Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Ifymenoptera. -1-17 



EphutomorpJui fulvodorsalis, sp. ii. 



2 . Fernigiiiea ; abdoraiiie pedibusfnio iiigris ; segmento abdo- 

 miiiali secundo tarsisque fulvis ; area pygidiali lata, longitudina- 

 liter striata. 



Long. G mm. 



? . Head small, narrower tlian the thorax, coarsely and 

 closely punctured, the posterior angles rounded, eyes pro- 

 minent, a carina running from below the eye to the antennal 

 tubercles, antennae stout, the second joint of the flagellum 

 scarcely as long as the third, mandibles with a small tooth 

 on the inner margin near the apex. Thorax scarcely longer 

 than the greatest breadth, strongly narrowed beyond the 

 middle, strongly rounded at the sides anteriorly, coarsely 

 and closely punctured. First dorsal segment not sunk 

 below the level of the second, not constricted at the apex, 

 very sparsely punctured, and thinly clothed with long grey 

 hairs; second segment closely and rather strongly punc- 

 tured, much longer than broad, not much broadened in the 

 middle ; third and fourth segments with a thin cilia of long 

 grey hairs ; pygidial area large, as broad as long, finely 

 longitudinally striated. Hind tibicC with a few short spines 

 near the apex. 



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



In structure this species somewhat approaches ^.ywcwwA^a, 

 Sm., but is eonsj)icuously different in coloui- and sculpture, 

 also in the larger pygidial area, 



Ephutomorplia scandens, sp. n, 



2 . Nij2:ra ; tibiis intermediis et posticis, tarsisque feirngineis ; 

 capite tboraceque sparse griseo-pilosis, abdoininc sessili, segiiKnto 

 dorsali sccuudo in medio late aureo-piloso, apice anguste albo- 

 piloso, tertio, quarto (piintoque macula mediaua alt)o-piIosa ; 

 thorace rolundato, longiludiue latiore. 



Long. 2-5-G-5 mm. 



? . Second joint of the flagellum a little shorter than the 

 third ; a carina running from the eye to the auteuual 

 tubercle. Head small, narrowed in front of the eyes, 

 rounded posteriorly, the eves prominent, much nearer to the 

 posterior margin of the head than to the base of the 

 mandibles. He.td and thorax closely punctured, the thorax 

 distinctly broader than long, strongly rounded at the sides, 

 narrowed, but not very strongly, posteriorly. Ab iomeu 

 sessile, the first dorsal segment sunk below the level of the 

 second, which is broader than long and very finely and 



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