Wasj)s of lie Genus Tacliyies. 37 



bad tliat the species is liardly to he recognized. The 

 puncturation on the vertex is also finer and closer in 

 ircmsvaaknsift. 



Tliis species also ranges northwards in East Africa, occur- 

 ring in Uganda, Entebbe (C. G. Goivdey), August to February; 

 British East Africa, Upper Kuja Valley, S. Kavirondo 

 [S. A. Neave), May; Ilala, Maramas district, 4500 ft. (S.A. 

 Neiwe), June. 



43. Tacky tes transvaalensis, Cam. 

 Tacliytes transvaalensis, Cam. Entomologist, p. 153 (1905). $ . 



Differs from inexorabiiis as noticed above, and also in the 

 more shining and very sparsely punctured third and fourth 

 ventral segments. 



Hub. Transvaal. 



44. J achy tes erynnis, sp. n. 



2 . Nigra ; tegulis testaceis, tarsis calcaribusque ferrugineis ; alis 

 basi flavo-hyalinis, apice subhyalinis, venis ferrugineis ; t'ronto 

 clypeoque argenteo-pubescentibus ; thorace segmen toque mediano 

 griseo-aureo-pubescentibus ; segmeiitis dorsalibus 4 basalibus 

 fascia apicali griseo-argenteo-pubescente ; area pygidiali aureo- 

 pubesceiite. 



2 . Feminfe sirailis. 

 Long,, $ 15 mm., S 14 mm. 



? . Clypeus very broadly rounded at the apex, closely 

 punctured, the anterior margin somewhat deflexed ; vertex 

 sparsely, but distinctly, punctured : eyes separated on the 

 vertex by a distance about equal to the combined length of 

 the two basal joints of the ilagellum. Basal joint of the 

 fore tarsus with six spines ; spur of hind tibia not quite as 

 long as the basal joint of the hind tarsus. Scutellum closely, 

 but distinctly punctured ; median segment about half as 

 long again as the scutelhim, the yiedian sulcus indistinct on 

 the dorsal surface. Second and third sternites minutely 

 and closely punctured, the fourth smooth at the base, 

 minutely and closely punctured on the apical half, the fifth 

 with the fine punctures confined to the apex. Pygidial 

 area triangular, very narrowly rounded at the apex. Wings 

 short, not reaching to the apex of the abdomen. 



cJ . Eyes separated on the vertex by a distance scarcely 

 exceeding half the length of the second joint of the flagelluni ; 

 sternites closely and evenly, but not very minutely punc- 

 tured ; seventh tergite rather narrowly rounded at the apex ; 

 eighth sternite narrow, deeply emargiuate. 



