194 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Hymenoptera. 



lateral margins carinately recurved ; tegmina not reaching 

 the apex of the abdomen, apical margins rounded, venation 

 very coarse and distinct ; posterior tibiae somewhat long, 

 with a spine near base and anotlier near middle, apex with a 

 long, strong, mobile spur. 



In my Indian enumeration, Zuleika will find a place near 

 Uicranotropis, Fieb. 



Zaleiha hengalensis, sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and mesonotum ochracsous ; eyes, face, 

 and clypeus black ; body beneath and legs, and abflomen 

 above, ochraceous ; tegmina with a slightly virescent tint, 

 inner and apical margins pale ochraceous, tlie apical margin 

 and a spot near middle of inner margin black j structural 

 characters as in generic diagnosis. 



Long. 3^ mm. 



Hab. Calcutta (Brit. Mus.). 



XVII. — Notes on Fossorial Hymenoptera. — VI. 

 By Rowland E. Turner, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



On the S]?ccies collected in New Guinea h/ the Exjjedition 

 of the British Ornithologists'' Union. 



The species enumerated in this paper were collected by 

 Dr. A. F. R. Wollasfon on the expedition sent by the 

 British Ornithologists' Union to S.W. New Guinea. Of the 

 twenty species collected five appear to be new to science. 



Family Mutillidae. 



1. Mutilla nigra, Sm. 

 Mutilla nigra, Sm. Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc, Zool. iii. p. 151 (1858). cJ . 



Hah. Mimika River; 2 (? c? • 



This male is soraewhct allied to M. oceanica, Andre, and 

 belongs to the typical Mutilla section of the family, not to 

 Ephutomorpha. It is also recorded from Aru. 



Family Scoliidse. 

 Subfamily Scoliixje. 

 2. Scolia {HiscoUa) niiida, Sm. 

 Scolia nitida, Sm. Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc, Zool. iii. p. 152 (1858). $> . 



Hah. Mimika River ; 1 ?. Wataikwa River ; ?> ($ S • 

 This species is common in New Guinea and Aru. 



