416 Albany Museum Records. 



radial cellule slightly smoky. Abdominal teeth broad, short ; the 

 middle incision narrower than the lateral. Female. 



Length 6 mm. 



Pearston. Prof. Robert Broom. 



Upper part of front and vertex closely covered with round 

 deep, clearly separated punctures ; the rest of the front much more 

 closely and finely punctured, deeply depressed in the middle 

 above, and with a smooth furrow in the centre ; the sides thickly 

 covered with white pubescence. The pubescence on the vertex is 

 short, white and moderately dense, Clypeus with a row of large 

 punctures. Mandibles black. The pubescence on the thorax is 

 white ; it is longer and sparser on themetanotum. Pronotum two- 

 thirds of the length of the mesonotum, its sides parallel ; its apex 

 somewhat depressed. The punctuation on the scutellum is wider 

 and more irregular than it is on the mesonotum ; on the metanotum 

 it is still deeper, sparser, and more irregular, forming almost retic- 

 ulations ;the punctuation on the spines is closer and finer. Propleurae 

 finely, closely punctured ; the punctuation on the mesopleurae is 

 stronger, the punctures raund, d«ep and more clearly separated. 

 There is a keel or impressed line down the middle of the 2nd 

 abdominal segment ; the 3rd is more strongly punctured than the 

 others, and is more thickly covered with white pubescence 

 Th« apical foveas are larger and deeper than usual, especially the 

 middle ones, which are fuscous in colour. The 3 incisions hardly 

 form- teeth. 



Pentachrysis leira, nov. sp. 



Green, the middle of front, vertex and mesonotum tinged with 

 bhie, the basal half of the 3rd abdominal segment indigo-blue, the 

 base almost black ; the green is largely tinged with brassy tints ; 

 scape of antennae green, the fiagellum and tarsi black. Wings 

 hyaline, highly iridescent. Female. 



Length 6 mm. 



Head, thorax and legs densely covered with white 

 pubescence. Thorax and upper part of head coarsely 

 punctured. There is a stout transverse keel over the 

 front ; it is in the middle, is straight and curves down at the sides. 



