better defined ; the first

one, also hooked, extends from the border to three-fourths of the

width; the second extends over the whole width, is strongly zig-

zagged, and even occasionally narrowly interrupted in the centre,

the upper part abuts on the distinct, elongated, flavescent white

pterostigma, the apical band encloses a narrow hyaline spot, the

hind border is edged with continuous macules from half the length

to the apical band. Head and thorax sparsely, abdomen densely

but briefly bristly and hairy, the bristles black, the hairs whitish ;

legs bristly and spinose. The arcuate, dilated basal part of the

clasping organs of the g has inwardly two parallel hairy lobes,

filling half the circumscribed space.

Length of body 29-3lmm.; clasps of ¢ 11 mm.; fore wings ex-

panded 70-81 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony, Carnarvon (Wyk’s Vlei), G. Alston; Beaufort

West (Hottentot River), A. R. Walker.

PALPARIDIUS CONCINNUS, 0. Sp.

3. Head yellow with a triangular fuscous macule on the vertex ;

prothorax flavous with three longitudinal sub-interrupted fuscous

bands ; legs yellow, abdomen yellow, with two broad lateral fuscous

bands on the upper side and a broader one underneath ; clasps

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flavescent; antenne fuscous with the two basal joints and the

pedicel flavescent.

This species would at first sight appear to be a varietal form of

P. capicola, with the spots or bands on the wings less deeply

infuscate and a little more irregular, but the genital clasps of the

3 are very different in both species, although built on the same

pattern. In the fore wing all the nervules of the intercostal space

are transversely spotted at the base along the sub-costal nervule, the

intervening parts of the latter being white, the pterostigma is white

flavescent as in P. capicola; the sub-basal spot is wanting ; the first

band is patch-like and very narrow, the second band is also hooked

inwardly, the apical one is as in capicola, but above it are numerous

specks, and the hind border has two rows of minute specks from

the first anterior third to the apex; in the hind wings the first

transverse patch is very narrowed, somewhat ill-defined and not

hooked; the second is divided into three broadly disconnected

patches, the apical one is made of numerous specks with a sub-

horizontal, more distinct patch, and towards the apex there are

a few specks along the hind border. The clasping organ of the ¢

is only slightly diverging at the base and without any inner lobe

there, instead of being sub-orbicular ; it is much less bent downwards

at the base, and is also proportionately longer. The female does

not differ from the male, but the wings are longer.

Length of body 25 mm.; clasps 13 mm.; fore wings expanded

75-89 mm., hind 72-81 mm.

Hab. Transvaal (Potchefstroom), Harold Fry ; Bechuanaland.

Gen. ACANTHACLISIS, Ramb.

ACANTHACLISIS MASHUNENSIS, N. sp.

Drab colour mixed with ashy grey, clothed on the head, thorax

and legs with dense black and greyish-white hairs, with the grey

ones predominating ; antenne with the joints fuscous and banded

with white, the three basal joints flavous; epistome bright yellow,

palpi also yellow but the ultimate joints are infuscate at apex, frons

with a thick bunch of greyish hairs, the vertex infuscate ; pronotum

sub-flavescent, with a median truncated cone-shaped fuscous

band, and a narrow one laterally ; meso- and metanotum indistinctly

banded ; abdomen wanting; wings long, hyaline, with the apical

lower margin slightly sinuate at apex, the costal area with one row

of cells which is, however, duplicated at two-thirds of the length ;

space between the two median, parallel, nervures lacteous ; at their

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junction is a very small horizontal narrow fuscous patch, and a

conspicuous one with a hyaline centre close to the bifurcation of

the hind cubitus, and a smaller fuscous dot in the same position in

the hinder wing, but as the bifurcation is there shorter the dot is

nearer the base; all the nervures and nervules are whitish

flavescent, interrupted by fuscous bands, and all bristling with

fuscous and flavescent stiff hairs; the femora are rufescent, the

tibize sub-flavescent, and the tibial spurs are turned inwards, and

hooked almost at right angles at apex.

Length of body (?), of fore wings expanded 102 mm., of hind wings

87 mm.

This species is not unlike A. dasymalla, Gerst, but the neuration

of the wings is more flavescent, the fuscous markings are quite

different, and the shape of the spurs differs greatly.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury). G. A. K. Marshall.

ACANTHACLISIS LINEATIPENNIS, 0. Sp.

Plate VIII., fig. 8.

g. Colouring and vestiture of A. mashunensis differs, especially

by the colour pattern of the fore wings; all the nervures and

nervules are flavescent, and interrupted by longitudinal black bars ;

they are long, plainly sinuate in the lower margin at apex, and they

have no distinct trace of pterostigma; the sub-costal and marginal

nervures are distinctly separated from the base to the position of the

stigma, the costal area has a single row of cells, of which three or

four become fureate near the apex of the sub-marginal costa, where

it unites with the radial, and along the centre of the wing runs a

narrow deep fuscous brown line, slightly sinuate at the end and

reaching from the base to a short distance from the apex; legs

brownish red; tarsal spurs long, the upper part bent at right angles,

forming thus a very sharp hook.

Length of body 35 mm.; of fore wings expanded 96 mm., of

hind wings 80 mm.

Hab. The habitat of the single specimen in the Museum Col-

lection is not recorded, but I have seen another example from

Bechuanaland.

Gen. MYRMELEON, Linn.

MyYRMELEON BOSCHIMANUS, 0. sp.

Plate IX., fig. 10.

Light drab with the thorax somewhat flesh-coloured and with

numerous fuscous macules; antennz concolorous, flesh-coloured ;

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wings transparent but with all the nervures and nervules of a drab

colour, as well as with brown macules and patches. Head with a

black central fuscous patch between the antennz, and nine such

patches on the vertex arranged in longitudinal series of three, which

do not seem to coalesce in the three examples I have seen; pro-

notum with three distinct uninterrupted fuscous bands and a very

small fuscous dot on each side, mesonotum with on each side three

fuscous black bands ending past the middle, a broad central band

and on each side of the hind part two superposed macules; meta-

notum with a somewhat narrow median band and a broader lateral

one wider at the base than at apex; legs very narrowly ringed at

apex of femora and tibize; tibial spurs absent. The fore wings bear,

each past the first anterior third two oblique brownish bands, the

first of which is reduced to small macules, whereas the second,

which is almost median, is more distinct, and also a third, past median

band much better defined but usually interrupted in the middle, and

bounded by the white stigma, which is somewhat elongated; the

whole of the apical area is numerously maculated; the hind wings

have each two or three macules set slightly before the median part,

and a past median broad band occasionally interrupted in the middle

in the g, with the lower part prolonged horizontally along half the

width of the posterior part and continued to the apex as small

macules, while the upper part of that band is divided by a

moderately broad sub-lacteous interval from a plain, sub-quadrate

large patch reaching short of the apex. The nervules and nervures

are briefly hairy and the margins very briefly fimbriate.

Length of body: g 184 mm., ? 15 mm.; fore wings expanded

19-24 mm., hind wings 164-22 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony. Carnarvon District (E.G. Alston); Bush-

manland (G. Alston); Damaraland (F. Hodson).

MyYRMELEON OBTABILIS, 0. Sp.

Bright yellow; antennz fuscous with the two basal and the four

apical joints yellow; head with two conspicuously raised promi-

nences on the vertex, on the space between the antenne is a

triangular black patch, and a small black dot on the declivous

hind part of each of the knobs; pronotum with a black median

band contracted in the centre, and a dot on each side ; mesonotum

with two short diverging basal macules in the centre, a large one on

the scutellum and two or three small and irregular on each side ;

metanotum with five black macules; abdomen infuscate, the dorsal

segments flavescent for about half the length, apical segment and

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clasps (¢) totally flavescent; wings lacteous with the median part

occupied by a pinkish-fleshy band occupying the median part of the

area, and of the same shape as the wings themselves, which are

acuminate at apex; the costal area of the fore wing is closely

tessellate from near the base to the stigma, which is sub-flavescent,

the rounded margin being dotted with a series of small spots ; along

the post-costal nervure is a series of sub-equidistant small macules

reaching also from near the base to below the stigma, the hind

lacteous part of the wings and also the apical are sprinkled with

numerous small black dots; in the hind wings the costal area is

spotless, except for a tiny spot at the furcation of the rami, the post-

costal has three black macules, and the hind lacteous part a series

of small macules, which do not reach the lower margin; all the

nervures and nervules bear sharp, arcuate, erect, rigid bristles, and

the margins are very briefly fimbriate; legs yellow with the coxe,

the knees, the apex of the tibiw, and tarsal joints and the claws

black.

Length of body (¢) 19 mm.; fore wings expanded 48 mm.; hind

wings 43 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Caledon), R. M. Lightfoot.

I know of no ally to which this pretty South African species could

be compared.

Grn. CREAGRIS, Hag.

CREAGRIS INCLITUS, n. sp.’

Head and thorax yellow, but occasionally duller ; the abdomen

and legs are sub-rufescent and concolorous; wings hyaline with a

narrow elongate pterostigma somewhat pale brown in the anterior,

posterior ones much longer than the anterior and with a median

longitudinal slightly fuscous brown, narrow band towards the apex.

Antenne light brown, very long in the g, being one and three-

quarters the length of the thorax, less elongated in the ?, but still

very long, and with the apical joints slightly acuminate ; labrum

flavous, frons fuscous, vertex highly raised, fissured in the centre

and with a faint, broad fuscous median band continued in the centre

of the pronotum; the meso- and metasternums are more or less

distinctly fusco-maculate ; the abdomen is very long in the g, much

less so in the ¢; the wings are much longer than the body, hyaline,

with the nervures and nervules flavous, the fore wings are narrow,

sharply acuminate at apex with a slight sinuation there in the hind

margin, the pterostigma is narrowly elongate and somewhat light

brown ; the hind wings are much narrower and much longer than

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the fore wings, sharply acuminate, with the hind margin still more

narrowed towards the apex for about one-fourth of the whole length,

and they have each towards the apical part a short, quite median,

light brown longitudinal streak reaching the tip, and in some

examples extending to about one-fourth of the length; legs con-

colorous, tibial spurs reaching the base of the third joint of the tarsi.

The shape and markings of the wings approximate this species to

C. diana, Kolb.

Length of body 37-48 mm.; of wings expanded: fore 79-95, hind

81-99 mm.

Hab. Natal, Maritzburg; Howick (J. Cregoe); Southern

Rhodesia, Salisbury (G. A. K. Marshall).

CREAGRIS PROXIMUS, N. sp.

This species resembles C. inclitus in so many respects that I was

for some time somewhat in doubt as to its identity. But having

now obtained both sexes, I think it can be considered as a distinct

species.

It is much smaller than C. inclitus ; the wings, which are also

hyaline with the nervures and nervules flavescent, have the same

shape, but the hind ones are only very slightly longer than the

anterior; the pterostigma is not indicated, and the longitudinal,

slightly infuseate streak at the apex of the hind wings is occasionally

obliterated. The antennz are much shorter, and in the two female

examples in which they are entire, the ante-apical joints are more

broadly spatulate than in C. inclitus; the epistome is flavescent,

but the frons and vertex are fuscous black, the latter bears two

transverse yellow macules; the prothorax is fuscous brown occa-

sionally relieved by dull flavescent macules ; the abdomen is deeply

infuscate; the legs rufo-flavescent with the tibial spurs reaching

the base of the fifth tarsal joint.

Length of body 29-30 mm. ; of wings expanded, 67-71 mm.

Hab. Natal (? Maritzburg); Transvaal (Rustenburg) Miss

Schunke.

CREAGRIS PSEUDOPLUMBEDS, N. Sp.

This species is also closely allied to C. proximus, the main

difference being the presence of a distinct pterostigma in both

wings and the total absence of a slightly infuscate band in the

posterior; but apart from that the fore wings are not so deeply

sinuate towards the apex of the posterior margin, nor is that part as

much elongate attenuate in the hind wings; the antenne are sub-

New or Inttle Known Species of the Hemerobude. 447

flavescent, with the ultimate joints broadening to a spatuliform

shape conspicuously hollowed; the epistome and legs are pale

flavescent ; the vertex is either maculated with fuscous, and some-

what flavescent, or fuscous maculated with yellow; the pronotum

is usually lighter than the meso- and meta-notum, which are of a

drab colour like the abdomen, which has, however, a lateral lighter

band on each side, the nervures and nervules of the hyaline wings

are flavescent, and the hind margins of both anterior and posterior

are very briefly fimbriate.

From the description I concluded that this species was C. lanceo-

latus, Ramb., but in the British Museum Collection I found it

identified as C. africanus, Ramb., which McLachlan considers to be

scarcely different from C. plwmbeus, Oliv., and places C. pallidi-

pennis, Ramb., in synonymy with the latter. Now Rambur admits

that his C. palladipenmis from Senegal is perhaps a variety only of

C. plumbeus, but he mentions also an example from the Cape differing

from his C. africanus by the narrower wings and three brown bands

on the prothorax. It is the Cape species which I here describe.

Length of body 28-29 mm. ; of wings expanded 68-69 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Worcester, Stellenbosch), L. Péringuey ;

(Prieska) F. W. Purcell; (Little Namaqualand) R. M. Lightfoot ;

(Burghersdorp) Dr. D. R. Kannemeyer; (Humansdorp) Rev. J.

O’Neil; King William’s Town (R. M. Lightfoot). .

CREAGRIS BECHUANUS, 0. sp.

3. Pale flavescent; wings transparent but with a slight

brownish sheen, all the nervures and nervules brown, and without

macules or spots; pterostigma very small, very indistinct and some-

what brown; antenne of nearly the same length as the thorax,

brown, spatulate towards the apex, flattened there but hollow

beneath; head pale flavescent with a transverse fuscous patch

between the antenne, and on the raised vertex a short median,

elongated spot or narrow band along the median groove, and two

small macules on each side; notum yellow, pronotum with three

distinct entire fuscous bands; meso- and metanotum with the

median fuscous band and an interrupted lateral band on the meso-

sternum and a patch on the metanotum; sternum flavescent,

maculated with fuscous patches; abdomen very long, luteous;

legs sub-rufescent, anterior tibiz indistinctly annulated with fuscous ;

spurs of fore tibiz slightly longer than the others but reaching only

to about half the length of the basal tarsal joint, which is elongate.

448 Annals of the South African Museum.

This species is the only South African Creagris known to me with

light fuscous wings.

Length of body 41 mm., of wings expanded 62 mm.

Hab. Bechuanaland (Mochudi).

CREAGRIS ANGUSTIPENNIS, nN. Sp.

3. Epistome, pronotum, sternum, and legs pale flavescent,

meso- and metasternum light fuscous variegated with greyish,

abdomen extremely long, luteous; wings very narrow, lanciform,

fore and hind of nearly equal length, hyaline but with a sublacteous

iridescent sheen, pterostigma lacteous, slightly edged with brown,

sub-costal and radial nervures, the latter especially, white and black,

the white space, however, longer than the black, the other nervures

and nervules partly white and fuscous, but those of the hind wings

are concolorous, and the cells a little more iridescent than in the

fore wings in my example; antenne as long as the thorax, brown,

joints narrowly edged with whitish; mesonotum vaguely tri-banded,

meso- and meta-notum fuscous and greyish; femora speckled with

fuscous dots; tarsal spurs very long, as long as the basal tarsal

joint, which is longer than the three following taken together.

Length of body 43 mm.; of wings expanded 66 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (King William’s Town), R. M. Lightfoot.

CREAGRIS DAMARINUS, 0. sp.

Flavescent; wings hyaline with the nervures and nervules pale

flavescent, tessellated with fuscous, pterostigma flavous, somewhat

distinct ; hind wings with a lower marginal apical fuscous streak ;

legs pale flavescent, concolorous ; abdomen fuscous with two lateral

yellow bands. Head flavous with a narrow fuscous macule in the

epistome, and four small ones on the vertex; the pronotum has a

plain fuscous median band and a lateral one, the median is con-

tinued as far as the scutellum, and on each side of both the pro- and

metasternum there is a somewhat broad band which on the pro-

sternum is divided into three; the wings are narrow, almost equally

acuminate, but not sinuate on the posterior margin; the hind wing

is slightly narrower than the anterior and somewhat shorter; the

sub-costal nervure is yellow, and concolorous, the other nervures

and nervules are partly flavescent and partly fuscous, at equal

intervals, the margins are distinctly although briefly bristly, and

most of the nervures also; on the hind wing the posterior margin

from the apex to about one-seyenth of the length bears an elongated

New or Little Known Species of the Hemerobide. 449

narrow fuscous patch; the tarsal spurs are short, barely reaching

the median part of the basal tarsal joint. Antenne wanting.

Length of body 30 mm., of wings expanded 61 mm.

Hab. Damaraland (J. Hodson).

CREAGRIS MASHUNUS, 0. sp.

Drab colour mixed with cinereous; wings hyaline with the

nervures and nervules partly white and partly fuscous, pterostigma

small, fuscous and lacteous, one small sub-vertical fuscous streak on

the middle of the hind border of the fore wings, and a narrow, elon-

gated but not very distinct one on the hind border of the posterior at

a short distance from the apex; the tessellation of the nervures and

nervules is more pronounced in the apical part especially of the fore

wings and along the forked nervures of the hind margin; these wings

are narrow, especially the hind ones, acuminate but hardly sinuate

on the lower margin of the apex; epistome pale flavescent, vertex

highly raised transversely, and with two parallel series of black

macules transversely disposed; pronotum very plainly constricted

laterally, fuscous, variegated with ashy grey and _ sub-rufescent

macules somewhat indistinct ; meso- and metasternums fuscous and

variegated in the same manner; abdomen fuscous with a sub-

rufescent patch in the middle of the dorsal part of each segment;

legs rufescent, femora specked with fuscous; spurs nearly as long

as the basal tarsal joint.

Length of body 22 mm., of wings expanded 52 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury), G. A. K. Marshall.

Faminy ASCALAPHIDES.

Gren. NEPHONEURA, McLachl.

NEPHONEURA MASHUNENSE, 0. sp.

?. Head rufo-brunnescent, epistome rufescent, whole head

clothed with very long and very dense hairs which are partly black,

and in the centre partly sub-flavescent; prothorax very densely

hairy especially on the sides, pale brown, slightly variegated with

ashy spots or patches, the mesosternal part black, the sides of the

sternum bear a broad cretaceous longitudinal band on each side ;

abdomen light brown, each segment with two velvety vertical black

patches on the dorsal part, and with two narrow bands, one apical,

one basal, and also several small macules on the ventral; wings

450 Annals of the South African Museum.

hyaline with the nervures and nervules slightly rufescent brown, and

having on the fore wings a narrow brownish band extending along

the sub-costal and median nervures from the base to the pterostigma

which is large and sub-arcuate; there is no tessellation proper in the

costal area, only a few indistinct spots on the base of the nervure,

from about the median part to the pterostigma; in the hind wings

the rufescent brown band is as in the fore, but each nervule of the

costal area has from one-third of the base a more distinctly infuscate

patch close to the sub-marginal nervure, and the pterostigma is

slightly broader than in the anterior wings; legs reddish-brown ;

antenne flavous with the four apical joints and the broadly pyriform

club fuscous brown.

This species is easily distinguished from N. capensis by the more

hyaline wings, and also the markings of the abdomen; it resembles

more N. collusor, but differs from it in the non-tessellated costal

area, the absence of a supra-apical infuscate patch in the hind wings

(2); nor is the thorax variegated with yellow.

Length of body 22 mm., of fore wings 31 mm., of hind wings

23 mm.

Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Salisbury), G. A. K. Marshall.

ENCYOPSIDIUS, n. gen.

I propose this genus for a small, delicate species, of which I have

seen one example only, and which in many characters resemble

Encyopsis. The eyes are divided in the same manner, but are not

in proportion quite as large; the shape and neuration of the wings

are identical, and that of the clasps of the g very similar, but the

antenne are much shorter, and the hind tibiew have no apical spurs.

ENCYOPSIDIUS PROMONTORII, 0. sp.

Plate IX., fig. 11.

3. Head densely clothed with very long hairs greyish in front,

fuscous at the apex; antennz only two-thirds the length of the fore

wings, flavescent, the club slightly fuscous; prothorax fuscous,

clothed on the pronotum with fuscous and on the sides of the meso-

notum with a fringe of white hairs, abdomen fuscous brown, clasps

very short, flavescent; wings only moderately long, fore wings

lacteous hyaline with the very base, the nervures, and the small

pterostigma flavescent, the nervures slightly fuscous; hind wings

plainly shorter than the anterior with the three anterior nervures,

and the greatest part of the area flavescent, but the median part is

New or Little Known Species of the Hemerobude, 451

hyaline; sides of sternum maculated with flavescent; legs yellow,

hind tibize without any spur.

Length of body 20 mm., of fore wings expanded 44 mm. of hind

wings 35 mm,

Hab. Cape Colony (Cape District), L. Péringuey.

Sus-Faminry NEMOPTERIDES.

Gren. NEMOPTERA, Latvr.

NEMOPTERA PURCELLI, 0. sp.

Plate IX., fig. 13.

3. Head, thorax, and abdomen bright drab colour, sides of

thorax and legs pale yellow; antennz moderately long, sub-infus-

cate; head trituberculate on the vertex and with two small, not

very distinct tubercles close to the base of antenne ; pronotum very

strongly constricted with the anterior margin highly reflexed and

fringed with upright fairly long bristles; mesonotum plurigibbose

and bearing a few setose hairs laterally; abdomen short; anterior

wings sub-obtuse at tip, hyaline with a slightly fuscous venation ;

the radial and sub-costal nervures and the space between them pale

flavescent, the hind border and also the nervures are fimbriate ;

hind wings very long, very narrow, broadly dilated at apex in

a very broad ovate paddle-like expansion half twisted in the

-centre, light fulvous like the stalk itself, which is lacteous, how-

ever, above the dilatation, and acuminate and distinctly lacteous

at apex.

In the figure the white tapering lacteous part of the hind wing has

not come out well; the right wing, however, shows the half twist of

the paddle.

Length of body 104 mm.; expansion of anterior wings 35 mm. ;

length of posterior wing, 29 mm.

This remarkable species was discovered some twenty-six years

ago at Constantia, near Cape Town by my colleague, Dr, W. F,

Purcell. It has not been met anew,

NEMOPTERA PULCHELLA.

Plate IX., fig. 14.

?. Body and antenne light fulvous, legs pale flavescent ; vertex

of head plainly trituberculate, thorax concolorous, pronotum con-

stricted, and with the anterior margin and the sides densely setose ;

452 Annals of the South African Museum.

sutures of the mesonotum very deep, the latter almost bigibbose;

abdomen short; anterior wing long, slightly acuminate at apex,

hyaline with a very slight pinkish tinge, the sub-costal costules

greenish yellow for the whole of the length, no pterostigmatic

macule, the reticulation nearly translucent; hind wings very long,

pale greenish yellow, and ending at apex in a long, broad oavr-like

pinkish dilatation having a half twist.

In the figure this dilatation had to be shown flat.

Twice only did I meet with this pretty, delicate-looking insect,

and I was not fortunate in the second occasion to capture the

Specimen.

Length of body 9 mm.; expansion of fore wings 42 mm.; length

of hind wing 37 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Koeberg, Cape District), L. Péringuey.

NEMOPTERA DUMBRODIANA,.0. Sp.

g. Flavescent, but with the upper part of the head, of the

thorax, and the whole abdomen very light buff; basal joint of

antenne also buff—the other joints are missing; vertex of head

with a conspicuous median tubercle; no traces of a neck; meso-

notum constricted, short, sparsely setulose laterally, gibbosities of

the mesonotum greatly developed; abdomen twice the length of the

head and thorax taken together, the segments plainly pubescent ;

anterior wings moderately acuminate rounded towards the median

part of the apex, hyaline but with the venation, especially the sub-

radial nervures, which are set very closely to each other and become

united slightly past the middle, somewhat flavescent; no ptero-

stigma; the hind wings are very narrow, very long, and ampliated

at about two-thirds of their length into a narrow, oar-blade like

process, making half a twist, very little acuminate at apex; for

two-thirds of the length the hind wing is flavescent fuscous, turns

thence to whitish for one-sixth of the length, the dilated reniform

part is plainly fuscous for two-thirds of its length, but has an

elongated lacteous patch along the upper edge, the third hind part

is lacteous, but the very apex is lightly infuscate.

Length 154 mm.; expansion of fore wings 48 mm.; length of hind

wing 54 mm.

Not unlike in general appearance, and especially in the shape of

the hind wings, N. africana, but the fore wings are more rounded

in the anterior apical part and less distinctly acuminate on this

account, the two sub-radial nervures become united slightly past the

middle instead of at about four-fifths of the length as in the N.

New or Little Known Species of the Hemerobude. 453

africana, and lastly the colouration of the narrowly expanded

reniform part of the hind wings is different.

Hab. Cape Colony (Uitenhage, Dunbrody), Rev. J. O'Neil.

Grn. CROCE, McLachl.

CROCE LIGHTFOOTI, Nn. sp.

Body very light drab; no yellow markings anywhere. Rostral

part of head very long, antennze wanting in my three examples, but

from memory I can state that they are not long; pronotum longer

than broad, attenuate in front but not constricted there and with

only a few, very small sete laterally ; mesonotum distinctly pluri-

gibbose ; abdomen twice as long as the thorax (¢ 3), concolorous ;

anterior wings hyaline and strongly iridescent, narrow at base,

moderately acuminate at apex, plainly fimbriate all round, and with

all the nervules distinctly hairy, and light drab in colour; ptero-

stigma very long, partly white partly brown but not very con-

spicuous, costal space narrow, divided by not numerous nervules ;

hind wings very long, thread-like, slightly more than three times the

length of the body, greatly diverging, slightly tapering towards the

apex, clothed with a dense short pubescence, and having at about

one-third of their length an elongated bunch of silky lanuginose

white hairs, occasionally mixed with a few drab ones; the colour of

these hind wings is light drab from the base to about the median

part, and thence white.

The lanuginose bunch varies in size ; it is never very large, but it

is quite distinct. This character distinguishes it from C. damara,

McLach., which I know, however, from description only, but in

which the pubescence of the nervules of the wings is not men-

tioned.

Length of body 94-93 mm. ; expansion of wings 24-25 mm. ; length

of hind wing 35-41 mm.

Hab. Cape Colony (Clanwilliam), R. M. Lightfoot; (Namaqua-

land), G. Warren; (Damaraland), J. Christie.

454 Annals of the South African Museum.

INDEX.

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16.—A Revised List of the South African Reptiles and Batrachians,

with Synoptic Tables, special reference to the specumens wm the

South African Museum, and Descriptions of New Species.—By

G. A. Bountencer, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S.

Part I.—LACERTILIA ann RHIPTOGLOSSA.

LACERTILIA.

Synopsis of the Families represented in South Africa.

I. Upper surface of head with scales or granular tubercles.

A. Tongue short, with villose papille.

No movable eyelids ; dentition pleurodont

Movable eyelids ; dentition acrodont :

B. Tongue long, smooth, deeply bifid, daepibedl at like ORB:

II. Upper surface of head with large or symmetrical shields.

A. Tongue with villose papille ; femoral pores

B. Tongue with scale-like imbricate papille or obhene! pew

Body vermiform ; scales soft, squarish, not imbricate . .

No bony plates under the scales ; femoral pores usually oe

Geckonide.

Agamide.

Varanide.

Zonuride.

Amphisbenidc.

Lacertide.

Bony plates under the scales; a lateral fold; femoral pores Gerrhosauride.

Bony plates under the scales; no lateral fold; no femoral pores Scincide.

Famity GECKONIDE-.

Tongue short, with villose papilla. Dentition pleurodont. Body

covered with granules or soft scales; no large shields on the head.

No movable eyelids ; pupil usually vertical.

Twelve Genera represented in South Africa.

I. Digits not dilated.

Digits short, iii ee covered with small spinose gai

clawless

Chondrodactylus.

Digits with narrow eee erse nee rattenionly ane aati: a cane

claw, fingers subeylindrical, toes depressed, with a lateral fringe

of long pointed scales

90 6 Ge oe be JOOS

456 Annals of the South African Musewm.

Digits webbed almost to the tips, covered with small tigy

with a faint, obtuse claw.. .. . Pelmatogecko.

II. Digits more or less calwteds ih palareed peace or iectelien

inferiorly.

A. Digits with a strong claw.

1. Digits dilated at the apex, which is furnished

inferiorly with two plates separated by a longitu-

dinal groove.

Digits with only one pair of plates inferiorly, at the apex.. .. Phyllodactylus.

Digits with one or two pairs of ae inferiorly, in addition to

the apical pair .. .. @Bdura.

2. Digits sana or peed Be ihe Spe the

dilated part with paired lamelle inferiorly.

Inner digit well developed; pupil vertical .. .. .. .. «.. Hemidactylus.

Inner digit rudimental; pupilround .. .. . Lygodactylus.

3. Digits entirely dilated, with a single series of eile

inferiorly ; body covered with small imbricate scales Homopholis.

B. Digits clawless, or with a very indistinct claw

Digits strongly dilated, with transverse lamelle inferiorly, with

a minute claw fitting in a notch of the distal lamelle .. .. Hlasmodactylus.

Digits more or less dilated, clawless, or with a very minute

claw, the distal lamelle undivided .. .. . Pachydactylus.

Tips of fingers slightly dilated, of toes rather narrowed; no

GIWSik tie Colopus,

Digits very peed rilniea = ihe apex Poni elaness or ean

very minute claw; eyelid distinct all round the eye ... ,. .. Rhoptropus.

