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if not entirely yellow. • Middle and hind tibiae black, tlie latter pale or 

 yellow at ends. All club joints plainly wider tban long. (Africa.) 



54. spectabilis, new species. 



64. Differs from the foregoing species principally by the different coloration of 



the legs. Coxae and trochanters of hind legs yellow in sharp contrast to 

 the blackish coloration of the femora and tibiae. (Africa.) 



55. speciosus, new species. 



65. Abdomen pointed at the apex; seventh tergite long; ovipositor sheaths 



plainly exserted. Antennal club about as long as the first funicle joint; 

 first two club joints plainly wider than long. First funicle joint about 

 twice as long as wide and provided with three whorls of sensoria. Pedicel 

 slightly longer than wide. Submarginal vein about two-thirds as long 

 the marginal vein. Knees of middle legs with conspicuous, coarse black 

 setae. Dorsal margin of hind tibiae with a row of suberect, strong setae 



and the paired setae at apex subequal in length 66 



Without the above combination of characters 69 



66. Hind coxae black 67 



Hind coxae and trochanters pale yellow in contrast to the completely black 



femora and partially black tibiae; tibiae mostly black, pale yellow api- 

 cally. Fore and middle legs predominantly, if not entirely, pale yellow. 

 Mesoscutum and scutellum mostly yellow or ferrugino-testaceous, the sides 

 of the former blackish. Median part of metanotum pale, the sides black- 

 ish. Head yellow except the upper half of the occiput which is black- 

 ish. (Africa) 56. princeps Silvestri. 



67. Fore and middle femora and tibiae entirely lemon yellow 68 



Extremely variable in coloration. Hind tibiae black, only the apex yellow. 



Hind coxae black in contrast to the femora which are predominantly 

 yellow. Femora and tibiae of fore and middle legs usually yellowish 

 with variable fuscous markings. Head and thorax ranging from bright 

 orange yellow to black with innumerable intermediates. In the predom- 

 inantly black forms usually traces of yellowish can be detected on some 

 of the notal sclerites of the thorax. Intermediates occur having some 

 thoracic sclerites yellow and others black. Abdomen black. (Africa.) 



57. malthusi Girault. 



68. Legs bright yellow except the hind coxae which are blackish and a fuscous 



suffusion at base of hind tibiae. Head, thorax, and antennae pale orange 

 to yellow, only occasionally slightly marked with blackish. Structurally 

 similar to C. rtrlnccps Silvestri and C. malthusi Girault. (Africa.) 



58. clavellatus, new species. 



69. Species agreeing with the combination of characters given in the first part 



of couplet 65 except that the first club joint is a trifle longer than wide 

 and the club sliglitly longer than the first funicle joint. Large species 



with pale hind coxae in contrast to the blackish coloration 70 



Otherwise '<^2 



70. Propodeum entirely black 71 



Legs black except the hind coxae and trochanters and all tarsi which are 



yellow to testaceous. Head and body black except the apex of the 

 scutellum and more or less of the metanotum and propodeum which are 

 orange to yellow. The largest species seen ranging near 2.5 mm. in 

 length. (California) 59. albicoxa Howard. 



71. According to Gahan extremely Hke the foregoing species but differs by 



having the propodeum entirely black, the frons and face brownish 



