7ß p. CAMKRON% OS THK MAÎ-AY FOSSORÎAÎ, 



tissiiim, Sauss. Batavia (Van Nooten leg.). Tjandi near Semerang 

 (Drescher leg.). Ardjuno (Scheepmaker leg.). Lahat, Palembang. 

 Paseroem (Kobus leg.). Buitenzorg (R. Semou leg.). 



RhyncMum superhum. Sauss. 



cf . One example. Thursday Island, Australia (R. Semon leg.). 



As this species is not Avell known and is probably variable 

 I think it useful to give a description of its c. 



Black ; the clypeus, the lower part of the eye incision 

 entirely, the inner two-thirds above ; a large mark on the 

 front, obliquely narrowed to a point below, slightly dilated at 

 the base, where the narrowed part commences, its base broad, 

 with the sides projecting upwards and with the middle projec- 

 ting into 2 short, irregular lobes, 2 lines on the hinder 

 edge of the vertex, irregularly dilated in front on the inner 

 side, the outer side gradually narrowed and reaching to the 

 middle of the outer orbits ; the antenna;, prothorax to shortly 

 below the middle of the propleurae and broad bands on the 

 2'"' and following abdominal segments, pale cream-coloured 

 yellow, the yellow on the pronotum with an orange tinge ; 

 the last segment almost entirely yellow. Anterior legs testa- 

 ceous, their C0XÌ13, trochanters and base of femora black ; the 

 middle black, the tibia:' and tarsi testaceous ; the hinder black, 

 the base of the tibiae and tarsi, except at the base, dark testa- 

 ceous. Antennœ yellow, tinged with orange, the scape paler 

 coloured ; the 3''^ joint clearly longer than the 4*^'' ; the apical 

 spine curved, as long as the joint. Apex of clypeus with a 

 triangular incision. Apex of the metanotum closely, trans- 

 versely striated ; its sides with (3 large and small teeth on 

 the upper half. Pro-mesonotum and scutellum smooth and 

 shining; post-scutellum raised, furrowed in the centre; rugo- 

 sely punctured and thickly covered with black liair. Apex of 

 last ventral segment closely frino-ed with stiff bristles. Wings 



