Wasps of the Genus Tachytes. 37 
bad that the species is hardly to be recognized. The 
puncturation on the vertex is also finer and closer in 
transvaalensis. 
This species also ranges northwards in East Africa, occur- 
ring in Uganda, Entebbe (C. G. Gowdey), August to February; 
British Hast Africa, Upper Kuja Valley, S. Kavirondo 
(S. A. Neave), May; Ilala, Maramas district, 4500 ft. (S.A. 
Neave), June. 
43. Tachytes transvaalensis, Cam. 
Tachytes transvaalensis, Cam. Entomologist, p. 153 (1905). 9. 
Differs from inexorabilis as noticed above, and also in the 
more shining and very sparsely punctured third and fourth 
ventral segments. 
Hab.- Transvaal. 
44, Tachytes erynnis, sp. n. 
Q. Nigra; tegulis testaceis, tarsis calcaribusque ferrugineis ; alis 
basi flavo-hyalinis, apice subhyalinis, venis ferrugineis ; fronte 
clypeoque argenteo-pubescentibus ; thorace segmentoque mediano 
griseo-aureo-pubescentibus ; segmentis dorsalibus 4 basalibus 
fascia apicali griseo-argenteo-pubescente ; area pygidiali aureo- 
pubescente. 
@. Feminez similis. 
Long., 2 15 mm., ¢ 14 mm. 
9. Clypeus very broadly rounded at the apex, closely 
punctured, the anterior margin somewhat deflexed; vertex 
sparsely, but distinctly, punctured; eyes separated on the 
vertex by a distance about equal to the combined length of 
the two basal joints of the flagellum. Basal joint of the 
fore tarsus with six spines ; spur of hind tibia not quite as 
long as the basal joint of the hind tarsus. Scutellum closely, 
but distinctly punctured ; median segment about half as 
long again as the scatellum, the median sulcus indistinct on 
the dorsal surface. Second and third sternites minutely 
and closely punctured, the fourth smooth at the base, 
minutely and closely punctured on the apical half, the fifth 
with the fine punctures confined to the apex. Pygidial 
area triangular, very narrowly rounded at the apex. Wings 
short, not reaching to the apex of the abdomen. 
6. Eyes separated on the vertex by a distance scarcely 
exceeding half the length of the second joint of the flagellum; 
sternites closely and evenly, but not very minutely punc- 
tured ; seventh tergite rather narrowly rounded at the apex ; 
eighth sternite narrow, deeply emarginate. 
