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on the base, and by the short black basal and the large pale rufous 

 tooth on the sides of the metanotum. 



Chalcis melanospila, sp. nov. 



Black, the 4 anterior femora except for a line at the base above, 

 the tibiae and tarsi, the apex of the hind femora, the hind tibiae 

 except behind, where they are black, and the hind tarsi, yellow ; 

 the coxae and trochanters black, the hind coxae largely red above ; 

 their femora red, a large oval mark on the outer side of the latter in 

 the middle and their black teeth ; on the hind femora are 13 small, 

 thick black teeth, the basal close together, the apical more widely 

 separated. Wings clear hyaline, the nervures black, g . 



Length 5 mm. 



Cape Colony. Hex Eiver. 



Apex of scutellum broadly bilobate, the lobes obscure yellow. 

 The sides of the metanotum on the basal half are roundly depressed, 

 the base and apex forming almost teeth ; the central areae, except at 

 the top, are strongly transversely striated. Head closely rugosely 

 punctured, more coarsely above than below ; in the centre of the 

 face is a smooth and shining plate, which is obliquely narrowed 

 above ; the pubescence is long, dense, and white. Pro- and 

 meso-thorax rugosely punctured, more or less reticulated. Basal 

 segment of abdomen smooth, impunctate ; the others are strongly 

 punctured, the punctures widely sepai^ated ; the apex is more 

 finely, closely, and regularly punctured ; they are somewhat 

 thickly covered with long, silvery hair. The apex of the scutellum 

 is thickly covered with long, silvery hair. The apex of the pro- 

 notum and the base of the mesopleurae are stoutly striated. 

 Flagellum of antennae stout, opaque, densely covered with white 

 down. The part below the scutellum is smooth, rufous. 



Chalcis dumbeodyensis, sp. nov. 



Black, the tegulae, the apex of the fore femora broadly, of 

 the middle more narrowly, the 4 anterior tibiae except for a 

 line in the middle behind, the apex of the hind femora, the 

 hind tibiae except for a dark rufous band at the base and all 

 the tarsi, bright yellow, the hind femora red ; wings hyaline, the 

 nervures black. ? . 



Length 5-6 mm. 



Cape Colony. Dunbrody. 



