212 [September, 



x. Inner claw of the chelae unarmed except at the extremity, which is bent and 



armed with two teeth ; antennae long ; legs, except base of posterior 

 coxre, clear yellow ; nietathorax with a distinct area... 



30. .vqualis, Kieff. 



xx. Inner claw with one or two rows of plates, interrupted before the extremity ; 

 metal borax without a distinct area. 



s. Mandibles, olypeus, face below, scape, palpi, coxae, and legs yellow ; rest of 

 antennae brown ; third joint of antennae a little shorter than the 

 seupe 31. frontalis, Dalm. 



ss. Face entirely black, except mandibles and sometimes the clypeus ; third joint 



of antennae as long as, or longer than, the scape. 



z. Pronotum at least as long as mesonotum ; head strongly punctured. 



i. Third joint of antennae five times as long as thick ; flagellum black ; posterior 



coxae only blackish at the base ; otherwise like procericornis... 



32. melanocera, Kieff. 



ii. Third joint of antennae three and a half times as long as thick ; joints of an- 

 tennae one and two reddish-yellow, three to six brown, seven to ten 

 brownish-yellow 33. crassiscapus, Kieff. 



zz. Pronotum a little shorter than mesonotum ; head smooth, or shagreened, or 

 very finely punctured ; nietathorax gradually sloping from base. 



q. Ninth joint of antennas not more than half as long again as thick. 



r. Antennae, coxoe, and legs transparent yellow. 



h. Mandibles white with brown teeth ; ninth joint of antennas longer ; wings 

 yellowish 34. viteJlinipes, Kieff. 



hh. Mandibles clear yellow ; ninth joint shorter ; wings whitish, with nervures 

 and stigma clear yellow 35. longifilis, Kieff. 



rr. Flagellum brownish-red ; two basal joints of antennae and the legs red... 



36. lialidayi, Kieff. 



qq Ninth joint of antennae at least twice as long as thick ; antenna? black or 

 yellowish-red. 



v. Head smooth and shining ; mandibles, palpi, antenna?, legs, and coxae yellow ; 

 wings whitish, with nervures and stigma very pale yellow ; third joint 

 of antennae as long as first 37. fbrsteri, Kieff. 



vv. Head finely punctured or shagreened, shining; wings hyaline and a little 

 yellowish, with nervures and stigma clear yellow ; third joint of antennae 

 distinctly longer than first 38. procericornis, Dalm. 



aa. First section of radius shorter than second (except in halidayi, which has 

 antennae little shorter than body) ; fourth tarsal joint sometimes as long 

 as the metatarsus. 



s. Pronotum subquadrate, at least as long as mesonotum. 



t. Antennae transparent yellow, and as long as the insect... 



39. fonyicornis, Dalm. 



tt. Antennae with flagellum brownish-red, the first two joints and the legs red ; 

 antennae little shorter than body 36. halidayi (cf. supra). 



ttt. Flagellum black or dark brown ; the first two joints of antennae, base of 

 (bird, coxae and legs clear red 40. declivis, Kieff. 



