204: Mr. W. L. Distant on 



^vitll the abdomen more hairy and distinctly banded. It has 

 a strong superficial resemblance to MeUssodes macherantherce^ 

 CklL, but the antennce are much longer than in that species. 



Synhalonia fulvitarsis (Cresson) . 



Fort Collins, Colorado, May 27, 1900 (Colorado Experi- 

 ment Station). Described from " Colorado," but this is the 

 first indication of a precise locality or the time of flight. 



Proctotrypidae. 

 Proctotrypes coloradicus, sp. n. 



$ . — LenfTth 9 mm. or slightly over, witli the cauda 

 exceeding 10 mm. 



Entirely bright ferruginous, only the eyes black, and tlie 

 antennae infuscated towards the end; head quadrate, but 

 broader than long ; first joint of flagellum longer than second ; 

 metathorax cancellate, with a fine median, longitudinal, raised 

 line ; second abdominal segment with only faint strire at the 

 extreme base ; cauda somewhat less than half length of 

 abdomen : upper wings dusky, marginal cell extremely 

 minute, first (and only) submarglnal cell extremely large; 

 first dlscoidal open on outer side, the cubital nervure (which 

 is very faint) not at all directed upwards, as it is in Ashmead^'s 

 figure of P. caudatus (which also has the first dlscoidal 

 closed) ; stigma not so near apex of wing as Ashmcad 

 figures for caudatus. 



Hah. Boulder, Colorado, about 100 yards from no. 930 

 14th St., Oct. 1, 1904, running on the ground, looking like 

 an ant {Cockerell). 



Easily known by its large size, bright red colour, and the 

 venation. It is most nearly allied to P. lallidus, Say. 



Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A., 

 December 1904. 



XXIII. — Three undescrihed Coleoptera from Natal. 

 By \V. L. Distant. 



Among some insects recently sent to me by Mr. H. W. 

 Bell-Marley from Natal were a certain number of the smaller 

 Longicorn beetles, some of which were described species 

 which cannot at present be included in my enumeration of 



