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being less raised and narrower, and also more wavy and not at all 

 longitudinal, both seem to be less deeply and more narrowly foveate ; 

 the head has two distinct ocelli ; the shape of the abdomen is similar, 

 and so is the disposition of the silky bands, but the one on the first 

 segment is reduced to a narrower apical fringe ; tibise with a double 

 row of spines ; ventral carina as in the preceding species. 



But for the presence of ocelli and the narrow band on the first 

 abdominal segment, it would be difficult to distinguish from M. 

 clectra. Length 10 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Carnarvon, Port Elizabeth). 



MUTILLA ELECTRA. 



Female. Anterior part of head as far as the eyes, sternum, 

 abdomen, antennae, and legs black, posterior part of the head, 

 dorsal part of thorax and sides red ; head and thorax similar in 

 shape and sculpture to those of M. glauce, but the former has no 

 trace of ocelli ; the shape and clothing of abdomen is similar, except 

 that the whole of the first segment is clothed with a dense orange 

 yellow pubescence, and that the band on the second segment is pro- 

 duced towards the median part of the dorsal part, which it reaches ; 

 tibiae with a double series of spines ; ventral carina of the first seg- 

 ment truncate at both ends, and a little emarginate in the centre. 

 Length 11^-12 mm. 



Hab. Damaraland (Goagas). 



MUTILLA CALLISTO. 



Female. Head subquadrate, subelongate behind the eyes, slightly 

 rounded laterally and also slightly in the posterior angles, not quite 

 as broad as the thorax, deeply and irregularly foveate, with the 

 intervals sharp and subcarinate in the central part, piceous black 

 with a posterior dark ferruginous red patch, the villous hairs long, 

 nearly black ; antennae and legs black ; thorax not quite straight 

 transversely at apex, not quite parallel laterally from the apical 

 angle to about one-fourth of the length, suddenly narrowed there 

 and almost parallel as far as the posterior declivity, but with two 

 faint sinuations hardly acute at angles, the outer margins are not 

 serrulate, but it is covered with deep, broad fovete with sharply 

 raised intervals, the villous hairs are dense and black ; abdomen 

 subsessile, first segment with a distinct lateral basal spine, roughly 

 shagreened, band narrow and slightly yellow, second segment 

 covered with long, deep punctures with narrow, sublinear, raised 

 intervals, apical band narrow and aculate in the middle for a short 