1. CHONDRODACTYLUS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1870, p. 110; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 10.

1. C. ANGULIFER, Peters, J.c., p. 111, pl. —, fig. 1; Bouleng., l.c.,

pik

Deserts of Cape Colony.

Little Namaqualand (M. Schlechter, Whitley, R. Moffat), Ken-

hardt (Schlechter), Touw’s River (A. G. Atherstone), Beaufort

West (W. F. Purcell).

C. weiri, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1887, p. 339, distinguished by larger

ventral scales, is probably not specifically separable from C.

angulifer.

2. PIENOPUs.

Gray, P.Z.S., 1865, p. 640; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 15.

1. P. GARRULUS.

Stenodactylus garrulus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 6.

_ Ptenopus garrulus, Bouleng., l.c., p. 15.

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 457

Deserts of Cape Colony ; German South-West Africa.

Little Namaqualand (Schlechter), Zwart Modder; Kenhardt,

Cape Colony (Schlechter). :

3. PELMATOGECKO.

Andersson, Jahrb. Nass. Ver. Wiesbaden, Ixi., 1908, p. 299.

1. P. RaNGEI, Anderss., l.c., pl. ii. fig. 1.

Syndactylosawra schultzet, Werner, Jen. Denkschr. xvi., 1910,

p. 316, pl. vi. fig. 3.

German South-West Africa.

4, PHYLLODACTYLUS.

Gray, Spicil. Zool., 1830, p. 3; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 76.

Three Species.

Back with large keeled tubercles separated from one another by

granules ..

30 do! on, bo 86 Ga d&. oo 6a Sa co JPs WaRMGMeANG-

Back with uniform granules, which are smaller than those on the

snout ; nostril separated from the first labial by a narrow shield... P. porphyreus.

Back with uniform small flat scales, which are as large as the

granules on the snout; first labial bordering the nostril .. .. P. lineatus.

1. P. PERINGUEYI, sp. n.

Little Namaqualand (L. Péringuey); Port Elizabeth (Moor-

house).

2. P. PORPHYREUS.

Gecko porphyreus, Daud. Hist. Rept. iv. p. 130.

Phyllodactylus porphyreus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 87.

Cape Colony and German South-West Africa.

Cape Peninsula (Purcell, C. A. Fairbridge) ; Cape Division (H.

Glasson) ; Cape Town (Layard, T. D. Butler, J. H. Paynter) ;

Cape Flats (R. Smith); Wynberg (W. L. Sclater) ; Ceres (Pur-

cell) ; Calvinia (C. L. Leipoldt); Sir Lowry’s Pass, Caledon

Division (Purcell); Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); Little Namaqua-

land (Péringuey).

3. P, LINEATUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 7; Bouleng., J.c., p. 92.

Cape Colony.

Tulbagh (R. M. Lightfoot); Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); O’okiep,

Little Namaqualand (Schlechter) ; Bushmanland (Schlechter).

458 Annals of the South African Museum.

5. GADURA.

Gray, Zool. Miscell., 1842, p. 52; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 104.

Two Species.

Rostral bordering the nostril .. .. -. -. .. «+ «+ o» »» GQ. africana.

Rostral separated from the nostril . Sed Us atencs ees Gemivarias

1. GH. arricaNna, Bouleng., Ann. & ee N.H. 6) ii., 1888, p. 187.

German South-West Africa, Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Walfish Bay, type (P. Nightingale); Kentani,

Transkei (Rev. Dr.Kolbe) ; Port St. Johns, (A. 8. Weisecker).

Natal: Durban (Col. J. H. Bowker).

9. CE. nivaRIA, Bouleng., P.Z.S., 1894, pp. 606 and 726, pl. xlvii.

igo

Top of Drakensberg Range, North-West Natal; Albany Division

of Cape Colony (French).

6. HEMIDACTYLUS.

Gray, Ann. Phil. (2) x., 1825, p. 199; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 113.

This genus is represented in South Africa by a single species,

widely distributed in Tropical Africa and America :—

1. H. magpoura, Mor. de Jonn. Bull. Soc. Philom., 1818, p. 138;

Bouleng,, l.c., p. 122.

Portuguese East Africa and Transvaal.

Transvaal: Louw’s Creek (L. Gough).

7. LYGODACTYLUS.

Gray, P.Z.S., 1864, p. 59; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 158.

Two Species.

4 or 5 pairs of lamelle under the median digits; mental (sym-

physial) shield with two clefts converging forwards ss) eee s- . capensis

3 pairs of lamelle under the median digits; mental without clefts... L. ocellatus.

1. L. CAPENSIS.

Hemidactylus capensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. Ixxv. fig. 3

Lygodactylus capensis, Bouleng., /.c., py 160.

Somaliland to Natal; Angola.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Dr. P. Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (G. A. K. Marshall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (J. de Coster).

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 459

9. L. oceELLATUS, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst., xxv., 1907, p. 406,

pl. xiv. figs. 1-3.

Transvaal (Pretoria District).

8. HOMOPHOLIS.

Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 191.

1. H. WAHLBERG.

Gecko wahlbergii, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. lxxv. fig. 1.

Homopholis wahlbergii, Bouleng., /.c.

Homopholis macrolepis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. HH. (0))5¥a:;

1885, p. 474.

Portuguese East Africa to Natal.

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster), type of

H. macrolepis.

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall, Kolbe).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (R. H. Thomas).

9. ELASMODACTYLUS.

Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1894, p. 727.

1. E. namaguensis, W. L. Sclater, Ann. 8. Afr. Mus. i., 1898,

ps LOO; pl he. 2:

Little Namaqualand (W. C. Scully), types.

10. PACHYDACTYLUS.

Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 19; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 200.

Synopsis of the Species.

I. Dorsal scales intermixed with larger tubercles,

A. Dorsal tubercles smooth or keeled; ventral scales flat,

imbricate or subimbricate.

1. 8 to 12 lamellw under the dilated part of the median

digits, the rest covered with small scales.

Dorsal tubercles strongly keeled ert cate Art iclomserem evens PEXUOLUTONG.

Dorsal tubercles smooth or very feebly eeied| sts). aes P. levigatus.

2. 7 to 9 lamelle under the dilated part of the median

digits, which in their cylindrical part bear a series of

narrow lamelle ; dorsal tubercles strongly keeled .. P. fasciatus.

3. 4 to 6 lamellae under the dilated part of the median

digits.

a. First upper labial not touching the nostril.

Granules on hinder part of head intermixed with larger tuber-

cles; dorsal tubercles large, moderately or feebly keeled ; body

SpPObed alekl acl) Reno Moria: eee Sara lon Cela =o aYor wren) Meson Jes P. capensis.

460

Annals of the South African Museum.

Granules on hinder part of head intermixed with larger tuber-

cles; dorsal tubercles large, strongly keeled, often trihedral ;

body cross-barred. . ae P. formosus.

No enlarged tubercles on hinder nae of feats dorsal ulercies

small, more or less strongly keeled . P. affinis.

b. First upper labial eee the steal eral

tubercles large, feebly keeled .. Se P. weberi.

B. Dorsal tubercles large, conical ; ventral scales sharin

conical ; tail with whorls of spine-like tubercles .. .. P. rugosus.

C. Dorsal tubercles small, distinguished from the granules

only by their larger size, sometimes conical P. maculatus.

II. Dorsal scales equal.

Head very convex ; rostral widely separated from nostril.

4 or 5 transverse lamelle under the median digits ; rostral

shield not or but slightly broader than deep; dorsal scales

convex, not much smaller than ventrals ee lek P. ocellatus.

5 or 6 lamelle under the median digits; rostral ahield aek

broader than deep sate Se Cc P. amenus.

3 or 4 transverse fants ariee he miadian ‘digits: eeciral

shield

much broader than deep; dorsal scales convex, not

smaller than ventrals.. .. .. : P. mariquensis.

4 transverse lamellee under the cain) Hetee : rasthal gil

much broader than gt dorsal scales flat, much smaller than

ventrals .. .. . P. punctatus.

Head more or ins ae Mapreade 5 or ap) Gaaavers

lamelle under the median digits.

Rostral nearly twice as broad as deep, entering the nostril ; snout

a littlelonger than the orbit «2 <2 «2 .. «. w+ «. «o. L. purcelli,

Rostral but little broader than deep ; snout much longer than the

orbit

te.

P. serval.

BIBRONI.

Tarentola bibronti, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. i. fig. 1.

Pachydactylus bibronw, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 201.

South Africa, northwards to Benguella and Mozambique.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Moffat, W. C. Scully, W. H.

Turle, Schlechter, Krapohl); O’okiep, Little Namaqualand (G.

Worden); Garies, Little Namaqualand (Dr. R. Broom); Cape

Flats (R. Smith) ; Matjesfontein, Worcester (Dr. W. P. van de

Merwe, Lightfoot); Burghersdorp (Dr. D. R. Kannemeyer) ;

Clanwilliam (Schlechter); Calvinia (Schlechter); Hanover

(C. S. Cronwright-Schreiner) ; Graaff-Reinet (Paynter); Mon-

tague (Purcell); Caledon (Purcell); Swellendam (Purcell) ;

Bredasdorp (Fry); Bechuanaland (S. Blackbeard).

9. P. pHvicAtTus, J. G. Fischer, Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. v., 1888,

p. 15, pl. ii. fig. 3.

German South-West Africa; Little Namaqualand.

Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 461

3. P. Fascratus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) ii., 1888,

p. 138:

Namaqualand and Natal.

Namaqualand (Péringuey), type ; Natal (Sanderson).

4, P. CAPENSIS.

Tarentola capensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. i. fig. 2.

Pachydactylus capensis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 202.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Bechuana-

land, Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand; Beaufort West (Jackson) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Hanover (Shortridge, Cron-

wright-Schreiner) ; Modder River (Butler); Clanwilliam (Light-

foot) ; Matjesfontein, Worcester Division (Purcell) ; Port

Elizabeth (Moorhouse).

Orange River Colony: Kroonstad (Watermeyer) ; Smithfield

(Kannemeyer).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Ross); Irene (Taylor); Pietersburg

(Daneel); Middelburg (Dr. C. 8. Piers); Modderfontein (A.

Haagner) ; Barberton (Rendall).

Bechuanaland: Kuruman (C. G. Alston).

Southern Rhodesia: Bulawayo (R. Pillans).

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

5. P. FoRMosus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 4; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i.

p. 203, pl. xvi. fig. 2.

P. obscurus, Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom. (8) i., 1889, p. 22 (type

examined).

I now regard P. mentomarginatus, Smith, op. cit. p. 5, as the

young of P. formosus.

Cape Colony, Bechuanaland, Transvaal.

Cape Colony, Little Namaqualand (Scully); Concordia, Little

Namaqualand (Krapohl); Ceres (Lightfoot); Clanwilliam

(Lightfoot) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt); Port Elizabeth (M. Weale).

6. P. arrinis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii., 1896,

p. 21.

Transvaal ; Rhodesia.

Southern Rhodesia (Pillans).

7. P. WEBERI, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst., xxv., 1907, p. 408, pl. xiv.

figs. 4 and 5.

Little Namaqualand.

462 Annals of the South African Museum.

P. ruGosus, Smith, IIL, Rept. pl. Ixxv. fig. 2; Bouleng. Cat. Liz.

i. p. 204.

Bechuanaland, Little Namaqualand.

Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

9. P. macunatus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 4; Bouleng. Cat. Liz

i. p. 206, pl. xvi. fig. 4.

Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (French); Little Namaqualand

(Moffat); Beaufort West (Purcell); Worcester (Purcell) ;

Robertson (Purcell) ; Graaff-Reinet (Paynter); Port Elizabeth

(Drege, Moorhouse) ; King William’s Town (Purcell) ; Hanover

(Schreiner); Kentani, Transkei (Kolbe); Albany Division

(French).

Southern Rhodesia: Bulawayo (Pillans).

10. P. OCELLATUS.

12.

13.

Gecko ocellatus, Cuy. R. A. ii. p. 46.

Pachydactylus ocellatus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 205.

Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Angola.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Purcell); Robben Island (Purcell,

Oakley) ; Tulbage (Purcell) ; Cape Division (Turle); Beaufort

West (Purcell); Calvinia (Schlechter, Leipoldt); Worcester

Division (Purcell, Lightfoot) ; Mossel Bay (Drege) ; Worcester

(Leipoldt) ; Bredasdorp (Fry) ; Caledon (Purcell) ; Swellendam

(Purcell); Robertson (Purcell); Prince Albert (Purcell) ;

Steynsburg (Ponder).

P. aMoENusS, Werner, Jen. Denkschr. xvi., 1910, p. 314, fig.

Little Namaqualand.

P. MARIQUENSIS, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 3; Bouleng. Cat.

hiz- i. p. 207, pl.oxvi. fig: 6.

. Cape Colony, Bechuanaland, Orange River Colony.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Whiley); Clanwilliam

(Schlechter); Springbokfontein (Schlechter); | Worcester

(Meiring); Hanover (Schreiner); Graaff-Reinet (Paynter) ;

Worcester Division (Purcell); Malmesbury (Péringuey) ;

Kenhardt (Schlechter); Albany Division (French).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

P. punctatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 615; Bouleng.

Cat. Liz. i. p. 206.

Mozambique, Rhodesia, Bechuanaland.

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Southern Rhodesia: Matoppos (Pillans).

Bechuanaland: Serowe (Blackbeard).

14. P. PURCELLI, sp. n.

Cape Colony.

Touw’s River (Purcell) ; Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

15. P. servau, Werner, Jen. Denkschr. xvi., 1910, p. 313, fig.

Great Namaqualand.

11. COLOPUS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1869, p. 57; Bouleng, Cat. Liz

1. C. WAHLBERGH, Peters, l.c.; Bouleng., l.c.

Damaraland.

12. RHOPTROPUS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1869, p. 58; Bouleng. Cat. Liz

Two Species.

Nostril in the centre of a swelling between three nasals; inner toe

well developed, third extending much beyond fourth .

Nostril between the rostral and two nasals; inner ie raaimeniary:

fourth extending beyond third .

1. R. arsr, Peters, l.c., fig. 2; Bouleng,, l.c.

i. p. 208.

Vip: 217.

R. afer.

R. ocellatus.

Dactychilikion braconniert, Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom, (7) ii,

1878, p. 254.

Damaraland, Bechuanaland, Angola.

Damaraland: Walfish Bay (Nightingale).

2. R. oceLuatus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xvi., 1885,

p. 479.

Cape Colony.

Cape Town (Layard).

Famity AGAMIDZE.

Tongue short, with villose papille. Dentition acrodont. Body

covered with scales or tubercles, without dermal ossifications; no

large shields on the head. Movable eyelids; pupil round.

The Agamids of South Africa belong to a single genus.

464 Annals of the South African Musewm.

1 AGAMA.

Daudin, Hist. Rept. iii. p. 333; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 335.

Synopsis of the South African Species.

I. Occipital scale (bearing the ‘‘ pineal eye”) more or less enlarged.

A. Fifth toe not extending as far as first; hind limb not

reaching the ear; back with small scales intermixed with

. enlarged spinose ones.

EKar-opening smaller, or at any rate not larger, than eye-opening ;

third toe longer than fourth; ventral scales more or less ween

keeled, ending inaspine .. . . A. hispida.

Ear-opening smaller, or at any me 25) ee ger, Meeks eye-opening ;

third and fourth toes equal, or fourth the longer; ventral scales

smooth or feebly keeled... .. .. A. brachyura.

Kar-opening larger than eye-opening ; eet ie longer th ied fourth;

ventral scales smooth or feebly keeled .. .. A. distanti.

B. Fifth toe extending as far as first, or Piers 3 ear- acceee

larger than eye-opening.

1. Scaling of back heterogeneous, with enlarged more or

less spinose scales; a low crest or serrated line along

the middle of the back .. .. . A, aculeata.

2. Scales on back equal or Piteeed with more or come

enlarged ones; a nuchal but no dorsal serration or

crest.

The smallest dorsal scales not larger than the ventrals, the scaling

homogeneous or heterogeneous .. .. a ae A atroe

Dorsal scales equal in size, much larger fie ihe aed -. «. A. planiceps.

3. Scales on back equal; a more or less distinct denticula-

tion or crest along the middle of the back.

Dorsal scales much larger than ventrals; latter keeled... .. .. A. mossambica.

Dorsal scales (except on vertebral region) scarcely larger than

ventrals ; latter smooth se Ge . A. kirkii.

II. Occipital scale not enlarged ; pagles on hace onedasll ieeeeians :

scales on tail forming more or less distinct rings, and a double

series on the median dorsalline .. .. .. .. .. «.. .. A. atricollis.

AGAMA HISPIDA.

Lacerta hispida, Linn. Mus. Ad. Fred. p. 44.

Agama hispida, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 349.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Oakley, de Souza); Worcester

(Lycett); Knysna (Maritz); Little Namaqualand (Lightfoot,

Broom).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Orange River Colony: Kroonstad (Watermeyer).

AGAMA BRACHYURA, Bouleng., t.c., p. 350, pl. xxviii. fig. 1.

Cape Colony.

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Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Broom, Schlechter, Lightfoot) ;

Beaufort West (Jackson); Calvinia (Leipoldt); Matjesfontein

(Purcell) ; O’okiep (Scully) ; Worcester (Lycett).

3. AGAMA DISTANTI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) ix., 1902,

p. 339.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Transvaal,

Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese Hast Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey); Kowie (French) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer); Kroonstad

(Watermeyer); Vredeford Road (Barrett-Hamilton).

Transvaal: Krugersdorp (Watson); Barberton (Rendall) ; Johan-

nesburg (Purcell).

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Rhodesia : Mashonaland (ff. Darling).

4, AGAMA AacuLEATA, Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph. p. 53; Bouleng.

Cat. Liz. i. p. 351.

Agama armata, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 618; Bouleng.,

t.c., p. 302,

Agama pulchella, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. (2) iv., 1896, p. 116.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, and Natal,

to Angola and the Zambesi.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey); Kuruman

(Moffat); De Aar (Local School); Kowie (French); Touw’s

River (Paynter) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Orange River Colony: Kroonstad (Watermeyer).

Transvaal : Waterberg (Purcell).

Rhodesia: Southern Rhodesia (Pillans) ; Bulawayo (Kolbe) ;

Salisbury (Marshall, Thomas) ; North-West Rhodesia, Living-

stone (Sykes).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (R. Marloth).

5. AGAMA ATRA, Daud. Hist. Rept. i. p. 349; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i.

p. 302.

A. micropholis, Matschie, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. v., 1890, p. 607.

A. microterolepis, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvii., 1896,

p- 22.

A. holubt, Bocage, J. Se. Lisb. (2) iv., 1896, p. 115.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia,

Portuguese Hast Africa.

466 Annals of the South African Museum.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Adcock); Worcester Division

(Purcell); Hanover (Schreiner); Prince Albert (Purcell) ;

Matjesfontein, Worcester Division (Lefévre); O’okiep (Périn-

guey); Stellenbosch (Purcell); Caledon (Purcell); Dassen

Island (Lightfoot) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt) ; Hast London (Wood) ;

Bredasdorp (Fry); Touw’s River, Worcester Division (Paynter) ;

Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse) ; Kowie (French); Burghersdorp

(Kannemeyer); Little Namaqualand (Schlechter, Turle).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal: Lydenburg (Kilgour); Modderfontein (Haagner) ;

Krugersdorp (Watson).

6. AGAMA PLANICEPS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1862, p. 15; Bouleng.

Cat. Liz. i. p. 358.

German South-West Africa, Angola, Congo.

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth).

7. AGAMA MOossAMBICA, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 618;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 353.

Portuguese East Africa, Northern Rhodesia, British Central

Africa.

8. AGAMA KIRKII, Bouleng., t.c., p. 354, pl. xxviii. fig. 2.

Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, British Central

Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Importuni (R. Pillans).

9. AGAMA ATRICOLLIS, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 14; Bouleng.,, t.c.,

p. 358.

Northern and Eastern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand,

Transvaal, Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, German South-

West Africa, Angola.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Natal: Durban (Bowker, Butler).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (ff. Darling).

Famiry ZONURIDZ.

Tongue short, with villose papillae. Dentition pleurodont. Head

covered with bony plates and symmetrical shields. Movable eyelids.

Femoral pores present.

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Four Genera.

I. Limbs well developed.

A. Back with bony plates underlying the horny as which

are large .. .. cites TCZAOIUUNUS «

B. Back without bony ated Gereeil Eolas ell

Dorsal lepidosis heterogeneous.. .. .. .. «. ++ «+ «. Pseudocordylus.

Dorsal lepidosis uniformly granular.. .. . Platysaurus.

II. Limbs rudimentary ; body ee povered marl shark

of lanceolate, keeled scales... .. 50 00) 00 on nn ~— Olennngaxoutiaat

1. ZONURUS.

Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph. p. 57; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 252.

Synopsis of the South African Species.

I. Frontonasal in contact with the rostral, separating the

nasals.

A transverse series of 4 large occipital spines; 23 to 25 trans-

verse rows of scales from occiput to base of tail .. .. .. .. JZ. giganteus.

A transverse series of 6 small occipital spines ; “40 HONORE

rows of scales from occiput to base of tail .. .. . .. 4, warreni.

II. Frontonasal separated from the rostral by the neanion or aie

supranasals.

A. No supranasal, nostril in a large nasal, or between a large

nasal and a small postnasal; lower eyelid entirely scaly.

1. Flanks with large scales similar to or a little smaller

than the dorsals.

a. Ventral scales smooth; frontonasal present.

a. Less than 20 rows of scales from occiput to

base of tail.

Nasal strongly swollen, oe ee pierced in the centre .. Z. cataphractus.

Nasal not swollen .. .. so 8 Z. macropholis.

p. More than 20 rows or asi ron een i

base of tail.

Lateral scales as large as dorsals .. .. .. .. «.. «. «- JZ. cordylus.

Lateral scales smaller than dorsals.. .. .. BO 00 |) Ao OU:

b. Ventral scales keeled; frontonasal aTeate- .. 4. tropidogaster

. Flanks covered with granular scales; only 8 longi-

tudinal rows of ventral scales Oe. GO Ten CaDensts.

B. A supranasal shield, distinct from the very canal beet

lower eyelid with a more or less transparent disk in the

middle; more than 30 rows of scales from occiput to

base of tail.

Anterior gular scales flat, moderate

-- .. Z. polyzonus.

Anterior gular scales almost granular

1. ZoNURUS GIGANTEUS, Smith, Ill, Rept. pls. xxv. and xxxvi.;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 253.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Colesberg (Ortlepp).

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=~]

Orange River Colony: Kroonstad (Sir Jas. Sivewright) ; Hoopstad

(J. Watery).

ZONURUS WARRENI, Bouleng. Ann. Natal Mus. i., 1908, p. 231,

pl. xxx.

Zululand.

. ZONURUS CATAPHRACTUS.

Cordylus cataphractus, Boie, N. Acta Ac. Leop.-Carol. xiv., 1828,

p. 140.

Zonurus cataphractus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii, p. 255.

Western parts of Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Schlechter, Hoffman); Matjes-

fontein, Worcester Division (Lefévre) ; Clanwilliam Division

(Leipoldt).

. ZONURUS MACROPHOLIS, sp. n.

Little Namaqualand.

. ZONURUS CORDYLUS.

Lacerta cordylus, Linn. §. N. i. p. 361.

Zonurus cordylus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 256.

Zonurus vittifer, Reichen. Zool. Anz., 1887, p. 372.

Whole of South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Sclater) ; Wynberg (Kleinschmidt) ;

Robben Island (Purcell); Knysna (Moritz); George (Wil-

man); Albany Division (French); Stellenbosch (Purcell,

Hutchinson); Tsomo, Transkei (Watermeyer); Middelburg

(Piers); Bedford (Stephenson) ; Zuurberg, Alexandra Division

_ (Drege); East London (Wood); Mount Ayliff (Weisbecker) ;

Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse).

Natal: Umvoti (Fry).

Transvaal: Krugersdorp (Watson) ; Johannesburg (Cregoe).

German South-West Africa: Walfish Bay (Nightingale).

. Zonurus JoNEsiI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) vii., 1891,

p. 417.

Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, Bechuanaland.

Southern Rhodesia: Bulawayo (Kolbe); Matoppo Hill (Pillans) ;

Bechuanaland: Palapye (Blackbeard).

. ZONURUS TROPIDOGASTER, sp. n.

Transvaal.

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8. ZONURUS CAPENSIS.

Cordylus capensis, Smith, Mag. N. H. (2) ii. 1838, p. 32.

Zonurus capensis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. 11. p, 258.

Cape.

9. ZONURUS POLYZONUS.

Cordylus polyzonus, Smith, Mag. N. H. (2) ii. 1838, p. 34.

Zonurus polyzonus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 257.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, German South-West

Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (French); Clanwilliam (Sclater,

Slabber, Leipoldt); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Knysna

(De Souza); Middelburg (Piers); Calvinia (Leipoldt) ; Bredas-

dorp (Fry); Hanover (Schreiner); Houtjes Bay, Malmesbury

Division (Wilson); Matjesfontein (Cowper); Little Namaqua-

land (Péringuey, Scully, Schlechter).

Natal: Natal (?).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

German South-West Africa: Prince of Wales Bay (Marloth).

10. ZonuRUsS PUSTULATUS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1862, p. 19.

German South-West Africa.

2. PSEUDOCORDYLUS.

Smith, Mag. N. H. (2) u., 1838, p. 32; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 259.

1. PsEUDOCORDYLUS MICROLEPIDOTUS.

Cordylus microlepidotus, Cuy. R. A. 2nd ed. ii. p. 33.

Pseudocordylus nucrolepidotus, Bouleng. t.c.

Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Smith); Basutoland, Morija (Dyke).

Natal: Umvoti (Fry).

3. PLATYSAURUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 261.

1. PLATYSAURUS CAPENSIS, Smith, /.c., pl. xl.; Bouleng., J.c.

Platysaurus guttatus, Smith, l.c., App. p. 8; Bouleng., t.c., p. 262,

pl. xiv. fig. 1.

Cape Colony, Transvaal, Zululand, Southern Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Victoria West (Lightfoot).

Transvaal: Pietersburg (Daneel).

Southern Rhodesia: Importuni District (Pillans); Salisbury

(G. A. K. Marshall, Thomas).

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4, CHAMASAURA.

Schneid. Hist. Amph. p. 204; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 263.

Three Species in South Africa.

Both pairs of limbs present, pentadactyle ; 28 seales round the body C. enea.

Both pairs of limbs present, with one or two claws ; 24 or 26 scales

round the body.. el) Rae clo ween ne Senter C. anguina.

Fore limbs absent; 22 scales round the body .. .. .. .. «. OC. macrolepis.

1. CHAMHSAURA NEA.

Cricochalus e@nea, Fitzing. Syst. Rept. p. 21.

Chamesaura enea, Bouleng., t.c., p. 263.

Eastern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal.

Transvaal: Modderfontein (Haagner).

2. CHAMHSAURA ANGUINA.

Lacuta anguina, Linn. §.N. i. p. 371.

Chamesaura anguina, Bouleng., t.c., p. 264.

Chamesaura didactyla, Bouleng. P.Z.S. 1890, p. 82, pl. xi. fig. 1.

Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Jeffreys); Port Elizabeth (Drege) ;

Caledon Division (Lightfoot, Burges) ; Worcester (Hugo); Kei

Road (Schreiner) ; Kentani (Pegler); East Pondoland (Rogers) ;

Little Namaqualand (Hahn).

Natal: Durban (Bowker, Sanderson).

3. CHAMHSAURA MACROLEPIS.

Mancus macrolepis, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1862, p 339.

Chamesaura macrolepis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. il. p. 264.

Natal, Zululand.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Famity VARANID&.

Tongue very long and slender, bifid, retractile into a sheath at the

base. Dentition pleurodont; teeth large. Head and body covered

with small scales, Movable eyelids. No femoral pores.

A single genus :—

1. VARANUS.

Merrem, Tent, Syst. Amph. p. 58; Bouleng, Cat. Liz. i. p. 304.

Two Species in South Africa.

Nostril an oblique slit; toes short .. .. .. «. +. «+ «- V. albigularis.

Nostril round; toeslonger .. .. .. «+ «+ «2 «2 «+ «+ V. niloticus.

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1. VARANUS ALBIGULARIS.

Tupinambis albigularis, Daud. Hist. Rept. iii. p. 72.

Varanus albigularis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 307.

Interior of Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Rhodesia,

Portuguese Hast Africa, German South-West Africa, Angola,

British Central Africa.

Cape Colony: Fraserburg Road (Sachs); Graaff-Reinet (A.

Eckley); Beaufort West; Little Namaqualand (Péringuey)

Tsomo (Watermeyer).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (ff. Darling, H. M. Oakley).

Portuguese Hast Africa: Pungwe River (T. D. Butler).

2. VARANUS NILOTICUS.

Lacerta mlotica, Linn. §.N.i. p. 369.

Varanus niloticus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 317.

From Egypt, through thie. whole of Tropical Africa, to Cape

Colony and Natal.

Cape Colony: Griqualand West (Murison); Orange River ;

Quora River; Transkei (Oakley) ; Uitenhage (Drege) ; Bedford

(Stephenson) ; Hanover (Schreiner).

Faminry AMPHISBA NIDA.

Tongue moderately long, covered with imbricate scale-like

papillae, ending in two long, narrow, smooth points. Teeth large

and few. Body vermiform; skin divided into soft squarish segments

forming regular annuli. Hyes concealed under the skin.

Three Genera in South Africa.

