44:0 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Ilymenoptera. 



Hab. 'Yallingup, S.W. Au;<tralia ; January. 



This is very near picturata descril)ecl above, but the 

 sculpture is finer throughout, especially on the second dorsal 

 segment, the second joint of the flagellum is shorter, the 

 thorax rather more strongly narrowed posteriorly, and the 

 colour and spots of pubescence difPerent. 



Ephutomorpha hirtella, sp. n. 



5 . Yiridi-feuea ; mandibulis antenuisque fuscis ; thorace brunneo- 

 ferrugiueo, pedibus testaceo-ferrugiueis, femoribus nigris ; seg- 

 mentis dorsalibus 2-5 macula apicali albo-pilosa ; secuudo macula 

 elougata utrinque sparse albo-pilosa. 



Loijg. 5 mm. 



$ . Second joint of the flagellum distinctly shorter tliau 

 the third. Head strongly rounded behind the eyes, closely 

 but rather finely punctured, a strong carina running from 

 the eyes to the autennal tubercles, the whole head clothed 

 with short fulvous pubescence, a spot of closer white 

 pubescence on each side on the vertex. Thorax scarcely 

 as broad as the head, less than half as long again as broad, 

 the sides almost parallel, slightly narrowed behind the middle, 

 closely but not coarsely punctured ; the median segment 

 reticulate and distinctly margined laterally, the whole thorax 

 thinly clothed with pale fulvous pubescence. Abdomen 

 subsessile ; the first segment very short and small ; second 

 dorsal segment longer than broad, the sides strongly convex, 

 finely and closely punctured, thinly clothed with greyish 

 hairs, a sparse elongate patch of white hairs on each side. 

 Pygidial area opaque, with very fine indistinct striae at 

 the base. Hind tibiae with a row of slender spines on the 

 outer side. 



Hab. Yallingup, S.W. Australia; November and December. 



This species seems to be related to ceneifrons, Andre, 

 but the second joint of the flagellum is shorter, the second 

 abdominal segment is less coarsely punctured and more 

 convex at the sides, the spots of pubescence are different, 

 also the colour of the head. 



Ephutomorpha virulenta, sp. n. 



$ . Ferruginea ; capite nigro ; pedibus fusco-ferrugineis ; tarsis 

 maudibulisque testaceis ; abdomine viridi-seneo, segmeutis apica- 

 libus infuscatis ; segmentis dorsalibus prime, secundo, quarto 

 quin toque margine apicali late albo-ciliatis. 



Long. 4-(3 mm. 



