20 Mr. R. K. Turner on 



■^18. Tacky fes pulchrivestita, Cam. 



Tachytes pulchrivestita, Cam. Sjostedt. Kilimandjaro-Meru Exp. ii. 

 p. 284(1910). 2. 



Hab. Usambara. 



From the description this appears to be nearest to 

 T. rhodesiana. 



19. Tachytes aurichalcea, Kohl. 



Tachytes auriohalcea, Kohl, Ann. Soc. Entom. Belg. xxxv. p. 15 

 (1891). $. 



$ . jS^igra ; tarsis apice fusco-ferrugineis ; tegulis testaceis ; alia 

 hyalinis, venis testaceis ; fronie clypeoque argenteo-pubescen- 

 tibiis ; thorace, segmeuto mediano, segineatis abdominalibus 

 dorsalibus, pedibusque aureo-pubescentibus ; area pygidiali 

 fusco-ferrugiueo-pubescente. 



S . Ferainae similis. 



Long., 2 15 mm., d 14 mm. 



$ . Vertex sparsely and rather finely punctured ; eyes 

 separated on the vcrte.x by a distance equal to the length 

 of the two basal joints of the flagelluni. Punctures of the 

 thorax very minute ; median segment short, less than half 

 as long again as the sculellum. The golden pubescence of 

 the tergites very short and rather sparse at the base, much 

 denser on the apical fasciae, Pygidial area triangular, nar- 

 rowly rounded at the apex. Second and third sternites 

 subopaque, minutely and very closely punctured. Galea 

 about as long as the scape. Six spines on the basal joint 

 of the fore tarsus.. 



(J . Eyes separated on the vertex by a distance distinctly 

 less than the length of the second joint of the flagellum ; 

 seventh tergite rather broadly rounded at the apex ; eighth 

 sternite shailowly emarginate in the middle, the apical 

 angles blunt. 



Hab. N. Nigeria, Bokani (/. /. /Si»2;jso«), September ; 

 Sierra Leone, Daru (J. /. Simpsoii), August; Gold Coast, 

 Northern Territories, Yapi {J. J. Simpson) ; S. Nigeria, 

 Okigwi (/. J. Simpson), May; Katanga, Kambove, 4000- 

 5000 ft. (S. A. Netive), March ; Nyasalaud, Mlanje {S. A. 

 Neave), December to July; N. Rhodesia, Ulunaa, [F. V. 

 Bruce Miller-), May; Mashonaland, Salisbury (G. A. K. 

 Marshall), April. 



