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thickly with silvery tomentum ; they are situated half-way between 

 the eyes and the clypeus. Eyes densely pilose ; the malar space is 

 as long as them. Frontal depression gradually rounded, only 

 margined at the eyes and, more distinctly, on the top above the fore 

 ocellus. Scutellum large, clearly longer than wide, its apex broadly 

 bidentate. Sides of metanotum stoutly toothed above, the teeth 

 longer than the width at the base. Apical half of hind femora 

 margined below, the margin slightly dilated at the base, bare. Hind 

 tibige longer than the tarsi, not toothed at the apex ; the basal 

 four joints of the tarsi become gradually slightly shorter ; the joints 

 spinose. Abdomen short, the petiole very short, clearly broader 

 than long; its apical segment strongly punctured, the others smooth; 

 the ovipositor projecting, broad, three times longer than the width at 

 the base. Wings smoky. Pore claws. 



This genus, as regards the position of the antennae, is intermediate 

 between the Chalcidini and the Haltichellini, they being too low 

 down for the former and not near enough to the mouth for the latter. 

 The only genera with hairy eyes are Trichochalcis, Microchalcis, and 

 Allochalcis, described by Kieffer (Berlin, Ent. Zeit., xliv., 246 and 

 247), but the species cannot fit into them. Trichiochalcis and 

 Allochalcis are from Madagascar. The present genus comes nearest 

 to the latter. 



EUEYCENTRUS ERYTHEOGASTEB, sp. nOV. 



Black ; the abdomen, except the ovipositor, the four anterior legs 

 except the coxas and trochanters and the hind femora, red ; the wings 

 fuscous violaceous, the nervures black. $ . 



Length to end of ovipositor 10"5 mm. 



Cape Colony. 



Head rugosely punctured, the centre of the front closely trans- 

 versely striated ; the temples and cheeks densely covered with 

 longish silvery pubescence. Face below bordered by a smooth, 

 shining keel, with rounded edges ; the apex of clypeus bordered by 

 a similar keel, but not so strongly projecting ; the labrum large, 

 with three stout transverse keels. Temples keeled on the outer edge. 

 Malar space with two fine keels down the middle ; they are united 

 below and, on the outer side, above are bordered by a row of three 

 foveee, outside of which is another foveated band, extending to the 

 bottom. Pro- and meso-thorax closely, rugosely punctured, more or 

 less reticulated. The reticulatous punctures are strong on the pro- 

 notum, stronger on the scutellum, and weaker on the base of the 



