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XVIII. On new Species of Fossorial Hymenoptera from 

 Africa, mostly Elidinae. By Rowland E, 

 Turner, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



[Read November 6th, 1912.] 



Dr. Brauns has forwarded to me a number of species of 

 Myzine, mostly unique specimens, the types of the new 

 species remaining in his collection. 



Although a considerable number of males have been 

 described from S. Africa, and some are still undescribed 

 in various collections, very few females have hitherto come 

 to hand. The collection is therefore of great interest, 

 containing several undescribed females. These show much 

 variety both in the length and neuration of the wings, 

 from the fully developed wings of rujifrons, Fabr., to the 

 very short wings of pemiciosa, Turn., in which there is 

 only one cubital cell. For the species with short wings 

 the name Pseudomcria, Saund., may be conveniently 

 retained, but should not be treated as of more than sub- 

 generic importance, at all events until the males are 

 known. At present both sexes are known in only two 

 or three of the S. African species of 3Iyzine, and it is 

 quite possible that some of the short-winged females may 

 have quite ordinary males, though probably the only 

 known male with strongly reduced neuration, M. stigma, 

 Turn., will prove to have a female of the small Pseudomeria 

 type. 



I also append descriptions of a few species of other 

 families recently received by the British Museum from 

 East Africa. 



Family SCOLIIDAE. 

 Sub-family ELIDINAE, 



Key to the Species of Brauxsomeria, Turn. 



$ $ . Females. 



1. Punctures coarse and often confluent 



longitudinally ; abdomen black 



marked with creamy white ; length 



12 mm., robust B. mntilloides, Turn. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1912. — PART IV. (FEB.) 



