234 8JOSTEDTS KILIMANDJARO-MERU EXPEDITION. 8: 7. 



Tipliia Sjostedti, sp. nov. 



Black, the flagellum of antennae fuscous underneath, the wings fuscous, tinged 

 with violaceous, the costal cellule in the fore wings and the base of the posterior paler, 

 more hyaline, the nervures black; the metanotum with 3 keels, the outer slightly con- 

 verging towards the apex; the metapleurae from shortly behind the middle closely finely 

 obliquely striated. Basal half of pygidium laterally and the basal fourth in the centre 

 strongly punctured, the punctures longish and interlacing; the rest closely, finely longi- 

 tudinally striated. The pubescence is long and white, denser on the head, pronotum, 

 mesopleurae and apical segments of abdomen than elsewhere. Hind tibiae densely covered 

 with stiff silvery hair, and with a row of pale rufous spines on the innerside. $. - 

 Length 14 mm. 



Kilimandjaro: Kibonoto, 13001900 mm. April. 



Head strongly and closely punctured, the punctures sparser on the ocellar region. 

 Temples broadly, roundly narrowed. Pronotum strongly punctured, its basal slope and 

 apex broadly smooth, the propleurae smooth, except for a finely closely striated band on 

 the lower, apical part. The mesonotum with large, deep, distinctly separated punctures. 

 The scutellum with scattered punctures except in the centre ; the apical row larger than 

 the others. Metanotum shining, minutely aciculated. The mesopleime moderately strongly 

 and closely punctured. The abdomen sparsely punctured at the base, the punctures be- 

 coming gradually closer and stronger from the basal to the apical segments; there is a 

 distinct double row on the apex of the 1st, and a crenulated furrow on the base of the 

 2nd. A not uncommon species, there being 6 examples. 



Tipliia iiiassaica, sp. nov. 



Black, the legs, except the coxse, red; the flagellum of antennae of a darker red, 

 the mandibles of a slightly lighter red colour; the wings hyaline, very iridescent, the 

 nervures and stigma black. Metapleurre weakly, closely striated and opaque at the base, 

 the rest much more strongly striated; the propleurre smooth, the mesopleurae weakly 

 punctured in the middle; mesonotum smooth; the pronotum with a row of punctures 

 on the base and apex; it is transverse in front, the sides do not become widened towards 

 the apex. Head more closely and strongly punctured than the rest of the body; it is 

 broadly rounded behind. There are 3 keels on the metanotum; the inner is weaker 

 than the outer, which converge a little towards the apex. Abdomen weakly punctured 

 on the apex of the segments where they are pilose; there is a distinct transverse, close 

 row of punctures on the apex of the first. Pygidium strongly, almost rugosely punctured 

 on the basal half; the apical is rufous and is closely transversely striated. $. - Length 

 1011 mm. 



Ktlimamljuro: Kibonoto, 13001900 m. April. --Meru: rain forest, 30003500 m. 

 6 specimens. 