Segments of the pectoral ai not differentiated ; eye under an

ocular shield ; prewanal pores.. .. . Amphisbena.

Segments of the pectoral region not difterentinted: no nooner shield,

the eye under the posterior a of a large shield in which the nostril

is pierced ; no preanal pores . ae .. Chirindia.

Segments of the pectoral region sale eae: pnieliee thera

depressed, with projecting sharp-edged snout; nostril in a small

nasal on the lower surface of the snout 26 30 0G oo 60 oo Ailoipopantins.

1. AMPHISBAINA.

Linn. §.N. i. p. 392; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 435.

Two Species in South Africa.

One pair of prefrontal shields between the nasals and the frontals A. violacea.

Two pairs of preefrontals in a transverse line between the nasals

PHaelMiaragO MED ey Oo 6u -o0s pe co 66 oo. 60 bo 60. Ala (eltslryntOs

472 Annals o the South African Museum.

1. AMPHISBHNA VIOLACEA, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 620;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 446.

Amphisbena capensis, Thominot, Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) xi. 1887,

p. 188.

Zululand, Portuguese East Africa, Bechuanaland.

2. AMPHISBHNA QUADRIFRONS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1862, p. 26;

Bouleng,, t.c., p. 447.

German South-West Africa, Rhodesia.

North-West Rhodesia: Sesheke, Barotseland (Jalla).

2. CHIRINDIA.

Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx., 1907, p. 48.

1, CHIRINDIA SWYNNERTONI, Bouleng,, l.c., fig.

Southern Rhodesia: Chirinda Forest,* Mashonaland.

3. MONOPELTIS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 453.

Six Species in South Africa.

I. A single large shield on the head.

A. Tail rounded at the end; rostral shield ‘tetragonal,

separating the nasals.

3 pairs of large pectoral plates; 40 to 50 segments round the

body? x oh ON cpate ea ke tinted cored Sipe nee SO ara ie Cena

2 pairs of large pectoral plates ; 34 segments round the body.. WM. decosteri.

B. Tail truncate at the end; nasals in contact above the

rostral; 3 pairs of large pectoral plates; 28 to 32 seg-

ments round the body.

Snout (seen from above or below) very pointed .. .. .. .. M. granti.

Sout rounded. ues. mee een nn Cann em IAnCOLOUIUnOE

II. Two large shields on the head, completely or incompletely

divided by a transverse suture; tail rounded at the end;

rostral hexagonal, much wider at the base than above,

separating the nasals.

3 pairs of large pectoral plates inte oe OO Osho) Soe Ea inen ihe

2 pairs of large pectoral plates .. .. .. .. .. .. «. MM. quadriscutata.

1. MonoPEttis capensis, Smith, /.c., pl. Ixvii. ; Bouleng., t.c., p. 455.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, German South-West Africa,

Angola.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Kisch).

2. MONOPELTIS DECOSTERI, sp. n.

Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

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MoNoPELTIS GRANTI, Bouleng. P.Z.8., 1907, p. 485, fig.

Portuguese East Africa.

MoNOPELTIS COLOBURA, Sp. 0.

North-West Rhodesia.

Sesheke, Barotseland (Jalla).

MONOPELTIS LEONHARDI, Werner, Jen. Zeitschr. xvi., 1910,

p. 328, pl. vi. fig. 2.

German South-West Africa: Little Namaqualand, Bechuanaland.

Little Namaqualand (Kisch).

Bechuanaland: Palapye (Fry).

MOoNOPELTIS QUADRISCUTATA, Werner, l.c.

German South-West Africa.

Famity LACERTIDA.

Tongue moderately long, with scale-like papillze or oblique plice.

Dentition pleurodont. Upper surface of head with large symmetrical

shields. Belly with transverse series of large shields differing from

the scales on the back. Femoral pores usually present.

Six Genera in South Africa.

I. Digits smooth or indistinctly keeled inferiorly, not serrated

laterally.

Collar well marked; dorsal scales small .. .. . -. Nucras.

Collar absent; dorsal scales large, imbricate, juowelly ected .. Tropidosaura.

Il. Digits keeled inferiorly, not serrated laterally.

Collar absent; dorsal scales large, imbricate, strongly keeled ;

upper head-shields rugose .. . we) isly | sicg eke ey ER LCR ROCROD Is:

Collar well marked; dorsal ecales cule digits not serrated

laterally ; subocular bordering the lip .. .. .. Hremias.

III. Digits serrated laterally; dorsal scales single papecalee not

bordering the lip.

Collar well marked ; femoral pores present 50 00 65 oo oo SADR:

Collar absent; nofemoral pores... .. .. .. .. .. .. «.. Aporosaura.

1. NUCRAS.

Gray, Ann. N. H.1., 1838, p. 280; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 52.

Two Species.

Lower surface of fore-arm with enlarged shields; a series of scales

(sometimes reduced to two) between the supraocular and supra-

ciliary shields; foot at least as long as head (to ear-opening) .. N. tessellata.

Lower surface of fore-arm without or with very slightly enlarged

shields; usually no scales between the supraocular and supra-

ciliary shields; foot shorter than head .. .. .. .. .. .. WN. delalandii.

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1. NUCRAS TESSELLATA.

Lacerta tessellata, Smith, Mag. N. H. (2) ii., 1838, p. 92.

Nucras tessellata, Bouleng., t.c., p. 52.

May be divided into a number of well-defined varieties.

A. Foot considerably longer than the length of the head measured

to the posterior border of the ear.

Neck and anterior part of back black, with 3 or 4 white lines

above and white vertical bars on the sides ; posterior part of body

pale buff, with or without black spots. 39-47 scales across the

Dodye ice cc sic) ve, cts dere SIS eE et eMC ROPER en Reese Mtl cetee en ON CUAL Y DLCs

Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Scully, Schlechter);

Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); Calvinia (Leipoldt); Robertson (Melle) ;

Worcester (Paynter).

Pale reddish brown above and on the sides ; two white, black-

edged streaks on the neck; 45-47 scales... .. .. .. «. Var. elegans, Smith.

Little Namaqualand.

Neck black with 6 white lines above and white bars on the

sides ; back pale buff behind, with black vermiculations or

lineolations; a white, black-edged dorso-lateral line; sides

black, spotted with white; 46-56 scales .. .. .. .. .. Var. livida, Smith.

North-Western parts of Cape Colony.

Little Namaqualand (Scully).

Kight white lines on the back and sides, separated by black

streaks, sometimes a ninth on the neck; the series origi-

nating just above the ear sometimes broken up into spots;

45-50 scales spe ate Me. ice raed nos, lis Roraae GVO LeNLOLAL ST b he

Cape Colony, Natal, Mossamedes.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Natal: Pine Town (Bowker).

B. Foot not or but slightly longer than the head.

Sides of neck and body black with round white spots and back

brown with three light, black-edged longitudinal lines, or brown

or blackish above and on the sides with 7 white lines, the outer

of which may be broken up into spots; 46-60 scales... .. .. Var. holubi, Stdr.

North and east parts of Cape Colony, Orange River Colony,

Transvaal, Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Little Namaqualand

(Péringuey)

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Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal : Barberton (Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia : Bulawayo (Kolbe).

Sides of neck with black and white bars or with vertically

elongate black and white ocellar spots; usually two or three

light lines along the back and ocellar spots on the sides ; 44—

58 sealess Wo) oc Jess ese wal So) Se neA Mn Eau eee WE OTC LCM GTA.

Transvaal, Rhodesia, Zululand, Portuguese East Africa.

Sides of neck with black and white bars; back and sides

with black and white ocelli much as in N. delalandii; a

light vertebral streak sometimes present ; 40-48 scales .. Var. n. ocellata, Blgr.

Transvaal.

Loe. (?) No history.

2. NuCRAS DELALANDII.

Lacerta lalandu, M.-Edw. Ann. Se. Nat. xvi., 1829, p. 70.

Nucras delalandii, Bouleng., t.c., p. 53.

Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Zululand, Damaraland.

Cape Colony: Knysna (Maritz); Kentani (Kolbe); Uitenhage

(Fairbridge); Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); Burghersdorp

(Kannemeyer); East London (Wood); Encobo (Weisbecker) ;

West Pondoland (Weisbecker).

Basutoland : Morija (Dyke).

Natal : Umvoti (Fry).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Ross).

2. TROPIDOSAURA.

Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 22; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 50.

1. TRoprIpOSAURA MONTANA, Dum. and Bibr. Erp. Gén. v. p. 172;

Bouleng., t.c., p. dl.

Southern parts of Cape Colony.

Cape Town (French).

3. ICHNOTROPIS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 617; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 78.

Three Species.

A. Frontonasal single; subocular bordering the lip.

Hind limb not reaching the ear. .. .. .. .. .. .. «. J. capensis.

Hind limb reaching the ear or beyond . cat oS 5 ap oo dlo enmpoes.

B. Frontonasal divided into two by a fontaine autre: sub-

ocular separated from the lip by the upper labials -» .. I. squamulosa.

476 Annals of the South African Museum.

1. IcHNOTROPIS CAPENSIS.

Algyra capensis, Smith, Mag. N. H. 11., 1838, p. 94.

Ichnotropis capensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 78.

Kalahari, Zululand, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Portuguese Hast

Africa, German South Africa, Angola, Congo.

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Transvaal: Pietersburg (Daneel).

Southern Rhodesia: Matoppo Hills (Pillans).

2. IcHNoTROPIS LONGIPES, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1902, ii.

fig. 2.

Southern and North-Western Rhodesia.

North-Western Rhodesia: Livingstone (Sykes).

p. 17, pl. iii

3. IcHNOTROPIS SQUAMULOSA, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 617;

Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 79.

Kalahari, Zululand, Rhodesia, Portuguese

British East Africa.

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

East Africa,

Southern Rhodesia: Bulawayo (Pillans); Hanyani River

(Thomas) ; Salisbury (ff. Darling).

4. EREMIAS.

Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 9; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 80.

Six Species in South Africa.

I. Lower eyelid scaly, opaque or slightly transparent.

A. Ventral plates in 6 longitudinal series; eee

separated from frontal by granules ..

B. Ventral plates in 10 longitudinal series or more.

Ventral plates in 10 or 12 longitudinal series ; distance between

loreal and first supraocular less than length of latter; fronto-

nasal separated from rostral; 60-65 scales across middle of

body :

Ventral plates in 44 or 16 Tenet amen aite series ; ones areas een

loreal and first supraocular at least equal to length of latter ;

frontonasal separated from rostral; 65-75 scales across dale

of body .

Ventral niatee in 14 to ‘18 Joneieadeaulle series ; fiona: Peecea

loreal and first supraocular at least equal to length of latter;

frontonasal usually in contact with rostral; 50-55 scales across

middle of body

II. Lower eyelid with 2 i 5 Bees, pee eid rales Geeta a

transparent disk.

Ventral plates in 10 longitudinal series ..

_ Ventral plates in 12 or 14 longitudinal series

ty &

. lugubris.

namaquensis.

. burchelli.

. capensis.

. undata.

. lineo-ocellata.

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. EREMIAS LUGUBRIS.

Lacerta lugubris, Smith, Ann. N. H. i1., 1838, p. 93.

Hremias lugubris, Bouleng., t.c., p. 84.

Bechuanaland, Southern Rhodesia, Transvaal, German South

Africa, Angola.

Lake Ngami District (Woosnam).

Transvaal: Leydsdorp; Messina (Dr. H. L. Gordon).

. EREMIAS NAMAQUENSIS, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. v. p. 307;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 91.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa, Angola.

Cape Colony: Bredasdorp (Fry); Beaufort West (Jackson) ;

Matatiele (Weisbecker); Little Namaqualand (Péringuey,

Schlechter, Turle).

. EREMIAS BURCHELLI, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. v. p. 303;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 995.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony.

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

. EREMIAS CAPENSIS.

Lacerta capensis, Smith, Mag. N. H., 1838, p. 93.

Hrenuas capensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 96.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Clanwilliam (L. S. Pattison); Matjesfontein,

Worcester Division (Trimen); Hanover (Schreiner); De Aar

(Naughton); Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

. EREMIAS UNDATA.

Lacerta undata, Smith, Mag. N. H., 1838, p. 93.

Hremias undata, Bouleng., t.c., p. 92.

Eremias inornata, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxv., 1907, p. 427,

pl. xv. figs. 1-3.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Middelburg (Piers); Little Namaqualand

(Schlechter).

German South-West Africa: Luderitzbucht (Gilchrist).

. EREMIAS LINEO-OCELLATA, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. v. p. 314;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 94.

E. pulchella, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 42; Bouleng,, ¢.c., p. 93.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, German

South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Prince Albert (Purcell) ; Ceres (Lightfoot); Clan-

478 Annals of the South African Musewm.

william (Schlechter); Tulbagh (Purcell, Lightfoot); Calvinia

(Schlechter); Worcester (Purcell); Middelburg (Piers) ;

De Aar (?); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Albany Division

(French); Paarl (Lightfoot); Aliwal North (Weisbecker) ;

Matjesfontein (Lightfoot); Hanover (Schreiner, Shortridge) ;

Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Natal : Durban (Sanderson).

5. SCAPTIRA.

Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 9; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 107.

Five Species in South Africa.

I. Snout more or less conical, upper labials not forming an

angle.

A. Lower nasal forming a suture with the rostral; ventral

plates in 12 or 14 longitudinal series.

Frontonasal separated from the rostral; interparietal usually in

contact with an occipital .. .. . So oi eRe a) TS ora

Frontonasal in contact with the ae occipital minute or

absent, rien joe Mae. ore Bon SEERA TIER

B. Lower mea pecerarad fore ihe seta ventral ake in

16 or 18 longitudinal series .. .. -. &S. serripes.

II. Snout wedge-shaped, upper labials Evens an See Tas

nasal forming a suture with the rostral.

20 to 24 ventral plates across middle of body; frontonasal sepa-

rated from the rostral .. .. .. S. ctenodactyla,

26 to 30 ventral nigiee across ee of a) Rotaaesnie in

contact with the rostral 1. 5. «2 .« «os ss «+ «os «. WS, cunéirostris.

1. SCAPTIRA KNOXII.

Lacerta knoxu, M.-Edw. Ann. Se. Nat. xvi., 1829, p. 76.

Scaptira knox, Bouleng., t.c., p. 109.

Cape Colony, Natal, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (de Souza); Cape Division (French) ;

Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); Calvinia (Leipoldt); Matjesfontein,

Worcester Division (Lightfoot); Touw’s River (Paynter) ;

Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Schlechter).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

2. SCAPTIRA DEPRESSA.

Lacerta depressa, Merrem, Tent. Herp. p. 63.

Scaptira depressa, Bouleng., t.c., p. 110.

Eremias suborbitalis, Peters, ifvers. Vet. Ak. Férh., 1869, p. 658 ;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 90

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Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

3. SCAPTIRA SERRIPES.

Eremias serripes, Peters, Gifvers. Vet. Ak. Forh., 1869, p. 659.

Scaptira serripes, Bouleng., t.c., p. 111.

Little Namaqualand, German South-West Africa, Benguela.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

4. SCAPTIRA CTENODACTYLA.

Lacerta ctenodactylus, Smith, Mag. N. H. (2) 11., 1838, p. 93.

Scaptira ctenodactyla, Bouleng., t.c., p. 115.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Scully, Péringuey).

5. ScAPTIRA CUNEIROSTRIS, Strauch, Mél. Biol. Ac. St. Pétersb. vi.,

1867, p. 411; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 116.

Damaraland.

6. APOROSAURA.

Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iti. p. 117.

1. APOROSAURA ANCHIETH.

Pachyrhynchus anchiete, Bocage, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xx

1867, p. 226.

Aporosaura ancliete, Bouleng,, t.c.

German South-West Africa, Angola.

Famity GERRHOSAURID&.

Tongue moderately long, with scale-like papille or oblique plice.

Dentition pleurodont. Upper surface of head with large symmetrical

shields. Body with large shields over bony plates, and a lateral fold

covered with granules. Femoral pores present.

Three Genera in South Africa.

Tongue nearly entirely covered with imbricate scale-like papille ;

prefrontal shields present; lower eyelid scaly .. .. . Gerrhosaurus.

Tongue nearly entirely covered with oblique plice ; no pr mirontal

shields; lower eyelid scaly ; limbs short or rudimentary .. .. Tetradactylus.

Tongue nearly entirely covered with imbricate scale-like papille ;

no prefrontal shields; lower eyelid with a large transparent disk Cordylosaurus.

480 Annals of the South African Museum.

1. GERRHOSAURUS.

Wiegm. Isis, 1828, p. 378; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 120.

Six Species in South Africa.

I. Ventral shields in 14 or 16 longitudinal series ; tympanic

shield large, crescentic; 18 to 21 femoral pores on each side 4G. validus.

II. Ventral shields in 10 longitudinal series ; frontonasal usually

in contact with the rostral.

Tympanic shield narrow; 12 or 13 femoral pores on each side ..

Tympanic shield large, crescentic; dorsal shields unicarinate ;

15 to 18 femoral pores on each side.. .. .. .. .. «.. «. G. typicus.

III. Ventral shields in 8 longitudinal series; nasals usually in

contact with each other behind the rostral.

Tympanic shield large, crescentic; head (measured to ear) 44 to

5% times in length from snout to vent; 14 to 18 femoral pores on

euch'side | 2. 0 G. auritus.

Tympanic shield narrow ; ead 44 ie 5 aeesh in Rien ee

snout to vent in adult; prefrontals forming a long median

. grandis.

suture ; 14 to 20 femoral pores on each side . G. nigrolineatus.

Berane shield narrow; head 5 to 64 ee in fenete tacit

snout to vent in adult; frontonasal usually in contact with

frontal, or prefrontals forming a short suture; 10 to 15 femoral

pores on each side erie Veta Ae th Sand RY Vays PRS ee (cems Deatacsl ICH AILQULOULANES:

1. GERRHOSAURUS VALIDUS, Smith, IIl., Rept., App. p. 9; Bouleng.,

Cy peas

Transvaal, Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, Angola.

2. GERRHOSAURUS GRANDIS, Bouleng. Ann. Natal Mus. i., 1908,

p. 233, pl. xxxvi.

Zululand.

3. GERRHOSAURUS TypIcus, Smith, Mag. Zool. i., 1837, p. 143;

Bouleng., é.c., p. 123.

North-western parts of Cape Colony.

Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

4. GERRHOSAURUS AURITUS, Boettg. Ber. Senck. Ges., 1886-87, p. 148,

pl. v. fig. 3.

Kalahari, Ovamboland, Angola.

5. GERRHOSAURUS NIGROLINEATUS, Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad., 1857,

p-. 49; Bouleng., t.c., p. 122.

Kalahari, Southern Rhodesia, Angola to Gaboon and Uganda.

Southern Rhodesia: Hunyani River (Thomas); Victoria Falls

(Kirkman).

6. GERRHOSAURUS FLAVIGULARIS, Wiegm. Isis, 1828, p. 379;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 122.

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Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Orange River Colony, Trans-

vaal, Rhodesia, East Africa to Abyssinia.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (De Souza); Knysna (Maritz) ; Port

Alfred (Becker); Transkei (Bowker) ; Port St. Johns (Short-

ridge); Robertson (Melle); Port Blizabeth (Moorhouse) ; Serowe,

Bechuanaland (Blackbeard).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Ross).

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe, Mashonaland (ff. Darling).

9. TETRADACTYLUS.

Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph. p. 75; Bouleng. Cal, daze. p. 124.

Four Species.

Limbs short but well developed, pentadactyle We boat eco op Nae

Limbs very short, tetradactyle.. -. -- ++ s+ s+ ss os T. tetradactylus.

Limbs minute, anterior didactyle, posterior undivided wa see ES breyent

Tiimbs minute, undivided’ ss 220 << ee te te ei ie T. africanus.

1. TETRADACTYLUS SEPS.

Lacerta seps, Linn. §. N. i. p. 363.

Tetradactylus seps, Bouleng., t.¢., p- 124.

Southern parts of Cape Colony.

Cape Colony : Cape Town (De Souza) ; Robben Island (Oakley) ;

Knysna (Maritz); Paarl Division (Du Plessis).

. TETRADACTYLUS TETRADACTYLUS.

Lacerta tetradactyla, Lacep. Ann. Mus. ii., 1803, p. 301.

Tetradactylus tetradactylus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 125.

Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Purcell); Robertson (Melle) ;

Worcester Division (R. Franke) ; Namaqualand (?)

_ TrerRADACTYLUS BREYERI, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxv., 1907,

p. 480, pl. xiv. fig. 6.

Transvaal.

. TETRADACTYLUS AFRICANUS.

Caitia africana, Gray, Ann. N. H. i., 1838, p. 389.

Tetradactylus africanus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 125.

Northern and eastern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand,

Angola.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Natal: Durban (Bowker); Umvoti (Fry).

482 Annals of the South African Museum.

3. CORDYLOSAURUS.

Gray, P.Z.S., 1865, p. 641; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 126.

Two Species, which may have to be united.

Dorsal shields feebly or more or less strongly keeled .. .. .. C. trivittatus.

Dorsal shields nearly smooth «. «1 .: «5 «« =. «o« «» C, subtessellatus.

1. CoRDYLOSAURUS TRIVITTATUS.

Gerrhosaurus trivittatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1862, p. 18.

Cordylosaurus trivittatus, Bouleng., l.c.

Northern parts of Cape Colony and German South-West Africa,

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Scully); Clanwilliam Division

(Schlechter) ; Calvinia Division (Schlechter).

CoRDYLOSAURUS SUBTESSELLATUS.

Gerrhosaurus subtessellatus, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. xli. fig. 2.

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus, Bouleng., l.c.

Great Namaqualand.

Loe. (?) No history.

Famity SCINCIDZ-.

Tongue moderately long, with scale-like papille. Dentition

pleurodont. Upper surface of head with large symmetrical shields.

Body with imbricate scales over bony plates. No femoral pores.

This family includes the Anelytropide.

Hight Genera in South Africa.

I. Nostril in a small or moderate-sized nasal, well separated

from the rostral; preefrontals and frontoparietals present.

Movable eyelids, the lower with a transparent disk ; scales tri- or

quingue-carinate .. .. Mabuia.

Movable eyelids, the lower ae nhs ee ole anootie or

feebly tricarinate .. .. Ag ono os 50 (aq soe) no Jeph yenp

No movable eyelids; scales Sioa Si othe Ablepharus.

II. Nostril pierced between the rostral and a oe. ara aren

which may be reduced to a narrow ring; scales smooth;

limbs weak or absent; preefrontals and frontoparietals very

small or absent.

First upper labial not entering the nostril ; Sear bones meeting

on the middle line .. .. Sec wane mnO COLOLES

First upper labial not ene the pete: lair bones not

meeting on the middle line... .. . ate) cieneatounisien M-LLeNDELOSaIUT a:

First upper labial entering the nostril ; Galea bones not meeting

on the middle line .. .. Sepsina.

III. Nostril pierced in the anions ae of re os lee Sanh

with the posterior border of which it is connected by a longi-

tudinal cleft; scales smooth; limbs absent.

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Eye very small, with lower lid

Hye concealed under the shields .. .. .. ..

Tis BURA:

dAcontias.

Typhlosaurus,

Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 23; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 150.

Synopsis of the South African Species.

I. Subdigital lamelle and scales on soles smooth or tubercu-

larly keeled.

A. 28 to 32 scales round the body ; anterior border of ear

with 2 or 3 long pointed lobules.

Frontonasal in contact with frontal; a a ake lateral streak,

passing through the ear

Frefrontals usually forming a resin anieee no hen iegeral

streak

B. 34 or 36 eeales round ae hoa: : sais: fortes of ear

with 3 short rounded lobules ..

II. Subdigital lamelle keeled ; scales on soles often. Recledic or

spinose, especially in the young.

A. Subocular not narrowed inferiorly, similar in shape

to the upper labials.

Snout pointed ; 36 to 44 scales round the body ; ear-opening

with 3 to 5 short obtusely pointed lobules anteriorly

Snout very obtuse ; 30 to 36 scales round the body ; scales on

anterior border of ear not differentiated Ba Bsc

Snout very obtuse; 30 or 32 scales round the boiwe 2 or 3

large projecting auricular lobules

B. Subocular narrowed inferiorly, or not “arene the ii

1. Snout normal.

a. Kar-opening partly concealed under long pointed

lobules ; lower border of subocular usually more

than one-third the length of the upper; 30 to

34 scales round the body.

Hind limb not reaching the axil; a light lateral streak passing

through the ear

Hind limb reaching the coe

b. Har-opening forces sonnel ear- pounce very

short; lower border of subocular, if reaching

the lip, not more than one-third the length of

the upper; 32 to 40 scales round the body.

Scales mostly tricarinate, sometimes quinquecarinate ; a more

or less distinct light lateral band, proceeding from above the

ye en eee ee ee meee mbt ied by cas tty c

Scales quinquecarinate ; head and body remarkably depressed ;

brown above, uniform or spotted with black, uniform Bee

or light with six dark longitudinal bands ..

2. Snout much depressed, with deeply concave ee

sharp canthus rostralis, and angularly projecting

upper labials; ear-lobules long; 28 to 32 scales

round the body

M. homalocephata.

M. peringueyi.

M. gruetzneri.

M. quinqueteniata.

M. trivittata.

M. occidentalis.

M. varia.

M. hildebranadti.

M. striata.

M. sulcata.

M. acutilabris.

484 Annals of the South African Museum.

. MABUIA HOMALOCEPHALA.

Euprepes homalocephalus, Wiegm. Isis, 1828, p. 374.

Mabuia homalocephala, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 170.

Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (De Souza, French); Robben

Island (Oakley) ; Knysna (Moritz); Bredasdorp (Fry) ; Little

Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Natal: Pinetown (Bowker).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Cregoe).

. Mapula PERINGUEYI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) ii., 1888,

p. 139.

Little Namaqualand, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth).

. MABUIA GRUETZNERI.

Euprepes gruetzneri, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1869, p. 433.

Mabuia gruetzneri, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 171.

Portuguese East Africa.

. MABUIA QUINQUETAINIATA.

Scincus quinqueteniatus, Lichtenst. Verz. Doubl. Mus. Berl.

p- 103.

Mabuia quinquetemata, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 198.

Egypt and Arabia to Southern Rhodesia and Zululand.

Southern Rhodesia: Matoppo Hills (Pillans); Hunyani River

(Thomas).

. MABUIA TRIVITTATA.

Scincus trivittatus, Cuv. R. An., 2nd ed. ii. p. 62,

Mabuia trivittata, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 195.

Mabuia calaharica, Werner, Jen. Zeitschr. xvi., 1910, p. 350,

pl. viii. fig. 11.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, German

South-West Africa, Southern Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Butler, Oakley, Picton) ; Worcester

Division (Purcell) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt) ; King William’s Town

(Sclater); George (Leipoldt); Caledon Division (Burges) ;

Robertson (Melle) ; Mount Ayliff (Weisbecker) ; Burghersdorp

(Kannemeyer); Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Warden,

Turle, Schlechter).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

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Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer) ; Vredefort Road

(Barrett-Hamilton).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Cregoe, Ross) ; Krugersdorp, (Watson).

MABUIA OCCIDENTALIS.

Euprepes occidentalis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1867, p. 20.

Mabuia occidentalis, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 196.

Little Namaqualand, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Schlechter).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth).

MABUIA VARIA.

Euprepes varius, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1867, p. 20.

Mabura varia, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 202.

South Africa, Angola, East Africa.

Cape Colony: King William’s Town (Sclater) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt) ;

George (Leipoldt); Caledon Division (Burges); Robertson

(Melle); Port St. Johns (Weisbecker); Mount Ayliff (Weis-

becker) ; Albany Division (French) ; Graaff-Reinet (Paynter) ;

Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Warden, Turle, Schlechter) ;

Hanover (Schreiner).

Orange River Colony : Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Cregoe, Ross).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall, Pillans, Thomas) ;

Lomagundi (Drury).

Bechuanaland : Serowe (Blackbeard).

German South-West Africa : Damaraland (Marloth).

. MABUIA HILDEBRANDTI.

Huprepes hildebrandti, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1874, De he:

pl. —, fig. 4.

Mabua hildebrandti, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 207 ; Werner, Jen.

Zeitschr. xvi., 1910, p. 347, pl. vii. fig. 5.

Somaliland, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

German South-West Africa : Windhoek (Gilchrist).

. MABUIA STRIATA.

Tropidolepisma striatum, Peters, Mon. Berl, Ac., 1844, p. 36.

Euprepes wahlbergu, Peters, difvers. Vet. Ak. Férh., 1869, p. 661.

Mabwia striata and wahlbergii, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. pp. 204, 205.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Orange River

Colony, Transvaal, Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia,

German South-West Africa, Central and East Africa.

486 Annals of the South African Museum.

Cape Colony: De Aar (?); Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Cregoe, Ross); Barberton (Rendall) ;

Leydsdorp (Naughton).

Southern Rhodesia : Bulawayo (Kolbe) ; Matoppo Hills (Pillans) ;

Lomagundi (Drury); Salisbury (Marshall); Mazoe (ff. Dar-

ling).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

10. MAaBUIA SULCATA.

Euprepes sulcatus, Peters, Mon, Berl. Ac., 1867, p. 20.

Mabuia sulcata, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. ii. p. 206.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Layard); Prince Albert (Purcell) ;

Matjesfontein (Lightfoot) ; Little Namaqualand (Péringuey,

Broom, Warden).

Natal: Durban (Saunderson).

11. MaABuIA ACUTILABRIS.

Euprepes acutilabris, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1862, p. 19.

Mabuia acutilabris, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 208.

