200 Mr. W. F. Kirby's notes on new or 



Priocnemis xenos. 



Exp. al. 8 lin. ; long. corp. 4 lin. 



Black ; face, prothorax, pleurae, and scutellum clothed 

 with a whitish or pale golden pubescence, brightest on 

 the scutellum. Abdomen slightly attenuated towards 

 the base ; coxa?, trochanters, and more or less of the 

 base of the femora, black ; tips of the latter, and the 

 tibiae and tarsi, red ; back of the two 1st segments of 

 the abdomen slightly marked with red behind. Wings 

 yellowish, especially towards the base. 



New Zealand ; collected by Capt. F. W. Hutton. 



Also allied to P. fugax, Fabr. 



Priocnemis Pascoei. 



Exp. al. 10 lin. ; long. corp. 6 lin. 



Black ; antennae yellowish grey beneath, a slight 

 greyish pubescence on the face and thorax. Legs, basal 

 half of the abdomen beneath, and hind border of the 

 1st segment, and the whole of the 2nd segment above, 

 rufo-testaceous ; coxae and trochanters black, except the 

 tips of the hind trochanters ; extreme tip of hind femora 

 black above." Wings hyaline, with yellowish brown 

 nervures and yellow stigma. 



New Zealand ; communicated by F. P. Pascoe, Esq. 



LAEEIDiE. 



Larrada Cowani. 



Exp. al. 14 lin. ; long. corp. 9 lin. 



Black ; antennae dark red, shading into black beyond 

 the middle ; mandibles, front edge of mesothorax, and 

 of the 1st segment of the abdomen, tegulae, and legs, 

 dark red ; coxae above and at the base beneath, and 

 femora above, mostly black ; face, cheeks, and scutellum, 

 and a large spot below the hind wings, clothed with pale 

 golden pubescence. Wings strongly clouded with yellow, 

 and with reddish nervures ; tips dusky. 



Madagascar ; collected by Bev. W. Deans Cowan. 



Allied to L. aurulenta, Fabr., but rather shorter and 

 stouter, and differing slightly in coloration. The two 

 specimens described are not quite fresh. 



