922 HYMENOPTERA. 
transversely at the apex of the segment, of glittering silvery- 
white pubescence; the fifth segment has also a similar spot in the 
middle, sometimes extending on to the fourth segment ; beneath, 
the second segment is very coarsely rugose, and has at the base 
a central carima which does not extend to the apex of the seg- 
ment; the followmg segments are very finely punctured; the 
entire insect thinly sprinkled over with long black hairs. 
Hab. Interior of South Africa. 
130. MutTitua CEL&NO. B.M. 
Female. Length 5 lines.—Black, head and thorax covered with 
large confluent punctures ; the vertex, cheeks, a spot before the 
eyes and the flagellum ferruginous, the latter dusky above. The 
thorax and apical joints of the tarsi ferruginous; the legs have 
a pale glittermg pubescence. Abdomen longitudinally rugose, 
and having a thinly scattered black pubescence ; all the segments 
have a fringe of glittermg yellowish-white pubescence. 
Hab. Interior of South Africa. 
131. MutiILua ATROPOS. B.M. 
Male. Length 73 lines—Black, the eyes emarginate, the 
head rugose. Thorax coarsely rugose; the prothorax clothed 
with black pubescence; the scutellum elevated and sparingly | 
covered with black pubescence; the metathorax covered with 
shallow elongate impressions and having a central longitudinal 
carina; wings deep brown with a purple inidescence. Abdomen 
shining, not very strongly punctured, thinly covered with black 
pubescence, the pubescence most dense at the base and apex ; 
the third segment covered with white pubescence ; the apical 
segment has a small patch of white pubescence in the middle. 
Hab. Port Natal. 
132. MutiLtua ASTARTE. B.M. 
Female. Length 9 lines.—Head and abdomen black, thorax 
ferruginous. Head very large, wider than the thorax, rounded 
at the sides, the cheeks produced ; longitudinally coarsely rugose ; 
the sides, mouth and vertex thinly covered with cimereous pu- 
bescence. Thorax oblong and slightly narrowed behind, coarsely 
longitudinally rugose; the legs have a short griseous pubes- 
cence, the intermediate and posterior tibie havimg externally a 
double row of short spmes. Abdomen clothed with short black 
pubescence ; the basal segment having on each side a patch, 
