A. TULLGREN, HYMENOPTERA ACULEATA FROM THE CAMEROONS. 427 



in East- and Loango in West- Afrika, bnt without any 

 commentaries at all. 



Chrysis Lin. 



Linné, Syst. nat. Ed. 12. T. I. P. II, p. 947 (1767). 

 Mocsåry, A. Monogr. Chrysididarum etc, p. 194 (1889). 



Ch. lyncea Fabr. 



Mocsåry 1. c. p. 582. 



The collection contains 12 ?$. from Ekundn ( 22 - 31 /i2 1890) 

 and Itoki ( 2 /i 1891). 



Geographical distribution. — Africa with Madagascar, Asia: 

 Arabia and Java. — The species is previously found in 

 the Cameroons. 



Fam. Mutillidse. 



Mutilla Lin. 



Linné, Syst. Nat. Ed. 10. T. I, p. 343 (1758). — André, 

 Ernest, Hymenoptera Fam. Mutillidse in "Wytsman: Genera 

 insectornm fasc. 11, p. 32 (1903). 



M. obesa André. 



André, Ernest, Mntillides nonveaux on imparfaitement 

 connns faisant partie des collections du Musée National de 

 Hongrie. Természetrajzi fuzetek, Bd 19, P. 1, p. 21 (1896). 



Two males, which perfectly agree with the description 

 published by Mr André. 



Geographical distribution. Africa: Knilu in French Congo. 



M. sordidata Tullgr. n. sp. 



Male. — The body is black except the pronotum, mesono- 

 tum, scntellum and postscntellnm which are dark blood-red. 

 All parts sparsely clothed with black and grayish long hairs, 

 the grayish ones concentrated on the lower side of the insect 

 and on the legs. No bands or spöts of lighter colour on the 

 abdomen. Wings dark fuscons with a bright bluish iri- 

 descence. 