Little Namaqualand, German South-West Africa, Angola.

Cape Colony: O’okiep, Little Namaqualand (Warden).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth); Walfish

Bay (Nightingale).

2. LYGOSOMA.

Gray, Zool. Journ. iii., 1828, p. 228 ; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 209.

1. LyGosoMA SUNDEVALLI.

Eumeces sundevallii, Smith, Ill, Rept., App. p. 11.

Lygosoma sundevalliz, Bouleng., t.c , p. 307.

Natal, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese Hast Africa,

German South-West Africa, Tropical Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Du Plessis).

3. ABLEPHARUS.

Fitzing. Verh. Ges. Naturf. Fr. i., 1824, p. 297; Bouleng. Cat. Liz.

ill, p. 344.

1. ABLEPHARUS WAHLBERGII.

Cryptoblepharus wahlbergii, Smith, Ill,, Rept., App. p. 10.

Ablepharus wahlbergii, Bouleng., t.c., p. 350.

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians., 487

South Africa, Angola, Central and East Africa.

Natal: Malvern (Bowker).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Ross).

4. SCELOTES.

Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 23; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 408.

Hight Species in South Africa.

I. Both pairs of limbs present.

Limbs pentadactyle ; 22 scales round the body.. Bo Wet ise

Limbs tridactyle ; second and third fingers equal; 20 scales round

the body Papo Ou na talan tu toneeey adoy Bactte od | a6) Uae

Limbs tridacty le; third finger shorter than second; 18 scales

round the body mente ne ar ea aS

II. Fore limbs absent; 18 or 20 scales round the body.

Hind limb didactyle ; supranasal in contact with the first labial ..

Hind limb monodactyle ; supranasal in contact with the first labial

Hind limb represented by a bud-like rudiment; a postnasal

between the supranasal and the first labial

TII. No trace of limbs externally ; supranasal in contact ah the

first labial.

Four a three in contact with the frontal ; body cylin-

drical .

Three supr aatelenes : twee pobquedennealan

1. SCELOTES CAPENSIS.

Gongylus capensis, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 10.

Scelotes capensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 412, pl. xxxiv. fig.

«Western coast of South Africa.”’

S. capensis.

S. caffer.

S. tridactylus.

S. bipes.

S. gronovit.

S. guenthert.

S. inornatus.

S. bicolor.

2. ScELOTES TRIDACTYLUS, Bouleng., t.c., p. 413, pl. xxxiv. fig. 2

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Schlechter) ; Bushmanland

(Alston).

3. SCELOTES CAFFER.

Sepomorphus caffer, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1861, p. 422.

Scelotes caffer, Bouleng., t.c., p. 413.

Cape Colony : Dunbrody (J. O'Neil).

4, SCELOTES BIPES.

Anguis bipes, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 390.

Scelotes bipes, Bouleng., t.c., p. 414.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony : Cape Division (Sclater, Purcell, Beard) ; Robben

Island (Oakley, Lightfoot) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt) ;

(Lightfoot, Slabber).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Clanwilliam

488 | Annals of the South African Museum.

5. SCELOTES GRONOVII.

Seps gronovii, Daud. Hist. Rept. iv. p. 354.

Scelotes gronovii, Bouleng., P.Z.S., 1898, p. 918.

Cape Colony: Dassen Island (Spencer).

6. ScELOTES GUENTHER], Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 414, pl. xxxiv. fig. 3.

Natal, Zululand.

7. SCELOTES INORNATUS.

Lithophilus inornatus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 12.

Scelotes inornatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 415, pl. xxxiv. fig. 4.

‘Interior of South Africa,’ Natal.

8. SCELOTES BICOLOR.

Lithophilus bicolor, Smith, l.c., p. 13.

Scelotes bicolor, Bouleng, t.c., p. 416.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand.

5. HERPETOSAURA.

Peters, Mon. Berl., 1854, p. 619.

Three Species.

Limbs present, pentadactyle ; eardistinct .. .. .. .. .. .. H. mura.

Limbs absent; ear hidden; 4 supraoculars.. .. .. .. .. «.. H. angwina.

Limbs absent; ear hidden; 3 supraoculars.. .. .. .. .. «.. WH. arenicola.

1. HERPETOSAURA MIRA, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst., xxv., 1907,

p. 435, pl. xiv. figs. 7 and 8.

Transvaal.

. HERPETOSAURA ANGUINA.

Herpetoseps anguinus, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 416, pl. xxxv. fig. 1.

Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Port Elizabeth (Leslie); Peddy Coast (Albany

Museum); Dunbrody, Uitenhage Division (O’Neil).

. HERPETOSAURA ARENICOLA, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 619.

Scelotes arenicola, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 145.

Zululand, Portuguese East Africa.

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

(Su)

6. SEPSINA.

Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. i., 1866, p. 62; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 417.

Two Species in South Africa.

Timibs:pentadactyle: 2.0 ‘eis sic Tee cil. oe) ee Pct erin deltas ECE DETU.

Limbs tridactyle Boece toy or Gam isc do. ‘sn ba oa noe SE Cima,

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 489

1. SEPSINA WEBERI, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst., xxv., 1907, p. 487,

pl. xiv. fig. 9.

Little Namaqualand.

‘* South-West coast of Africa.”

7. ACONTIAS.

SEPSINA GRAMMICA, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1868, p. 318.

Cuvier, R. An. ii. p. 60; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iii. p. 424.

Three Species in South Africa.

Snout rounded, moderately projecting; the distance between the

anterior corner of the eye and the nostril does not exceed the length

of the rostral shield; the width of the large anal plate exceeds the

distance between the frontal and the tip of the snout; belly

yellowish ee TIRE oe Li RU Uae ry ends ds

Snout rounded, moderately projecting; the distance between the

anterior corner of the eye and the nostril exceeds the length of the

rostral shield; the width of the large anal plate does not exceed the

distance between the frontal and the tip of the snout; uniform dark

brown or blackish SLs Ood | DideenGe ody GM Gb fe

Snout subcuneiform, much depressed, strongly projecting : 14 scales

A. meleagris.

A, plumbeus.

Tround'thepboy vec!) tele se | eee eee Sey een NCIC aic) Wet Neen emmC AMET ILCCUGCLSls

ACONTIAS MELEAGRIS.

Anguis meleagris, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 390.

Acontias meleagris, Bouleng., t.c., p. 4277.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Oakley, Layard, Purcell) ; Grahams-

town (Schonland, Ivy); Robben Island (Oakley, Lightfoot) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Port Elizabeth (Cregoe,

Moorhouse); Bedford Division (Tucker, Stephenson) ;

Malmesbury (Gird); Graaff-Reinet (Paynter); Tsomo,

Transkei (Bowker); Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); Uitenhage

(Drege); Goudini, Worcester Division (Franke); Robertson

Division (Melle, Groom); Umtata (Kolbe); Little Namaqua-

land (Péringuey, Howard).

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

2. ACONTIAS PLUMBEUS, Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mossamb., Rept.

p. 30, pl., iii.; Bouleng., t.c., p. 428.

Kastern parts of Cape Colony, Zululand, Portuguese East Africa.

Cape Colony: East London (Wood).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

3. ACONTIAS LINEATUS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1879; p. 774, pl. —,

fig. 2; Bouleng., t.c., p. 428.

A. grayt, Bouleng., l.c.

490 Annals of the South African Musewm.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (?); Malmesbury (Gird) ; Clanwilliam

(Leipoldt); Port Elizabeth (Drege); Dunbrody, Uitenhage

Division (O’Neil); Van Ryn’s Dorp (A. W. Rogers); Little

Namaqualand (Péringuey, Turle, Schlechter, Strauss).

8. TYPHLOSAURUS.

Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 11; Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i. p. 432.

Six Species,

I. Rostral not longer than the other head-shields together.

16 scales round the body; three azygous shields on the head,

behind the rostral... .. . 2. cregor.

14 scales round the body ; ree azygous aehiaidae on Me Pena cenand

the rostral

T. lineatus.

12 scales round the Gore ine azygous jahiclaes on the head: Peirad

the rostral .. . TL. aurantiacus.

II. Rostral a little fear ila ihe ies eae aalas Peete :

interparietal shorter than frontal; 14 scales round the body T. meycri.

III. Rostral at least twice as long as the other head-shields

together.

14’scales round the pody) “2 ws, sl mee Ge ee) opus le eneceus.

12 soalessround the body. 2: 2. 95 cs. se Gz w. os |e “De perme

1. TypHLosAuRUsS cRrEGOI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N.H. (7) xii,

1903, p. 434.

Transvaal.

9. TYPHLOSAURUS LINEATUS, Bouleng. Cat. Liz. iil. p. 432, pl. xxxviii.

fig. 3.

Southern Rhodesia, Little Namaqualand.

Loe. (?) No history.

3. TYPHLOSAURUS AURANTIACUS.

Typhline aurantiaca, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 620.

Typhlosaurus aurantiacus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 433.

Zululand, Portuguese East Africa.

Loc. (?) No history.

4. TYPHLOSAURUS MEYERI, Boettg. Abh. Mus. Dresd., 1892-93,

No. 5 (1894).

German South West Africa.

5. TYPHLOSAURUS CZECUS.

Acontias cecus, Cuvier, R. An. ii. p. 60.

Typhlosaurus cecus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 434.

Cape District.

. TYPHLOSAURUS VERMIS, Bouleng.,, t.c., p. 434, pl. xxxviil. fig. 4.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Lightfoot, Howard).

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians.

RHIPTOGLOSSA.

Famiry CHAMALEONTIDZE.

Tongue club-shaped, projectile.

Dentition acrodont.

491

Digits

arranged in two bundles, forming a grasping organ. Tail prehensile.

Head and body covered with granular or tubercular scales.

Two Genera in South Africa.

tail at least as long as trunk

tail short

Claws simple ;

Claws bicuspid ;

1. CHAMAZLEON.

Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 45; Bouleng. Cat. Liz.

Synopsis of the South African Species.

I. A series of white enlarged conical granules forms a gulo-

ventral crest from chin to vent ; body uniformly granulate ;

movable dermal lobes behind the occiput.

Occipital lobes small, just meeting behind the occiput

Occipital lobes ek in contact on the median line in the

adult A

II. A gular eee no Quel hokie no ceeieredl fenese ; Ascites

of body intermixed with enlarged tubercles.

A. Gular crest formed of conical or compressed pointed

tubercles, not covered with scales or granules.

Tubercles of gular crest conical ; scales on tail seise uniform

granules

Tubercles of gular ero nae, tha loomapmeasods

B. The anterior tubercles or lobes of the gular crest comered

with granular scales.

1. Tail not longer than head and body, often shorter.

Gular crest formed of small, subconical lobules; tail shorter

than head and body... ye

Gular crest formed of compressed” loues: all Aaa onea rosa

and not overlapping; tail as long as or a little shorter than

head and body..

Gular crest formed of bomipreseed ones ie Sram es

large and overlapping or disposed in an alternating series;

tail considerably shorter than head and body..

2, Tail considerably longer than head and Rode in the

males ; anterior lobes of gular crest at least as broad

as long.

Dorsal crest a serrated ridge ..

Dorsal crest formed of 14 or 15 very fares coateel pverales

Ill. Neither gular nor ventral crest; body uniformly granu-

late; a series of isolated, eneteie, very large tubercles

along the spine.. .. ..

Chameleon.

Rhampholeon.

iii. p. 438.

C. quilensis.

C. dilepis.

C.melanocephalus.

C. gutturalis.

C. tentobronchus.

C. pumilus.

C. ventralis.

C, damaranus.

C. caffer.

C. namaquensis.

492 Annals of the South African Museum.

1. CHAMMLEON QUILENSIS.

Chameleon dilepis, var. quilensis, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. i, 1866,

peay:

Chameleon parvilobus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 449.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Kimberley (Kilgour).

Natal: Durban (Butler).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall); Pietersburg (Daneel).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth).

2. CHAMHLEON DILEPIS, Leach, in Bowdich, Ashantee, p. 493;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 450.

Tropical Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (ff. Darling) ; Salisbury (ff. Darling);

Importuni District (Pillans).

3. CHAMELEON MELANOCEPHALUS, Gray, P.Z.S., 1864, p. 474, fig. ;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 457.

Cape Colony, Natal.

4. CHAMELEON GUTTURALIS, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 3.

‘« South Africa.”

Only known from Smith’s description.

5. CHAMMHLEON THNIOBRONCHUS, Smith, S. Afr. Quart. Journ. No. 5,

1831, p. 17; Bouleng., é.c., p. 458, pl. xl. fig. 1.

Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, Portuguese Eas Africa.

Cape Colony: Calvinia (Leipoldt) ; O’okiep, Little Namaqualand

(Warden).

6. CHAMALEON PuMmILUS, Daud. Hist. Rept. v. p. 212; Bouleng.,

t.c., p. 458.

Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Oakley, Fairbridge, Hugo) ; Clan-

william (Lightfoot) ; Robertson (Hodges, Melle); Port Hliza-

beth (Moorhouse) ; Beaufort West (Purcell).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

7. CHAMELEON VENTRALIS, Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 268; Bouleng., t.c.,

p. 459, pl. xl. fig. 2.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Butler); Albany Division (French)

King Williamstown (Sclater); Robertson (Melle); Port Hliza-

beth (Moorhouse) ; Somerset Hast (Broom); Little Namaqua-

land (Scully, Péringuey, Trimen).

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 493.

8. CHAMHLEON DAMARANUS, Bouleng,, t.c., p. 460, pl. xl. fig. 3.

Cape Colony, Transvaal, Damaraland.

9. CHAMELEON CAFFER, Boettg. Ber. Senck. Ges., 1889, p. 292.

Kastern parts of Cape Colony.

Port St. Johns (Shortridge).

10. CHAMMLEON NAMAQUENSIS, Smith, S. Afr. Quart. Journ. No. 5,

1831, p. 17; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 462.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, German South-West Africa,

Angola.

Cape Colony: Worcester (Lycett); Beaufort West (Lycett) ;

Sutherland Division (Rogers); Little Namaqualand (Périn-

guey, Scully, Schlechter).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Marloth).

2. RHAMPHOLEON.

Ginth., P.Z.S., 1874, p. 443; Bouleng., Cat. Liz. iii. p. 475.

1. RHAMPHOLEON MARSHALLI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7)

xvil., 1906, p. 346, fig.

Chirinda Forest, South-Hast Mashonaland.

DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.

PHYLLODACTYLUS PERINGUEYI.

Head flat above, once and a half as long as broad ; snout obtusely

pointed, a little longer than the distance between the eye and the

ear-opening, and nearly twice as long as the orbit; ear-opening

small, rounded. Body rather elongate, limbs short; digital expan-

sions rounded, moderately large ; subdigital lamelle well developed.

Granular scales on snout keeled ; nostril pierced between the rostral

and four small scales; rostral twice as broad as deep; 6 or 7 upper

and as many lower labials; no chin-shields, only larger flat granules

behind the symphysial shield. Back covered with coarse granules

intermixed with numerous oval, keeled tubercles ; belly covered with

flat, subimbricate smooth scales. Pale brownish above, with two

more or less distinct dark brown longitudinal bands on each side,

the outer passing through the eye ; whitish beneath.

Total length, 45 mm. (tail regenerated) ; from snout to vent, 25;

length of head, 7; fore limb, 7; hind limb, 7.

494 Annals of the South African Museum.

Two specimens: A male from Little Namaqualand (coll. Périn-

guey) and a female from Port Elizabeth (coll. Moorhouse).

A very distinct species, without special affinity to any of those

previously known.

PACHYDACTYLUS PURCELLI.

Head much depressed ; snout a little longer than the orbit ; ear-

opening oval, oblique. Digits short, feebly dilated distally, the

dilated part with 5 or 6 lamellae. Head and body covered with

uniform flat granules, largest on the snout; ventral scales flat, sub-

imbricate, larger than dorsals. Rostral nearly twice as broad as

deep, entering the nostril; 8 to 10 upper labials; as many lower

labials, the anterior as large as or a little larger than the sym-

physial, which is twice as long as broad. Pale brownish above,

with darker marblings or vermicular spots, which may form more or

‘less regular cross-bands.

Total length, 85 mm.; from snout to vent, 40; head, 11; fore

limb, 13; hind limb, 16.

Several specimens from Touw’s River (coll. Purcell) and from

Little Namaqualand (coll. Schlechter).

The very flat head and the position of the nostril well distinguish

this species from all its congeners.

ZONURUS MACROPHOLIS.

Head-shields very rugose; nasals not swollen, in contact, the

nostril in its posterior part, close to the first upper labial and the

anterior loreal; frontonasal tetragonal; prefrontals forming a

suture; interparietal tetragonal, between the two pairs of parietals

and touching the frontoparietals; temporals strongly keeled, the

posterior forming short spines; lower eyelid scaly; four or five

upper labials; five lower labials, bordered by four large, striated,

and keeled shields; gular scales large, imbricate, strongly keeled,

sharply pointed. Dorsal scales very large, forming regular trans-

verse series, rugose, strongly keeled, denticulate posteriorly, the

keels terminating in a short spine, on the flanks similar; 17 trans-

verse series from occiput to base of tail, the largest containing 14

scales ; a distinct lateral fold. Ventral scales smooth, quadrangular,

the outer pointed behind, in 10 longitudinal and about 20 transverse

series. A pair of enlarged posterior prewanal scales. Limbs with

large spinose, serrated scales. 9 femoral pores on each side. Tail

with whorls of large, rugose, strongly keeled, spinose, serrated

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scales, the spines strongest on the sides. Olive-brown above, with

large irregular dark brown blotches, pale olive beneath.

Total length, 130 mm.; from snout to vent, 68; head, 19; fore

limb, 25; hind limb, 32.

A single specimen from Little Namaqualand.

ZONURUS TROPIDOGASTER.

Similar to Z. cordylus, but no frontonasal, the sutures between

the nasal and prefrontals, which are of equal size, forming a cross,

and ventral scales feebly keeled. Dorsal scales in 24 longitudinal

and 25 transverse series, ventrals in 14 longitudinal and 27 trans-

verse series. 8 femoral pores on each side. Olive-brown above,

with irregular darker blotches and a light vertebral stripe, whitish

beneath.

From snout to vent, 48 mm.

A single specimen from Barberton, Transvaal, is preserved in the

British Museum.

MoONOPELTIS DECOSTERI.

A single large shield covering the top of the head; snout rounded,

seen from above; rostral quadrangular, separating the nasals ;

ocular very minute, eye not distinct; three upper labials, third

very large ; symphysial small, followed by a large chin-shield with

a pair of smaller ones behind it; three lower labials, third very

large. Tail rounded at the end. 193 annuli on the body and 11 on

the tail; an annulus in the middle of the body includes 34 segments,

20 dorsal and 14 ventral; the two median ventral segments a little

more than twice as broad as long. Pectoral shields four, large,

elongate, subequal, as long as the head. A pair of very large anal

segments. A preanal pore on each side. Uniform yellowish white

in spirit.

Total length, 215 mm.; tail, 10; diameter of body, 6.

A single specimen from Delagoa Bay (coll. De Coster).

MOoNOPELTIS COLOBURA.

A single large shield covering the top of the head; snout rounded,

seen from above; rostral subtriangular, the nasals in contact with

each other above it; ocular very small, eye distinguishable ; three

upper labials, third very large, second longest ; symphysial larger -

than the adjacent lower labials, followed by a large chin-shield with

496 Annals of the South African Museum.

a pair of smaller ones behind it; three lower labials, third very

large. ‘Tail thickened and abruptly truncate at the end. 290 to 320

annuli on the body and 25 to 28 on the tail; an annulus in the

middle of the body includes 28 to 32 segments, 18 or 20 dorsal and

10 or 12 ventral; the two median ventral segments much broader

than long; the transverse series of segments on the upper surtace of

the tail more or less angular, the angles directed backwards. Pec-

toral shields six, large, elongate, median pair broadest and longest,

longer than the head, of equal width in its posterior half. Six

anal segments. No preanal pores. Uniform yellowish white

in spirit.

Total length, 520 mm.; tail, 43; diameter of body, 8; diameter of

tail at base, 5; diameter of tail at end, 8.

Three specimens from Sesheke, Barotseland (coll. Rev. L. Jalla).

Pre it —O PA LDA:

Synopsis of the Fanulies represented in South Africa.

I. Worm-like, with the eyes under the more or less transparent

head-shields ; mouth very small, either the upper or the lower

toothless ; body covered with uniform scales.

Lower jaw toothless; ocular shield not bordering the mouth; at

least 20 scales round the body .. .. Typhlopide.

Upper jaw toothless; ocular shield acdecing ane sabi av ee

round the body..

II. Eyes exposed ; fone jaws eiothede paleed ventmal Secale

usually present.

A. Maxillary bone horizontal, not vertically movable ; poison-

fangs, if present, small or rather small.

Premaxillary bone toothed; rudiments of hind limbs, usually ap-

pearing externally as a claw-like horny spine on each side of the

Glauconiide.

vent; labial shields with pits.. .. . Boide.

No premaxillary tooth; no rudiments of ional fap : apie gevcliis

without pits .. .. Colubride.

B. Maxillary bone oS phere Formally mov Pate. Peary seis

the poison-fangs, which are usually very large .. .. .. Viperide.

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Famity TYPHLOPIDA.,

A single Genus in South Africa.

i PYPEEORS:

Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 8339: Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 7.

Ten Species in South Africa.

I. Snout rounded ; 22 or 24 scales round the body.

Preocular much narrower than the ocular, in contact with the

second and third labials; diameter of ee 42 to 45 times in

total length .. os ROP ats Ga. Oro

Preeocular a little narrower adie ie aol in contact with the

second labial only; diameter of body 23 to 30 times in total

length :

II. Snout with angele poenia ot french! Ronzontel eige:

24 scales round the body; preocular in contact with the second

and third labials; diameter of body 30 times in total length

30 or 32 scales round the body; preocular in contact with the

second labial only ; diameter of body 24 times in total length;

eye not distinguishable : °

30 to 34 scales round the body ; saxon § in canted wie the

second labial (rarely second and third); diameter of body 28 to

36 times in total length ; eye distinct bre! Sip

III. Snout with sharp, trenchant, horizontal cage.

A. Snout not hooked (in profile).

28 to 30 scales round body; diameter of body 35 to 50 times in

total length

30 to 38 scales monde poder once of nods, 25 to 35 ona in

total length

34 to 40 scales round anh ; Fnmetee of poi 42 to 46 iene in

total length :

40 to 44 scales round body siametee of font 25 to 30 fee in

total length

B. Snout hooked; 24 or 26 Fitee toad pode ; dinetee of

body 45 to 57 times in total length

1. TYPHLOPS VERTICALIS.

Onychocephalus verticalis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. liv.

Typhlops verticalis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 32.

Interior of South Africa.

Malmesbury (H. Gird).

T. verticalis.

T. fornasinit.

T. mossambicus.

T anchiete.

T. bibronit.

T. delalandii.

T. mucruso.

T. dingu.

T. schlegelit.

T. schinzt.

2. TYPHLOPS FORNASINII, Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mosamb. p. 13, pl. iii,

fig. 1; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 38.

Portuguese East Africa.

Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

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3. TYPHLOPS MOSSAMBICUS.,

Onychocephalus mossambicus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 621.

Typhlops mossambicus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 41.

Portuguese Hast Africa, Zululand.

4, TYPHLOPS ANCHIETH, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. xi. 1886, p. 172;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 40.

Angola, Transvaal.

5. TYPHLOPS BIBRONII.

Onychocephalus bibronit, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. li. fig. 2, and liy.

figs. 5-8.

Typhlops bibronit, Bouleng., t.c., p. 44.

Cape Colony, Basutoland, Natal.

Cape Colony: Malmesbury (Gird); Bathurst District (Becker) ;

Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Matatiele, East Griqualand

(Tyrrel); Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Basutoland: Morija (Dyke).

Transvaal: Lydenburg (Kilgour).

TYPHLOPS DELALANDII, Schleg. Abbild. p. 38, pl. xxxii. figs. 17-20;

Bouleng., t.¢., p. 45.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, Southern

Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Fairbridge, de Souza, Purcell) ;

Malmesbury (Gird); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Tulbagh

(Kleinschmidt); Prince Albert (Purcell) ; Knysna (Maritz) ;

Port Elizabeth (Weale, Drege) ; Middelsburg (Piers); Calvinia

(Leipoldt) ; Caledon (Burger); Worcester (Purcell, Paynter) ;

Stellenbosch (Lightfoot); Robertson (Melle); Hanover

(Schreiner); Graaff-Reinet (Paynter); Touw’s River, Worcester

District (Purcell); Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

TYPHLOPS MUCRUSO.

Onychocephalus mucruso, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 621.

Typhlops mucruso, Bouleng., t.c., p. 46.

Tropical Africa to Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia,

and Transvaal.

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Darling, Marshall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

8. TYPHLOPS DINGA.

Onychocephalus dinga, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 620.

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Typhlops dinga, Bouleng., t.c., p. 45.

Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia.

9, TYPHLOPS SCHLEGELII, Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mosamb. p. 18,

pl. iu. fig. 2; Bouleng:, i:c., pio24.

East and Central Africa to Portuguese East Africa and Southern

Rhodesia.

Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

10. TypHiors scuinzt, Boettger, Ber. Senck. Ges., 1887, p. 154,

ply. ag. 2 Bouleng,, tcp. 2

Northern parts of Cape Colony.

Little Namaqualand (Turle) ; Carnarvon (Hanau).

Faminy GLAUCONIID-A.

A single Genus in South Africa.

1. GLAUCONTA.

Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 1389; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 59.

Six Species in South Africa.

I. Supraocular present. >

A. Rostral separated from the supraocular by the upper part of

the nasal; diameter of body 40 to 60 times in total length G. nigricans.

B. Rostral in contact with the supraocular.

a. Rostral not more than twice the width of the nasal,

extending to or slightly beyond a line connecting the

posterior borders of the eyes.

Diameter of body 47 to 70 times in total length . G. conjuncta.

gu of body 90 to 110 times in total iets G. gracilior.

. Rostral very large, at least twice as broad as he ane

and extending beyond a line connecting the posterior

border of the eyes; diameter of body 50 to 80 times in

total length.

Snout rounded .. .. .. G. scutifrons.

Snout with the preoral part concave, apenas phehile heckede in

DUOale Ti lcm yc, ate | ood aay ieee ROGER CoG) Ryusei ae emits: G. distantt.

Leo Sn Oar on Sli all nibch® mocks Ghent Mena eee tare att ane devcnet Chia LOU ER:

1. GLAUCONIA NIGRICANS.

Typhlops nigricans, Schleg. Abbild. p. 38, pl. xxxil. figs. 21-24.

Glauconia nigricans, Bouleng,, t.c., p. 67.

South Africa.

Cape Colony: Kentani (Kolbe); Swellendam (Fry); Engcobo

(Weisbecker) ; Port Elizabeth (Weale, Drege).

500 Annals of the South African Museum.

2. GLAUCONIA CONJUNCTA.

Stenostoma conjunctum, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. i., 1861,

palee:

Glauconia conjuncta, Bouleng., t.c., p. 67.

South and East Africa.

Cape Colony: Swellendam (Fry); Engcobo (Weisbecker) ;

Aliwal North (Weisbecker) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Basutoland: Korokoro (Sclater).

Natal: Umvoti (Fry).

Transvaal: Lydenburg (Fry); Modderfontein (Purcell).

3. GLAUCONIA GRACILIOR, Sp. 0.

Cape Colony.

Van Rynsdorp (A. W. Rogers); Matjesfontein (Purcell) ; Clan-

william (Leipoldt).

4. GLAUCONIA SCUTIFRONS.

Stenostoma scutifrons, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 621.

Glauconia scutifrons, Bouleng., t.c., p. 68.

Glaucoma latifrons, Sternfeld, Sitzb. Ges. Nat. Fr. Berl., 1908, p. 94.

South Africa, Angola.

Cape Colony: Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Natal: Umvoti (Fry).

Transvaal: Pietersburg (Daneel).

Southern Rhodesia: Bulawayo (Kolbe) ; Matoppo Hills (Pillans) ;

Salisbury (Marshall).

5. GLAUCONIA DISTANTI, Bouleng. in Distant, Nat. Transy. p. 175,

fig., and 7.¢., p. 62.

Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, British Central Africa.

Transvaal: Pretoria (Gough) ; Pietersburg (Daneel),

Southern Rhodesia: Palapye, Bechuanaland (Fry).

6. GLAUCONIA LABIALIS, Sternfeld, t.c., p. 92.

German South-West Africa.

Famity BOIDZEZ.

A single Genus in South Africa.

1. PY EHON,

Daud. Hist. Rept. v. p. 266; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 85.

1. PYTHON SEB.

Coluber sebe, Gmel. S. N. i. p. 1118,

Python sebe, Bouleng., t.c., p. 86.

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Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese East

Africa, Tropical Africa.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas).

Faminry COLUBRID.

Synopsis of the South African Genera.

I. Aglyphe, without grooved fangs in the upper jaw.—Harm-

less.

