722 Mr. Rowland E. Turner on neiu 



apicali utrinqiie emarginata, quinto macula apicali utriiique pallide 

 flavis. 



Long. 12 mm. 



9 . Mandibles broad, not narrowed to tlie apex, bidentate, the 

 teeth of about equal size, the inner tooth bent abruptly inwards. 

 Clypeus very short, broadly arched ; the labrum slightly exposed. 

 Antennae longer than the head, the first joint of the flagellum con- 

 cealed in the apex of the scape ; interantennal prominence well 

 developed, truncate at the apex. Head rectangular, half as broad 

 again as long, very slightly convex, coarsely punctured, the punctures 

 more or less confluent longitudinally ; eyes large, oval ; ocelli 

 absent. Thorax and median segment coarsely punctured reticulate ; 

 tegulae very small ; pronotum a little longer than broad ; scutellum 

 short, broadly rounded at the apex ; median segment as long as the 

 pronotum and a little narrower, obliquely sloped posteriorly, the 

 sides of the segment almost smooth. Abdomen petiolate, the petiole 

 narrow and about as long as the second joint of the posterior tarsi, 

 the basal segment abruptly widened from the petiole and sub- 

 truncate anteriorly, more than half as wide at the base as at the 

 apex, closely punctured, the sculpture somewhat concealed by 

 close black pubescence ; second and third segments longitudinally 

 punctured striate, not larger than the other segments ; fourth and 

 fifth closely punctured ; sixth shining and sparsely punctured, 

 smooth in the middle and at the apex, broadly rounded at the apex. 

 Intermediate coxae widely, posterior narrowly separated ; legs short ; 

 tarsal ungues small, with one tooth near the middle. 



Hah. Salisbury, Mashonaland {G. A. K. Marshall). 



Type in Coll. Brauns. 



In general appearance this curious insect resembles 

 some of the Mutillidae, the pale markings of the abdomen 

 representing the patches of pale pubescence so common in 

 that family. Although differing much in size and sculpture 

 from other known species of Braunsomeria, I do not 

 consider the structural differences sufficient to remove it 

 from that genus. 



Key to the Ethiopian Species of Myzine. 



9 9 . Females. 

 1. Stigma situated before one-fifth from 

 the base of the fore wing ; second 

 dorsal segment with a broad, 

 white, transverse band. Wings 

 very short M. neavei, Turn. 



