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broad, and covered for three-fourths of the length with closely set, 

 slightly wavy longitudinal raised lines ; the pygidium is quadrate, 

 and the lateral apical spines are very short ; ventral carina of first 

 segment short, laminate, truncate at both ends, a little sharper at 

 base than at tip ; intermediate tibiae with one spine. Length 9 mm. 



This species is closely allied in general appearance to M. proserpina 

 3- , and I had at first sight taken it for the ? of the said species. It 

 differs in the shape and size of the head, and also in the markings. 

 The jaws in both these wingless males are not very much developed. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Uitenhage). Eev. J. A. O'Neil. 



MUTILLA PHCEBE. 



Black, with the prothorax and tegulae red, clothed with greyish 

 hairs except on the second and the two ultimate abdominal segments 

 where they are black ; apex of first and second segments fringed 

 with a slightly flavescent pubescent band, third and fourth segments 

 clothed with the same pubescence ; head twice as broad as long on 

 the vertex, scrobiculate, slightly rounded on the posterior angle, eyes 

 moderately prominent, deeply emarginate ; prothorax deeply and 

 roughly punctured, metathorax scrobiculate, mesothorax with two 

 very distinct central longitudinal grooves, tegulae large, wings 

 infuscate from the middle to the apex ; scutellum raised, rounded 

 laterally and behind, metathorax very sloping, rounded at the 

 declivity ; first abdominal segment short, sharply dentate on each 

 side at base, and a little aculeate at a short distance from the basal 

 spine, very nodose, as wide at apex as the base of the second 

 segment which is very globose and one-fourth wider than long ; 

 both these segments are covered with closely set and deep punctures, 

 foveate on the whole superficies of the first and on the basal and 

 lateral parts of the second, ventral carina of the first segment 

 slightly emarginate, truncate at apex with the upper angle sharp 

 and projecting ; tibiae without spine, spurs ivory-white. Length 

 10-11* mm. 



Hab. Cape Colony (Port Elizabeth), Dr. H. Brauns ; (Uitenhage), 

 Eev. J. A. O'Neil. 



MUTILLA CHLORIS. 



3 . Totally black, with the tegulae red, clothed with erect dense 

 white hairs, first and second joints of abdomen with a fairly broad 

 silky white band, third joint entirely clothed with the same silky 



