little-known species of Hymenoptera. 201 



CRABRONID.E. 

 Taranga, n. g. 

 Apparently allied to Pemphredon, but more of the shape 

 of Priocnemis. Head about as broad as the thorax ; 

 antennae inserted in the middle of the face ; eyes very 

 large, reniform, and rather deeply notched just above the 

 antennas. Abdomen subsessile. Legs moderately stout ; 

 all the tibiae with a pair of strong apical spurs ; cubital 

 cell rather long and narrow, not appendiculated, two 

 complete subcubital cells, the 1st three times as long 

 as broad, and slightly narrowed at the base, the 

 2nd half as long as the 1st below, but much narrower 

 above, the 2nd transverse-cubital nervure running in- 

 wards at an acute angle, and curving slightly inwards 

 towards its extremity ; 1st recurrent nervure very oblique, 

 curving slightly upwards towards its extremity, and 

 received by the 1st subcubital cell at fully four-fifths of 

 its length ; the 2nd recurrent nervure forming a half- 

 circle outwards, and received by the 2nd subcubital cell 

 close to its base. 



Taranga dubia. 

 Exp. al. 8 lin. ; long. corp. 5 lin. 



Black ; head and thorax clothed with grey hair, shading 

 into silvery on the face and cheeks, femora and tibiae 

 with silvery grey pubescence, and segments of the abdo- 

 men narrowly edged with the same behind. Wings 

 hyaline, dusky towards the tips, with piceous nervures. 



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



