436 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial IJi/menoptera. 



Key to the Ethiopian Species of Batozonus. 

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1. Cubitus of hind wing originating at a 



distance before the transverse median 

 nervure equal to more than half of the 



length of the third joint of the flagellum. B.fulif/mosus, King. 

 Cubitus of the hind wing originating at a 

 distance before the transverse median 

 nervure scarcely exceeding one-eighth 

 of the length of the third joint of the 

 ilagellum 2. 



2. Wings yellow, with a broad fuscous or 



fusco-violaceous apical margin JB. cajyensis, Dahlb. 



Wings black flushed with blue 3. 



3. Legs bright falvo-ferruginous 4. 



Legs black, fore legs sometimes partly 



f usco-ferruginous B. separahilis, Turn, 



4. Pronotum and scutellum yellow B. capensis, Dahlb., var. 



Thorax entirely black B. goiodeyi, Turn. 



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1. Cubitus of the hind wing originating at 



a distance before the transverse median 

 nervure equal to more than half of the 



length of the third joint of the flagellum. B . fuliginosus, Klug. 

 Cubitus of the hind wing originating at 

 a distance before the transverse median 

 nervure never exceeding one-third of the 

 length of the third joint of the flagellum. 2. 



2. Wings tiavo-hyaliue, with a fuscous mar- 



gin ; frontal carina not strongly raised; 



clypeus with a median carina only B. capensis, Dahlb. 



Wings fuscous fluslied Avith blue; frontal 

 carina very high and sharp ; clypeus with 

 an oblique carina on each side from near 

 the base 3, 



3. Legs fulvo-ferruginous ; dorsal surface of 



scutellum convex B. gowdeyi, Turn. 



Legs black, fore legs only ferruginous ; 

 dorsal surface of scutellum flat , . B, separahilis, Turn. 



Batozonus separahilis, sp. n, 



5 , Nigra ; mandibulis, clypeo, fronte parte inferiore, scapo, tibiis 

 anticis, femoribus anticis apice, tarsisque auticis basi fusco-ferru- 

 gineis ; flagello, articulis tribus apicalibus exceptis, fulvo ; alls 

 nigro-cseruleis. 



<? . Mger; capite, pronoto, mesonoto, tegulis, seutello pedibusque 

 anticis sordide ferrugineis ; flagello supra infuscato ; alis fusco- 

 cteruleis, cellulis apicali discoidalique secunda subhyaliuis, 



Ijong., $ 17-19 mm., J 13-14 mm. 



Yar. $ . Pedibus anticis fere omnino nigris. 



Yar. d . Seutello nigro. 



