Ifymenoptera from the Transvaal. 3^3 



Mutilla medon, Smith. 



Miitilla medon, Smith, Cat. Ilyra. B. M. iii. (185o) p. 20, cT ; Sich. & 

 Radoszk. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. vi. (1860) p. 239, pi. xxi. lig. 12, J . 



Three males, Fort Johnston, Nyasaland {Rendall). 



Family Scoliidae. 

 Genus Myzine, Latr. 



Myzine Guerim'f Lucas. 



Myzine Guerini, Lucas, Explor. sc. Alg., Zool. iii. (1846) p. 282, 

 pi. XV. fig. 5, J. 



Four males, Pretoria {Distant), 



Myzine ruficepSy Smith. 

 Myzine riificeps, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ina. B. M. iii. (ISoT) p. 75, $. 

 One typical female, Durban {A. Ross). 



Genus Tiphia, Fabr. 



Tiphia natalensis, Smith. 

 Tiphia natalensis, Smith, Descr. New Spec. Ilym. B. M. p. 184, $ . 



One male, Pretoria (Distant). 



Smith described the female. The male closely resembles 

 the female, but is smaller and more pubescent. Head, the 

 great part of the thorax, and the abdomen tinely and closely 

 punctured ; the pronotum very large, broad, and unpunctured, 

 smooth and shining on its posterior iialf ; mesonotum with a 

 few scattered punctures, smooth and shining ; median seg- 

 ment with three smooth, shining, longitudinal carinas ; 

 abdomen with fairly dense, hoary white, tine, erect, pubes- 

 cence, the basal segment petiolate, nodose at apex, the node 

 above depressed and with a preapical transverse groove ; legs 

 pubescent ; wings slightly flavo-hyaline. 



Length 9"5 millim. 



Genus SCOLIA, Fabr. 



(a) With two cxihital cells. 

 Subgenus Discolia, Sauss. 



Scolia ruficornisy Fabr. 

 Scolia ruficornis, Fabr. Ent Syst. ii. (1793) p. 230, d ; Gu^r. Voy. Coq., 



