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28. Myzine ruficeps. B.M. 



Female. Length 8i lines. — Head ferruginous, the scape, basal 

 joint of the flagellum and the mandibles ferruginous, the tips 

 of the latter black ; the region of the ocelli black, and the face 

 anteriorly fuscous ; the punctures large and scattered, the vertex 

 nearly impunctate ; the prothorax subelongate, its posterior 

 margin, the tegulse and legs ferruginous; the pro- and raesothorax 

 roughly punctured ; the metathorax smooth and shining at its 

 base, deeply punctured behind and having above a deep elongate 

 central line ; wings dark fuscous and iridescent. Abdomen 

 shining, evenly and moderately punctured; beneath, the seg- 

 ments are rather finely punctured at their base, and have large 

 deep scattered punctures towards their apical margins. 



Hab. Port Natal. 



29. Myzine nodosa. 



Myzine nodosa, Guer. Diet. pitt. d'Hist. nat. v. 575. 16 ^ , 

 Hab. Madagascar. 



30. Myzine unicolor. B.M. 



Female. Length 5 lines. — Black and shining, the anterior 

 margin of the clypeus slightly produced in the middle, the sides 

 waved, the face strongly punctured, the clypeus and vertex having 

 a few scattered punctures; the face, cheeks, thorax beneath 

 and the legs, have a thin cinereous pubescence ; the prothorax 

 closely and strongly punctured, the punctures scattered on the 

 mesothorax, but close and delicate on the metathorax ; wings 

 subhyaline and iridescent ; the legs rigidly spinose, the calcaria 

 white; a few scattered silvery erect hairs on the metathorax, 

 base and sides of the abdomen, which is highly polished and 

 delicately punctured ; beneath, the second segment having large 

 scattered punctures ; the following segments are delicately and 

 closely punctured at the base and rugose towards their apical 

 margins. 



Hab. Australia (Swan River). 



31. Myzine signata. B.M. 



Female. Length 8-10 lines. — Black, the head, prothorax and 

 metathorax beneath, as well as the legs, having a thin griseous 

 pubescence; the face roughly punctured, the vertex naked, 

 shining and sparingly punctured. The prothorax strongly punc- 

 tured, the punctures confluent; the mesothorax shining, the 

 punctures large and scattered ; the metathorax opake ; the wings 



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