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at Mfongosi in Zuhiland in May, 1916, by W. E. Jones ; and taken at 

 " Kranzkloof ' ' in Natal on May 24th, id 5, liy Bell Marley. 



XANTHOPIMPLA, Sauss. 



Grandidier's Hist. Phys. Madagascar, 1802, PI. XIII. 

 XANTHOPIMPLA RENOVATA, noin. nov. 



Xn ntJin/ii ni/>/ti appendiculata, Cameron, Ann. S. Air. Mus. v, 190C.. 

 ]. Ill, $, tiec Cameron, Fauna Maldive and Lace. Arch. I, i, 

 1002, p. 51, J ?. 



Cameron described two distinct species under a single name in this 

 genus ; consequently I have renamed the later of these. Marley took 

 a large female of X. ri'imrufn at " 1\ ran /Id oof " near Durban in Natal 

 (the typical locality) in May, 1015. 



PIMPLA, Fabr. 

 Syst, Piez. 1804, p. 112. 



PIMPLA CROCATA, Tosq. 

 Morley, Ann. S. Air. Mus. xv, 101(3, p. 380. 



Both sexes from Mfongosi in Zulnland in May, 1016 (Jones), and 

 Durban in Natal during May, 1015 (Marley) ; Ivnysna, Cape (L. 

 Pi'ringuey). 



PIMPLA PUBENS, sp. nov. 



<$ only. A densely white-pubescent, dull red species with the head 

 and thorax, anus, stigma and apical half of the. hind legs black; 

 wings hyaline with radices, tegulae and base of stigma pure white. 

 Length, 10 mm. Very like P. crocata in its sculpture and coloration, 

 but with the palpi white, clypeus and raandibular base testaceous, the 

 frons transaciculate and centrally stoutly carinate; scutellum and 

 fiagellum black, with scape rufescent below; abdomen more finely 

 punctate, with basal segment distinctly longer ; hind femora and tibiae 

 darker, and the whole body shortly white-pubescent. 



W. E. Jones captured the type at Mfongosi in Zululand during 

 May, 1016. 



EPIUEUS, Thomson. 

 Opusc. Eutom. xiii, 1880, p. 1412. 



EPIURUS SEMIDILUTUS, sp. nov. 



(J only. A deep red and strongly nitidulous species with the head, 

 except its testaceous palpi, the antennae, sternum and pleurae, meso- 



