382 Miss G. Ricardo on the Asilidee. 
black hairs, a few yellow ones near the oral opening. Beard 
yellowish. Antenne blackish with long black hairs and a 
very few white ones on upper side, the third joint is wanting. 
Forehead with black hairs. The bristles on hind part of 
head are black and white, not so stout as usual, but long. 
Mane black with a few white bristly hairs at sides, becoming 
more reddish yellow posteriorly ; the large bristles at sides 
are reddish yellow; pubescence on dorsum black, sparse ; 
tomentum greyish on the bronze ground-colour. Scutellum 
with long weak yellowish bristles and usually a few black 
ones on the posterior edge. Abdomen covered with yellowish- 
erey tomentum and a black spot on each segment; pubes- 
cence appears chiefly whitish, with no bristles present ; 
underside with pale reddish-yellow hairs. Genitalia long, ° 
covered with greyish tomentum, weak yellow hairs, and 
short black bristly hairs ; a reddish curled filament is 
present between the upper pair of oblong forceps and also 
between the lower pair. Legs blackish, all tibize reddish at 
base only, the fore femora with long white hairs below, 
present in a less degree on the others; tibie with the 
same; bristles chiefly black, some reddish-yellow ones on 
the fore tibize and on the hind femora. Wéings clear, the 
small transverse vein before the middle of wing. 
Female identical, the white hairs in the mane not dis- 
cernible. Ovipositor black, nearly as long as the last two 
segments. 
Dysmachus hirtipes, sp. n. 
Type (male) from Ceres Div., Matroosberg, 3500 ft., type 
(female) from same locality and another male from same 
locality at 4000 ft. 
This rather striking-looking species has apparently not 
been described before. Bronze-coloured with thick pubes- 
cence, though not very long, on thorax and abdomen and on 
legs. Scutellum entirely covered with yellowish soft hairs. 
Length, ¢ 144-15, 2 14 mm. Bie 
Male.—Face with glittering yellowish tomentum. Mous- 
tache white bordered with black hairs, all soft and fine, 
extending to the antenne. Beard white. Antenne blackish, 
the first two joints with a few black hairs, the third joint 
with a stout fairly long arista. Forehead with white hairs 
in the middle and at the sides, intermixed with black hairs 
at sides. The curled bristles at back of head all yellow, 
intermixed with yellowish-white hairs. Thorax bronze- 
coloured, shining with fairly thick yellow pubescence, the 
