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punctured, the rest more strongly, obliquely striated ; the meso- 

 and metapleurai coarsely, closely reticulated. Spiracular area on 

 median segment coarsely reticulated bfeyond the Spiracles, which 

 are elongate, linear. Basal 2 segments of abdomen finely closely 

 punctured ; in the centre of the 2nd segment, at the apex, is a 

 depression, twice longer than wide, and rounded at the base. 

 Seen from above, the apex of the basal part of the metanotum is 

 almost transverse with the sides toothed ; there are 2 traverse 

 keels ; the posterior largely bent backwards in the middle, the 

 narrowed basal central part being closely transversely striated. 

 Disco-cubital nervure broken by a stump. On the upper side the 

 mandibles are rufo-testaceous to near the teeth, which are almost 

 equal in size, Antennal scape brownish ; the malar space is as 

 long as it. 



Limnierium iratum, sp. nov. 



Black, the legs rufous, slightly tinged with fulvous, the coxse 

 black, the anterior is yellow at the apex, as are also the trochan- 

 ters ; the hind tibiae fuscous, broadly testaceous in the middle, 

 their tarsi of a darker fuscous colour, wings hyaline, the nervures 

 and stigma fuscous. Female. 



Length 4 ; terebra 1*5 mm. 



.\iuseum Grounds. Grahamstown. November. Misses Daly 

 arid Sole. 



Eyes with a distinct greenish hue, iridiscent. Head sha- 

 greened, opaque, the sides of the face and clypeus covered with 

 white pubescence. Pro- and mesothorax closely, minutely punc- 

 tured ; the propleurae somewhat strongly striated on the apical 

 half. Median segment more coarsely shagreened ; areola small, 

 longer than its width at the apex, towards which it becomes 

 gradually widened ; there is one large basal and a small apical 

 triangular area ; the posterior median area is more closely sha- 

 greened than the rest. Propleurai obscurely striated ; the i-est 

 closely, minutely punctured. Abdomen aciculated somewhat 

 strongly. Areolet small, longly pedunculated, the peduncle as 

 long as the outer branch. 



