290 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Ilymeyroplera. 



supra nigro-Hneatis, metatarso antico spinis nigris; segmenlis 

 dorsalibus 1-6 fascia transversa lata, ventralibus 2-5 macula 

 transversa utrinque griseo-luteis ; alls hvalinis, venis uigris. 



§ . Mari simillima ; clypeo macula basali nigra utrinque ; flagello 

 supra brunneo, prouoto anguste scutelloque anguste margine 

 posteriore griseo-luteis; segmento dorsali sexto basi nigro, apice 

 ferrugineo, tarsis anticis spinis omnibus nigris; femoribus tibiisquo 

 supra fernigineo intaminatis ; tegulis basi flavo-maculatis. 



Long., c? 18, $ 17 mm. 



(J . Apical joint of the flagellum longer tliaii the penulti- 

 mate, moderately curved and blunt at the apex; the penulti- 

 mate and two preceding- joints bluntly produced at the apex 

 beneath; the seventh and eighth joints with a minute 

 tubercle at the base beneath. Fore tarsi not dilated ; the 

 basal joint with eight spines, the six basal spines stout and 

 black and of uneven lengthy the first and sixth being much 

 shorter than tlie others, the two apical spines short and 

 yellow, widely separated from the basal row. Intermediate 

 femora strongly serrated beneath, intermediate tibiae not 

 produced at the apex, basal joint of the intermediate tarsus 

 normal. Second sternite with a prominent carina on the 

 apical half ; sixth sternite with a triangular prominence at 

 the apex ; seventh with a longitudinal carina. Seventh 

 tergite narrowed to the apex, where it is narrowly truncate. 

 Claspers broad, concave above, ciliate on the outer margin, 

 the apex narrowed and deflexed, not pointed or hooked. 

 Fore Avings a little more than twice as long as the breadth of 

 the thorax ; one vein only emitted from the apex of the 

 median cell. 



? . Second sternite very closely and finely punctured, not 

 shining in the middle ; sixth tergite rather narrowly rounded 

 at the apex. Basal joint of the fore tarsus with eight black 

 spines, the spines in an even row, long and stout, the basal 

 one only short. 



Hah. Willowmore, Cape Province {Dr. Brauns)^ De- 

 cember. 



This ver}^ distinct species is perhaps nearest to albofasciata, 

 Sm., though differing much in the structure of the antennae 

 and genitalia, and in the spines of the fore tarsus. The 

 genitalia somewhat resemble those of B. huhalus, Handl. 



Subfamily LASsiyjE. 



Tacliytes exclusa, sp. n. 



$ . Kigra ; mandibulis, apice excepto, clypcoque dimidio apicali 



