CAMKKON, KOSSOKE8. L' 7 / 



which the punctures run into slrhe; Ihe pro- and mesopleune more closely, rugosely 

 punctured; Ihc upper purl ol' llic uiclaplciir;i' slrialed aliovc, opa<|iie, alnlaccoiis hclow, 

 Ihc rcsl with distinct, clearly scparalcd punctures. Pyidiuin closely, almost rugosely 

 punctured, more sirongly towards Ihe apex, where the punctures run into striae ; the sides 

 al the apex linely transversely striated. 



The ( -f has the parts of the head which are red, in the '^ yellow, the yellow on 

 Ihe 1st abdominal segment is narrower, Ihe penultimate segment is entirely red; the apex 

 of Ihe lasl segment is roundly incised. Length 1012 mm. 



KUimandjaro: Rain 1'oivsl, 2000 m. January. Mini, 3000 m. January. 



Closely related to ( '. fri/throx/iilti, which may he known I'rom it hy the metanotal 

 area being longitudinally slrialed throughout, not transversely striated at Ihe apex. 



Cerceris pictiuoda, sp. riov. 



Black, a large bell-shaped mark (the narrowed end above) on the centre of the 

 clypeus, a narrow line on the inner orbits, on lower half, antennal keel, about the apical 

 fourth of the 3rd abdominal segment, and a narrow line on the apex of the 4th and 

 f)lh, pale yellow; the basal joints of the antenna? entirely and the other joints, except 

 above, the apical half of the 1st abdominal segment, the apex of the 2nd narrowly, and 

 Hie greater part of the apical 2, red; as are also the greater part of the 2nd, 4th and 

 following ventral segmenls; the 3rd has the greater part yellow. Legs red, the coxa?, 

 anterior trochanters and a broad line on the 4 anterior femora above, black; the 4 

 posterior trochanters for the greater part yellow. Metanotal area irregularly rugose, a 

 finely closely punctured shallow furrow in the centre. Wings hyaline, the radial and 

 cubital cellules smoky, the nervures black; 2nd cubital cellule triangular, the pedicle short, 

 not much longer than the space bounded by the 2nd transverse cubital and the 1st re- 

 current nervure. Mandibles red, obscure yellow at the base, the teeth black. $. - 

 Length 7 mm. 



Kilhuandjaro: Kibonoto, 1000 1300 m. 6th September. 



Face, clypeus, pleura 1 , breast and ventral surface of abdomen covered with while 

 pubescence. Front and vertex closely, strongly punctured, the face and clypeus as strongly 

 bill not so closely punctured. Thorax more strongly punctured, the propleurse more 

 coarsely than the rest; the metanotum more strongly than the mesonotum ; the meso- 

 and metapleurae punctured like the mesonotum. Abdomen strongly punctured, the punct- 

 uration becoming wider towards the apex; the 1st segment twice longer than wide; the 

 pygidium in tire strongly punctured than the penultimate segment, not much narrowed 

 towards the apex; the hypopygium roundly, broadly incised. 



Cerceris kilimandjaroeusis, sp. uov. 



Black, antennal keel, a triangular spot on the eyes opposite il, base of tegula- 

 narrowly, a somewhat semicircular spot on the outerside of the 2nd abdominal segment, 

 the apex of the 3rd, narrowly in Ihe middle, broadly laterally, the apex of the olh 



