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Zaspilothynnus biroi, Turn. 



Thipinus biroi, Turn. Ann. Miis. Xat. Hung. p. 117 (1910). J- 

 Zanpilotkpinus biroi, Turn. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) vii. p. 302 

 (1911}. J. 



Subsp. pratti, sul)sp. n. 



($ . Differs from the typical form in the narrower hypo- 

 pygiura, and- in the greater development of the yellow 

 markings. 



Hab. Facfac, S.W. New Gninea. Ex coll. Perkins. 



The typical form is from N.E. New Guinea. The female 

 is still unknown. 



Family Psammocliaridae (olim Pompilida) . 

 Pseudayenia Camilla, Turn. 

 Pseudagenia Camilla, Turn. Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 312 (1908). $ . 

 This is the Australian representative of P. nasuta, Sm. 

 It differs from the typical form from Celebes in the greater 

 distance between the eyes on the vertex and in the lesser 

 length of the third cubital cell on the radial nervure. 



Pseudagenia faustina, sp. n. 



$ . Xigra ; antennis aurantiacis ; tibiis tarsisquo anterioribus 

 fulvis ; alis hyalinis, fusco bivittatis. 



J? Xiger; gracilis; antennis aurantiacis, apice infuscatis ; tibiis 

 tarsisque anterioribus fulvis ; clypeo apice oculorumque margino 

 interiore angustissime flavis ; alis hyalinis fusco leviter bi- 

 vittatis. 



Long., $ (J , 9 mm. 



? . Clypeus broadly rounded at the apex. Antennne 

 longer than the head, thorax, and median segment combined ; 

 the second joint of the flagellum as long as the first and 

 third combined. Eyes separated on the vertex by a distance 

 nearly equal to the length of the second joint of the 

 flagellum ; tlie posterior ocelli more than half as far again 

 from the eyes as from each other. Front finely rugulose ; 

 vertex, thorax, and median segment opaque ; abdomen 

 slightly shining. Posterior margin of the pi'onotum with a 

 distinct angle in the middle ; median segment slender, fully 

 half as long again as broad, with a Avide but shallow groove 

 from base to apex, the sides of the groove slightly raised 

 and forming low carinse, the sides of the segment sloping. 

 First abdominal segment petiolate, the petiole occupying the 

 basal third of the segment, the apical two-thirds gradually 



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