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nigrescent wings, the anterior femora and their tibiae, except apical 

 half of the intermediate, fulvous ; and both flagellum and hind tarsi 

 centrally white-banded; metapleural carinae wanting. Length 12, 

 terebra 2, ram. It is most closely allied to E. nigripes, Grav , in its 

 whole sculpture, especially in the fine and superficial mesonotal 

 puncturation ; but differs besides the very distinct colouration, more 

 particularly that of the wings, which (in my experience) is unique in 

 the present genus in the much larger areolet, subcontinuous basal 

 nervure through the median, and distinctly broader metanotal sulcus. 

 It was found at Bulwer in Natal by W. Haygarth during 1914. 



SUBFAMILY TRYPHONINAE. 

 TRIBE METOPIIDES. 



METOPIUS, Panz. 

 Krit. Revis. 1806. 



Representatives of Metopius Mlaris, lugnbrls, albipectus, Tosq., were 

 found at Mfougosi in Zululand by W. E. Jones in 1914. The last was 

 described by its author in such a manner that I was unable in my 

 monograph of the genus (Revision Ichn. i, 1912, p. 73) to tabulate it ; 

 I now find that it is not a Peltocarus, but should be inserted quite close 

 to M. liic<tritititx, Mori., from the Amazon, since it agrees with it in 

 the entirely bicarinate basal segment, though abundantly distinct in 

 Colouration and many structural characters. 



METOPIUS APOPHUA, sp. nov. 



$ only. A dull black species with the ochreous wings apically 

 iufuscate, the rufescent antennae short ; the facial carinae, anterior 

 femora with all the tibiae and tarsi, red ; and the following flavous 

 markings : palpi, a large mesopleural mark beneath radices, the small 

 apophual tubercles of the mesopleurae, the postscutellum and apical 

 half of scutellum, and apical margin of the five basal segments except 

 disc of the first. Head with the frons centrally cornute between the 

 scrobes ; lateral facial cariuae parallel ; clypeus apically truncate ; 

 mandibles apically mutic. Antennae attenuate, stout and extending 

 only to second segment. Scutellum laterally carinate throughout, 

 apically produced on either side and subtruucate in the centre. Basal 

 segment not bicarinate ; calcaria rufescent. Areolet triangular, nearly 

 twice as long as broad ; second recurrent uuifenestrate. Allied in my 

 Table of Species (Revision Iclm. i, 1912, p. 76), to M. fuscipennis, 

 Wesm., but with wings much paler. 



