ASARCINA, 
band not divided, never constricted to- 
wards its middle ; wings greyish hyaline; 
scutellum pale yellow ; eyes of the male 
touching along a line longer than 1 mm.; 
abdominal segments yellow on the lateral 
border. 
6 (7) Black abdominal bands very narrow, linear, 
in the male usually three in number, that 
of the last segment being wanting or much 
reduced ; supra-antennal spot wanting or 
small; seutellum pale-bordered at the 
9Q 
Bare eee ee oe ee enc eee cen ae ericetorum typica, Bezzi. 
7 (6) Black abdominal bands twice as broad as 
in the preceding species, not linear, always 
four in number, that on the last segment 
being well developed even in the male ; 
supra-antennal tubercle with a broad, 
glittering black spot; scutellum wholly 
blaci-hdiced AS PP PHS OTe: ericetorum gemmata, var. n. 
8 (5) First abdominal segment with a broad black 
spot, which is triangularly produced be- 
hind ; first yellow band therefore inter- 
rupted in the middle by a black line or 
strongly constricted. 
9 (10) Black bands on the abdomen linear as in 
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tyyica; wings yellowish hyaline; scu- 
tellum pale, with faint bluish reflexions, 
clothed with pale hairs except at hind 
border; eyes of the male touching for 
1 mm.; lateral borders of the abdominal 
sepments yellow .......... ertcetorum 
(9) Black abdominal bands broad, even broader 
than in gemmata; wings strongly infus- 
cated; scutellum much darkened, almost 
blackish towards the base, clothed with 
wholly black hairs; third and fourth 
abdominal segments with a black lateral 
usambarensis, Bezzi. 
ponder Serade eee cee s ...- ericetorum punctifrons, Aust. 
(4) Sides of face with a rich shining white 
tomentum, with opalescent reflexicns, and 
clothed with white hairs; first yellow 
band not divided; black bands narrow ; 
scutellum black-haired; wings greyish 
iyaling. 24h, 48 Sauer tree ermcetorum albifacies, Var. 1. 
(3) Frons clothed with pale hairs, in the female, 
at least on the anterior half, less promi- 
nent, the supra-antennal tubercle less 
produced and always without a black 
spot: wings short; black abdominal bands 
narrow ; first yellow band interrupted in 
the male; scutellum with black hairs on 
the hind border; sides of face dull yel- 
lowish; eyes of the male touching for 
1 mm ee Lt ca Seu geaeaeae ericetorum africand, Bezzi 
13 (2) Frons wholly flattened, without prominent 
tubercle, entirely yellow; scutellum 
