254 Albany Musrum Records. 



Head, pro- and mesonotum smooth, shining, with some 

 longish black hairs. Basal 3 joints of flagellum about as long as 

 the pedicle, which is narrowed at the base. Metanotnm finely 

 transversely rugose ; the lateral central keels converge slightly at 

 the base. Mesopleura^ with a round fovea in the centre ; the 

 meta- finely, closely obliquely aciculated, opaque. Abdomen 

 shorter than the thorax, acutely pointed at the apex ; the ovipositor 

 shortly ])rojecting. 



SPHEGID^. 

 Ampulex capensis, sp. no v. 



Head and thorax dark purple, the metanotum tinged with 

 indigo blue, the pleurae dark blue ; the abdomen blue, the apical 

 segments testaceous, the mandildes bright rufous. Wings hyaline, 

 the radial cellule, the apex of the 1st, the 2nd culntal cellule, and 

 a cloud beyond it dark fuscous. 



Length 13 mm . 



February. 



Head coarsely, rugosely punctured. Eyes converging above, 

 separated there by the length of the pedicle and following joint 

 united. Hind ocelli separated from the eyes by the length of the 

 penultimate antennal joint. Frontal keels clearly diverging above. 

 Apex of clypeus with 2 stout teeth on either side of the apex, the 

 outer slightly stouter than the inner. Temples roundly narrowed. 

 Pronotum not much longer than its width at the apex, its base 

 without a distinct neck ; closely rugosely punctured ; the mesono- 

 tum less closely and strongly all over and the scutellum still less 

 closely and strongly punctured, its middle being almost smooth. 

 Central area of metanotum stoutly irregularly striated, the basal 

 strife more obli(iue and regular tlian the apical ; the 2nd area 

 closely, stoutly obliquely striated, the 3rd i-eticulated ; the apical 

 slope closely, stoutly, irregularly reticulated all over ; the teeth 

 short and broad. Pleurae closely and strongly punctured. Head 



