Mr. K. E. Turner on Fossoriul Hijmenoptei-a. 05 



Subfamily Spsecin^. 



Chlorion [Proterosphex) I'hodosoma, sp. n. 



2 . Rufo-ferruginea ; capite nigro, argenteo-piloso, clypeo, scapo 

 Hagelloqiie articulo primo rufo-ferrugineis ; alls flavo-hyalinis, 

 apice late infuscatis, venis basi ferrugineis, apice fuscis. 

 Long. 18-20 mm. 



$ . Clypeus very feebly convex, longer than broad, with a 

 small shallow eraargination in the middle of the apical 

 margin, the angles of the emargination produced into short 

 blunt teeth. Inner margins of the eyes converging slightly 

 towards the clypeus. Second joint of the flagellum nearly 

 twice as long as the third, the first and second combined 

 about equal in length to the third and fourth. Scuteilum 

 and postscutellum flat, without sulci or tubercles ; median 

 segment with a shallow median sulcus, transversely rugose- 

 striate, the transverse ridges not very distinct and irreguL^r, 

 numbering ten or twelve. Petiole about equal in length to 

 the second joint of the hind tarsus. Basal joint of the fore 

 tarsi with a comb of six long spines. 



Hab. Cue, Western Australia {Brown) ; Cunderdin, S.W. 

 Australia {Mrs. Lundy). 



This is very nearly related to rugifer, Kohl, but differs con- 

 spicuously in the colour of the thorax, legs, and wings. In 

 rugifer there are more spines on the basal joint of the fore 

 tarsi, the transverse ridges on the median segment are fewer, 

 and there seems to be some diflference in the length of the 

 antennal joints and petiole. 



It is quite possible that both this and C. danviniensis , 

 Turn., are both local forms of rugifer. C. darwiniensis has 

 the thorax and median segment black as in rugifer, but the 

 legs are red, the third abscissa of the radius is shorter than 

 in rhodosoma, there is a distinct sulcus on the scuteilum, and 

 the petiole is a little shorter. 



Chlorion {Proterosphex) basilicus, sp. n. 



2 . Nigra ; tegulis, femoribus, tibiis tarsisque brunneo-rufis ; alls 

 flavo-hyalinis, apice late infumatis ; capite, thorace segmentoque 

 ruediano cleuse aureo-pubesceutibus. 

 Long. 36 mm. 



? . Clypeus convex, with a very fine median carina, second 

 joint of the flagellum nearly as long as the third and fourth 

 combined. Scuteilum and postscutellum divided by a longi- 

 tudinal sulcus, which is deeper on the scuteilum than on 

 Ann. (f; Mag. K Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. xv. 5 



