der Hymenopteren-Gattung Steplianus Jur. 103 



In the figure of the male of this insect (fig. 8) the peduncle of 

 the abdomen is represented, too long relatively to the abdomen by 

 the length of one line. The head has three small transverse tubercles 

 between the front of the eyes; the mandibles (fig. 8 a seen from 

 above) are, when seen laterally, obliquely truncate at the tips; the 

 maxillae are minute, with two membranaceous lobes. The maxillary 

 palpi are very long and pendulous, with the three terminal joints 

 very long (fig. 8b); the labinm is somewhat heart-shaped (fig. 8c) 

 and finely setose, with the front margin straight, and with a lobe 

 on each side at the base, arising from an obconical mentum. The 

 labial palpi are rather robust and four-jointed. The difference in 

 the number of joints of the bind tarsi in the opposite sexes (fig. 8d, 

 male; fig. 8e, female), is noticed in the specific character given above. 

 The tarsal ungues have a small tooth at the base, and there is a 

 small heart-shaped pulvillus between them. 



This is, I believe, the first species of this curious- group, de- 

 scribed as an inhabitant of the continent of Africa, thu.s proving, in 

 conjunction with the Australian insect represented in fig. 2, that the 

 genus is distributed over all the four quarters of the globe, species 

 from Europa, Asia and America having previously been described. 

 St. (Foenatopus) ruficeps Smith, is from Macassar, St. indicus Westw., 

 as its name imports, from India; and in the British Museum 

 is a species from Salomon's Island (New Hybrides) = St. Salo- 

 monis." Westw. 



Subreg. 3. Süd-Afrika (Port Natal). 



Von insignis ist natalicus, welchem dieser im reduzirten Flügel- 

 geäder nahesteht, sicher verschieden, da die Flügel bräunlich getrübt, 

 die Hinterschenkel mit drei grösseren Zähnen bewaffnet sind und der 

 Legebohrer deutlich kürzer als der Körper ist ; bei insignis nämlich 

 sind die Flügel glashell, die Hinterschenkel besitzen unten nur zwei 

 grössere Zähne und der Legebohrer ist so lang wie der ganze Körper. 



Stephanus Antinorii Gribodo. 

 Megischus Antinorii Grib. : Ann. Mus. Genov., T.XIV, p. 346, § 1879 



„Valde crassus et robustus, totus niger: capite profunde scro- 

 biculato-retiadato : fossula frontis ocellari tuberculis comiformibus 

 sex circumdata: antennis brevissimis: prothoracis parte colliformi 

 profundisshne biscrobiculata, parte postica crasse punctata, trans- 

 versim profundisshne fr acta: metathorace regulariter scrobicidato- 

 reticulato: femoribus posticis crassissimis subimpunctatis : alis 

 hyalinis Q. Long. corp. mill. 26, terebrae mill. 20, $." Gribodo. 



Subreg. 1. Nordost-Afrika (Shoa). 



