-Mi'. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Ilymenoptera. 439 



tlie third ; head about as broad as the thorax, rounded feebly 

 at the posterior angles, the eyes further from the mandibles 

 than from the posterior mars^in of the head, a strong curved 

 earina from below the eyes to the autennal tubercles, the 

 whole head closely punctured-rugose. Thorax fully half as 

 long again as the greatest brcailth, the anterior margin 

 straight, the sides slightly convex, narrowed behind the 

 midtlle, coarsely reticulate, the plcurte finely punctured, the 

 sides and a|)ex of the median segment coarsely reticulate. 

 Abdomen subpetiolate ; the first segment short, distinctly 

 constricted at the apex; second segment about half as long 

 again as the greatest breadth, the >ides moderately convex, 

 closely and rather strongly, but shullowly, jjunctured- 

 rugulose. Pygidial area shining, sparsely punctured, slightly 

 convex. Hind tibia2 with one spine on the outer side 

 situated rather nearer to the apex than to the base. 



Hub. Yallingup, S.W. Australia ; January. 



This species seems to be more nearly allied to rubro- 

 maculala, Andre, than to any other, though the colouring 

 and sculpture are very different. The same differeuces 

 separate it from cceruleiceps descjibed above. 



Ep'iutomorpha aneidorsis, sp. n. 



$ . Viridi-aenea ; thorace rufo-ferrugineo, mandiliulis, fla.<;ello pedi- 

 busquo forrugiiieis ; femoribus ajiieis ; segmento dorsali secundo 

 apice albo-ciliato, cilia in medio interrupta. 



Lung. 6 rain. 



? . Second joint of the flagellum scarcely as long as the 

 third ; eyes convex, situated nearer to the posterior margin 

 of the head than to the base of the mandibles, a low curved 

 carina running from below the eyes to the autennal tubercles ; 

 mandibles small, with a very feeble tooth on the inner 

 maigin near the apex. Head about as broad as the thorax, 

 very feebly rounded at the posterior angles, closely and 

 rather deeply punctured. Thorax fully half as long again 

 as the greatest breadth, the sides slightly convex, strongly 

 narrowed behind the middle, rather coarsely reticulate, 

 pleurse sparsely punctured, sides and apex of the median 

 segment reticulate. Abdomen subpetiolate; the first seg- 

 ment short, distinctly constricted at the apex; second 

 segment about half as long again as the greatest breadth, 

 the sides slightly convex, rather finely and not very closely 

 punctured ; pygidial area shining, with a few scattered 

 punctures. Hind tibiye with one spine on the outer side 

 nearer to the apex than to the base. 



