50 p. CAMKRON, ON THE MALAY FOSSORlx^L 



Base of thorax broadly rounded, the apex transverse. Ventral 

 keel with a small, somewhat triangular, keel shortly behind 

 the middle. The abdominal spots are slightly tinged with 

 fulvous ; the 2 on the 2"^^ segment are round ; the band on 

 the S"""^ is narrowly, on the 4'^' widely interrupted in the 

 middle ; the pygidium is fringed with long pale fulvous hair ; 

 the apices of the 2"'^ and 3'"'^ ventral segments densely with 

 similar pubescence ; the basal half of pygidium strongly, closely, 

 irregularly longitudinally striated, the stria3 becoming less dis- 

 tinct and closer towards the apex. Basal half of collar trans- 

 versely striated. Tibial spines long, dark, the tarsal bright 

 rufous ; the calcarla paler ; the pubescence on the under side 

 of the hind tarsi is dense (especially on the metatarsus) and 

 rufous. The basal half of the 2"*^ abdominal segment is dis- 

 tinctly, but not closely punctured. The upper edges of the 

 thorax are regular, not crenulated. 



Mutilla lodiiia sp. nov. 



Black, the thorax red ; the antennal tubercles and middle 

 of abdomen of a darker red colour ; 2 round transverse spots 

 of clear white pubescence behind the middle of the 2'"^ seg- 

 ment ; the 3''^ segment, except in the middle, covered with 

 clear white pubescence ; the pygidium and ventral segment 

 thickly fringed with longish clear white hair. Calcarla pale ; 

 the tarsal spines rufous ; the tibial black ; the legs thickly 

 covered with white hair. ç. 



Length 7 mm. 



Barabei. Z. 0. Afd. Borneo. (A. Pool leg.). 



Head wider than the thorax, the temples roundly, obliquely 

 narrowed ; the vertex closely, coarsely longitudinally striated, 

 the front rugosely punctured. Byes oval, moderately large, 

 the malar space half their length. Thorax twice longer than 

 wide, not much narrowed in the middle above ; collar black. 