A. Seales smooth, in 19 rows or more.

1. Pupil round ; posterior maxillary teeth longest.

Seales in 19 rows; internasal not entering the nostril; snout

rounded . ba ;

Seales in 27 to 31 rows ; ‘iternasall aiioatie ‘the Weemme : croak

with vertical sides, more or less prominent Sece

2. Pupil vertically elliptic or subelliptic ; anal entire.

Scales in 19 rows; frontal at least once and a half as long as

broad ; maxillary teeth equal a 1 Giol toe

Seales in 19 to 23 rows; frontal iowa: sind Shot posterior

maxillary teeth shortest

Seales in 23 to 33 rows, with dee pits pateniee snailleany eet

strongly enlarged . So

B. Scales smooth in 15 or 17 rows.

1. Tail short (subcaudals not more than 50 pairs).

Pupil vertically elliptic ; rostral small; anterior maxillary teeth

longest :

Pupil vertically ellipuce rosin very > Ines. Pith faode Hate

zontal edge; posterior maxillary teeth strongly enlarged

Pupil round; rostral small; nasal single; anterior maxillary

teeth longest .. PC ee ear, ce pote pool. Ha. hoc

2. Tail long (subeaudals more than 80 pairs); pupil

round ; posterior maxillary teeth longest.

Subcaudals not keeled .

Subcaudals keeled and aenen. E

C. Scales keeled; pupil Pe eal siliptio’

Scales in 15 or 17 rows, of vertebral row enlarged and bicarinate ;

anterior maxillary teeth longest. .

Scales in 23 to 27 rows, laterals very opine ond ah pemrated

keels; teeth very small and few.

Il. Opisthoglyphe, with sania fangs es the Rokterion eae of

the upper jaw.—More or less poisonous.

A. Eye moderate or large; head more or less distinct from

neck.

1. Subcaudals single; pupil vertically elliptic; parietals

broken up into small shields ..

2. Subcaudals in pairs.

a. Pupil vertically elliptic; scales in 17 or 19 rows.

Anal divided; loreal separated from the eye by the preocular ;

maxillary teeth decreasing in size posteriorly..

Tropidonotus.

Pseudaspis.

Ablabophis.

Lamprophis.

Boodon.

Lycophidium.

Prosymna.

Homalosoma.

Chlorophis.

Philothamnus.

Stimocephalus.

Dasypeltis.

Pythonodipsas.

Tarbophis.

502

Anal entire; loreal separated from the eye by the preocular ;

maxillary teeth increasing in size posteriorly.. .. .. .. ..

Anal entire; loreal entering the eye..

b. Pupil round.

a. Scales smooth (or feebly keeled on the posterior

part of the back) in 13 to 17 rows.

Rostral moderate ; nostril in a single, semidivided nasal

Rostral moderate ; nostril between two nasals and the internasal ;

maxillary teeth subequal

Rostral large, projecting, snout noted Kis

Rostral moderate ; nostril between the nasals; one or ia maala

maxillary teeth much enlarged . aS

B. Seales keeled, in 19 or 21 rows; oe very yng

c. Pupil horizontal; eye large; scales in 19 rows;

body very slender Sa OMe Ee eee

B. Eye small or very small; head not distinct from neck.

1. Subeaudals in pairs; no preocular.

Seales in 15 rows; no internasals 5

Seales in 17 or 19 rows; internasals present ..

2. Subcaudals single.

Seales in 23 to 27 rows; no preeocular a

Scales in 15 rows; nasal in contact with a preterit of

Ill. Proteroglyphe, with grooved fangs at the anterior end of the

upper jaw.—Poisonous.

A. Tail compressed, oar-shaped; head narrow and elon-

gate; no distinctly enlarged ventrals (Sea-snakes) ..

B. Tail cylindrical, ending in a point.

1. Head short.

a. Scales in 17 rows or more; internasal bordering the

nostril.

Rostral moderate ; scales smooth

Rostral moderate ; scales strongly keeled

Rostral very large, detached on the sides; scales guint < or

keeled on posterior part of body

b. Seales in 13 or 15 rows.

Nostril between two nasals; scales in 13 rows; eye small ..

Nostril in a single nasal; scales in 15 rows; eye very small

2. Head narrow, elongate; scales very oblique, in 19 to

25 rows; body slender

A.—AGLYPHAi.

1. TROPIDONOLUS:

Kuhl, Bull. Se. Nat. i1.,

Two Species in South Africa.

Ventrals 162-180; anal entire

Ventrals 131-149 ; anal divided

Annals of the South African Museum.

Leptodira.

Chametortus.

Amplorhinus.

Trimerorhinus.

Rhamphiophis.

Psammophis.

Dispholidus.

Thelotornis.

Amblyodipsas.

Culamelaps.

Macrelaps.

Aparallactus.

Hydrus.

Naia.

Sepedon.

Aspidelaps.

Elapechis.

Homorelaps.

Dendraspis.

1824, p. 81; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 192.

T. levissimus.

T. olivaceus.

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1. TROPIDONOTUS LA:VISSIMUS.

Natrix levissema, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) ix., 1862,

p. 124, pl. ix. fig. 4.

Tropidonotus levissimus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 226.

Grayia lubrica, W. Sclater, Ann. §. Afr. Mus. i., 1898, p. 109,

plY,,ne-

Cape Colony, Natal.

Tsomo, Transkei District.—Type of Grayza lubrica.

2. TROPIDONOTUS OLIVACEUS.

Coronelia olivacea, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 622.

Tropidonotus oliwvaceus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 227.

Tropical Africa to Southern Rhodesia.

Mashonaland : Salisbury (Marshall).

ABLABOPHIS.

Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 318.

1. ABLABOPHIS RUFULUS.

Coronella rufula, Lichtenst. Verz. Doubl. Mus. Berl. p. 105.

Ablabophis rufulus, Bouleng., t.c.

South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (de Souza, Oakley); Robben Island

(Fisk) ; Stellenbosch (Péringuey) ; Knysna (Groom); Port St.

Johns (Shortridge); Touw’s River, Worcester (Le Févre) ;

Prince Albert (Purcell) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Clan-

william (Leipoldt) ; George (Leipoldt) ; Port Elizabeth (Drege,

Moorhouse) ; Albany District (French).

Natal: Durban (Bowker, Sanderson).

Transvaal : Modderfontein (Haagner).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Palgrave).

3. LAMPROPHIS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng, Cat, Sn. i. p. 320.

Four Species.

I. Scales in 23 rows.

Internasals a little shorter than the prefrontals; loreal a little

longer than deep Hes sod Je

Internasals much Bhories inant the prefrontal; iTeteal at least

nearly twice as long as deep

Internasals longer than the areoniale: forenie as ieee as eidees or a

little longer than deep

II. Scales in 19 rows

L. aurora.

LL. inornatus.

L. fiskit.

L. fuscus,

504 Annals of the South African Musewm.

1, LAMPROPHIS AURORA.

Coluber aurora, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 379.

Lamprophis aurora, Bouleng., t.c., p. 321.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Stevens, Gardiner, E, A. Morris)

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal: Modderfontein (Haagner).

2. LAMPROPHIS INORNATUS, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. vii. p. 464.

Cape Colony.

Cape Town (French). Also 2655.

3. LAMPROPHIs FISKI, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1887, p. 398, pl. xxxiv., and

t.c., p. 322,

Cape Colony.

Worcester (Le Févre).

4. LAMPROPHIS FuSCUS, Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 322, pl. xx., fig. 4.

Cape of Good Hope.

4, BOODON.

Dum. & Bibr. Mém. Ac. Se. xxiii., 1853, p. 460; Bouleng. Cat.

Sn. i. p. 327.

Four Species in South Africa.

I. Scales in 23 or 25 rows; three labials entering the eye.

Two postoculars; preocular not unas to upper surface of

head; ventrals 175-196... .. .. sel peo) De enypennaies.

Three postoculars; preocular penne io upper oe of head ;

ventrals 196-210 .. .. Siegel bees eer coc guitars:

II. Scales in 27 to 33 rows; ‘vontralls 199-237,

Two (rarely three) labials entering the eye; two pairs of chin-

shields in contact with each other .. .. .. .. .. -. .. SB. lineatus.

Three labials entering the eye; only one pair of chin-shields

meetingion the medianwine! 2.) sense 8 se pas) ei iis eon earn EO. mentale,

1. Boopon INFERNALIS, Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 199; Bouleng., t.c.,

p. 330, pl. xxi. fig. 1

Kast and South Africa. .

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Southey, Oakley); Cape Division

(Layard, Southey, Oakley, Sclater) ; Robben Island (Denysson,

Péringuey); Knysna (Groom); Port St. Johns (Shortridge) ;

Kimberley (French); King William’s Town (Godfrey).

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 505

2. Boopon GUTTATUS.

Lycodon guttatus, Smith, Ill, Rept. pl. xxii.

Boodon guttatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 331.

Cape Colony.

Cape Town (Layard) ; O’okiep (Howard) ; Burghersdorp (Kanne-

meyer).

3. Boopon uinEAtus, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. vii. p. 363; Bou-

leng., é.c., p. 332.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (no history); Burghersdorp (Kanne-

meyer); Port St. John’s (Shortridge); Knysna (Groom) ;

Touw’s River, Worcester Division (Le Févre, Purcell) ;

Beaconsfield (Paynter) ; Robertson (Melle); Hanover (Schrei-

ner); Beaufort West (Haagner) ; Ograbis, Little Namaqualand

(Strauss).

Natal: Durban (Bowker, Sanderson).

Transvaal : Modderfontein (Haagner) ; Potchefstroom (Gilchrist).

Rhodesia: Mazoe (Darling); Salisbury (Darling, Marshall,

Thomas) ; Livingstone (Sykes).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

4. Boopon MenTALIS, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) 1., 1888, p. 331,

pl. xx. fig. A; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 335.

Damaraland.

5. LYCOPHIDIUM.

Dum. & Bibr. Mém. Ae. Se. xxiil., 1853, p. 462; Bouleng. Cat.

Sn. 1. p. 336.

Two Species in South Africa.

Ventrals 164-208 ..

LL. capense.

Ventrals 146-156 ..

L. semiannulis.

1. LycoPpHIDIUM CAPENSE.

Lycodon capensis, Smith, 8. Afr. Quart. Journ. No. 5, 1831, p. 18.

Lycophidium capense, Bouleng., t.c., p. 339.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony : Grahamstown (Schonland) ; Port Elizabeth (Moor-

house) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Natal : Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Elleman).

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (Darling); Salisbury (Marshall,

Thomas).

506 Annals of the South African Musewm.

oi. Lycoputpium SEMIANNULIS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 622;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 339.

Portuguese East Africa, Zululand.

6. SIMOCEPHALUS.

Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 194; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 344.

Two Species in South Africa.

Frontal a little shorter than the parietals ; two postoculars ; ventrals

PBSC eae Mere ee oh. Hig Rohde! ad ou :

Frontal much shorter than the parietals; a single postocular ; ven-

Th i Me US Se ace otc. TS doe ta8) Sect ao cl Nab capmeeisle WIRE:

S. capensis.

1. SmmocEPHALUS CAPENSIS.

Heterolepis capensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. lv.

Simocephalus capensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 345.

Central Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia,

Natal.

Natal: Durban (Bowker) ; Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Mar-

shall).

2. SIMOCEPHALUS NyAss®#, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) i., 1888,

p. 328; Bouleng., t.c., p. 347, pl. xxiii. fig. 2.

East and Central Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Natal, Trans-

vaal,

Natal : Durban (Bowker).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (Péringuey).

7. PSEUDASPIS.

Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1864, p. 168; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 373.

1, PSEUDASPIS CANA.

Coluber cana, Linn. 8. N.1i. p. 382.

Pseudaspis cana, Bouleng.,, l.c.

South Africa to Angola and British East Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Smith, Bishop, Layard, Southey,

Oakley, Kolbe); Tzitzikamma River (Harrison) ; Beaufort

West (Jackson); Graaff-Reinet (Kannemeyer) ; Burghersdorp

(Kannemeyer) ; Middelburg (Piers) ; Tsomo, Transkei (Water-

meyer); Port Elizabeth (Drege, Moorhouse); Port Nolloth

(Howard) : Hanover (Schreiner) ; Worcester (Paynter) ; Little

Namaqualand (Péringuey, Christensen, Scully).

Natal (Sanderson), .

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Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Ross); Modderfontein (Haagner).

Southern Rhodesia : Mazoe (Darling) ; Salisbury (Thomas).

8. CHLOROPHIS.

Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad., 1857, p. 52; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 91.

Four Species in South Africa.

I. Ventrals without keels.

II. Ventrals with distinct lateral keels.

Two labials entering the eye; a single anterior temporal ; sub-

ceaudals 77-114 eee Se Pra) os eto wea Boa. Mone Se

Two labials entering the eye; usually two superposed anterior

temporals; subcaudals 114-140... .. ..

C. neglectus.

CO. natalensis.

Three labials entering the eye; subcaudals 94-133 so on ne | Ch PRATT RO

1. CHLOROPHIS HOPLOGASTER.

Ahatulla hoplogaster, Ginth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) xi, 1863,

p. 284.

Chlorophis hoplogaster, Bouleng., t.c., p. 93, pl. v. fig. 2.

South Africa, Central and East Africa.

Cape Colony: Wynberg? (Gardner); Port Elizabeth (Cregoe,

Moorhouse); Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Knysna (Baim-

bridge).

Natal: Durban (Bowker, Sanderson).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

CHLOROPHIS NEGLECTUS.

Philothamnus neglectus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1866, p. 890.

Chlorophis neglectus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 94.

East Africa, Southern Rhodesia, British Central Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

. CHLOROPHIS NATALENSIS.

Dendrophis natalensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. Ixiv.

Chlorophis natalensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 94.

South and Central Africa.

Cape Colony: Mossel Bay (Layard); Port St. Johns (Short-

ridge); Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); Kimberley (French) ;

Tsomo (Watermeyer).

Natal: Durban (Sanderson).

Transvaal : Lydenburg (Kilgour).

North Western Rhodesia: Kafue River (Drury).

508 Annals of the South African Musewm.

4. CHLOROPHIS IRREGULARIS.

Coluber irregularis, Leach, in Bowdich, Ashantee, p. 494.

Chlorophis irregularis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 96.

Tropical Africa, Southern Rhodesia.

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (Darling); Salisbury (Marshall,

Thomas).

9. PHILOTHAMNUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept. ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 98.

A single Species in South Africa.

PHILOTHAMNUS SEMIVARIEGATUS, Smith, op. ¢., pis. lix. and: Ix.

Bouleng,, t.c., p. 99.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Douglas (Orpen).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas, Darling); Livingstone (Stephen-

son).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

10. PROSYMNA.

Gray, Cat. Sn. p. 80; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 246.

Five Species in South Africa.

I. Scales smooth, in 15 rows.

A. Internasal paired ; two superposed anterior temporals .. P. sundevallii.

B. Internasal single ; a single anterior temporal.

Width of the frontal not half the width of the head; ventrals 167;

subeaudals 50 .. .. P. frontalis.

Width of the frontal more ethan halt fe width of ‘the heat wontnalé

131-153; subcaudals 19-34 .. .. P. ambigua.

Width of the frontal more than half ihe width of fiers gine eeriirale

169-185 ; subeaudals 38-49 .. .. .. Sei owy Gee) ae. wesibengene:

II. Scales keeled, in 17 rows; a single Fiertanal RAMA E Bee ry igd dy 10 (1)

1. PRosYMNA SUNDEVALLII.

Temnorhynchus sundevalli, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 17.

Prosymna sundevalli, Bouleng., t.c., p. 247.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Clanwilliam (Slab-

ber) ; Hanover (Schreiner) ; Graaff-Reinet (Paynter) ; Tulbagh

(Lightfoot) ; Little Namaqualand.

. PROSYMNA FRONTALIS.

Temnorhynchus frontalis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1867, p. 236,

pl. —, fig. 1.

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Prosymna frontalis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 248.

German South-West Africa, Angola.

. PrRosyMNA AmBIGUA, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. iv., 1873, p. 218;

Bouleng,, t.c., p. 248.

Southern Rhodesia, Zululand, East Africa, Angola.

. PRosYMNA BERGERI, Lindholm, Jahrb, Nassau. Ver. lv., 1902, p. 57.

German South-West Africa.

. Prosymna JANI, Bianconi, Mem. Acc. Bologna (2) i. 1862, p. 470,

pl. i.; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 249.

Portuguese East Africa, Zululand.

11. HOMALOSOMA.

Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 190; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. 11. p. 273.

Two Species in South Africa.

Ventral tlp=t4dh” og Bas. CAS iy iS Gn es orien en coemene neue reas

Ventrale O72000: <4 . Sf) as tee eek call ee reeen oan eeeee ariegarium.

1. HoMALOSOMA LUTRIX.

Coluber lutriz, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 375.

Homalosoma lutrix, Bouleng., t.c., p. 274

Homalosoma shiranum, Bouleng., t.c., p. 276.

South Africa, Central and East Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Oakley); East London (Wood) ;

Caledon (Burgess); Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Knysna

(Groom); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Middelburg (Piers) ;

Paarl (Purcell); Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse) ; Little Namaqua-

land (Péringuey).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

HoMALOSOMA VARIEGATUM, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 622;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 276.

Portuguese East Africa, Zululand.

Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

12. DASYPELTIS.

Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 178; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 353.

A single Species in South Africa.

DASYPELTIS SCABRA.

Coluber scaber, Linn. §.N. 1. p. 384.

Dasypeltis scabra, Bouleng., t.c., p.3d4.

Tropical and South Africa, Egypt.

510 Annals of the South African Museum.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Pillans); Swellendam (Cairncross) ;

Worcester (Le Févre); Murraysburg (Tyson); Hast London

(Wood); Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Burghersdorp (Kanne-

meyer); Clanwilliam (Schlechter); Hanover (Schreiner) ; Graaff-

Reinet (Paynter); Port Elizabeth (Drege); Little Namaqua-

land (Warden).

Basutoland: Morija (Dyke).

Natal : Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Ross); Modderfontein (Haagner).

Southern Rhodesia : Salisbury (Thomas, Darling).

Portuguese EK. Africa : Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

B.—OPISTHOGLYPHA.

13. PYTHONODIPSAS.

Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) i., 1868, p. 425; Bouleng. Cat.

Sn. ii. p. 45.

1, PyTHONODIPSAS CARINATA, Giinth., t.c., p. 426; Bouleng., l.c.

Zambesi, Damaraland.

Damaraland (Nightingale).

14. TARBOPHIS.

Fleischm. Dalm. noy. Serp. Gen. p. 17; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 47.

A single Species in South Africa.

1, TARBOPHIS SEMIANNULATUS,

Telescopus seniannulatus, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. xxii.

Tarbophis semiannulatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 51.

Basutoland, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Portuguese East Africa, Central

and East Africa.

Basutoland : Sesheke (Jalle).

‘Transvaal : Barberton (Rendall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

15. LEPTODIRA.

Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 165; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 88

A single Species in South Africa.

1. LEPToDIRA HOTAMRG@IA.

Coronella hotambeia, Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 85.

Leptodira hotambeia, Bouleng., t.c., p. 89.

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 511

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (de Souza); Port-Elizabeth (Moor-

house, Drege); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Clanwilliam

(Leipoldt) ; Worcester (Purcell) ; Hast London (Wood) ; Port

St. Johns (Shortridge); Hanover (Schreiner); Kimberley

(French) ; Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Basutoland: Morija (Dyke).

Natal : Pine Town (Bowker) ; Malvern (Bowker).

Transvaal : Barberton (Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

16. CHAMASTORTUS.

Giinth. P.Z.S., 1864, p. 310; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ili. p. 98.

1. CHAMHTORTUS AULICUS.

Ginth., l.c., pl. xxvi. fig. 2; Bouleng., l.c.

Fast and Central Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Transvaal.

Leysdorp, Transvaal (Norton).

17. AMPLORHINUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 124.

1. AMPLORHINUS MULTIMACULATUS, Smith, op.c., pl. lvu.; Bouleng.,

£.6., p. 120.

Cape Peninsula.

Cape Peninsula (de Souza, Sclater).

18. TRIMERORHINUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 138.

Two Species in South Africa.

Eye as long as its distance from the nostril .. .. .. .. .. J’. rhombeatus.

Eye shorter than its distance from the nostril... .. .. .. .. JZ. triteniatus.

1. ‘TRIMERORHINUS RHOMBEATUS.

Coluber rhombeatus, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 380.

Trimerorhinus rhombeatus, Bouleng., l.c.

Psammophis longementalis, Roux, Zool. Jahrb., Syst. xxv., 1907,

p. 736, pl. xxvii.

South Africa, Angola.

512 Annals of the South African Museum.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Finlay, Sclater); Tulbagh (Klein-

schmidt); Touw’s River (Le Feévre); Knysna (Groom) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); Robertson (Melle); Worcester

(Paynter); Clanwilliam (Schlechter) ; Middelburg (Piers) ;

George (Leipoldt); Caledon (Burges); Uitenhage (O’Neil) ;

Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); Kimberley (French); Tsomo,

Transkei (Watermeyer).

Orange River Colony: Harrismith (Ross).

Transvaal: Lydenburg (Kilgour); Krugersdorp (Watson).

2. 'T'RIMERORHINUS TRITENIATUS.

Rhagerrhis tritenata, Ginth., Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) i., 1868,

p. 423, pl. xix. fig. H.

Trimerorhinus tritematus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 139.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, Transvaal, Tropical Africa.

Cape Colony: Barkly West (Tucker) ; Kuruman (Moffat).

Southern Rhodesia : Salisbury (Marshall).

19. RHAMPHIOPHIS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1854, p. 624; Bonleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 144.

A single Species in South Africa.

1. RHAMPHIOPHIS MULTIMACULATUS.

Coronella multimaculata, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. 1xi.

Rhamphiophis multimaculatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 148.

Northern parts of Cape Colony, Orange River Colony, German

South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Howard); Kenhardt

(Schlechter) ; Hanover (Schreiner); Burghersdorp (Kanne-

meyer).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

20. PSAMMOPHIS.

Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 521; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 152.

Ten Species in South Africa.

I. Seales in 17 rows; ventrals 154-198.

A. Anal entire; two preoculars .. .. .. .. .. «.. P. notostictus.

B. Anal divided (rarely entire).

1. Preocular extensively in contact with the frontal ;

forehead concave; two labials entering the eye .. P. furcatus.

2. Preeocular narrowly in contact with or separated

from the frontal.

a. Two preoculars; rostral considerably broader

than deep.

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8 upper labials, 3 entering the eye P. transvaaliensis.

9 upper labials, 2 entering the eye P. trigrammus.

9 upper labials, 3 entering the eye P. bocagii.

b. A single preeocular ; rostral as aces as eibeend or

slightly broader than deep ; two labials entering

the eye.

Frontal, in the middle, narrower than the hee dS ea sub-

caudals 90-116. . ; P» subilans.

Frontal, in the middle, =o as ineend as ike paeraacaled ;

subcaudals 64-95 P. brevirostris.

II. Seales in 15 rows.

Preocular extensively in contact with the frontal; ventrals

165-177 a eyes oe ee

Preocular not sede ihe roan ventrals 136-155

III. Seales in 13 rows; ventrals 141-155 .

12,

PB:

. jalle.

crucifer.

. angolensis.

1. PsamMoPHIS NoTosticTus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1867, p. 237 ;

Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 156.

South Africa, Angola, Lower Congo.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Rosser, Lightfoot) ;

Stellenbosch

(Francke) ; Grahamstown; Middelburg (Piers); Victoria

West (Piers); Touw’s River (Le Févre); Beaufort West

(Jackson); Graaff-Reinet (Paynter); Burghersdorp (Kanne-

meyer); Malmesbury Division (Kisel) ; Ceres (Purcell) ;

Caledon (Burges); Robertson (Melle); Hanover (Schreiner) ;

Port St. Johns (Shortridge) ; Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Orange River Colony : Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Nightingale).

2. PSAMMOPHIS FURCATUS, Peters, é.c., p. 236, Bouleng., é.c., p. 164.

Cape Colony, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, German South-West

Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Fisk), Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer)

Little Namaqualand (Péringuey, Schlechter), Ograbies (Strauss).

Psammophis leightoni, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1902, i. p. 126, pl. xii.,

I now regard as not separable from P. furcatus, the chief

difference being that the dark and light markings on the back

of the head are transverse in the former, longitudinal in the

latter.

3. PSAMMOPHIS TRANSVAALIENSIS, Gough, Ann. Transv. Mus. 1.,

1908; p. SL, fig:

Transvaal.

4, PSAMMOPHIS TRIGRAMMUS, Gitinth. Ann, & Mag. N. H. (8) xv.,

1865, p. 95, pl. ii. fig. EH. ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 159.

Namaqualand.

514

Annals of the South African Museum.

5. PsaMMoPHIs BocAGi, Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 161, pl. vin.

fig. 1.

Southern Rhodesia, Angola.

Victoria Falls (Sclater).

. PSAMMOPHIS SIBILANS.

Coluber sibilans, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 383.

Psammophis sibilans, Bouleng,, l.c.

Psammophis thomast, Gough, Ann. Transv. Mus. 1., 1908, p. 50,

fig.

Egypt, Tropical Africa, northern parts of South Africa.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Strauss).

Transvaal: [Leysdorp (Norton); Irene (Taylor).

Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas); Mazoe (Alston); Kafue River

(Drury).

. PSAMMOPHIS BREVRIOSTRIS, Peters, Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr., 1881,

p. 89; Bouleng., ¢.c., p. 166.

South Africa, Angola.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (F’. L. Aleock) ; Tulbagh (Kleinans).

Natal: Durban (Bowker); Pine Town (McKerr).

8. PsAMMOPHIS JALLH, Peracca, Boll. Mus. Torin. xi., 1896, No. 255,

10.

fig.

Southern Rhodesia.

Importuni District (Pillans).

PSAMMOPHIS CRUCIFER.

Coluber crucifer, Daud. Hist. Rept. vii. p. 189.

Psammophis crucifer, Bouleng., t.c., p. 169.

South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Fisk, Taylor, Howes, Southey) ;

Stellenbosch (Purcell); Knysna (Groom); Port Elizabeth

(Moorhouse, Weale) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Beacons-

field (French) ; Grahamstown (Jupps) ; Beaufort West (Rice) ;

Little Namaqualand (Scully, Schlechter).

Transvaal: Krugersdorp (Watson); Johannesburg (Cregoe) ;

Lydenburg (Kilgour).

Basutoland : Morija (Sclater).

PSAMMOPHIS ANGOLENSIS.

Amphiophis angolensis, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. iv., 1872,

p. 82

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 515

Psammophis angolensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 170.

East and Central Africa, Angola, Orange River Colony.

oo THELOTORNES.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 184.

1. THELOTORNIS KIRTLANDII.

Leptophis kirtlandiu, Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad., 1844, p. 62.

Thelotornis kirtlandi, Bouleng., t.c., p. 185.

Tropical Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Portuguese Hast Africa,

Zululand, Natal.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Southern Rhodesia: Irome (Blackbeard) ; Zambesi (Chapman).

22. DISPHOLIDUS.

Duvernoy, Ann. Sc. Nat. xxvi., 1832, p. 150; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii.

p. 186.

1. DISPHOLIDUS TYPUS.

Bucephalus typus, Smith, Zool. Journ. iv., 1829, p. 441.

Dispholidus typus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 187.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Layard, Howes, Sclater); Knysna

(Groom); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Port St. Johns (Short-

ridge) ; Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse).

Natal : Durban (Bowker).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Darling); Mazoe (Darling) ;

Shangani District (Pillans).

23. AMBLYODIPSAS.

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1856, p. 592; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ili. p. 244.

1. AMBLYODIPSAS MICROPHTHALMA.

Calamarva microphthalma, Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mosamb. p. 94,

pl xi dies We

Amblyodipsas nucrophthalma, Bouleng., l.c.

Portuguese Hast Africa, Zululand.

516 Annals of the South African Musewm.

24. CALAMELAPS.

Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xviii., 1866, p. 26; Bouleng. Cat.

Sn. ili. p. 245.

Two Species in South Africa.

Scales in 19 rows; ventrals 161-174 sre vas # Achy IC Si) tees een Gawamnent.

Seales in 17 rows; ventrals 133-134 RMS chee Vutotl Gisioi et ied) eis AGte CORCOMCOLOD:

1. CALAMELAPS WARRENI, Bouleng. Ann. Natal Mus. i., 1908,

p. 234, fig.

Zululand, Basutoland.

Sesheke, Basutoland (Jalle).

2. CALAMELAPS CONCOLOR.

Choristodon concolor, Smith, Il., Rept., App. p. 18.

Calamelaps concolor, Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 246.

Calamelaps miront, Moequard, Bull. Mus. Paris, 1905, p. 77.

Caffraria, Natal.

25. MACRELAPS.

Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 255.

1. MACRELAPS MICROLEPIDOTUS.

Uriechis microlepidotus, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (8) v., 1860,

p. 168,, pl.ax,

Macrelaps microlepidotus, Bouleng., l.c.

Natal, Eastern parts of Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Port St. Johns (Kannemeyer).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

26. APARALLACTUS.

Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 15; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 255.

Two Species in South Africa.

Nasal divided ; ventrals 153-180 .. .. .. .. «2 «2 «2 «- A. guentheri.

Nasal entire; ventrals 138-166 So ee. eer oA he 65 6) be. LU aR:

1, APARALLACTUS GUENTHERI, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) xvi.,

1895, p. 172, and t.c., p. 259, pl. xi. fig. 2.

East and Central Africa, Angola, Southern Rhodesia.

2. APARALLACTUS CAPENSIS, Smith, op. c., p. 16; Bouleng., t.c.,

p. 259.

South and East Africa.

Cape Colony : East London (Londt); Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal: Leydenburg (Kilgour) ; Modderfontein (Haagner).

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C.—OPISTHOGLYPHAI.

27. HYDRUS.

Schneid. Hist. Amph. i. p. 233; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 266.

1. Hypkus PLATURUS.

Anguis platurus, Linn. 8, N. 1. p. 391.

Hydrus platurus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 267.

