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This species is closely allied to V. nigronotatus, B6. ; the mair> 

 differences between the two are these : — 



Front and vertex largely black, the coxffi and trochanters not 



marked with black nigronotatus. 



Front and vertex immaculate ; the coxse and trochanters black longicaxidis. 



•-;: ViPio spiLOCEPHALUs, sp. nov. 



Eed ; the antennae, apex of mandibles, palpi, tropin, a broad band 

 on the front and vertex, narrowed behind and continued on to the 

 top of the vertex ; there is a large transverse mark incised in the 

 middle above on the latter, a triangular mark on the central lobe of 

 the mesonotum, a broad line on the lateral, continued on to the 

 scutellum to shortly beyond their middle, a line down the centre of 

 the propleurai, a line, irregularly dilated at the base, above and below 

 and continued to the apex, where it is united to a large black mark 

 on the mesosternum, the under side of the coxae and the trochanters,, 

 black. Wings dark fuscous, the stigma and nervures black. $ . 



Length 8 mm. ; terebra 12 mm. 



Cape Colony. 



Face sparsely punctured and covered with black hair. Pro- 

 and mesothorax smooth, the breast covered with white hair. 

 Median segment covered with long white hair ; the metanotum 

 irregularly punctured, the basal half furrowed. Basal three segments 

 of the abdomen closely, irregularly striated ; the fourth on the sidea 

 striated to the middle, on the centre to shortly beyond the middle. 

 Apical abscissa of radius longer than the basal two united. 



This species is closely related to F. maculiceps ; the two may be 

 distinguished thus : — 



The mark on centre of vertex narrow, indistinct ; the marks 



on the occiput separated ; four hind tibise and tarsi black, 



apical abscissa of radius not longer than the basal two united maculiceps. 



The mark on centre of vertex broad ; the marks on occiput 



united ; the hind legs not black ; the apical abscissa of radius 



longer than the basal two united apilocephalus. 



ViPIO QUINQUEMACULATUS, Sp. nOV. 



Eed ; the antennae, a broad band on the middle of the vertex and 

 front, narrowed to a sharp point above, maxillae and palpi, apex of 

 mandibles, a large mark on the middle lobe of mesonotum, narrowed 

 towards the apex, but not to a point, it being transverse there and 

 about one-fourth of the width at the base ; the greater part of the 



