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the gastrocoeli deep, narrow, longer than wide, a stout keel down 

 the middle. The temples are very short, hardly projecting behind 

 the eyes, the occiput transverse. Ovipositor largely projecting, 

 as long as the preceding two segments united ; broad, dark rufous, 

 black at the apex. Areolet narrowed in front, but the transverse 

 cubital nervures do not unite. Abdomen not much longer than 

 the head and thorax united. 



Crytea foveata, sp. nov. 



Length 8 mm. y . 



Natal. Newcastle. 



This species, in size and colouration, is almost identical with 

 C. varicornis ; the differences, in other respects, may be expressed 

 thus : — 



Temples very short, the occiput transverse ; areola punctured, 

 transverse at the apex, the middle of post-])etiole smooth . . . . varicornis. 

 Temples not short, distinctly developed ; the occiput roundly 

 incised ; the areola finely longitudinally striated, the apex 

 rounded inwardly, the middle of post-petiole finely, closely longi- 

 tudinally striated foceata. 



The antennae are coloured almost as in varicornis. The basal 

 lateral areae of metanotum are large, longer than wide, strongly, but 

 not closely punctured, the apex almost smooth ; the apical lateral 

 strongly, closely transversely striated ; the three areae on the apical 

 slope are transversely striated ; the posterior median more weakly 

 than the others. The upper part of the mesopleurte is longitudinally 

 striated in the middle ; the apex below is also striated. Spiracular 

 area closely strongly striated ; the metapleuraj strongly, closely 

 punctured and striated at the apex below. Petiole smooth ; the 

 post-petiole finely, closely striated ; the sides at the apex somewhat 

 strongly punctured ; the second to fourth segments closely punc- 

 tured ; gastrocoeli deep, with obliquely sloped sides. Areolet 

 narrowed in front, the nervures meeting there ; recurrent nervure 

 received shortly beyond the middle ; the transverse median nervure 

 is received shortly beyond the transverse basal. Clypeus with a 

 large fovea or depression in the middle ; its apex has a broad 

 rounded depression, which looks almost like an incision ; the lateral 

 depressions are distinct. 



■■' Cyrtea fuscomaculata, sp. nov. 

 Luteous, the upper part of the antennal scape, flagellum, ocellar 

 region ; the apex of the hind tibiae broadly and their tarsi black ; the 



