new Species of Diploptera. 107 



Odynerus {Leionotun) siinjiluk'nlatus, sp. u. 



FoiTUgiiicus ; clypeo, pronolo alxlomiiiifique segmcntis margino 

 pijstieo H;ivo-fu8ciatis; veil ice mesonotoqne nigris ; unguiculis 

 vix bidontatis. 



(^ . Black; clypeus, a line along the inner orbits of tlic 

 eyes, the ^sinus of the eyes^ seape of antennae beneath, hind 

 margin of pronotuni narrowly, a transverse line on post- 

 scutellum, apical margin of first abdominal segment dorsally, 

 and of abdominal segments 2-0 dorsally and vcntrally, 

 yellow. Intermediate and })osterior coxa? totally, tibite and 

 tarsi i)rincipally, yellow. 



Antennic [except segments 4-10], the mandibles, a mark 

 behind each eye, the pronotum, the tegulse, a spot on the 

 mesopleura', a quadrate mark on the disk of the mesonotum, 

 sentellnm, median segment, abdominal segments 1 and 2, 

 except for a black mark near apex, anterior legs, intermediate 

 and posterior femora and tarsi partially, ferrugineons. 



Wings hyaline, slightly snlfused with fuscous. 



Thorax broadest at the tegul?e, the scutellum rather 

 prominent, divided from postscutellum by a transverse 

 groove, postscutellum in the form of a ridge. 



Punctured: clypeus minutely; head, thorax, and apical 

 margin of abdominal segments 2-6 coarsely ; median sega.ent 

 and abdomen finely punctured. 



Whole covered with a grey pubescence^ long on the vertex 

 and mesopleurse. 



Length 8i mm. 



Hah. Salisbury, Mashonaland, March 1900 {G. A. K. 

 Marshall) ; 2 (^ . 



This species is peculiar on account of the extremely small 

 development of tlie tooth on the tarsal claws ; this tooth is 

 placed at the extreme tip, and is only visible on the closest 

 examination. The tooth is so shaped that the apex of the 

 claws appears to be slightly bifurcate. 



Odynerus rarotongtB, sp. n. 



Niger, uitidus; abdomine impunctato ; clypeo, pronoto, scutello 

 nietauotoquo maculis utrinque, segmentorum abdominis 1, 2 

 margine postico Davis ; pedibus rufis. 



? . Shining black ; a mark on each side of clypeus at the 

 ba^e, a spot between antennae, a minute spot behind each 

 eve, a large rectangular mark on pronotum on each side, an 

 ovate spot on mcsoplcurfc on each side, a spot on scutellum 

 on each side, and on median segment on each side, band on 



