Mr. li. E. Turner on Fo&sorial llymenoptera. -J49 



XLI. — Notes on Fossorial llymenoptera. — XXXIV. On 

 Ethiopian Psainmochaiidae in the British Museum. By 

 Rowland E. Turner, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Family Psammocharidse. 



Cyphononyx optimus, Sin. 



Pompilus optimus, Sm. Cat. Hym. B.M. iii. p. 141 (1855). $. 



Salius {Cyphononyx) lynx, R. Lucas, Deutsch. Ost-Africa, iv., Hymen. 



p. 65(1897). df. 

 Cyphononyx abyssinica, Grib. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, xiv, p. 343 



(1879). $c?. 

 Salius {Cyphononyx) schonlandi, Cam. Rec. Albany Mus. i. p. 223 



(1905). <$. 



Cyphononyx bretonii, Guer/ 



This wide-ranging species is referred to by R. Lucas as 

 Salius (Cyphononyx) eroceicornis, Duf. C. bretonii is a 

 composite species, but I think the name should be retained 

 for the male. The female is a Batozonus, which I regard as 

 a form of B. fuliginosus, King. But if- the name is rejected 

 or held to apply to the female, then the present species should 

 be kuown as Cyphononyx eroceicornis, Erichs., which has 

 priority over Dufour's name. 



Cyphononyx atropos, Sm. 



Mygnimia atropos, Sm. Cat. Hym. B.M. iii. p. 186 (1855). $ . 

 Salius {Cyphononyx) splendent, R. Lucas, Heutsch. Ost-Afnka, iv., 

 Hymen, p. 65 (1897). $ <$ . 



This species seems to be spread over the whole of tropical 

 Africa. 



Cyphononyx castaneus, Klug. 

 Pompilus castaneus, Klug, Symb. physic. Dec. 4, 1834, t. xxxviii. fig. 9. 



Pompilus rubescens, Sm. Cat. Hym. B.M. iii. p. 136 (1855). $. 



Cyphononyx subauratus } sp. n. 



$ . Nigra ; capite, antennis, prothorace, mesonoto, scutello, post- 

 scutello, tegulis, pedibus, coxis exceptis, segmentisque abdomin- 

 alibus quinto sextoque fulvo-ferrugineis ; alis flavis, apice 

 extremo anguste fuscis, venis flavo-testaceis. 



Long. 16 mm. 



? . Clypeus narrowed towards the apex, the apical margin 



