44:4 Mr. R. E. Turner 07i Fossorial Hymenoptera, 



spiues on the outer side, basal joint o£ hind tarsi with a 

 dense scopa beneath. 



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



This is a robust species, somewhat allied to strigosa, Sm., 

 and quadrata, Sm., but differing in the spots of put)escence 

 on the abdomen. The thorax is a little longer than in 

 quadrata, and tlie first dorsal segment broader. 



Ephutomorpha cordatiformis, sp. n. 



$. Nigra; thorace pedibusque fcrrugineis, pleuris antice nigris ; 



mandibulis basi flagelloque fnsco-ferrugnieis ; segmentis dorsali- 



bus secundo terbioque apice albo-ciliatis. 

 Long. 3-6 mm. 



? . Second joint of the flagellum no longer than tlie 

 third. Head no broader than the thorax, rounded at the 

 posterior angles, punctured-rugose, the arched carina from 

 the eye to the antennal tubercle rather indistinct. Thorax 

 a little longer than the greatest breadth, the sides slightly 

 convex, rather abruptly and very strongly narrowed behind 

 the middle, closely and deeply punctured, many of the 

 punctures confluent longitudinally, pleurae more sparsely 

 punctured, median segment reticulate, the sculpture spread- 

 ing on to the surface of the truncation. Abdomen sessile ; 

 first segment broad and not very short ; second dorsal seg- 

 ment about as broad as long, the sides only slightly convex, 

 closely but not coarsely punctured-rugose ; pygidial area 

 broad, finely granulate. Hind tibiae with two row's of spines 

 on the outer side, the spines often short and not very 

 distinct. 



Hah. Eaglehawk Neck, S.E. Tasmania; February. 



This is nearly allied to E. cor data, Sm., differing in the 

 much coarser sculpture of the head, thorax, and second 

 dorsal segment, and in the apical bands of pubescence on 

 the second and third dorsal segments, which in cor data are 

 represented by large spots on the middle of the apical 

 margin. The thorax is much more strongly narrowed pos- 

 teriorly than in E. edmondi, Andre, w^hich is otherwise very 

 closely related, though differing in the pubescence on the 

 abdomen. 



Ephutomorpha comes, sp. n. 



$ . Nigra ; flagello subtus fusco-ferrugineo; thorace rufo-ferrugineo ; 

 segmento dorsali primo fascia apicali, tarsisque testaceis ; seg- 

 ment© dorsali secundo fascia lata longitudinali, tertio, quarto 

 quiutoque macula transversa aibo-pilosis. 



Long. 7-8 mm. 



