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TRIBE ECHTHROMOKPHIDES. 

 ECHTHROMORPHA, Holmgr. 



ECHTHROMORPHA VARIEGATA, Bl'ulk'. 



Mori. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 1916, p. 386. 



Further specimens of both sexes have I icon taken by Jones during 

 May, 1916, at Mfongosi in Zululaud. 



TRIBE PIMPLIDES. 



EXEEISTES, Fiirst. 



Verb. pr. Rhoinl. 1868, p. 164. 



Charitopim/pld, Cam. Journ. St. Br. R. Asiatic Soc. 1902, p. 48; 

 Holcopimpla, Cam. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. v, 1906, p. 112. 



EXERISTES NIGRICORNIS, Cam. 



Holcopimpla nigricornis, Cam. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. v, 1906, p. 113, 9 



Cameron's new genus Holco/iim/ila, with its single species, is entirely 

 synonymous with Esceristes, Fiirst. In my table of the latter genus 

 (Revis. Ichn. iii, 1914, p. 25) insert thus : 



"(20). 21. Metanotum very sparsely punctate ; areolet snbpetiolate." 

 (/3). a. Flaviclous, apices of metathorax and second segment black-marked. 



10". nigricornis, Cam. 

 (). /3. Species not so coloured. 

 " (25). 22. Red with black markings ; legs entirely pale." 



Cameron omits to note that the head is buccate both below and 

 behind the eyes, that the scape and flagellar base are both pale, that 

 the thorax is discally deplauate, and that the wings are apically infu- 

 niate with their stigma basally white. He only knew the 9 ; the 

 <$ differs no more than sexually and in having the abdomen subliuear. 

 Jones took several examples in Zululaud at Mfongosi during May, 

 1916. 



THERONIA, Holmgr. 

 Ofv. Vet. Ak. Forhdbl. xvi, I860, p. 123. 



THERONIA MELANOCERA, Holmgr. 

 Eugeu. Resa Insect. 1868, p. 404. 



In my diagnosis of this species (Revis. Ichn. iii, 1914, p. 41) for 



-" metathorax " read " mesouotum. 11 The length of both sexes varies, 



10-12 mni. The present examples all have the anus infuscate ; they 



-were bred at Johannesburg in the Transvaal in March, 1904 ; captured 



