262 SJOSTEDTS KILIMANDJARO-MERU EXPEDITION. 8: 7. 



Sphex tubercnlatus, SMITH. 



Sphex tuberculatus, SMITH, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., XII; KOHL, Ann. d. K. K. Hof. 

 Mus., 1895, 56, Taf. IV, f. 4, 8, 9 and 13. - Sphet Inteifrons, GRIBODO, Ann. Mas. 

 Civic. Stor. Nat. Geneva, (2) 1, 300. - Kilimandjaro : Kahe. 2 examples. 



KOHL, /. c., 1890, 407, considered this species to be a form of umbrosus, but later, 

 1. c., supra, he concludes that it is a good species. 



Sphex Inteipeimis, Mosc. 



Sphex luteipeHiiix. Mosc,, Magy. Akad. Term. Ertek., XIII, 11, 33; KOHL, Ann. d. 

 K. K. Hof. Mus., 1890, 423, 115. - Sphex rufipennis, KOHL, Termesz. Fuzetek., IX, 

 198; ANDRE, Spec. Hymen. Ill, 151. 



Kilimandjaro: Kibonoto, cultivated region. May. 7 specimens. 



Sphex kilimandjaroensis, sp. nov. 



Black, the anal segment more or less rufous, the pubescence dense and black; the 

 wings fuscous violaceous, the 2nd cubital cellule much narrowed in front, the 2nd and 

 3rd transverse cubital nervures almost uniting in front, the space between them being 

 hardly more than that between the 1st recurrent nervure and the 2nd transverse cubital, 

 the 2nd recurrent nervure is received at the apex of the basal 3rd of the cellule; the 

 apex of the radial cellule is rounded; the 2nd cubital cellule is large, and of equal width, 

 the nervures being parallel; abdominal petiole as long as the hind coxse and the 2nd 

 joint of the hind tarsi. Face and clypeus in a 71 covered with silvery pubescence; the 

 penultimate ventral segment in a 71 largely triangularly incised, the incision extending to 

 the base of the segment. Eyes slightly converging above, being separated there by about 

 the length of the 3rd and 4th antennal joints united; the hinder ocelli are separated 

 from each other by almost the same distance as they are from the eyes. Scutellum with 

 a shallow furrow down the middle. Claws without a distinct tooth, a 71 and $. - 

 Length 25 28 mm. 



Kilimandjaro: Obstgartensteppe. March. Kibonoto, cultivated region. May. 



Some examples have not the wings so deeply, uniformly fuscous violaceous as 

 others, having lighter coloured patches. The ventral segments in the a 71 bear patches of 

 black hair on the sides; these become longer and denser towards the apex. Leg spines 

 short, not very numerous. 



Allied to S. Stadelmanni KOHL and S. Bohemanni KOHL. The a 71 is easily known 

 from these 2 species by the large deep incision in the penultimate ventral segment. 



Sphex massaicus, sp. nov. 



Black, the abdomen distinctly tinged with blue, the wings fuscous violaceous; the 

 1st abscissa of radius a little longer than the 2nd, which is half the length of the 3rd; 

 the 2nd cubital cellule is smaller and narrower than usual and is a little widened behind ; 



