222 On Uymenoptera from the Transvaal. 



Odynerus rubroniger, sp. n. 



? . Dull red, the upper margin of the clypeus, the flagellum 

 of the antenna?, the front (except a spot between the base of 

 the antennae and a spot in the emargination of the eyes), the 

 vortex and cheeks (except an elongate spot on the latter), 

 the lower portion of the thorax, the niesonotura, the margins 

 all round of the scutellum and postscutellum, a broad line 

 down the middle of the median segment, a large oval spot at 

 the base of the first abdominal segment above, the base and 

 two comma-shaped marks on the disk of the second abdo- 

 minal segment and the apical four segments entirely black; 

 wings dark fuscous ; the coxse, trochanters, and base of the 

 femora of the legs black. The head, thorax, and abdomen 

 closely cribrately punctured ; the mandibles long and pointed, 

 with broad teeth on the inner margin ; clypeus circular, 

 bidentate anteriorly ; prothorax truncate anteriorly ; post- 

 scutellum strongly bituberculate ; tegul^e very large, median 

 segment with sharp lateral margins not rounded. 



Length, $ , 12 ; exp. 26 millim. 



Hah. A single specimen procured by Mr. Distant at 

 Pretoria. 



to the subgenus Pterochilus, Ilerrich-SchafFer. 



Ody nevus simpJex, sp. n. 



(^. Allied to and resembling 0. silaos, Sauss., but much 

 larger and somewhat differently coloured. Black, the clypeus, 

 a broad line on the scape of the antenna in front, and the 

 posterior margins of the basal two abdominal segments above 

 pale yellowish white; the femora, tibiai, and tarsi of the 

 legs ferruginous. Head, thorax, and base of the abdomen 

 closely cribrately punctured and covered with abundant soft 

 white, rather long pubescence, the rest of the abdomen very 

 smooth and shining, non-pubescent, and very finely and 

 sparsely punctured. Wings hyaline, fulvous brown along 

 the costal margin. Abdomen beneath with a deep broad 

 furrow between tlic first and second segments, the anterior 

 margin of the latter tubsrculate or dentate in the middle. 



Length, (^, 13 ; exp. 28 millim. 



Hab. One specimen procured at Pretoria {Distant). 



The antennse in this specimen are curled at the apex, as in 

 the subgenus IIoplopus, Wesmael. 



[To he conthiued.] 



