Hytnenoptt'ra. 101 



punctured ; the sides much more closely punctured. Front and 

 vertex closely rugosely punctured, opiupie. Pro- and mesothorax 

 closely, distinctly punctured, the pleura more closely and 

 rugosely than the mesonotum. Apex of metanotum transverse in 

 the middle above, without a smooth border. Abdominal segiiients 

 closely, distinctly punctured, the basal more strongly than the 

 apical : the base and apices of the segments covered with a white 

 pile ; anal rima rufous, the last segment fringed with golden hair. 

 Basal 3 abscissae of radius of equal length ; 2nd recurrent nervure 

 received at a greater distance from the cubital thaii the first. 

 Paranoniia quadritubercuJata, sp. nov. 



Black : the abdomen with 4 white smooth, broad bands : the 

 l)ody closely, strongly punctured, the punctuation on the 

 metanotum anil abdomen more widely separated and stronger 

 than on the rest. Scutellum in the centre bi'oadly, roundly 

 depressed in the centre, the sides being thereby tuberculated ; 

 basal area of metanotum with a row of stout striae at the base, the 

 rest aciculated, opa(|ue ; the sides near the apex project into short, 

 somewhat triangular teeth. Tegular small. The lower part of the 

 front, face and clypeus densely covered with white pubescence : 

 the temples, ])leura3 ami base of abdomen thickly covered with 

 longish white hair. Legs covered with white hair ; the tarsi 

 bright red : calcaria rufo-testaceous. Wings hyaline, stigma 

 fuscous, the nei-vures blackish : 2nd cubital cellude half the length 

 of the following, smaller than usual, of equal width, the 1st 

 recurrent nervure interstitial. Antennal flagellum brownish, 

 black above. The 2nd abdominal segment with a smooth, 

 transverse line in the middle. Female. 



Length 5 mm. 



Brak Kloof, February. Mrs. G. White. 



Pwranomia Wliitcana, sp. nov. 



l')lack : the abdomen v/ith (4 in female,;") in male) smooth, 

 shining, white bands ; the hair on the head and thorax fulvous 

 wdien fresh, grey when old ; wings hyaline, the stigma testaceous, 

 the costa and nervures blackish : the hind femora ;.nd tibia- in 

 male not much more dilated than in tlie female. 



