

CAMERON, FOSSOEES. 263 



the 1st recurrent nervure is received near the apex of the basal fourth of the cellule, 

 the 2nd quite close to the base of the cellule. Abdominal petiole short - shorter than 

 the hinder coxte. The 3rd antennal joint is as long as the 4-th. Eyes hardly converging 

 above; the hinder ocelli separated from each other by half the distance they are from 

 the eyes. Apex of clypeus with a longer than wide depression in the middle. Mandibles 

 for the greater parl red. Scute-Hum with a shallow depression down the centre. Meta- 

 notum coarsely, irregularly transversely striated, the sides and apex depressed, tinged 

 with purple. Claws bluntly unidentate. $ and tf. - - Length 38 mm. 



Mi-ni low lands, Ngare na nyuki. January. 



The apical ventral segments in the o 71 are transverse. This species resembles 

 8. kiUmandjaroensis, which may be known from it by the large 2nd cubilal cellule and 

 by the 3rd being greatly narrowed in front. 



Sphex (Parasphex) albisectus, LEP. et SEEV. 



8pliejc nlbixectu, LEP. et SERV. Encycl. Meth. X, 462; Enodia albisccta, DAHLBOM, 

 Hym. Eur. 1, 28 and 438; 8pliex albiseetus, KOHL, Termesz. Fuzetek. IX, 2, 185; Ann. 

 d. K. K. Hof. Mus., Wien, 1890, 335, 35; EDM. ANDRE, Spec. Hymen. Ill, 129. 



Kilimaniljaru: Kibonoto, 1000 1300 m. 6th September. 1 example. - Mcni 

 low lands, Ngare na nyuki. January. 



Sphex (Parasphex) Sjostedti, sp. nov. 



Black, the head, thorax, coxa? and femora densely covered with long white 

 pubescence; the dilated apex of the petiole rufo-testaceous, the apices of the abdominal 

 segments narrowly, but distinctly banded with white; wings hyaline, the nervures and 

 stigma blackish, the costal nervure dark testaceous; the basal 2 abscissae of the radius 

 of equal length, the 3rd almost one fourth longer, the apex is roundly curved; the 2nd 

 cubital cellule is widened behind, the 2nd transverse cubital nervure is curved except 

 posteriorly where it is straight and oblique; the 1st recurrent nervure is received shortly 

 before the middle of the cellule, the 2nd close to the base; the 3rd transverse cubital 

 nervure has the anterior three fourths obliquely sloped, the apex is straight. The ab- 

 dominal petiole is as long as the dilated part and the following 3 segments united. 

 Antennae short, the 3rd joint about one fourth longer than the following. The hinder 

 ocelli are separated from the eyes by the same distance as they are from each other. 

 The eyes distinctly converge belmv. Front finely, but distinctly punctured; the ocellar 

 space is raised and punctured. Tegula? black, a*. Length 12 13 mm. 



Jlcru low lands. October. 2 examples. 



Is related to N. <i/l>/x<-rft<s, LEP.; the latter is larger and stouter, has the head and 

 thorax much less densely and longly pilose, the head in front is shorter and broader, 

 the hinder ocelli are separated from each other by a less distance than they are from 

 the eyes, which do not converge so much below; the 1st abdominal segment and tin- 

 3rd are rod, and the 3rd abscissa of the radius is clearly shorter than the 2nd. 



