Notes on South African Mutillidae, 339 



very narrow apical border of the same colour on the second, the 

 other segments have each a very narrow apical band more fimbriate 

 than pubescent. Head sub-transverse, eyes moderately large, lateral, 

 genae long, but attenuate rounded towards the base, surface 

 broadly and roughly pitted ; antennae moderately robust, third 

 joint nearly as long as the following two combined ; thorax parallel, 

 about one-third longer than broad, very little sinuate laterally, fore 

 border of pronotum straight with the angles sharp, posterior angles 

 distinct, covered with very broad foveae separated by narrow, highly 

 raised walls forming longitudinal carinae which when reaching the 

 edge of the declivity form there a somewhat indistinct crenulation, 

 the sides of the declivity are also sub-crenulate ; second abdominal 

 segment covered with highly raised, conspicuous, longitudinal, 

 closely set carinules reaching from base to apex, the other segments 

 .are finely and closely punctate, pygidial area finely strigillate on the 

 basal part ; legs bristling with white setae, hind tibiae spinose, 

 spurs white. 



Length 5 mm. 



Hab. Southern Rhodesia (Gwanda), D. Dods. 



Remarkable by the sculpture of the second abdominal segment. 

 I do not know of any South African spacies allied to the present one. 



MUTILLA TOUMSA, Sp. n. 



? . Black, with the dorsal part of the prothorax reddish, but 

 infuscate on the greater part of the dorsal part, the infuscation 

 leaving only the fore border of the pronotum, and the outer margin 

 reddish, the sides are red ; abdomen with a yellow somewhat narrow 

 pubescent band slightly dilated in the centre on the apical border, 

 apical segment fimbriate with yellowish hairs ; legs fuscous rufescent. 

 Head moderately rounded behind, eyes large, lateral, genae 

 moderately long, posterior angles rounded, surface foveolate punctate, 

 very briefly pubescent ; antennal tubercles and the basal joints of 

 .antennae rufescent, the third joint longer than the fourth ; thorax 

 parallel, very little emarginate laterally, one -quarter longer than 

 broad, the margin of the pronotum straight with the outer angles 

 sharp, posterior part truncate, vertically declivous, a triangular 

 tubercle in the centre of the border of the declivity, surface 

 covered with deep and broad irregular foveae and very briefly 

 pubescent ; abdomen sessile, second segment covered with deep, 

 long, ovate foveae w r ith raised, smooth but non-carinate intervals 

 forming a regular reticulation, the segments following are closely 



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