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narrower than the apex without the lateral projection, declivity 

 perpendicular, disk closely foveolate, sides of the declivity serrulate; 

 abdomen sub-sessile, second segment covered with closely set, fine, 

 elongated punctures and having two transverse sub-flavescent patches, 

 each of which is placed at an equal distance from the side and the 

 median part, third and fourth segments clothed with a white band, 

 apical segment fringed at apex with greyish white hairs ; ventral 

 carina sub-aculeate at both ends; tibiae with a double series of spines. 

 Length 9i mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Worcester District). 



MUTILLA PASYPHAE. 



Female. Closely allied to M. bellona; the head, however, is 

 much broader, with the base deeply sinuate and covered with very 

 closely set, fine punctures, and the eyes are set forward, the antennae 

 are rufescent, and the antennal tubercles are sharper and longer; 

 the thorax is sharply angular at apex, sub-parallel, and a little 

 attenuate towards the base instead of being nearly straight, and it 

 is not so broadly and deeply pitted ; the abdomen is more pyri- 

 form, and the spots on the second segment and the bands on the 

 third and fourth are similar in shape and colour, but the punctures 

 on the second segment are much finer and closer ; tibias also with a 

 double series of spines. Length 9 mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Stellenbosch, Uitenhage). 



The sculpture and also the shape of the head approximates much 

 this species with M. bellona, but the shape of the thorax is very 

 different. 



MUTILLA PERSE. 



Female. Anterior part of the head and abdomen black, posterior 

 part of the head and dorsal part of the thorax ferruginous red, 

 antennae, tibiae, and tarsi sub-rufescent, femora piceous black, abdo- 

 minal spots and bands white ; head large, quadrate, base straight, 

 eyes large, set forward, finely shagreened, striolate behind, densely 

 pubescent, and one-third broader than the thorax, which is parallel 

 laterally, not eniarginate, and truncate at apex and base, declivity 

 perpendicular, with the outer margins serrulate, disk closely sub- 

 foveate ; abdomen sub-pyriform, second segment aciculate and having 

 two transverse patches in the median part, separated by a narrow 

 interval and extending to the outer side of the disk ; third, fourth, 

 and fifth abdominal segments clothed with a silky white band ; 

 carina of the basal segment short, truncate, and sub-aculeate at base; 

 tibiae with a double series of spines. Length 8 mm 



Hab. Cape Colony (Prince Albert). 