Indian Ocean and Tropical Pacific ; coast of Cape Colony.

Table Bay and False Bay (Stockdale, Fisk); George; Cape

Agulhas (J. van Breda).

28. NAIA.

Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 90; Bouleng. Cat Sn. iii. p. 372.

Four Species in South Africa.

I. Suboculars separate the eye from the upper labials.

21 or 23 scales across neck, 19 to 21 across middle of pee no oo INE dace:

17 scales across neck as well as across body 50 \o . .. WN. anchiete.

II. Third or third and fourth upper labials entering oe eye.

Sixth upper labial largest and in contact with postoculars ; 23 scales

across neck . tek ais N. flava.

Third upper apie deepest, axth nets in 1 -eanbeee with pasteenlanel:

23 to 29 scales across neck . mae 2a) ORM Se ne BNeNIgnIGOLLis:

1. Nara HAIE.

Coluber hae, Linn. 8. N. 1. p. 387.

Naia haie, Bouleng., t.c., p. 374.

Southern Palestine, North and East Africa, Southern Rhodesia,

Zululand, Transvaal.

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

Southern Rhodesia: Hunyani River (Thomas, Darling); Salis-

bury (Darling).

9. NaIA ANCHIETH, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lisb. vii. 1879, p. 89;

Bouleng., t.c., p. 387.

Angola and ree South-West Africa, North-West Rhodesia.

Livingstone, North-West Rhodesia (Sykes).

3. NAIA FLAVA.

Vipera flava, Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph. p. 154.

Nava flava, Bouleng., t.c., p. 376.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

518 Annals of the South African Museum.

Cape Town (Fairbridge); Worcester (Le Févre); Burghersdorp

(Kannemeyer) ; Douglas (Orpen); Caledon; Riversdale ;

Knysna; Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); &c.

4. Nala NIGRICOLLIS, Reinh. Vid. Selsk. Skrift. x. 1843, p. 269,

pl. iii. figs. 5-7; Bouleng. ¢.c., p. 378.

From Senegambia and Upper Egypt to Angola, German South-

West Africa, Little Namaqualand, Southern Rhodesia, the

Transvaal, and Natal.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Schlechter).

Natal: Victoria County (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall); Modderfontein (Haagner).

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (Darling).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Hutchinson).

29. SEPEDON.

Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph. 146 ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ili. p. 388.

1. SEPEDON HMACHATES.

Coluber hemachata, Lacep. Hist. Serp. 1. p. 121.

Sepedon hemachates, Bouleng., t.c., p. 389.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, Transvaal, German

South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Bishop, Howes, Turley, Carr) ;

Tulbagh (Kleinschmidt); Tsomo, Transkei (Watermeyer) ;

Beaufort West (Rice); George (Leipoldt).

Basutoland : Morija (Dyke).

Transvaal: Johannesburg (Fry) ; Krugersdorp (Watson) ; Modder-

fontein (Haagner).

30. ASPIDELAPS.

Smith, Ill., Rept., App.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 390.

Two Species.

Internasals in contact behind the rostral ; third and fourth upper

labials entering the eye; scales all smooth; ventrals 146-176 .. A. lubricus.

Internasals separated by the rostral; fourth upper labial entering the

eye ; scales on posterior part of body keeled ; ventrals 115-135 =. | A. scutatus:

1. ASPIDELAPS LUBRICUS.

Natrixz lubrica, Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 80.

Aspidelaps lubricus, Bouleng., l.c.

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Cape Colony, German South-West Africa, Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Cape Town (Layard); Durbanville (Schabort) ;

Malmesbury (Gird & Lightfoot) ; Robertson (Hodges) ; Burghers-

dorp (Kannemeyer) ; Clanwilliam (Leipoldt, Smolke, Light-

foot); Middelburg (Piers) ; Upington; Hanover (Schreiner) ;

Port Nolloth (Howard); Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Zambesi (Chapman).

. ASPIDELAPS SCUTATUS.

Cyrtophis scutatus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 22.

Aspidelaps scutatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 391.

Natal, Portuguese Hast Africa, Southern Rhodesia.

Portuguese Hast Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

31. ELAPECHIS.

Bouleng. Cat. Sn, i. p. 358.

Three Species uv South Africa,

Portion of rostral visible from above not half as long as its distance

from the frontal, which shield is a little shorter than the parietals ;

diameter of eye less than its distance from the nostril in the adult E. guentheri.

Portion of rostral visible from above at least half as long as its

distance from the frontal, which shield is much shorter than the

parietals ; diameter of eye less than its distance from the nostril

intheadult .. .. .. EH, sundevallii.

Portion of nostral visible from above at least half as long as its

distance from the frontal, which shield is much shorter than the

parietals ; diameter of eye equal to its distance from the nostril... EH. decosteri.

1. HLAPECHIS GUENTHERI.

Elapsoidea guenthert, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lish, i., 1866, p. 70, pl. i.

fig. 3.

Elapechis quentheri, Bouleng., t.c., p. 359.

Tropical Africa, Transvaal.

. ELAPECHIS SUNDEVALLII.

Hlaps sundevalli, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. lxvi.

Hlapechis sundevallit, Bouleng., t.c., p. 360.

Natal.

Estcourt.

, ELAPECHIS DECOSTERI.

Elapsoidea decostert, Bouleng., Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) ii., 1888,

p. 141.

Elapechis decosteri, Bouleng., t.c., p. 360.

520 Annals of the South African Musewm.

Portuguese East Africa, Zululand.

‘ Delagoa Bay (De Coster).—Type.

32. HOMORELAPS,

Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool., 1858, p. 518; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 408.

Two Species.

Wieanial(Mevaijgee sa qu. so “bo 85 34 wo su Moo ton an ah [aie

Wentrals:QiQeo44 "i meen mayen ter mea ae ery eee ee re an ORSaUiae

1. HomMoRELAPS LACTEUS.

Coluber lacteus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 381.

Homorelaps lacteus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 409.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Southey); Worcester (Lycett) ;

Robertson (Hodges); George (Frere); Piquetburg (Water-

meyer); Caledon (Burgess); Port Elizabeth (Matcham) ;

Kimberley (French).

Natal (Ellman).

Transvaal: Ermelo (Watermeyer).

2. HoMORELAPS DORSALIS.

Elaps dorsalis, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 21.

Homorelaps dorsalis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 410.

Eastern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony.

Orange River Colony: Brandfort (Haagner) ; Smithfield (Kanne-

meyer.

33. DENDRASPIS.

Schleg. Versl. Zool. Gen. Amsterd. 1848 ; Bouleng., Cat. Sn. iii.

p. 434.

Two Species in South Africa.

Scales in 19 to 23 rows in the middle of the body ; 8 upper labials ;

upper anterior temporal not longer than the lower. ate .. D. angusticeps.

Scales in 25 rows; 9 upper’labials ; upper anterior Papel aane

as long asthe lower .. Sit ha Gs “es teats! Sate see WOS Mamas

1. DENDRASPIS AUGUSTICEPS.

Naja angusticeps, Smith, Ll., Rept. pl. lxx.

Dendraspis angusticeps, Bouleng., t.c., p. 437.

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, East and Central

Africa.

Natal: Durban (Butler) ; Zululand (Jones).

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2. DENDRASPIS MAMBA, Gough, Ann. Transv. Mus. i., 1908, p. 37,

fig.

Transvaal.

Famity VIPERIDZ.

Synopsis of the South African Genera.

Eye moderate, with round pupil ; head covered with large symmetrical

shields ; loreal present bia Haven Masso? Gilets emake

Eye moderate or small, with vertical pupil; head covered with

Ere (ol: we ee etre SS tAED AB re tio ieewaLiat a

Eye minute, with round pupil; head small, covered with large sym-

metrical shields; loreal absent Sai Jay See ee MARY eis sed etd Bateman cl Onaelaspts.

Causus.

i CAUSUS:

Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 172; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ini. p. 465.

Two Species in South Africa.

Snout pointed, prominent, more or less turned up at the end;

Wenn INIG ROE Sa sor undal moot cod co |ac° den on on va CL Malinnir

1. CAUSUS RHOMBEATUS.

Sepedon rhombeatus, Lichtenst. Verz. Doubl. Mus. Berl. p. 106.

Causus rhombeatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 467.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Tinley); Knysna (Oakley) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Tsomo, Transkei (Watermeyer) ;

George (Leipoldt); Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Kimberley

(French).

Basutoland: Morija (Dyke).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall) ; Krugersdorp (Watson).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall) ; Mazoe (Darling).

. CAUSUS DEFILIPPI.

Heterodon defilipp, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. i. 1862,

p. 225.

Causus defilippit, Bouleng.,, t.c., p. 469.

Natal, Transvaal, Southern Rhodesia, Central and East Africa.

Natal: Pinetown (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall),

Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas); Livingstone (Sykes).

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2, BITES:

Gray, Zool. Miscell. p. 69 ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 492.

Six Species in South Africa.

I. Nostrils directed upwards ; scales in 31 to41 rows .. .. .. B. arietans.

II. Nostrils directed upwards and outwards ; scales in 21 to 31 rows,

A. Supraocular region not raised, without horn-like scales ;

subcaudals well developed and smooth in both sexes.

Outer row of scalessmooth .. .. .. «2 «es oe os «os «. B. peringueyt.

Outer row of scales keeled .. .. . = B. atropos.

B. Supraocular region raised, madera ee he ee ; eae

caudals well developed and smooth in both sexes... .. B. inornata.

C. Supraoeular region usually with horn-like Biaieds ne

caudals, in females, small and scale-like, more or less

distinctly keeled.

Several supraorbital hommes Fe ee es es Ge ieee) COTNUTG.

Supraorbital horn, if present, eels oie) caeiecls) Estee ts meas a eee COMLOLOLLES:

1, Britis ARIETANS.

Vipera arietans, Merrem, Tent. Syst. Amph, p. 152.

Bitis arietans, Bouleng,, t.c., p. 493.

Tropical and South Africa, Arabia.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Oakley); Paarl (Hugo); Port

St. Johns (Shortridge); Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse) ; Little

Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Basutoland: Morija (Dyke).

Natal: Victoria County (Bowker).

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe (Darling); Hunyani River (Thomas) ;

Salisbury (Thomas).

German South-West Africa: Damaraland (Fairbridge).

2. BIvTIs PERINGUEYI.

Vipera peringueyt, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (2) ii., 1888, p, 141.

Bitis peringueyt, Bouleng., t.c., p. 495.

German South-West Africa, Kalahari, Angola.

Walfisch Bay territory (Nightingale), type.

3. BITIS ATROPOS.

Coluber atropos, Linn. 8. N. i. p. 378.

Bitis atropos, Bouleng.,, t.c., p. 495.

Cape Colony, Transvaal.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Fairbridge, Layard, Lightfoot) ;

Knysna (Oakley); East London (Wood); Port Elizabeth

(Drege, Moorhouse).

Transvaal: Lydenburg (Kilgour).

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4, BITIS INORNATA.

Echidna inornata, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. iv.

Bitis inornata, Bouleng., t.c., 496.

Cape Colony.

5. BIvrs CORNUTA.

Vipera cornuta, Daud. Hist. Rept. vi. p. 188.

Bitis cornuta, Bouleng., t.c., p. 497.

Cape Colony, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Oakley, Ogilvie); Calvinia,

Clanwilliam (Schlechter); Worcester (Le Févre, Paynter) ;

Serowe, Bechuanaland (Schénland); Little Namaqualand

(Turle) ; Tulbagh (Kleinschmidt).

6. Briris CAUDALIS.

Vipera caudalis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. vii.

Bitis caudalis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 498.

Angola to the north part of Cape Colony and Southern Rhodesia.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Hirsch, Scully, Thomas,

Turle); Victoria West (Piers); Serowe, Bechuanaland

(Blackbeard).

Southern Rhodesia: Insiza (French).

3. ATRACTASPIS.

Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 510.

Two Species in South Africa.

Ventrals:221=260ina we he a in ew ee ee ce, ea Ee OLUTONUITS

Ventralvli99: 3. 58 ade eecee Ge Se ee aS) on ep eee er dent:

1. ATRACTASPIS BIBRONII, Smith, op.c. pl. lxxi.; Bouleng., ¢.c.,

p. 515.

Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Portuguese East Africa,

German South-West Africa, Angola.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Kolbe).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

2. ATRACTASPIS DUERDENI, Gough, Albany Mus. Rec., ii., 1907,

p. 178, fig,

North-East Kalahari.

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DESCRIPTION OF NEW SPECIES.

GLAUCONIA GRACILIOR.

Snout rounded ; supraocular present, not much larger than the

frontal, a little broader than long; rostral about one-third the width

of the head, hardly twice the width of the nasal, not extending

posteriorly beyond the level of the eyes, in contact behind with the

frontal and the supraoculars ; nasal completely divided into two;

ocular bordering the lip, between two labials, the anterior of which is

very small. Body very slender, its diameter 90 to 110 times in the

total length. 14 scales round the body. Length of tail 10 to 15 times

in total length. Uniform blackish brown. ‘Total length, 230 mm.

Numerous specimens from various localities in Cape Colony (Van

Rynsdorp, Robertson, Clanwilliam, Matjesfontein).

Part III,—BATRACHIA.

ECAUDATA.

Five Families in South Africa.

I. Tongue present ; eustachian tubes separated ; movable eyelids

(Phancroglossa).

A. Pectoral arch without arched epicoracoid cartilage (Firmi-

sternia).

Upper jaw toothed; tongue extensively free behind .. .. .. Ranide.

No teeth ; tongue extensively free behind Peas Engystomatide.

B. Precoracoid connected with the coracoid on the rood

line by an arched epicoracoid cartilage overlapping its

fellow (Arcifera).

Upper jaw toothed; tongue disk-shaped and slightly free behind Cystignathide.

No teeth; tongue extensively free behind So) abe we . Bufonide.

II. Tongue absent ; eustachian tubes united in a papel opening ;

no eyelids (Aglossa ee ern. ine cle VEGI:

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Famitny RANIDAE.

Nine Genera in South Africa.

I. Pupil horizontal.

A. Tips of fingers and toes not dilated into large disks.

1. Vomerine teeth present; tongue without a free

papilla in the middle.

Outer metatarsals separated by web; inner metatarsal tubercle

small, soft ..

Outer metatarsals pace feeeer: inner Teeueneal faperele

2. Vomerine teeth absent.

Outer metatarsals separated by web ; toes webbed ; tongue deeply

notched behind . Gn Seer deia kerlml a oamerals

Outer nine: bound tegen toes free or nearly so;

tongue feebly notched :

B. Tips of fingers and toes dilated sath ergs diees

Outer metatarsals separated by web; vomerine teeth ae

two inner fingers opposable to two outer

Outer metatarsals bound together ; vomerine facth pion,

II. Pupil vertical; outer metatarsals bound together.

A. Tips of fingers and toes dilated into large disks ; toes

webbed.

Vomerine teeth absent

Vomerine teeth present Sete Polo ott acts

B. Tips of fingers and ees noe dated: hoes free or with a

rudiment of web

1. RANA.

Rana.

Pyxicephalus.

Phrynobatrachus.

Arthroleptis.

Chiromantis,

Rappia.

Megalixalus.

Hylambates.

Cassina,

Linn. §.N. i. p. 354; Bouleng. Cat. Batr. p. 6.

Hight Species in South Africa.

I. Vomerine teeth in two oblique groups or short transverse

series between or just behind the level of the choanz.

A. Eyes supero-lateral, interorbital space much narrower

than the upper eyelid ; toes at least two-thirds webbed ;

hind limbs with more or less regular dark transverse

spots or cross-bars; males with internal vocal sacs.

Tibio-tarsal articulation not reaching, or barely reaching, the

tip of the snout, the leg (tibia) not more than half length of

head and body .

Tibio-tarsal articulation sonseinre Tega ce of paca the leg

more than half length of head and body

B. Eyes lateral, interorbital space nearly as broad as ihe

upper eyelid; toes about half, or barely two-thirds

webbed ; skin perfectly smooth on the back; leg not

more than half length of head and body; hind limbs

without dark transverse spots or cross-bars; males

with external vocal sacs.

R. fuscigula.

R. delalandii.

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Vomerine teeth between the choane ; tibio-tarsal articulation

not reaching beyond the eye .. .. . RK. galamensis.

Vomerine teeth behind the level of the Shane tibia: al

articulation reaching between the eye and the tip of the snout R. darlingi,

II. Vomerine teeth in two short, straight or oblique series

touching the inner front edge of the choane; males with

external vocal sacs.

Toes about half-webbed ; leg one-half to two-thirds the length

of head and body .. .. . RK. mascareniensis.

Toes nearly entirely meted (to ie fine ‘of oe ae aad

fourth) ; leg at least two-thirds the length of head and body .. R. oxyrhynchus:

III. Vomerine teeth in two long, straight, or slightly oblique

series on a leve) with the front border of the choane ; web

between the toes very short or rudimentary ; males with

internal vocal sacs.

Foot not two-thirds the length of head and body .. .. .. R. grayi.

Foot more than two-thirds the length of head and body... .. R. fasciata.

1, Rana FusciguLA, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. viii. p. 386; Bouleng.,

op. cit., p. 50.

Rana queketti, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1894, p. 643, pl. xxxix. fig. 1.

South Africa, British Central Africa, West Africa.

Cape Colony : Cape Peninsula (Oakley, Lightfoot, Purcell) ; Cape

Town (Trimen, Oakley, Werth); Stellenbosch (Purcell) ; Caledon

(Purcell); Paarl (Sclater); Tulbach (Purcell); Clanwilliam

(Leipoldt) ; Calvinia (French); Worcester Division (Paynter,

Purcell) ; Ceres (Purcell); Laingsberg Division (Purcell) ;

Robertson (Keit); Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse).

Orange River Colony : Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

2. RANA DELALANDII, Dum. & Bibr., t.c., p. 388.

Rana angolensis (Bocage), Bouleng., op. cit., p. 50.

South Africa, Angola, British Central Africa.

Cape Colony: Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); Calvinia (French)

Bedford Division (Sclater).

Natal (no history).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal : Johannesburg (Elleman, Ross).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (ff. Darling).

3. Rana GALAMENSIS, Dum. & Bibr., t.c., p. 367; Bouleng., op. cit.,

pO,

Tropical Africa to Beira.

4, Rana paruinat, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1902, ii. p. 15, pl. iii. fig. 1.

Mashonaland.

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RANA MASCARENIENSIS, Dum, & Bibr., t.c., p. 350; Bouleng. Cat.,

p. 02.

Egypt and Tropical Africa to Southern Rhodesia and Zululand.

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

. RANA oxyRHyNCHUuS, Smith, IL, Rept. pl. Ixxvii. fig. 2; Bouleng.,

op. cit., p. dl.

Tropical and South Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

North-West Rhodesia: Livingstone (Drury).

. Rana GRAyYI, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. lxxvii. fig. 2; Bouleng., op. czt.,

p. 53.

Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Oakley, Sclater, Purcell, de

Souza); Caledon Division (Purcell, Lightfoot) ; Paarl Division

(Sclater); Ceres (Purcell); Clanwilliam Division (Leipoldt,

Lightfoot); Port Elizabeth (Drege, Moorhouse) ; Swellendam

(Purcell); Port St. Johns (Shortridge); Touw’s River, Wor-

cester Division (Paynter); Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Natal: Durban (Bowker) ; Umvoti (Fry).

. RANA FASCIATA.

Strongylopus fasciatus, Tschudi, Class. Batr., p. 79.

Rana fasciata, Bouleng., op. cit., p. 54.

Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, British Central Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Layard, Butler, Oakley, Purcell) ;

Caledon Division (Purcell); Clanwilliam (Lightfoot); King

William’s Town (Sclater); George (Leipoldt).

2. PYXICKPHALUS.

Tschudi, Class. Batr, p. 83.

Four Species in South Africa.

I. Male with internal vocal sacs.

Leg (tibia) about + length of head and body; tarso-metatarsal

articulation reaching tympanum or eye ; back usually with elongate

warts or glandular longitudinal folds; head large and rough in adult P. adspersus.

Leg about 2 length of head and body ; tarso-metatarsal articulation

reaching eye or a little beyond; back with rounded warts .. .. P. delalandii,

Leg about 4 length of head and body; tarso-metatarsal articulation

nearly reaching end of snout; back smooth .. .. «2 «. «. P. natalensis.

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Leg about 2 length of head and body; tarso-metatarsal articulation

reaching eye; back with flat warts and a very indistinct dorso-

Patereltioldiss dis sc sg cic “sa a os Sah MORRO Geet aoe ME an,

1. PyxIcEPHALUS ADsPERSUS, Tschudi, op. cit., p. 84.

Rana adspersa, Bouleng. Cat. p. 33.

Tropical Africa to German South-West Africa, Southern Rhodesia,

Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Eastern parts of Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Albany Division (Schénland); Port St. Johns

(Shortridge).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer) ; Vredefort Road

(Barrett-Hamilton).

Southern Rhodesia : Mazoe (ff. Darling).

2. PyxICEPHALUS DELALANDH, Tschudi, l.c.

Rana delalandi, Bouleng., t.c., p. 31.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Butler, de Souza, Sclater) ; Bedford

Division (Stephenson) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Hanover

(Shortridge); Port Elizabeth (Drege) ; Clanwilliam (Leipoldt) ;

Little Namaqualand (Péringuey).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Southern Rhodesia: Matoppo Hills (Pillans).

3. PYXICEPHALUS NATALENSIS, Smith, Ill., Rept. App. p. 23.

Rana natalensis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 30.

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal.

Durban (Bowker).

4, PYxICEPHALUS RUDDI.

Rana ruddi, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1907, p. 480, pl. xxii. fig. 1.

Portuguese East Africa (Beira).

3. PHRYNOBATRACHUS.

Giinth. P.Z.S., 1862, p. 190; Bouleng. Cat. p. 111.

Three Species in South Africa.

Tympanum very indistinct or hidden; tarso-metatarsal articula-

tion reaching tip of snout or a little beyond eG. “sie sb ene lee) JP euaitalensiss

Tympanum distinct; tarso-metatarsal articulation reaching far

beyond tip of snout.. .. .. eben 2 ea ehONOLa ess

Tympanum distinct; tarso-metatarsal articulation reaching the

PY CM mrasige corey) ies, ae) Gales) ce: eg) LEN MS ISU CIRM on Rpm CEDOTSt ss

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians. 529

1, PHRYNOBATRACHUS NATALENSIS. .

Stenorhynchus natalensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. App. p. 23.

Phrynobatrachus natalensis, Bouleng., op. cit., p. 112.

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Orange River Colony, Southern

Rhodesia, Angola, Central and Hast Africa.

Southern Rhodesia: Mazoe, Mashonaland (ff. Darling).

British Central Africa: Fwanbo.

2. PHRYNOBATRACHUS RANOIDES, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1894, p. 644,

plo xxxix. fig. 2:

Natal.

3. PHRYNOBATRACHUS CAPENSIS, sp. 0.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Purcell).

4, ARTHROLEPTIS.

Smith, Ill., Rept. App. p. 24; Bouleng. Cat. p. 116.

Three Species in South Africa.

I. First finger as long as second.

Inner metatarsal tubercle much shorter than inner toe .. .. .. A. wahlbergii.

Inner metatarsal tubercle as long as inner toe .. .. .. .. .. A. whytii.

ik first ineerishorter than seconds s-)r sj) ener Mielenicienntcren eANLIGItOOUl.

1. ARTHROLEPTIS WAHLBERGII, Smith, lc. ; Bouleng., Ope. po LU.

Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand.

Cape Colony: Port St. Johns (Shortridge).

2. ARTHROLEPTIS WHyYTI, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1897, p. 802, pl. xlvi.

fig. 3.

Portuguese East Africa, British Central Africa.

3. ARTHROLEPTIS LIGHTFOOTI, sp. 0.

Cape Colony: Newlands, Cape Division (Lightfoot).

5. CHIROMANTIS.

Peters, Arch. f. Naturg., 1855, p. 56; Bouleng. Cat. p. 92.

A Single Species in South Africa.

1. CHIROMANTIS XERAMPELINA, Peters, t.c., p. 56; Bouleng., op. c.,

ps Je.

East Africa, Rhodesia, Transvaal.

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Transvaal: Lydenburg (Fry).

Southern Rhodesia: Palapye.(Sclater).

North-Western Rhodesia; Livingstone (Stephenson).

6. RAPPIA,

Giinth. Zool. Rec. i., 1865, p. 130; Bouleng. Cat. p. 119.

Seven Species in South Africa.

I. Snout scarcely projecting beyond mouth.

A. Snout obtusely pointed ; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching

between eye and tip of snout; back smooth .. .. .. R. horstockii.

B. Snout rounded; tibio-tarsal articulation not reaching

beyond eye.

1. Back smooth.

A strong fold across chest .. Fo aad ork too Bi er Lee e Oneal

No/strong fold/aicross;cheste) sccuy se) os ce ee os ee ae EeOmgils:

2. Back more or less warty.

Hingers! one-third webbed) sec. ise aes es eee ee, elven aulati.

Fingers not one-third webbed .. .. .. . R. cinctiventris.

II. Snout very pointed, strongly projecting beyond mouth ..

C. Snout rounded; tibio-tarsal articulation reaching tip of

snout; tongue with two projecting papille in front .. . tuberilinguis.

. sugillata.

RAPPIA HORSTOCKII.

Hyla horstockw, Schleg. Abbild. p. 24.

Rappia horstocku, Bouleng., op. c., p. 120.

Cape Colony.

Cape Peninsula (French) ; Cape Flats (Fry, de Souza, Treleaver,

Duncan) ; Knysna (Goldburg).

RApPIA MARMORATA.

Hyperolius marmoratus, Rapp, Arch. f. Naturg., 1842, p. 289,

pl. vi.

Rappia marmorata, Bouleng., t.c., p. 121.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (de Souza); Port St. Johns (Short-

ridge) ; Kentani (Kolbe, Pegler).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

German South-West Africa : Otjimbora (Eriksson).

. RAPPIA ARGUS.

Hyperolius argus, Peters, Arch. f. Naturg., 1855, p. 57.

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachans. 531

Rappia argus, Bouleng., op. ¢., P. 132.

Central and East Africa, Zululand.

4. RAPPIA UNDULATA, Bouleng. Ann. Mus. Congo, ii. 1902, p. 4, pl. ii.

fig. 2.

East and Central Africa, Natal, Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Cape Division ; Port Elizabeth (Bairston).

5. RApPIA CINCTIVENTRIS.

Hyperolius cinctiventris, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1862, p. 342.

Rappia cinctiventris, Bouleng. Cat. p. 126.

Tropical and South Africa.

Cape Colony: East London (Wood).

Southern Rhodesia (J. R. Ward).

6. RAPPIA TUBERILINGUIS.

Hyperolius tuberilingus, Smith, Ill., Rept. App. p. 26.

Rappia tuberilinguis, Bouleng., op. ¢- P. 125.

Caffraria.

7. RAPPIA SUGILLATA.

Hyperolius sugillatus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1862, p. 342.

Natal, German South-West Africa, Angola.

German South-West Africa : Otjimbora, Damaraland (Eriksson).

7. MEGALIXALUS.

Giinth. P.Z.S., 1868, p. 485; Bouleng. Cat. p. 128.

Two Species in South Africa.

Fingers one-third webbed

Fingers with a rudiment of web; vertex and snout with spinose

horny tubercles ee ae Peer Mires mcrt yoo OOO! COD OL M. spinifrons.

M. fornasinii.

1. MEGALIXALUS FORNASINIL,

Eucnemis fornasinii, Bianc. Spec. Zool. Mossamb., Rept. pl. v.

ae.

Megalixalus fornasini, Bouleng., op. ¢., p. 180.

Tropical Africa, Portuguese East Africa.

2. MEGALIXALUS SPINIFRONS.

Hyperolius spinifrons, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1862, p. 372.

Megalizxalus spinifrons, Bouleng., op. c., p- 180.

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Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (de Souza).

8. HYLAMBATES.

A. Dum. Ann. Se. Nat. (3) xix., 1853, p. 162; Bouleng Cat. p. 182.

A Single Species in South Africa.

1. HynaMBATES NATALENSIS.

Polypedates natalensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. App. p. 25.

Hylambates natalensis, Bouleng., op. c., p. 135.

Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Port St. Johns (Shortridge, Weisbecker).

Natal: Durban (Bowker); Pinetown (Cregoe) ; Umvoti (Fry).

9. CASSINA.

Girard, Proc. Ac. Philad., 1853, p. 421; Bouleng. Cat. p. 131.

Two Species, which may have to be united.

Toes quite free aie Sel Cpls Niet sid rei tee UNC mSenen Lenses.

Toes with a distinct duieat of sab. Star) see eat EGIo Uete a Gan MOM OU CTLLSS

1. CASSINA SENEGALENSIS.

Cystignathus senegalensis, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gén. viii. p. 418.

Cassina senegalensis, Bouleng., l.c.

Tropical Africa, Cape Colony, Natal, Southern Rhodesia.

2. CASSINA WEALII, Bouleng., l.c., pl. xi., fig. 7.

Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (de Souza).

Faminy ENGYSTOMATIDE.

Four Genera in South Africa.

Tips of fingers and toes dilated .. .. .. 9... ... s. «. «. Phrymnomantis.

Tips of fingers and toes not dilated; limbs moderately developed,

not adapted for burrowing ; mouth moderately large .. .. .. Cacosternum.

Tips of fingers and toes not dilated ; limbs very short, the the

pair adapted for burrowing; mouth very small, snout very short Breviceps.

