Mr. R. F. Turner on Fosson'a! lli/menoptera. 253 

 Key to the African Species of Motes. 



1. Winps hyaline, clouded with fuscuiia 2. 



Wiiiirs gulden yellow, with a broiid fuscous 



nnxrgin 3. 



2. Abdomen wholly red M. cyphononyx, Kohl. 



Two or three upical segments of the abdomeu 



only red M. odoniophora, Kohl, 



3. Abdominal segments with a broad reddish- 



brown ajiical band above and beneath . . M. deceptor, Turn, 

 Abdoniinal segments without a reddish 



apical baud M. liroides, Turn. 



Motes cyphononyx, Kolil. 



The type is from West Africa. S})ecimeiis in the British 

 Museiuu are from Mwera, Ugamia, Au<>;u8t {0. G. Gowdey) ; 

 Cliagwe, Mabira Forest, LIgaiida, 3600 feet, July {S. A. 

 Ae(tve) ; Mh>iije, Nya-^alaiid, January (6'. A. Sheave) ; Upper 

 Li ' ... 



Luiiscuiii rtic Liuiii m.»cirt, ugHuuii, .t\.ui^u»i \^' ^' Lrou'uei 

 Uliagwe, Mabira Forest, LIgaiida, 3600 feet, July [S. 

 Ne(tve) ; Mlaiije, Nya-^alaiid, January (6'. A. Sheave) ; [][>[ 

 Luaugwa lliver, iS.E. Rhodesia, August {S. A. JXeave). 



Motes deceptor^ sp. n. 



$ . Xigra ; capita, pronoto, mesonoto, scutello, eegmento mediano 

 supra, abdoruine supra tibiisque anticis intermediisque subtus 

 dense aureo-pilosis ; scapo subtus, tegulis, segmentis dorsalibus et 

 ventralibus 2-5 fascia lata apicali, segmeiito dorsali sexto, 

 femoribus apice, tibiis tarsisque brunneo-ferrugiueis ; alls auran- 

 tiacis, fascia lata apicali lusca. 



Long. 20 mm. 



? . The wliole dorsal surface of the insect covered with 

 dense golden |»ubescence, concealing the sculpture. Mandibles 

 incised on the outer njargin ; clypeus narrowly and slialluwly 

 eniarginate on the middle of the apical margin ; second joint 

 of the llagelluni equal to the third, rather more than twice 

 as long as tiie hrst. Eyes separated on the vertex by a 

 distance equal to the length of the second joint of the 

 Hagellum. Pronotum sunk below the level of the nieso- 

 notun:, higher in the middle than at the sides; pleurse 

 smooth, opaque. Sides of the median segment smooth, 

 o[)aque, with a few strise near the apex; dorsal surface and 

 posterior slope strongly transversely striated at the sides, the 

 strife very short. First ventral segment with irregular 

 oblique striae on the apical third, second ventral segment 

 shaped as in Notogonlt. Fygidial area in the fornj of a 

 triangle rather bioadly truncaied at the apex, clothed with 

 shyrt sclfB, a row of very stout setie forming a comb at tlie 



