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middle of tlie second cubital cell, second at one-quarter from 

 the base of the third cubital cell. 



Hah. Mlanje, Nyasaland {^S. A. Neave)^ February and 

 March. 



Probably the male of E. heterogamia, Sauss. 



EUs [Mesa) mutica, sp. n. 



(J . Niger, sparse albo-pilosus ; clypeo macula parva apicali, tibiis 

 anticis extus, tarsisque anticis flavis ; alis hyalinis, venis nigris. 

 Long. 13 mm. 



^ . Clypeus very broadly rounded at the apex ; front 

 punctured-rugose, the prominence above the base of the 

 antennge strongly raised, bilobed ; vertex punctured; eyes 

 widely emarginate. Thorax closely punctured ; mesopleurte 

 and median segment rugose ; pronotum shorter than the 

 niesonotum. Petiole about half as long as the swollen portion 

 of the first segment which is very distinctly constricted at 

 the apex, the whole segment shorter than the second and third 

 combined ; second segment as long as the apical breadth, 

 broadened from the base ; emargination of the seventh tergite 

 almost obsolete. 



Hah. Bulawayo, Rhodesia {G. Arnold), December. 



This is very near E. reticulata, Cam., differing in the black 

 mandibles and in the colour of the clypeus and legs. The 

 form of the first segment is the same in both species. 



EUs {Mesa) spim'coUis, sp. n. 



(S . Niger ; sparse albo-pilosus ; mandibulis, apice excepto, flavis ; 

 pedibus anticis iutermediisque rufo-testaceis ; abdomine obscure 

 cajruleo-micante ; alis hyalinis, venis nigris. 

 Long. 14-16 mm. 



cJ . Clypeus very finely and closely punctured, covered 

 with short white pubescence ; head rugosely punctured, the 

 eyes widely emarginate. Thorax closely punctured ; the 

 pronotum as long as the mesonotum, the anterior angles pro- 

 duced into acute spines ; median segment rugose. Abdomen 

 slender, minutely and closely punctured ; the first segment 

 slender, as long as the second and third combined, the petiole 

 about half as long as the remainder of the segment, which is 

 not strongly swollen and only slightly constricted at the apex. 

 tSecond segment as long as the apical breadth, broadened 

 from the base. Seventh tergite sparsely punctured, with a 



