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posterior tibia) nnd tarsi willi i)alo glittoriiipj pubcRcciicc ; tho 

 claw-joint of tho tarsi Ibrnigiiious. Abdonit'ii shining and finely 

 puncturod : the throo apical segments snbrugosc ; the apical mar- 

 gins of tho acgmenla more or less rufo-piccons ; the segments with 

 thin fascia^ in the middle of downy-grey pubescence, the basal seg- 

 ment has the pubescence on its apical margin. 



Uah. Abyssiuia. 



2. Allodape cordata. 



Female. Length 3^ linos. — Black, smooth, and shining. The cly- 

 pcus punctured and with a narrow longitudinal lino, a line at tho 

 inner orbits of the eyes, and a similar one behind them yellowish 

 white. The mcsothorax impunctatc, or with only a few ver}^ fine 

 scattered punctures anteriorly ; the scutellum with a transverse 

 broad stripe ; wings fusco-hy aline ; the posterior tibia) and tarsi 

 with pale glittering pubescence, the apical joints of the tarsi rufo- 

 testaceous. Abdomen with shallow punctures, not very close on 

 tho three basal segments, but confluent on the three apical ones. 



Hub. Cape of Good Hope, 



3. Allodape jucunda. I 



Female. Length 2 lines. — Head and thorax shining black, abdo- 

 men ferruginous, with black fascia). The clypeus, labrum, apical 

 half of the mandibles, a narrow line at the lower part of the inner 

 orbits of the eyes, and the scape of the antenna) pale yellowish- 

 white ; the flagellum fvilvous beneath. The margin of the pro- 

 thorax, the tegulse, and scutellum pale yeUow ; the legs pale ferru- 

 ginous ; "wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures pale testaceous, C 

 the stigma fuscous. Abdomen with a black fascia at the base of ' 

 the second, third, and fourth segments, the fifth with a similar 

 fascia at its apical margin ; the two apical segments with short, 

 pale, glittering pubescence. 



Hah. Zulu Land. 



4. Allodape parvula. 



Female. Length 2g lines. — Black, shining, and impunctato. Tho 

 clypeus yellowish white; the labrum and mandibles rufo-testaceous ; 

 the apical joints of the flagellum fulvous beneath. The tubercles, 

 tegulfe, and base of the wings pale rufo-testaceous ; wings hyaline 

 and iridescent, the nervures testaceous, the stigma fuscous ; legs I 

 obscurely rufo-piceous, the apical joints of the tarsi rufo-testaceous ; 

 the posterior tibiae and tarsi with pale glittering pubescence. Ab- 

 domen with the apical margins of the segments narrowly pale rufo- 

 testaceous above and beneath. i 



Hah. Bombay district. 



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