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3 (4). Areolet square, the metanotum without arese . . . . fulviimlph. 



4 (3). Areolet triangular, the metanotum with arese or keels. 



5 (10). Hind tibiae and tarsi red, not maculate with black. 



6 (7). Hind coxte black, the areolet open at the apex, 



mandibles black inelanostomum. 



7 (6). Hind coxae red ; the areolet closed at the apex ; the 



mandibles yellow at the base. 



8 (9). Length 8 mm. ; the metanotum not areolated . . . . Per'mcjiieyi. 



9 (8). Length 6 mm. ; the metanotum regularly areolated . . areolatum. 



10 (5). Hind tibiae and tarsi pale yellow, marked with black. 



11 (12). Areolet small, closed at apex; the recurrent nervure 



received close to transverse cubital ; length 8 mm. . . capense. 



12 (11). Areolet obsolete ; the recurrent nervure clearly distant 



from transverse cubital ; length 4 mm longiceps. 



LiMNEKIUM FULVIPALPIS, Sp. nOV. 



Black ; the legs, except the coxae and the basal joint of the hind 

 trochanters, which are black, and the apical joint of the hind 

 trochanters, which is yellow, rufo-fulvous ; the apex of the second 

 abdominal segment broadly, and the whole of the third, fourth, and 

 fifth reddish-testaceous. Wings hyaline, the stigma dark testaceous, 

 the nervures black. Mandibles rufo-fulvous, yellow at the base ; the 

 palpi rufo-fulvous. 3' . 



Length 7 mm. 



Cape Colony. Neighbourhood of Cape Town. 



Head and thorax closely punctured, the metanotum more rugosely 

 than the rest ; covered with a close white pubescence. Median 

 segment entirely without keels or arese ; thickly covered with white 

 pubescence. Areolet appendiculated, square, the upper part of the 

 transverse cubital nervure not being curved, but straight ; the lower 

 part being also straight, not curved or obliquely sloped ; its apical 

 part is pale. 



This species should be known by the absence of areae and keels on 

 the metanotum and by the square areolet. The disco-cubital nervure 

 is angled, not rounded beyond the middle. 



LiMNERIUM CAPENSE, Sp. nOV. 



Black ; the mandibles, palpi, four anterior coxae and trochanters, 

 the base of the middle coxae black above ; the rest of the tibiae and 

 tarsi stramineous, the fore femora slightly, the middle distinctly 

 tinged with fulvous ; the hind legs with the coxae and basal joint 

 of trochanters black, the apical joint of the latter yellow ; the femora 

 rufo-fulvous ; tibiae white, a narrow fuscous band near the base and 



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