238 SJOSTEUTS KILIMANDJABO-MERU EXPEDITION. 8: 7. 



Kiliniandjaro : Kibonoto. April. 3 specimens. 



The puncluralion on the head is strong, but not close; below the antenna? it is 

 aciculated; the clypeus is closer and more rugosely punctured. Pronotum strongly, hut 

 not very closely punctured except at the apex. The mesonotum is more closely punct- 

 ured on the central apical half, the sides smooth, except for 2 or 3 punctures at the 

 base and near the apex. Scutellum punctured round the edges, the apical row having 

 more punctures than the others. The propleune sparsely punctured above, the apex 

 finely closely striated. Mesopleura? strongly, but not closely punctured. Basal abdominal 

 segment almost smooth, except for a row of punctures on the depressed apex; the 

 puncturalion on the 2nd segment is weak and sparse; on the 3rd to 5th close and 

 strong; the last is closely, longitudinally striated. 



Tiplria pilosella, sp. DOV. 



Black, densely covered all over with longish white pubescence, the flagellum rufo- 

 fuscous below; tegulre sordid testaceous at the base on the outer and, more broadly, at 

 the apex on the inner side; the metanotal area narrowed towards the apex, which is 

 about one third of the length; the metanotum on either side of its apex is depressed, 

 the depression bearing 3 stout keels, forming arete; the central keel of the area is weak 

 compared with the lateral; on its apex are a few transverse stria?. The head is closely 

 and strongly punctured, except narrowly at the sides and, more largely, below the ocelli. 

 There is a row of large punctures along the apex of the clypeus. Pronotum strongly 

 punctured, except at the apex, the punctures more numerous at the base. The punctures 

 on the mesonotum are large and much more widely separated; they are as large and 

 still more widely separated on the scutellum than they are on the mesonotum. Propleurse 

 smooth, obscurely striated at the apex below. Mesopleura? sparsely, strongly punctured, the 

 puncturation almost hid by the dense long pubescence. Wings hyaline, the stigma and 

 nervures black; the 1st recurrent nervure is received distinctly beyond the middle, the 

 2nd almost in the middle of the cellule. The 1st abdominal segment is distinctly nar- 

 rowed at the base ; it is there somewhat strongly punctured ; above the narrowed part is 

 a transverse ridge ; the part beyond the ridge is only very sparsely punctured ; the apex 

 depressed and strongly punctured, followed by a strongly aciculated band. The pubes- 

 cence on the abdomen is dense, and it becomes denser towards the apex; the hairs 

 come from punctures; the last segment is more strongly punctured than the others, above 

 and below. Calcaria while, a 71 . - Length 7 10 mm. 



Kilimandjuro: Kibonoto, 13001900 m. May, November. A common species, 

 represented by males only. It is not, I believe, the tf of T. cetkiopica. 



Tiphia kilimandjaroeiisis, sp. uov. 



Black, the underside of the antennal flagellum fuscous, the 4 anterior knees rufous; 

 the calcaria white, the 4 anterior tinged with fulvous; wings hyaline, slightly tinged with 

 fuscous, especially towards the apex, the stigma and nervures black, the apex of the 