Tips of fingers and toes not dilated; limbs very short, the front

pair adapted for burrowing ; mouth very small, snout rather long

eHaCU OL Soce GG e kool adr, seo Usetie Mee Bd ads Ske cos JeleiME,

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i PHB YNOMAN TIS:

Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1867, p. 35; Bouleng. Cat. p. 172.

Two Species in South Africa.

Inner metatarsal tubercle very small; black above, with orange or

red markings SO SATA cae AT Damion. MAGI Orb Gate

Inner metatarsal tubercle larger; grey above, with black

aN HH ORT oo oc oo i OG seam aoe co ad Go) ca oa em Yb ULCAIAOE:

P. bifasciata.

1. PHRYNOMANTIS BIFASCIATA.

Brachymerus bifascvatus, Smith, Ill, Rept. pl. Ix.

Phrynomantis bifasciata, Bouleng., l.c.

Kast and Central Africa and Angola to the northern parts of

Cape Colony and Natal.

Cape Colony: Kimberley (Gain).

Bechuanaland: Palapye (Blackbeard).

Nyassaland: Shiré Valley.

2. PHRYNOMANTIS ANNECTENS, Werner, Jen. Zeitschr. xvi. 1910,

p. 294.

Cape Colony, Aar River.

2, CACOSTERNUM.

Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xx., 1887, p. 51.

1. CACOSTERNUM BOETTGERI,

Arthroleptis boettgeri, Bouleng. Cat. p. 118, pl. xi. fig. 6.

Cacosternum nanum, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xx., 1887,

pool:

Cacosternum namaquense, Werner, Jen. Zeitschr. xvi., 1910,

p. 294, fig.

South and East Africa.

Cape Colony : Cape Town (Lightfoot) ; Table Mountain (Sclater) ;

Wynberg (Purcell); Caledon (Purcell); Beaufort West (Pur-

cell); Montague (Purcell); Calvinia (Leipoldt); Graaff-Reinet

(Paynter); Little Namaqualand (Turle).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer); Vredefort Road

(Barrett- Hamilton),

North-Western Rhodesia: Livingstone (Drury).

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3. BREVICEPS.

Merrem, Tent. p. 178: Bouleng. Cat. p. 176.

Synopsis of the Species.

I. Fourth finger nearly as long as or a little shorter than

second; tubercles under fingers and toes quite distinct.

Diameter of eye 10 to 15 times in distance from end of snout to

vent. . ECM COC? ci) fon Wolk Ob mesase loc

Diameter of eye 8 times in distance from end of snout to vent ..

II. Fourth finger much shorter than second.

Diameter of eye 8 to 10 times in distance from end of snout to

vent; tubercles under fingers and toes feebly prominent or quite

distinct .. Mee Mer: SO ASG se cc aath ota

Diameter of eye 64 to 8 times in distance from end of snout

to vent; tubercles very small under the fingers, wholly absent

under the toes

1. BREVICEPS GIBBOSUS.

Rana gibbosa, Linn. §. N, i. p. 355.

Breviceps gibbosus, Bouleng., op. cit., p. 176.

B. gibbosus.

B. adspersus.

B. mossambicus,

B. macrops.

Breviceps verrucosus (Rapp), Bouleng., op. c., p. 177.

Breviceps pentherit, Werner, Zool. Anz. 1899, p. 116.

South Africa, British Central Africa.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Purcell, Sclater, Oakley, Fisk,

Spratt); Robertson Division (Keit); Swellendam Division

(Barry) ; Bathurst Division (Becker) ; George (Wilman) ; Port

St. Johns (Shortridge).

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Cregoe).

. BREVICEPS ADSPERSUS, Peters, Reise Mossamb. iii. p. 177.

Cape Colony, Transvaal, German South-West Africa.

Cape Colony: Port Nolloth (Scully).

. BREVICEPS MossAMBICUS, Peters, Arch. f. Naturg., 1855, p. 58 ;

Bouleng., op. c., p. 177.

Natal, Zululand, Transvaal, Portuguese East Africa, Rhodesia,

German South-West Africa, Angola, British Central Africa.

Natal: Durban (Bowker).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall); Pietersburg (Daneel); Johannes-

burg (Fry).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (ff. Darling) ; Mazoe (ff. Darling).

Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster).

4, Breviceps MAcrops, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx., 1907,

p. 46, pl. ii.

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Cape Colony.

Cape Colony: Little Namaqualand (Kolbe), types.

4, HEMISUS.

Giinth. Cat. p. 47; Bouleng. Cat. p. 178.

Two Species.

Toes free, without subarticular tubercles; inner metatarsal

tuberelesmall .. .. . . «. «. A, guttatum.

Toes with a rudiment of web ne more or "Tess distinct

subarticular tubercles; inner metatarsal tubercle large, com-

PREGEeM ee. Case sek nck estas) Sey oS su Mavens eC) Mysto ya eRe NCL TUG ROLL

1. HEMISUS GUTTATUM.

Engystoma guttatum, Rapp, Arch. f. Naturg., 1842, p. 290, pl. vi.

figs. 3 and 4.

Hemisus guttatwm, Bouleng., l.c.

Eastern parts of Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand.

Natal coast (Quekett).

2, HEMISUS MARMORATUM.

Engystoma marmoratum, Peters, Arch. f. Naturg., 1855, p. 58.

Hemisus sudanense, Bouleng., l.c.

Tropical Africa southwards to Angola, Mashonaland, and Beira.

Faminy CYSTIGNATHID&A.

A Single Genus in Africa.*

1. HELEOPHRYNE.

W. Sclater, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. i., 1895, p. 110; Hewitt, Ann. Transy.

Mus., 1909, p. 49.

Two Species.

Toes entirebyswebbede Ss “sky Caen. pow) del) sine | vane me rte clon ce LUE,

‘Noes half=webbed eis liye: lie. “aye. (Sts ee ais aed esee a race einem ere ere ges:

1. H&ELEOPHRYNE PURCELLI, W. Sclater, é.c., p. 111, pl. —, fig. 3.

Cape Colony.

Stellenbosch Division (Purcell), type.

2. HELEOPHRYNE REGIS, Hewitt, l.c.

Cape Colony (Knysna).

* An examination of the pectoral arch of the type of Heleophryne enables me to

confirm Mr. J. Hewitt’s very interesting discovery that this genus belongs to the

Cystignathide.

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Famiry BUFONIDE.

A Single Genus in South Africa.

1, BULO:

Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 25; Bouleng. Cat. p.

Seven Species in South Africa.

I. Tympanum distinct.*

A. Parotoid glands distinct.

First finger much longer than second; tympanum at least

2 diameter of eye in adult; tarso-metatarsal articulation reaching

eens or beyond .. ;

Fingers blunt, first not erteuding) or Weeder Rat little hetne

second; tympanum 4 to ? diameter of eye; tarso-metatarsal

articulation not reaching beyond tympanum .. .. 5c

Fingers rather pointed, first not extending beyond soynel: oa

panum } to 4 diameter of eye; tarso-metatarsal articulation not

extending beyond centre of eye; greater part of belly smooth

B. No distinct parotoid glands; tympanum large and close to

the eye.

A glandular lateral fold from behind the eye ..

No glandular lateral fold

II. Tympanum absent.

Snout rounded ; parotoid glands rather small, narrow .. ae

Snout pointed; parotoid glands large, extending down the sides. .

1. Buro reGuLARIS, Reuss, Mus. Senck. i. p. 60;

p. 298.

Egypt and Tropical and South Africa.

281.

. regularis.

. granti.

. angusticeps.

. carens.

. vertebralis.

. taitanus.

. anotis.

Bouleng. Cat.

Cape Colony: Cape Division (Oakley, Duncan); Port Elizabeth

(Cregoe) ; Ceres (Purcell); Tulbagh (Purcell) ; Paarl (Purcell) ;

George (Leipoldt) ; Caledon (Purcell); Swellendam (Purcell) ;

Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer); &c.

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall); Johannesburg (Cregoe, Ross) ;

Krugersdorp (Watson).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall, ff. Darling, Thomas).

2. Buro Granti, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xii., 1903, p. 215,

pl. xvi.

Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony.

Cape Colony: Hanover (Schreiner, Shortridge); Graaff-Reinet

(Paynter); Beaufort West (Purcell); Lingsburg, Worcester

Division (Purcell) ; Little Namaqualand, (Péringuey, Turle).

* Except in very young specimens.

Revised List of South African Reptiles and Batrachians, 537

Natal: Mt. aux Souces (Bolus).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer).

. Buro anausticeps, Smith, Il., Rept., pl. lxix. fig. 1; Bouleng.

Cat. p. 300.

Cape Colony, Natal.

Cape Colony: Cape Peninsula (Lightfoot, de Souza, Purcell,

Southey, French); Caledon (Purcell); Worcester Division

(Purcell, Paynter).

. Buro carens, Smith, op. cit., pl. lxviii. fig. 1; Bouleng., op. c.,

p. 301.

Natal, Transvaal, Rhodesia, Portuguese Hast Africa.

Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall).

Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas); Matoppos Hills

(Pillans).

. BUFO VERTEBRALIS, Smith, op. cit., pl. lxviii. fig. 2.

Cape Colony, Orange River Colony.

Cape Colony: Cape Kentany (Pegler).

Orange River Colony: Smithfield (Kannemeyer); Vredefort

Road (Hamilton).

. BuFro TAITANUS, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1878, p. 208, pl. ii. fig. 9.

East and Central Africa: Portuguese Hast Africa (Beira).

. Buro anoris, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (7) xx., 1907, p. 48,

pl. iii.

Chirinda Forest, Mashonaland.

Faminy PIPIDA.

A Single Genus in South Africa.

1. XENOPUS.

Wagler, Isis, 1827, p. 726; Bouleng. Cat. p. 456.

. XENOPUS LEVIS.

Pipa levis, Daud. Hist. Rain. Gren. Crap. p. 85, pl. xxx. fig. 1.

Xenopus levis, Bouleng., Jc.

South Africa, Angola, East Africa.

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Cape Colony: Cape Division (R. Trimen); Robertson (Keit) ;

Worcester (Purcell); Clanwilliam (Leipoldt); Prince Albert

(Purcell) ; Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer) ; Calvinia (Leipoldt) ;

Bedford (Sclater) ; Port St. Johns (Shortridge).

DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.

PHRYNOBATRACHUS CAPENSIS.

Tongue without median papilla. Head as long as broad; snout

rounded, hardly as long as the orbit; no canthus rostralis; inter-

orbital space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum hidden.

Fingers and toes obtuse, the tips not dilated; first finger slightly

shorter than second; toes one-third webbed, the web deeply notched

but continued as a fringe to the last or penultimate phalanx; sub-

articular tubercles small, feebly prominent; a very small inner

metatarsal tubercle; no tarsal tubercle. Tarso-metatarsal articula-

tion reaching the eye; tibia a little shorter than the foot, nearly

2 length of head and body. Skin smooth. Dark brown above,

speckled with darker; a light band along each side; a dark bar

between the eyes, divided by a narrow light vertebral line; lower

parts brown, belly spotted with white.

From snout to vent 15 mm.

A single specimen from the Cape Flats (Coll. Dr. Purcell).

ARTHROLEPTIS LIGHTFOOTI.

Tongue without median papilla. Head as long as broad; snout

rounded, as long as the orbit; canthus rostralis feeble; interorbital

space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, barely half

the diameter of the eye. Fingers and toes with swollen tips; first

finger shorter than second; toes with an almost imperceptible

rudiment of web; subarticular tubercles small, feebly prominent ;

a very small inner metatarsal tubercle; no tarsal tubercle. Tarso-

metatarsal articulation reaching the eye; tibia slightly shorter

than the foot, 2 length of head and body. Greyish brown above,

snout and flanks lighter; a blackish brown streak from the nostril to

above the root of the arm, passing through the eye and broader on

the temple ; dark brown spots on the upper lip; lower parts white,

sides of belly and hind limbs marbled with dark brown.

From snout to vent 16 mm.

A single specimen from, Newlands, near Cape Town (Coll.

Lightfoot). : :

( 539

)

AD DEERIOMN:

BITIS, Gray.

BIvrIs GABONICA.

Echidna gabonica, Dum. & Bebr.

Portuguese East Africa.

guese Hast Africa (Massi Kessi) (J. Krige).

Erpet. Géneér. vii., p. 1428, pl. Ixxx. b.

Bitis gabonica, Boul. Cat. Sn. iii., p. 499.

Tropical Africa (West Africa, from Liberia to Damaraland).

Natal.

Zanzibar.

Tonga land (W. EK. Jones). Portu-

INDEX.

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INOS INE poogoncscsoa0c 501, 503

Bplenhanus te vs cence. = 482, 486

ACONtIAS: «c0 sone sera. 482, 489

aculeata (Agama) .......... 464, 465

acutilabris (Mabuia) ...... 483, 480

adspersus (Breviceps) ........ 534

adspersus (Pyxicephalus) 527, 528

senea (Chamesaura) .......... 470

afer (Rhoptropus) ............ 463

affinis (Pachydactylus)...... 460, 461

africana (dura) ............ 458

africanus (Tetradactylus) ...... 481

| ark eis aban oouoooeebsuccE 464

INEUWMOY 6 6 acOcD COUR OUOOEC 455, 463

INGHIM Pa aN66 coon.ooaad6U0S0uO 502

albigularis (Varanus) ........ 471

ambigua (Prosymna) ...... d08, 509

Amblyodipsas............ 502, 515

amoenus (Pachydactylus) 460, 462

Amaphish ena ers teretectierreris 471

AMPHISB ANID AN) cicvevcleieicralelsyele 455, 471

Amplorhinus ............ 502, 511

anchietew (Aporosaura) ........ 479

mmaCanieize (NEVE) cooactndooodcc 517

anchiete (Typhlops) ...... 497, 498

angolensis (Psammophis) 513, 514

anguina (Chamesaura)........ 470

anguina (Herpetosaura) ...... 488

angulifer (Chondrodactylus) .. 456

angusticeps (Bufo) ........ 536, 537

angusticeps (Dendraspis) ...... 520

annectens (Phrynomantis) So. Be

anotis (Bufo) “22. 52.......- 536, 537

Aparallacthismisce--teceae et 502, 516

INL OEE LIED aancagcoudcoot 473, 479

arenicola (Herpetosaura) ...... 488

Ey PAve| (enya) aodbooooogenuc 530

ANICCATIA) (SUIS) i) ieyeteieroletol 1 olaterelcl- 522

armata (Agama) ............ 465

Arthroleptis ............ 525, 529

Rapidelang.222-..0ccee ss 502, 518

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atra (Agama) ............ 464, 465

Atractaspisg ves seer 521, 523

atricollis (Agama).......... 464, 466

THARP (BMH) sodogndogooeuece 522

aulicus (Chametortus) ........ 511

aurantiacus (l'yphlosaurus) .... 490

auritus (Gerrhosaurus) ........ 480

aurora (Lamprophis) ...... 503, 504

TEYAIMRUNCIEUEL,, Co booonnogsaodoc 524

bergeri (Prosymna) ........ 508, 509

bibronii (Atractaspis) ...... 521, 523

bibronii (Pachydactylus) 459, 460

bibronii (Typhlops) ........ 497, 498

bicolor (Scelotes)) <3 .3..-..- 487, 488

bifasciata (Phrynomantis) .. 532, 533

bipes (Scelotes) ....-......... 487

IIE) Gapocecocanevocb00b6 521, 522

bocagii (Psammophis) ...... 512, 514

beettgeri (Cacosternum) ...... 533

1sxyaova} Gocao tees Ristecorass 496, 500

BOOdON» se.0 versenerstclelereleretels 501, 504

brachyura (Agama) .........- 464

braconnieri (Rhoptropus) ...... 463

Brevicepsis.. 2-52 532, 534

brevirostris (Psammophis) .. 513, 514

breyeri (Tetradactylus) ........ 481

Bocephalus) c--o.- 12 oe = 515

IBUHO sobncoocooouDDOC OO OODOON 536

(BUNONTD Aiimett fetes teyettttertaleiere 52d

burchelli (Eremias) ........ 476, 477

G@acostennrimitetelcsisicve + «ciel 532, 533

cecus (Typhlosaurus) ........ 490

caffer (Chameleon) ........ 491, 493

Catter (Scelotes) 10-1 487

calaharica (Mabuia) .......... 484

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Galamelaps. oo... cc cc.s esses 516

cana (Pseudaspis)| ...-..---..- 506

capense (Lycophidium) ........ 505

capensis (Amphisbena) ........ 472

capensis (Aparallactus) ........ 516

capensis (Hremias) ........ 476, 477

capensis (Ichnotropis) ...... 475, 476

capensis (Lygodactylus) ...... 458

capensis (Monopeltis) ........ 472

capensis (Pachydactylus) .. 459, 461

capensis (Phrynobatrachus) 528, 529

capensis (Platysaurus)...... 469, 538

capensis (Scelotes) -.-......... 487

capensis (Simocephalus) ...... 506

capensis (Zonurus)........ 467, 469

CHENS|(HULO) I) Wieieistl- leer 536, 537

carinata (Pythonodipsas) ...... 510

Cassingace. sete hoor eee 525, 532

cataphractus (Zonurus).... 467, 468

(nrorbes (stint) a5 aoc omsnoAne 522, 523

Cans \::-/o5 «ts ina en pee eeees s 521

Ghameleonverscrren i eee 491

CHAMELEONTIDE ............ 491

Chamesaura: 22s. cese ces 467, 470

Chametortus: ~... 2... <5 502, 511

Chirindigg-ce.- cus weeee es 471, 472

Chiromantis\-..-.<-....-.. 525, 529

Ghlovo poise sale ett 501, 507

Chondrodactylus ........ 455, 456

cinctiventris (Rappia) ...... 530, 531

colobura (Monopeltis).. 472, 473, 495

Colopwn cep sw ases se tase pe 463

GouuPRID mR sexes eS iiie sce: 496, 501

concolor (Calamelaps) ........ 516

conjuncta (Glauconia) ...... 499, 500

Cordylosaurus............ 479, 482

cordylus (Zonurus) ........ 467, 468

COLnuta (BIS) ean elec 522, 523

eregoi (Typhlosaurus) .......... 490

crucifer (Psammophis)...... 513, 514

ctenodactyla (Scaptira) .. 478, 479

cuneirostris (Scaptira)...... 478, 479

CXSTIGNATHID AS Gis, 2 clsiele mi oie 524, 525

Dactychilikion <--->... «4-1-1 463

damaranus (Chameleon).... 491, 493

darling (Rana): ~. 5.5. essere 526

IDSRYPEILIR 2 ojos" samen 501, 509

decosteri (EKlapechis) .......... 519

decosteri (Monopeltis) ...... 472, 495

defilippii (Causus) ............ 521

delalandin(Nucras)\"....-.....- 473

delalandii (Pyxicephalus) .. 527, 528

delalandii (Rana) .......... 525, 526

delalandii (Typhlops) ...... 497, 498

Mendnaspis mec seesceeiee es 502, 520

depressa (Scaptira)............ 478

dilepis (Chameleon)........ 491, 492

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dinga) (yphlops) tae tere 497, 498

Dispholidustece eee 502, 515

distanti (Agama) .......... 464, 465

distanti (Glauconia)........ 499, 500

dorsalis (Homorelaps) ........ 520

duerdeni (Atractaspis) ........ 523

Elapechis ..... sisie\s wisierstevele POU 2p ROLG

Elasmodactylus .......... 497, 459

Blo pHMS (NUCEAS) ra o20;.,ct ere oie ny ae

ENGYSTOMATIDE,....,..00.0- 524, 532

FVOMIASt eens |= viele sees oa anO

FUMOECE Si cielacccic: afore sits esa ars, 400

fasciata (Rana) ............ 526, 527

fasciatus (Pachydactylus) .. 459, 461

fiskii (Lamprophis) ........ 503, 504

EW ISENEN), daha okocnoooadeoo- 517

flavigularis (Gerrhosaurus) .... 480

formosus (Pachydactylus) .. 460, 461

fornasinii (Megalixalus) ...... 531

fornasinii (l'yphlops).........-- 497

frontalis (Prosymna) .......... 508

furcatus (Psammophis) .... 512, 513

fuscigula (Rana) .......... 525, 626

fuscus (Lamprophis) ...... 503, 504

galamensis (Rana) ...........- 526

garrulus (Ptenopus) .......... 456

Cite. osisbos eo ooanesosoe 455

GERRHOSAURIDE ...... 2.0. 455, 479

Gerrhosaurus............ 479, 480

gibbosus (Breviceps) .......... 534

giganteus (Zonurus) .......... 67

Glauconia ........... Sosa tc 499

gracilior (Glauconia) .. 499, 500, 524

grammica (Sepsina) ........ 488, 489

grandis (Gerrhosaurus) ........ 480

Prantl (BULO\ scene oc ie ietsiats 536

granti (Monopeltis)........ 472, 473

Coreg Gerace coocodeose goood: 503

GUA t (ACOMEGS)) Wee 2050) > rel . 489

Stayr (Rang). a. ce os 526, 527

gronovii (Scelotes).......... 487, 488

gruetzneri (Mabuia)........ 483, 484

guentheri (Aparallactus) .. ... 516

guentheri (Elapechis) ........ 519

guentheri (Scelotes) ........ 487, 488

guttatum (Hemisus) ....-...... 5385

guttatus (Boodon).......... 504, 505

guttatus (Platysaurus) ........ 469

gutturalis (Chameleon) .... 491, 492

Index. 541

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H lineatus (Typhlosaurus) ....-. 490

hemachates (Sepedon)........ 518 lineo-ocellata (Eremias) .... 476, 477

haie (Naia) room : Releg tan 517 livida (Nucras) ..........0055 U4

Heleophryne «ts cc esee see 535 longementalis (Lrimerorhinus) at 511

Hemidactylus ..........-- 456, 458 longipes (Ichnotropis) ...... 475, 476

Henlipuseeneses ane os 532, 535 lubrica (Tropidonotus) ........ 503

Herpetosaura ............ 482, 488 lubricus (Aspidelaps) sere s cence 518

Heterolenigagecses: once ence 506 lugubris (Eremias) ........ 476, 477

hildebrandti (Mabuia) ...... 483, 485 lutrix (Homalosoma) ....... ++ 509

hispida (Agama) ..........4. 464 Lycophidium ............ 501, 505

holubi (Agamia))is\s00c ces scse 465 Lygodactylus ............ 456, 458

homalocephala (Mabuia) .. 483, 484 Lygosoma .............. 482, 486

Momalosomay s.casece sac 501, 509

Homopholis <...-0<<5. «<<. 456, 459

TTOMOVEUGDS” Wataicreieleliscsisieis 502, 520 M

hoplogaster (Chlorophis) ...... 507 mabouia (Hemidactylus) ...... 458

horstockii (Rappia) .......... 53 Ma Duiia icici 481, 482

hotambeeia (Leptodira)........ 510 Macrelaps): (ic222)\itee ss 5 502, 516

Je WIA 26 conebodood doomed 502, 517 macrolepis (Chamesaura) .... 470

macrolepis (Homopholis) ...... 459

I macropholis (Zonurus) 467, 468, 494

F Y macrops (Breviceps) ........-. 534

Ichnotropis ...........--. 473, 475 maculatus (Pachydactylus).. 460, 462

infernalis (Boodon)............ 504 mamba (Dendraspis) .........- 520

inornata (Bitis) .......... 522, 523 mariquensis (Pachydactylus) 460, 462

inornata (Hremias) ........ 476, 477 marmorata (Rappia) .......... 530

inornatus (Lamprophis) .... 503, 504 marmoratum (Hemisus) ...... 535

inornatus (Scelotes) ........ 487, 488 marshalli (Rhampholeon)...... 493

irregularis (Chlorophis) .... 507, 508 mascareniensis (Rana)...... 526, 527

Mesalixalusie.cerecciiee Spey, Spill

melanocephalus (Chameleon) 491, 492

J meleagris (Acontias) .......... 489

jalla (Psammophis) ...... Se aileeea le! mentalis (Boodon) ........ 504, 505

Jani: (Prosyena). < ajcse.5:5:5,0 6 508, 509 mentomarginatus (Pachydacty-

jJonesii (Zonurus) .......... 467,468 | (WEN cascode do Ga0bo0 6605 od 461

i meyeri (Typhlosaurus) ........ 490

| microlepidotus (Macrelaps) .... 516

K microlepidotus (Pseudocordylus) 469

enki ap micropholis (Agama) .......... 465

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a a ae roter GEO) sononcec

IIIS Soo) ore Fo se mira (Herpetosaura) .......... 488

mironi (Calamelaps) .......... 516

L Monopeltis) cee 471, 472

labialis (Glauconia) ........ 499, 500 montana (Tropidosaura) ...... 475

ThsceRaipm 2 ek ehh 473 mossambica (Agama) ...... 464, 466

Ty ACHR Nig Wee eeceleemnts 455 mossambicus (Breviceps) ...... 534

lacteus (Homorelaps) ........ 520 mossambicus (Typhlops).... 497, 498

levigatus (Pachydactylus) .. 459, 460 mucruso (Typhlops) ..... 497, 498

levissimus (Tropidonotus) .. 502, 503 multimaculatus (Amplorhinus) 511

lalandii (Nucras) ............ 475 | multimaculatus (Rhamphiophis) 512

latifrons (Glauconia) ........ 500

amprophisie ences ecemccr 501, 503

leightoni (Psammophis)........ bls. || N

leonhardi (Monopeltis) .... 472,473 | Nala ............ceeeeees 502, 517

Tie POOP ar sit cies teloos ie 502, 510 namaquense (Cacosternum) .... 833

lightfooti (Arthroleptis) .... 529, 538 namaquensis (Chameleon).. 491, 493

lineatus (Acontias) .......... 489 namaquensis (Elasmodactylus) 459

lineatus (Boodon).......... 504, 505 namaquensis (Hremias).... 476, 477

lineatus (Phyllodactylus) ...... 457 | nanum (Cacosternum) ........ 533

542, Index.

