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wide and deep ; malar space with a narrow furrow. Abdomen 

 smooth, the second segment on the basal two-thirds irregularly 

 wrinkled ; suturiform articulation deep, crenulated, the curved lateral 

 furrow is smooth ; there is no distinct furrow on the third or following 

 segments. Pleural furrow smooth ; the parapsidal shallow, distinct 

 on basal two-thirds of the mesonotum. 



In the form of the abdomen this species forms a transition to 

 Br aeon s. str. 



ViPIO TINCTIPENNIS, Sp. nOV. 



Orange-luteous, the antennae, a large mark longer than wide, the 

 basal half obliquely narrowed to a point, a large mark, slightly 

 gradually narrowed towards the apex, on the basal half of the 

 middle lobe of the mesonotum, the greater part of the lateral lobes, 

 the marks extending on to the base of the scutellum, the meso- 

 sternum and lower part of mesopleurte, black. Wings fuscous 

 hyaline, the greater part of the first cubital cellule and the part 

 outside the recurrent nervure clear hyaline ; the nervures fuscous, 

 the basal two-thirds of the stigma whitish yellow. ? . 



Length 12 mm. ; terebra 40 mm. 



Cape Colony. Stellenbosch. 



Face closely and strongly punctured and thickly covered with 

 white pubescence ; the sides of the front punctured, front and vertex 

 smooth. Thorax impunctate, shining ; base of metanotum depressed 

 in the middle. Middle area of first abdominal segment transverse at 

 the apex, gradually roundly narrowed to a point at the base ; the 

 lateral furrows with some irregular strige. Second and third seg- 

 ments closely longitudinally punctured-reticulated; the triangular 

 plate at the base lemon-yellow ; suturiform articulation irregularly 

 crenulated ; its lateral branch roundly curved, obscurely crenulaied ; 

 the apex of the segment raised, the sides roundly dilated ; there is 

 a distinct crenulated furrow on the base of the fourth segment ; the 

 apical segments smooth, tinged with lemon-yellow. Eadial cellule 

 short ; the transverse median and recurrent nervures interstitial. 

 The head and thorax thickly covered with white pubescence. 



■'' ViPIO PALLIDINERVIS, Sp. nOV. 



Eufo-testaceous, the face, orbits, and mandibles paler, more 

 yellowish in tint ; the four front legs yellowish, the hinder more 

 rufous ; a mark longer than broad, transverse at the base, roundly 

 narrowed at the apex on middle lobe of mesonotum, a broad line on 



