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IProsopis (/raciJis Bingh. 

 1903 Prosopis gracilis Bingham, $, in: Ann. Nat. Hist., Vol. XII, p. 50. 



$. Black, clypeus with a T-shaped yellow mark, the lateral arms of the T ver}' short, the down stroke 

 very broad, the 3'ellow not reaching the upper margin of the clypeus ; head, thorax and abdomen covered with 

 a Short, fairly dense, soft, dingy white pilosity, longer and stiffer on the tibiae III and tarsi III; apical 4 joints 

 of the tarsi and the claws reddish-yellow, entirely smooth, polished and shining, with a few scattered minute 

 punctures. Head with the front slightly concave. Thorax: mesonotum convex, with 3 short, longitudinally 

 impressed, parallel lines; cordate area at base of median segment broad, concave and minutely rugulose within. 

 Wings hyaline and irridescent, nervures, Stigma and tegulae yellowish-brown. Abdomen strongly depressed 

 and attenuate at base, clavate posteriorly. L. 4 ^/o mm. 



Durban. 



Kapland. 



Prosoins heraldica Sm. 



1859 Prosopis heraldica Smith, $, Cat. Hym. Br. Mus. I, p. 25. 



1905 „ abyssinica Alfken, j, in: Zeitschr. f. syst. Hym., Bd. V, p. 91. 



1905 „ heraldica Alfken, cJ, in: Zeitschr. f. syst. Hym., Bd. V, p. 146. 



$. Black, head and thorax strongly punctured, the clypeus, a transverse spot above and an angulated 

 one on each side reaching a Httle above the Insertion of the antennae pale yellow; the margin of the clypeus. 

 forming an angular patch on each side, the labrum, mandibles and scape bright ferruginous; the flagellum 

 testaceous beneath. Thorax, the coUar yellow, having on each side a ferruginous stain; the tegulae, tubercles 

 and legs bright ferruginous, the posterior coxae and femora fusco-ferruginous, the legs have a silvery-white 

 pubescence, particularly on the tarsi above; the thorax on the sides has also a thin clothing of white pubes- 

 cence. Abdomen, the sides of the basal segment ferruginous and having on its apical margin a broadly inter- 

 rupted band of white pubescence; the margins of tlie 2.-5. segments narrowly ferruginous, 6. entirely so; 

 beneath, the margins broadl}' piceo-ferruginous. L. 3 7ä lines=7 V2 mrn- 



Kapland. 



c? wie ?, Clypeus, Stirnschildchen und Wangen gelbweiß gefärbt, ersterer vorn schmal rot gesäumt, 

 Stirnschildchen rot gerandet, Thoraxseiten weißUch behaart. Segment i seitlich weiß gefranst, an Basis und 

 Seite rot, 2 seitlich und vor dem Endrande rot, 5 — 7 rot; Ventralsegment 3 an der Basis mit glänzendem Höcker, 

 4 schwach erhaben. Rot sind : Unterseite der Antenne, der Schaft ganz, Beine mit Ausnahme der Basis. Flügel 

 getrübt. L. 8 mm. 



(J$ von Dr. Brauns erhalten, der sie bei der Algoa-Bai am 28. März 1897 fing. 



Südafrika und Abessinien (nach Alfken). 



JProsojns i)ernix Bingh. 

 1903 Prosopis pernix Bingham, in : Ann. Nat. Hist., Vol. XII, p. 49. 



?. Black, a broad vertical line on the clypeus, a spot at the base of each mandible. orbits of the eyes 

 anteriorly and posteriorly, broadly interrupted at the Vertex and a broad short transverse line on the scutellum 

 yellow; pilosity reddish-yellow, long and sparse except on the sides and front of the pronotum, where it is 

 dense and forms a broad transverse streak; head in front closely punctured, the punctures shallow; face round 

 the base of the antennae slightly concave, opaque ; Vertex, occiput, sides of the head behind the eyes and thorax 



