402 Mr. E. Saunders on 



Raphidoglossa eufescens, n. sp. 



Rufotestacea, nigro-variegata, clypeo, abdominisque segmento 

 primo et secundo rufotestaceis primo fascia apicali nulla, $ clypei 

 marginibus elevatis, nigris ; 



Rufotestaceous, head and thorax largely and closely punctured, 

 the former black with the clypeus, a large somewhat triangularly- 

 shaped spot, its base situated just below the anterior ocellus and its 

 apex just above the insertion of the antennas, and a large spot behind 

 each eye rufotestaceous, mandibles in the centre and antennas at the 

 base of the same colour, mandibles with four blunt teeth, clypeus in 

 the £ bidentate, with a small, deep emargination between the teeth, 

 $ with the free sides of the clypeus widely reflexed, shining and 

 black, the apical margin which lies between them slightly emargin- 

 ate, with two small prominent teeth near the centre. Thorax above, 

 black only on the mesonotum (in one specimen entirely red), 

 and the base of the scutellum and post-scutellum, beneath black 

 with the exception of a red spot on the mesopleura. Pronotum 

 truncate in front meeting the sides in angles slightly less than right 

 angles, the sides slightly sinuate immediately behind the angles 

 which are consequently somewhat produced, post-scutellum truncate 

 posteriorly wings slightly smoky especially towards the costa, 

 veins rufotestaceous, 2nd submarginal cell sub-triangular, very 

 narrowly truncate at its upper margin ; propodeum black in the 

 centre, red and clothed with silvery hairs at the sides ; abdomen 

 dull, finely punctured and clothed with very short white pubescence, 

 with the basal and 2nd segments entirely rufotestaceous, the 

 former strongly punctured, with a large round impression near the 

 apex, and in some examples with the latter more or less suffused witli 

 black, following segments black, their posterior margins more or 

 less rufous, sometimes widely so, the colour band of a more or less 

 bisinuate form ; legs entirely rufotestaceous except the anterior coxse 

 in front. 



Long. 15-16 mm. 



$ 2. Biskra, near railway, kilometre 199, "asleep on 

 Devcrra scojMria, 25, v, 94, holding on to the extreme tips 

 of the stems by the mandibles only, with wings folded 

 longitudinally and widely spread, the legs tucked up close 

 to the body not touching the stems, which waved about in 

 the breeze." 



$ $. Biskra ; same locality on Zizyphus lotas, 21 and 29, 

 iv, 95. 