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natalensis (Chlorophis) ......-- 507 Q

natalensis (Hylambates) .-.. -- 532 quadrifrons (Amphisbena) .. 471, 472

natalensis (Phrynobatrachus) 528, ae) quadriscutata (Monopeltis) .. 472, 473

natalensis (Pyxicephalus) .. 527, 628 quilensis (Chameleon) .... 491, 492

neglectus (Chlorophis) ....--.- 507 quinqueteniata (Mabuia) .. 483, 484

nigricans (Glauconia) ..+.-+-- 499

nigricollis (Nala) ...-.....-- 517, 518

nigrolineatus (Gerrhosaurus) .- 480 R

niloticus (Varanus) .......---- 471 R 95

notostictus (Psammophis) .. 512, 513 ey aici oi = Mice pe t-: 5

INTLOTAS fics stele e'sieteioss shuts aie @ 473 ele elmatogecko) ...... Bod eae

nyasse (Simocephalus)......-- 506 oe eed feiernobatvaqinie 598, 529

LAER, sogeogdoonspnd sod 525, 530

O ae (Heleophryne) .......... 535

Teleqnl Eva; ((I8}08IG)) Gab acacnuogo sc 536

obscurus (Pachydactylus) ...... | 461 Hai oiicohte nee Rene rece 502, 512

occidentalis (Mabuia) ...... 483, 485 Riamoholcon 491

llatus (Lygodactylus) .... 460, 462 ERE RAG ee a oe

vege : 463 BHIPTOGLOSSA ....5... 455, 491

ocellatus (Rhoptropus) ...... ieee rhombeatus (Causus) .....-.. 59]

Gdura ...... Ronee Ta alps Lied rhombeatus (Trimerorhinus) .. 511

olivaceus (Tropidonotus).... 502, 503 Bhout 463

OPHLDTA seus ieesesehe noes M06 | Peace ae aay occas Ge

OPISTHOGLYPHA.......... 610 * | papa a OCR R ICE) tae ae

hynchns (Rana)........ 526, 527 saat Pe RSBOD DIS) oes bree

a hag f rugosus (Pachydactylus) .... 460, 462

P a

Pachydactylus .......... 457, 459 S

Pachyrhynchus.............- 479 scabra (Dasypeltis)............ 509

parvilobus (Chameleon) .... 491, 492 Soaptieae Sec psides tee ae 473, 478

Pelmatogecko ............ 456, 457 Scelotesyaocsoncceehiaeien 482, 487

PeEriNngueyi (BIS) ccc «<6 ws =e 522 schinzi (Typblops) ........ 497, 499

peringueyi (Mabuia)........ 483, 484 schlegelii (l'yphlops) ...... 497, 499

peringueyi (Phyllodactylus).. 457, 493 schultzei (Pelmatogecko)........ 457

Philothamnus ..........-. 501, 508 RSGUN CUD mes ereeyeyereteteiaystelet=(orereteteiels 482

Phrynobatrachus ........ 525, 528 scutatus (Aspidelaps) ...... 518, 519

Phrynomantis............ 532, 533 scutifrons (Glauconia) .... 499, 500

Phyllodactylus .......... 456, 457 Hebps (PV cHOni) en a2 2. nx ateiscreciee 500

IPTPTD RE) | Kiem eke Bois eres eiee oe 524, 537 semiannulatus (Tarbophis) .... 510

planiceps (Agama) ........ 464, 466 semiannulis (Lycophidium).. 505, 506

platurus (Hydrus) ......... 502, 517 semivariegatus (Philothamnus) 501,508

PlatysSaurus seers 467, 469 senegalensis (Cassina) ........ 532

plumbeus (Acontias) .........- 489 BEPECON: 2. -eaccscs any 502, 518

polyzonus (Zonurus) ...... 467, 469 seps (Tetradactylus) .......... 481

porphyreus (Phyllodactylus).. aa Od i Wit peoo0 cose ccudpeoone 482, 488

LGV PINE, cote nOoedS oO oe 501, 508 serripes (Scaptira).......... 478, 479

Psammophis........ 502, 511, 512 serval (Pachydactylus)...... 460, 463

LEEGEG EOE) oosgccqcudocde 501, 506 shiranum (Homalosoma) .....- 509

Pseudocordylus .......... 467, 469 sibilans (Psammophis)...... 512, 514

SIRS CUS TOE Big ar aenc ag Bie 455, 456 Simocephalus ...........- 501, 506

pulchella (Agama) ............ 465 spinifrons (Megalixalus) ...... 531

pulchella (Eremias) ........ 476, 477 squamulosa (Ichnotropis) .. 475, 476

pumilus (Chameleon) ...-... 491, 492 striata (Mabuia) ....... ... 483, 485

punctatus (Pachydactylus) .. 460, 462 suborbitalis (Scaptira) ......-- 478

purcelli (Heleophryne) ........ 539 subtessellatus (Cordylosaurus).. 482

purcelli (Pachydactylus) 460, 463, 494 sudanense (Hemisus) ....+..+.. 535

pustulatus (Zonurus) ...... 467, 469 sugillata (Rappia) ........ 530, 531

Python..-...-.....+sscceeees 500 sulcata (Mabuia) .......... 483, 485

Pythonodipsas .......... 501, 510 sundevallii (Klapechis) ........ 519

Pyxicephalus = inst. - 526, 527 sundevallii (Lygosoma)........ 486

Index. 543

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sundevallii (Prosymna) ........ 508

swynnertoni (Chirindia) ...... 472

teniobronchus (Chameleon) 491, 492

teniolata (Nucras) ...........- 474

Tarbophis......... esa an DONO LO

tessellata (Nucras) ........ 473, 474

Tetradactylus .......... 479, 481

tetradactylus (Tetradactylus) .. 481

Thelotornis ....-.......-. 502, 515

thomast (Psammophis) ......-. 514

transvaaliensis (Psammophis).. 513

tridactylus (Scelotes).......... 487

trigrammus (Psammophis) .... 513

Trimerorhinus .......... 502, 511

triteniatus (Trimerorhinus) 511, 512

trivittata (Mabuia) ........ 483, 484

trivittatus (Cordylosaurus) ... 482

tropidogaster (Zonurus) 467, 468, 495

Tropidonocus ee 501, 502

Tropidosaura ............ 473, 475

tuberilinguis (Rappia) ...... 530, 531

{aOR ooogoongoconoo0s 496

Ryphlapscecacce steele a een «- 497

Typhlosaurus) 3:..---..--- .- 490

typicus (Gerrhosaurus) ........ 480

typus (Dispholidus) ........ 502, 515

undata (Hremias) ........ 476, 477

undulata (Rappia) ........ 530, 531

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validus (Gerrhosaurus) ........ 480

IVIAANID PBN ral ecatars clcvereus cca ese 455, 470

WE ETE) ap Gio ge es Bch G Onto 470

varia (Mabuia) ............ 483, 485

variegatum (Homalosoma) .... 509

ventralis (Chameleon)...... 491, 492

vermis (Typhlosaurus) ........ 490

vertebralis (Bufo) .......... 536, 537

verticalis (Typhlops) .......... 497

violacea (Amphisbena) .... 471,472

WOMAN 35 o000d0 onoD 40 56nd 0000 517

Winaninoyo ddoaadooosooooce 496, 521

vauinicye (oy) Gooaoacooc0c 468

wahlbergii (Ablepharus) ..-... 486

wahlbergii (Arthroleptis) ...... 529

wahlbergii (Colopus) .......... 463

wahlbergii (Homopholis) ...... 459

wahlbergii (Mabuia) .......... 485

warreni (Zonurus) ..... .-. 467, 468

warreni (Calamelaps).......... 516

wealii (Cassina) .............. 532

weberi (Pachydactylus) .. 460, 461

weberi (Sepsina) .......... 488, 489

whytii (Arthroleptis) .......... 529

AOU Soogooonodenadac 455, 466

VAGYTTT OE eM Gaimerctrad tiag 65 64 .0c 467

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INDEX TO NEW SOUTH AFRICAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA

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SPE TNE E's oteyalsis eve sisioi0019, «1015 ais 417

eedifica (Melanaria) .......... 364

africana (Tortrix) .......0.... 412

INGE, 5 Gon oganeooddn dot dé 347

albogrisea (Chelaria) .......... 371

amphiloga (Platyptilia)........ 365

PATI OPIS ie ssic's 2s Gas Se iewiv a ere 362, 417

AN ACAMPBIS meee vesiamicre cet 351

antichorda (Cosmopteryx) .... 357

antiphracta (Tinea) .......... 362

applana (Depressaria) ........ 365

arctocephala (Amydria)........ 363

Aristotelia:..°... sc. eckswcen ee 369

astragulotes (Pselnophorus).... 366

athleta (Scyrotis) ............ 377

balanopis (Plutella) .......... 376

Barbaroscardia ............ 416

basanistis (Stagmatophora) .... 358

Batrachedra .........202s00% 359

BHASTOBA SED Ai ciee «5 cisicm'> cre 372

BlastoDasife veces esc tacos sae 372

brachyctenis (Melasina)........ 364

Caceciaicccscn cnet ek ve ass 349, 368

callichroa (Diocosma) ........ 353

capensana (Tortrix) .......... 349

ceramitis (Diocosma).......... 353

cerealella (Litotroga) ........ 351

chalinea (Pitharca) .......... 416

chalinitis (Philobota).......... 355

EVIE. Soouonounnenosadosot 371

chelonea (Criticonoma) ...... 415

chersophila (Gedechia) ........ 351

chloreema (Scythris) .......... 358

circophora (Melasina) ...... 364, 379

citrella (Phyllocnistes) ........ 360

Goleophonarccer.--mccieseceies 360

coniata (Gypsosaris) .......... 375

Coptoproctisiac.sic-< 1. 1 359

Cosmoptenyxe-jncc.<scicr css 2 a 357

cotifraga (Lyonetia) .......... 360

cretifera (Agdistis)............ 367

criscephala (Agdistis).......... 349

Criticonoma) =... 22). 5-....- 415

crocicapitella (Monopis) ...... 361

cryphias (Symbatica) ........ 413

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IDEPYESSANIA. .miisic cclovte Ree 355

DIOGGSMNA sions on 32s eee ae 352

dissoluta (Melasina) .......... 416

divitella (Stagmatophora) .... 357

UAB CATED AG oe) s eis als sie sie 357

EMNCOMPOUS Ace slpe ciel ease cee ae 352

epicentra (Gelechia) .......... 370

ethelella (Monopis)............ 361

ISHCORINGT coe ou cecee cece e 367

EUCOSMID A s2.6055 oc 367, 412

fuscipunctella (Tinea) ........ 361

Gelechiancdecsscees wrt 351, 370, 414

GELECHIADZ ...... 350, 369, 413

glebata (Hapsifera) .......... 417

Glyphipteryx. <---> 375

goochi (Tiquadra) ............ 364

GPACIIAMIA peaks. s 265 ee oo 374

GRACILLARIADE .......... 374

pranel la) (Imes) .c1c1 cele 1 elolet > = 361

Gymnogramma .......... 374, 415

GV PHOBANIB < co: sien sha citea he 375

hematella (Hypercallia) ...... 35d

PIS DRIIONG 5 aks ee ee eee 417

ASHE Sc ceews senses = ees 354

heliospis (Caccecia)............ 349

hemicopa (Thranitica) ........ 416

Hieroxestis ..............+- 361

Hypercallia ..............0. 355

incultella (Mesopherna)........ 365

insolens (Eucosma)...........- 367

ionephella (Proselena) ........ 350

THOCEMGA oie. be nisl tise ow one = 372

isomima (Parexaula) .......... 356

Index to Micro-Lepidoptera. 545

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languida (Coptoproctis)........ 359

Lasneyresian wccoce osccea sac 412

leucastis (Tineola) ............ 361

liberata (Gelechia) ............ 414

liyonetiaw... 0-1... Boon Ac 360

Megacraspedus.............. 369

megaloptila (Coleophora) ...... 360

melanastracta (Paltodora) .... 413

Melasinaie.sac's.ccantec Saond cue, aizis}

Mesophernal )syjrcisasciee croc 364

metaphracta (Odites) ........ 354

MONOpismacs roscoe oe sia 361

Nemophoras | s.orasce5s serene 417

ocnogramma (Laspeyresia) .... 412

Oditesinone ce orresscr rites 354

CHCOPHORED AL 3c cxice en. s 354, 372

cemias (Coptoproctis).......... 359

Oimophilan ean stelesieielorcterciee 360

oinoscopa (Hieroxestis) ....- p aie

operculella (Phthorimea) ...... 352

Oposanatermicc cece screener 376

oxyspila (Anacampsis) ........ 351

LCG te nee oeenienlocgenows 413

panaula (Gelechia) .......... 370

Parexal apes setrriee elect: 356

pelionella (Mines) saen we alee ate 361

perieta (Platyptilia) .......... 411

Phalionadz: 3 ..2.62.<.0. 2.8% 368

LH NENOTENOTS caoneudabooocucdac 368

phelotris (Gelechia) .......... 371

Philobotars sca seseieate > 355, 373

Phvillocnibis, hyaerecyee terrace 360

LEA NEVE a cnnoucaddoo coao0cde 416

Blah ypeiliay i e-vesicisieeerrercl- 365, 411

Pintella. waco 376

LGU Ey WD aie rerseter 358, 374, 415

poliodes (Amydria)............ 362

Poly chrosiggmeercc sient 367

prosticta (Gracillaria) ........ 374

Pselnophorus..............-. 366

PTEROPHORIDA ........ 349, 365

Prerophorusiecce es aria 366

ptilastis (Aristotellia).......... 369

purpurea (Tineola) ........ 377, 416

quinqueflava (Oinophila) ...... 360

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rapida (Amydria) ..........+. 363

Rhwecopteraiyge. ciel ciaiel> de 373

rhodoneura (Gymnogramma) .. 374

rutella (Setomorpha) ........ 362

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scaphopis (Opogana) .......... 376

scenites (Ypsolophus).......... 371

sceptica (Barbaroscardia). .... 416

scolopistis (Harpella).......... 354

SCyPObismee eee ine 377

Scychwigeecmerrrseee tee 358

serica (Megacraspedus) ........ 369

serpens (Pterophorus) ........ 366

sesquitertia (Tinea) .......... 361

SELORIGR plier cite ie teers ei 362

sistrophora (Yponomeuta) .... 358

SILOCPO Ray eee selena eres 350

spissana (Polychrosis) ........ 367

Stagmatophora ............ 357

stelucha (Glyphipteryx) ...... 375

re AON D YAO ahs 2 Oto Cadaee ce 356

its) TUNE Saas 6 dg noma Bab otc 411

stibarodes (Melasina).......... 378

stigmatica (Pharmacis)........ 369

stolarcha (Isocrita)............ 372

SIVMMIDALIC Aye eats toilette 413

symplecta (Tortrix) .......... 412

taricheuta (Blastobasis) ...... 372

tectifera (Chilobota) .......... 373

SPAM GUC A, aie are ere ale cose ieha nse ayers « 416

U UTES pou docearnb odes buenos 361

AUN ODN OD orec erie 2<a5.5 360, 376

Mineola: + cross. c encieterecaractoreiere 361, 377

Tiguagvan sce... cass aan 364

TORTRICIDA........ 349, 368, 412

Tortvixs o> ote ee oe eee 350, 412

trimeni (Pharmacis) .......... 368

trisignis (Gelechia)............ 351

trophias (Amydria) ........ 364, 417

turpis (Nemophora) .......... 417

xanthoria (Mncolpotis) ........ 352

MYRORVCUED AR: aise. ts. 5 354

Wponomontey sees acces ace 6 ge-< 358

VOTO ITE. Sse or scprmneceore 371

zophodactyla (Stenoptilia) .... 411

( 546

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Ablabophis, Boul. ween <c- ear 503

Aiblepharus;, -Hutze, <\cisiesenlees 486

Acanthaclisis, Ramb. ........ 442

Acanthobracon, Kriechb. ...... 78

ACOMTIaAS SiO treme Netel tetolete eetetels oie 489

ACUpHIPUS; Gaul) (oie clslelcieie ateiele 283

Tepe ne OO as Saran oad 464

IAG ais eGO UT oek rect chetolers steer alte 37

No dastisy EIQuDi oe sisieieleisre alate 367, 349

AorilussiStepits | is cie\slete fea levefsts 311

Ath as Gann vc reisis wisieteeeieie viet 28

Alllothech Gain) setcte saare siete 103

Amblyodipsasbets | sects ss os ele 515

Amphisbena, Linn. .......... 471

Amplorrbinug; i57l.e eieieteielesieleis= 511

Amorphosoma, Cast........... 302

ArMiy Grin, GLE siete creietets 362, 417

Anacampsis, Steph. .........- 351

INTING OFA, CCTM am ie ictotaisiereta¥e ie lorcl sie 308

Anaulacus, MacLeay.......... 289

Anisodactylus, Dej. .......... 277

Anisojoppa, Cam. ..... A DODaaC 168

ANEROGHEMDS tO comes testeetciste= or 425

Anthiarrhinus, Sths cose. e<css 325

Apanteles, Férst. ........--.- 203

Aparallactus, Sm. ...0..~ «1 516

Aphanisticus, Latr. .......... 314

JMG JEG GacoooadcnouaT 429

Apopemsis, Sch. ..... sieteree torte 202

Aporosaura, Boul. ...0....e-s6 479

Aristotelia, Hiibn. ........es0- 369

ArTthroleptis; SIs .cice eles > «1 529

ATtIGerOdeS; RAPT. 20.0 oe si a0 i= 421

Arotes, Gravenh. ....... =eiecee OO

Aspidelaps, Sm. ......... sco whe)

IMEX OM Sita “Socoosedodac 523

Bacuma, Cam. ..... ettotat sfevelwascs 68

Barbaroscardia, Wals. ........ 416

)

GENERA.

Bascanus, Péring. ..... SboG oS 290

Bassus eHauri ceiccressiceisicciene alol

Batrachedra, Staint. .......... 359

IBN ED (Cri) peers Ga nboS Spodon GRY

IBlastoDaSIs; Zellers oo s\s.cle.nle, ence Sm dies

Blepisanis, Thoms............ . 330

Boodon, Dum. @ Bib. ........ 504

Brachycerus, Oliv..... areteiina waste 315

IBLACOM GON» rete aisteR nics nisi peice 58

BLO Satur aie seiete a sicieters AA, oe)

Cacoecia, Hiibn. ....... 260049, oOS

Cacosternum, Boul. ..... qogas RE

Calamelaps, Giinth. .......... 516

Gallispas baler ris sie ciclsieamiers 3

CalOGCHS, ZEETINGs ssle viclsiclels\ += a ors!)

Campoplex, Grav. ............ 93

CasnOnise Tian. cisiete crvie@ icles eae

Cassina, Gir. ....- os 6 lols fetewlctets 532

CaUISUSIVAGLs) eletas\stelelols Snacc fiPil

Chaleis bins. terosictc: ce ielcss eters 205

Chameleon, Taur..... ss. . 491

Chamesaura, Solin. ........0. 470

Chametortus, Giinth. ........ 511

Charops; HOUNGi A ems as eeieeree 92

Chelaria, Hawarth. .......... 371

Chelonus; dare 2 ois.\ronsareee 33

Chirindia, Boul..... Bein sete Sale 472

Chiromantis; Pet. 4. scr sie eae 529

Chienius; Boel. - sects siete 285

(Cllojroyoantey JEG, senbaccauane 507

Chondrodachylus Pete eres <1-11 010 456

CimbusASGh. ss. te seh iletiers cc 319

Clytanthus, Thoms. .......... 329

Coleophora, Hiibn....... Fiebre to OU

Colopusy Leto ctesicieeicisies siete 463

Coptoproctis; Zetlitectele nicie o's = ele 359

Corebus, Cast. & Gor. ........ 301

Cordylosaurus, Gray. ........ 482

Coscinia, Dej........ ae eeiter 5 PKS

Index of Genera.

Cosmema, Boh.

Cosmiopimpla, Cam. ..........

Cosmopteryx ete

Costateridus, Péring. .......--

Costaterophasis, Péring. ......

Cratocentrus, Cam.

Cratognathus, Dej. ..........

Creagris, Hag.

Criticonoma, Meyr.

Croce, McLach. ..... AOSD

Cryptaulax, Cam.

Cryptoblepharus ..............

Oiayrinvls, JIM coonooadosdoGace

(Oranize, CMs Gooodocoo00d Sientts

Ctenochares, Férst.

~ Ctenotoma, Cam.

Dactylispa, Weis.

Dasylabris, Radoszk. .........-

Dasypeltis, Wagl.

Delaulax, Cam.

Demostisn Keri. secs oss os sl are

Dendraspis, Schl.

Depressaria, Haw.

Dicladispa, Gestr.

Diocosmiasp lean erotics terrier

Dioryche, MacLeay. .........-

Disophrys, Forst.

ee ee

eee e reer reese

Distolaca, Bal.

Dorcatispa;. Weiss ee acce ant

Dromica (Dej.)

ee ee)

Kchthromorpha, Holmgr.......

HMlapechisy Boule ietteteroaleiele

EKlasmodactylus, Boul. ........

Bmeolpotiss Meum: salem si mre eres

Eneyopsidius, Péring.

Eremias, Wiegm.

BPIStICUS A IeESUNte ciersetersierereiniere

EKrythrophion, Cam. .. E

Krythrosuchus, Broom. ........

HISEN PaO GN: ceveiererers shel steve vere

IeeoO, JES Saoaccoucuee

Hurycentrus, Cam. ........0-

Huryophions Cam: .\c.)-\.leis)<\eerse

Kurytoma, Illig.

Hyania, Ginn, 3... 6. SOMO GHOG

Hxephanes, Wesnv. .....6 +00

Exetastes, Gravenh. .........-

Exochus, Gravenh. ........-.-

Exotheous, Wests = ccc cnicens

CACC eu COMCHt ace CE HC)

Gasterupiionsmatrenmeeeaca es

Gasthrotheca, Gwer. ......... ‘

Gelechiareiabns sone es deen 351,

Cinmcomm, GRINs cooscosuesce

Glyphiptenyx-eZellaasmeeetetoeie

Glypiay (Graven. te. ...6 5. ss

Gonioprymnus, Cam.

Gracilaria, Haw.

Gymnogramma

Gyponyx Goris eee donee. RICH

Gypsosaris, Mei 3. occc oe ones

Hapsifera, Zell. ..... do0dD aCe

Harpella, Schrank. ..........

EHeleophryne, Stl. ....se..20 0.

Hemidactylus, Gray.

lBlymnisws, CMs sooanococcec

Henicophatnus, Kriechb. ......

Henicospilus; Steph. 3.5.00. 00

Herpetosaura; Pet. 2.5... 52.00.

Hieroxestis) Meyn. asics cee

Holecopimpla, Cam.

Homalosoma, Wagl.

Homopholis, Boul.

Homorelaps; dan. oi2os. 050s

Hiyarus, Selman ncaa casera

Hylambates, Dum. & Beb.

Hypercallia, Steph.

Bypolithus, Depo) Ss .5..08 nace

Hypsolophus, Hiibn. ...... 6000

eee eee ee we

ee eee eee oe

eee eee ee ee

Ichneumon, Linn. ........ sapere

Ichnotropis, Pet.

Ichthyurus, Westws seeeeses.

Iphiaulas, Foer. ..... Sd0008b00

Isocrita, Meyr.

iGmanosiG, KTP, sogosvondeccac

Kerremansia, Péring.

Lachnea, Lac.

Lamprophis, Si. 5c

Tnarpelities; Cam. ..ces vices ciecae

Laspeyresia, Hiibn.

Latana, Cam. ....... JO HOO TDIOO

Lebia, Latr. ...

Theptisna, Baloo... .as ce clee adel

Leptodira, Giinth. ..........0¢

Leptophatnus, Cam. ..........

Seovnn DO Oe 374,

548 Index of Genera.

PAGE

IMETIGOS PIS MOT enetels s)e\e10/e/01s1s'+ «1 204

MnenellatGam=) jase ci. sis: seme, abo

Limnerium, Ashm. ........ one) 0

lissonata, Gravenh. .........- 118

Lycophidium, Dum. & Bebr. .. 505

Lygodactylus, Gray. .........+. 458

Ibn OOS (CORI TonpanoonboOT 486

NGY ONES eELLUI. olay = c= 2/0) e\eha le 360

Miaibule, eHUtZeitgnie tele eiclelsieleielele 483

IMisterrel aps, eb O1lUspers otleteree «lelet= i= 516

Macrocentrus, Cam. .......... 30

Macrogaster, Brull. .......... 224

Macrophatnus, Cam.........+- 174

Mastigus, di comic secs les een aeol,

Megacraspedus, Zell..........- 369

Megalixalus, Giinth. .......... 531

Melanodes, Ghd. .........-..- 289

Melasina, Boisd. ...... 364, 378, 416

Melibreus; Dey incr .' sts iio oie 302

Mesitomorphus, Péring. ...... 328

Mesopherna, Meyr. .......... 364

Mesostenus, Gravenh. ........ 145

WER GEG IME Nogmn aa bdaquodene 290

Methoca sutton sieccislerieise te oe 409

WIG oO ER JES Gonaqo doce aoe 132

MANTA gal SCONE. teins elses lai 30

MONO POULIE yo lite ere relovaretetateeterey= 472

IMONOpIB; eEMUU Ts eeleleisteinte sieicielaier 361

NU SAR SBHSOs sun eaec 385

Myrmeleon, Linn. ....... Teche ae

Wihwewllly, VAs) Soodoneasadc 389

INGIB. TGs isivtes nets neers oepemere 517

Nemophora, Hoffm. .......... 417

Nemoptera, atria |i. < -cmicle sore > 451

Neotrimorus, D. Torr. ........ 223

Nephoneura, McLachl. ...... 449

Nesiotes, Woll. ..... darian se 321

NOtHnIS; "Hubn: Vcnccecios sees 414

INNER (EQUI SOoe Uae od Gondoe 474

(Hidichirus, Eirtchs. 1.0.20... 297

GHidlinraseG rations <teloretote eiele,oteiete = 458

Odesta Gams weicaciws scum cess s 79

OditessWialss. Gieceswes wes Oexex 354

Odontagrypon, Cam. .......... 90

Odontomutilla, Andr. ........ 391

Oinophila, Steph. ............ 360

Omostropus, Perng. .....:...~ 281

Onetlella Gant) acicicicicc'e esos 141

Oodes} BOM | sitisiecis co telsie cetera 287

Ophioneura, Cam. ............ 85

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Opogons.0Zellsunefert-telewecrorereusle 376

Orman peut: (e Soococn05000¢ - 222

OTropyei an elcasfmueeirdtrceis tte 419

Orycteropus; Geopeeean eee 381

Osprynchotus, Spin. .........- 142

Oxy] Oppa, Camtian. (ae deteemeetoe 169

Pachydactylus, Wieg. ........ 459

Palpares Ramp. - «sence 433

Palparidius, Péring. .........- 440

Paliodora;, Meyr. 2... esses 413

IPAMIRGISS SCIIMs cicicr eis ein ere ise oie 101

Panurothrips, Bagn. .......... 427

Paracollyma, Cam. <a +000 « 106

Parad OTR IeTIs asco e celne oe 304

PArexatila, WMeyis gare sinicie’s sis <7 356

Pelmatogecko, And. .......... 457

Pentarthrophasis, Péring. 326

Pentanthram, JVOus eo ecesee 327

Ferithous, olimgn.| -ceeasetiee 109

Phgisnra Can ees screkicieee 170

PHarmacisgiveluon: sae wciemeriee 368

Phasganophora, Westrv. ...... 218

Philobota, Meyr. ...... 355, 373, 414

Philothamnus, Sm. .......... 508

Philotymima, Horst.) <. <j... 131

Phlocteisy Ker. is sc les syeiets does 306

Phrynobatrachus, Giinth. ...... 528

Phrynomantis; Pets wie «eel els 533

Phthorimea, Foerst. .......... 352

Phiylloenigtiss Zeuln (rajsscr)<ato's 360

Phyllodactylus, Gray. ........ 457

Pimpla, Fabr. ...... SOBEL ot ooT 114

Pimplomorpha, Cam. ........ 95

PUTHANGAA. Nios atereiciers orcs ietetne stores 416

Platylabus, Westm. .........- 177

Platyptilia, Hiibn. ........ 365, 411

PLMtYSAUGUS; {SMa sieleterce olateisiel> 469

Plesioexochus, Cam. .......... 131

Pleuroneurophion ............ 82

Plutella, Schrank. «........<0+ 376

Pecilomorpha, Westw. ........ 331

Polyaulacus, Chd. ...... Be 275

Polychrosis;) Rage) i. syiss ele -rslers 367

leo) Waibme CVUK Gan conan oa ode 275

Proselenn, Uleiism slits leis = ster 350

ewoeynenney, (C7 -o04 > o5 co SoC 508

Psammophis; BO1g5 acc els o's 512

Psammotherma, Latr. ......-. 385

Pselnophorus, Wallgr. ........ 366

Pseudamblyteles, Ashm. ...... 164

Pseudsepisy Cops, eerie sie 506

Pseudispella, Kvaatz. .......% 341

Pseudocordylus, Sm. .......... 469

IPLenOpUs; GTi cloreriielcle ele 456

PerophOorus, GeOfie | clare tours cle 366

Pycnostigmus, Cum. .......... 17

Index of Genera. 549

Python, Daud.

Pythonodipsas, Giinth. ........

Pyxicephalus, Isch.

ayiel eter aie! ele (e.8)(eiee 6

ee ry

Rana, Linn.

aE NC, CVs ooconoogonouKr

Rhamphiophis, Pet. ..........

Rhampholeon, Giinth. ........

IMAM DIN, IRA boos cdacoenn ike

Rheecoptera, Mey.

FIDO PAISSPINEES. revere acc < sneer sisi erereie

Rhoophilus, Mayr.

Rhopalomutilla, Andr. ........

Rhoptropus, Pet.

Rhynchexetastes, Cam.........

Rhynchotrevoria, Cam. ........

Ricrenas Canty sonceec news octets

Rossella, Cam.

SNOsDIG aC Ome Cl

elelsie eee eles

Seaptira, Wiegm.

Scelotios eh tte torts sha cteererstoleverhers

Schiztobracon, Cam. ..........

Schonlandella, Cam. ..........

seyacnch WWATS ooceoooaaaccos

SAVWMME IJEMINOS coonoaK06bocK0

Sepedon, Merrem. ............

SOMONE, JENAMo coopooGauoo0bS

Setomorpha, Zell. ............

Simocephalus, Giinth. ........

SHR, JEM DoGGoDOoDGDG OC

Skeatia tian. .ctisrea sietscrsisrelsxers

SOmatOdessSCercde cisco eee cleres

Spilochalcis, Thoms. ..........

Spilopimpla, Cam. ............

Stagmatophora, H. Sch. ......

Staphylinus, Linn.

Stemamlax nO amsiesiete ceils:

Stenolophus; Dejn sec. cl)-ciisil

SLCHIOMEHIS§ COM a seiccciKoielcts

Sado nbn IeGHN0s SoananocoooE

Stibulaspis, Cam. ............

Stictophion, Cam. ............

Stigmatium, Gray.

Stomatoceras, Kirb. ........2.

Strophoscmus, Sch.

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Symubatica; Wear. ...0..-. 0. 413

Systolocranius, Chd. .......... 288

EO OEY EDS. podooe Shous Eres 292

MarbophisyeHilerschis /a\-)- 1). «1-1 510

EMG HTS GCL erence scnsters aievararesci« 284

Melend ane Cantrrrncicicre sles cis ciclo 75

MNCLESCODUSMNerNeteece cele clenclenerele 5 alt

Tetradactylus, Merrem. ...... 481

Mh anastmMus late seiecieaiss cree 200

Uvovaltohvormviss, Sis oogunoccodue 515

UMOMOME, CON GooGocadoouT 300

UM one Wont) oreo cd GOA C Oreo 416

Tinea HOD es aerete oisteveca apsiete isi evens 361

AME, J8G Nes soogoc 361, 377, 416

Miquadusie Varker onierctere crcl 364

Mepolemmuss GhOMSssy eater telier 329

UNO, INs ssacooc paleo OOy 402

Mrechiusem CUviunu sare crereneiors erence 291

AMO, WS: saocosooudLgee 285

Tricholabiodes, Andr. ........ 385

Wal aoyonTan, YWWOANNs cassecoons 88

Trigastrotheca, Cam. ........ 32

Mrimerorhinuswmis nese ciieeeee 511

Tropidonotus, Kuhl. .......... 502

Tropidosaura, Fitz. .......... 475

yp lopstrSCUemeerererertereneverrars 497

Typhlosaurus, Fiegm. ........ 490

Wenn JUMARADS oodacuogooor 470

WilplOs TU atr 5 cro vcre's 2 creve a syersrenctsy ie 59

Xanthephialtes, Cam. ........ 118

Xanthepimpla, Sauss. ........ 110

MenolyGus; Horst mernellciera cree 154

XENOPUS NIaG Lemar terrors 537

Vponomettas patie eter ele 358

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