Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial IJi/inenoj)lera. -ii? 



fcmoribusque anticis apico brmineo-ferrugineis ; alis nigris, 

 cicruleo-tinctis ; tegulis bruiineis. 

 Long. 18 mm. 



? . Clypeus very broadly rounded ut the apex, almost 

 transverse, the apical margin narrowly transversely depressed, 

 with two small teeth on each side, finely and rather closely 

 punctured. Second joint of the flagellum as long as the first 

 and third combined ; eyes separated on the vertex by a 

 distance equal to the length of the second joint of the fla- 

 gellum; an obscure longitudinal sulcus on the vertex behind 

 the posterior ocelli. Pubescence of the thorax, median 

 segment, and abdomen blackish, the median segment about 

 half as long again as the scutellum, with a very obscure 

 median line. Abdomen microscoj)icalIy punctured, sub- 

 opaque, the pubescence on the dorsal surface black, a little 

 closer on the apical than on the basal portion o£ the segments. 

 {Sixth dorsal segment rather broadly rounded at the apex, 

 ilothed with siitf black hairs. Second ventral segment 

 closely and evenly punctured, the apical margin almost 

 .smooth. Basal joint of the fore tarsus with five spines on 

 the outer margin. Second abscissa of the radius shorter than 

 (lie third, equal to the distance between the two recurrent 

 iieivures. 



Jiab. Mlanje, Nyasaland, April (S. A. jSfeave). 



This is allied to T. natalensis, 8auss., but I do not think 

 that it is the female of that species, which was described 

 from a male. The pubescence of the cly[)eus and front is 

 white in nutah)isis. The two species are doubtless very 

 nearly related. 



Tachytes nigropilosellus, Cam. 



Liris niyropilosellus, Cam. Ann. Transvaal Mus. ii. p. 132 (1910). 

 Tachytes gigas, Biscb. Arch. f. Naturges. p. 6G, A, 3 (1913). $ . 



Cameron has placed this species in the wrong genus, as 

 IVischofl' thought probable. I have seen Cameron's type. 

 The species is quite distinct from natalensis, Sau.ss., the male 

 nlgropUosdlus having the clypeus and front covered with 

 Iniig black hairs and the eighth venlral segment rather 

 cleej)ly emarginate on the middle of the apical margin, but 

 witliout lateral spine.'^, whereas in iiataUnss the front and 

 clypeus are clothed with short white pubescence and the 

 eniargination of the eighth ventral segment is extremely 

 shallow. 



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