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almost impunctate, and not mncli raised : longfi- tlian broad. 

 Metanotum more strongly, rugosely punctured : only the areola is 

 defined ; it is open at the base, where the lateral keels are more 

 distinct than they are at the apex, which is transverse ; the pos- 

 terior median area is not defined. Petiole narrow ; the post- 

 petiole clearly separated, strongly punctured ; the 2nd segment is 

 closely and distinctly punctured: the gastracoeli ti-ansverse, deep, 

 smooth ; the 3rd segment is more weakly punctured, smooth at the 

 apex: the others smooth. Areolet large, .5-angled, slightly 

 narrowed in front: the recurrent nervure is received close to the 

 middle. Transverse median nei-vure oblique, interstitial : disco- 

 cubital nei'vni-e not broken. 



Trhneu)non\}(, Schonlaudi, sp. nov. 

 Black, a large, irregular mark on the face, projecting below 

 into 2 conical points, and, in the centre above, into two shorter, 

 bluntly rounded ones and laterally prolonged along the eyes, the 

 lines becoming gradually narrowed above, the scutellums, 2 short, 

 oblique marks on the apex of the 1st abdominal segment and 

 narrow ones on the apices of the others, the middle 

 lines narrower than the others, yellow. Antennae rufous, 

 the scape black, yellow below. Apices of mandibles rufous 

 Head and thorax closely punctured, thickly covered with short 

 fuscous ]nibescence. Scutellum impunctate. Areola large, 

 broadly roundly narrowed at the base, transverse at the apex, 

 jonger than broad; the base of the segment smooth, obliquelv 

 depressed. Post-petiole coarsely punctured throughout. Gastra- 

 coeli large, longer than wide, smooth. Legs red, with Ijlack coxa* 

 and trochanters : the hind femora lined above with lilack : the 

 hind tibiae and tarsi are darker coloured. Wings hyaline, slightly 

 suffused with fulvous, the stigma l)lack : areolet half the width in 

 front it is behind, receiving the recurrent nervure beyond the 

 middle. Disco-cubital nervure not broken by a stump of a 

 nervure : transverse median nervure interstitial. 

 Length 12 mm. Male. 

 Grahamstown. Dr. Schiinland. October. 



Ichneumun .^ Perinx)v<'Aii, sp. nov. 

 Black, the head, thorax and basal abdominal segment ivd : the 

 2nd to (Ith segments black, the apex of the (Ith and the whole of 



