382 ^Ii.<s G. TJicnrdo on the Aslliila;. 



l)l;tck hairs, a few yellow ones near the oral opening. Beard 

 yellowish. Auteinue blackish with loiijij black hairs and a 

 verv few white ones on njjper side, the third joint is wantinjr. 

 Forehead with black hairs. The bristles on hind part of 

 head are black and white, not so stout as usual, but lonj;. 

 Mane black with a few white bristly hairs at sides, becoming 

 n>ore reddish yellow posteriorly ; the large bristles at sides 

 are reddish yellow ; pubescence on dorsum black, sparse ; 

 touientum greyish on tlie bronze ground-colour. Scidellum 

 with long weak yellowish bristles and usually a few black 

 cues on the posterior edge. Abdomen covered with yellowish- 

 grey tomentnui and a black spot on each segment; ])ul)es- 

 cence appears chiefly whitish, with no bristles pr(sent ; 

 underside with pale reddish-yellow hairs. Genitalia long, 

 covered with greyish tomentum, weak yellow hairs, and 

 short black bristly hairs ; a reddish curled filament is 

 present between the upper pair of oblong forceps and also 

 l)etwcen the lower pair. Le(jS blackish, all tibise reddish at 

 base only, the fore femora with long white hairs below, 

 present in a less degree on the others ; tibije with the 

 same; bristles chiefly black, some reddish-yellow ones on 

 the fore tibiae and on the hind femora. U iuys clear, the 

 small transverse vein before the middle of wing. 



Female identical, the wliite hairs in the mane not dis- 

 cernible. Ovipositor blacl<. nearly as long as the last two 

 segments. 



Dysmachiis hirtipes, sp. n. 



Type (male) from Ceres Div., ^Nlatroosberg, 3500 ft., type 

 (female) from same locality and another male fri;m same 

 locality at 4(.00 ft. 



This rather striking-looking species has apparently not 

 been described before. Bronze-coloured with thick pubes- 

 cence, though not very long, on thorax and abdomen and on 

 legs. Scutellum entirely covered with yellowish soft hairs. 



Length, S M^15, ? 14mm. 



Male. — Face with glittering yellowish tomentum. Mous- 

 tache white bordered with black hairs, all soft and fine, 

 extending to the antennae Heard wliite. Anteiui<('h\-MWs\\, 

 the first two joints with a few black hairs, the thiid joint 

 with a stout fairly long arista. Forehead with white liairs 

 in the middle and at the sides, iuterniixed with black hairs 

 at sides. The curled bristles at back of head all yellow, 

 intermixed with yellowi.>h-\\hitc hairs. Thorax bron/.e- 

 colourcd, shining witli fairly thick yellow pubescence, the 



