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about one-third of the length and a little past the median part ; 

 abdomen sessile, very ovate, basal joint spinose laterally at base, 

 finely aciculate like the other segments, and having a median whitish 

 yellow patch extending on about one-half of the width, second seg- 

 ment also with a central patch incised in the middle in a V shape, 

 band on the third segment narrow, non-interrupted ; ventral carina 

 of first segment short, deeply incised in the centre, and sharp at both 

 ends ; tibiae with a single row of spines. Length 7-8 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Cradock, Hopetown), Bechuanaland 

 (Moroquen). 



MUTILLA TAYGETE. 



Female. Head and abdomen black ; thorax, tibiae, and tarsi brick- 

 red ; femora piceous black ; head nearly quadrate, but with the basal 

 part slightly rounded laterally, briefly pubescent, rugose, and as 

 broad as the thorax ; thorax with the apical part slightly sloping, 

 gradually but very little narrowed laterally as far as the posterior 

 declivity and slightly emarginate towards the median part, each end 

 of the emargination hardly tuberculate ; it is not more than one-fifth 

 narrower at the declivity than at the apex, which is the widest part, 

 and the declivity is not very abrupt and the sides are not serrulate ; 

 it is covered with small, deep foveae ; the abdomen is sub-sessile, the 

 first segment has a moderately broad band of white silky hairs deeply 

 emarginate, crescent shape, in the middle of the posterior part, the 

 second segment is deeply punctured, with the punctures elongate, and 

 has a band of white hairs somewhat narrow, and of the same width 

 as the one on the third and fourth, the fifth and sixth are clothed 

 with a greyish pubsscence, which is not dense enough to form a 

 band ; ventral carina of the first segment hardly noticeable ; tibiae 

 without spines. Length 5 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Oudtshoorn). 



MUTILLA MELETE. 



Female. Head, antennas, thorax, and legs pale-red ; dorsal part of 

 first and second segments black, the others sub-rufescent ; ventral 

 part reddish, the whole body clothed with slightly flavescent villous 

 hairs ; head prolonged behind the eyes, sub-quadrate, as broad as the 

 apex of the thorax, shagreened and very briefly pubescent ; thorax 

 truncate at base with the angle sharp, slightly ampliated sub- 

 diagonally for about one-third of the length laterally, apical part 

 of the ampliation distinct, sub-tuberculate, gradually narrowed from 

 there to the declivity where it is about one-fourth narrower than 

 at its widest part, declivity perpendicular, margins not serrulate, 



