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3. Paragus longiventris, Loeic (1847 ). 



A slender black species, very distinct in both sexes from any 

 other on account of its pedunculate abdomen, resembling that of 

 BaccJia, for which it might be mistaken. 



Known previously from Aden, Erythrsea, Kilimandjaro, and 

 Caffraria ; but L. Fea on his last trip obtained it on the West 

 Coast and in St. Thome. In the present collection there are 

 a number of specimens of both sexes from Obuasi, Ashanti, iv. ix. 

 1907 (Dr. W. 31. Graham}, and from Zungeru, N.Nigeria, 27. xi. 

 1910 (Dr. J. W. S. Macfie} ; a male from Durban, 1902 

 ( F. Muir), and a female from the Nile Province, Uganda. 



4. Paragus marshalli, sp. n. 



<S $ . Length 6 mm. 



A black species near the preceding one, but larger and more 

 robust, with the body coarsely punctate, the abdomen only a 

 little constricted near the base in the male and the pterostigma 

 black. 



Fig. 1. Paragus longiventris. Lw. Fig. 2. Paragns marsltalli, sp. n. 

 Abdomen of $ . x 10. Abdomen of <$ . x 10. 



From Loew's description of longiventris, it seems that he has 

 mixed up the present species with the preceding' one. 



Eyes of the male touching for a very short distance, in both sexes 

 with short sparse white pubescence not disposed in stripes ; ocellar 

 triangle narrow and elongate, shining black, with short dark hair ; 

 frontal ^triangle and face yellow, not striped, clothed with white 

 hair ; jowls and edges of mouth black ; frons of the female 

 narrow, shining black, the lateral white spots very small; face 

 yellow, narrow, very sparsely pilose, with a small black stripe ; 

 posterior orbits towards the middle with silvery hair ; antennas 

 black, the third joint greyish, dark yellowish beneath, scarcelv 



