Records of Decs. W 1 "i 



bands on first three segments of abdomen. Tlie apex of tlic 

 abdomen is light orange-fulvous, its structure much as in 

 rotundt'itennis. The basal joint of anterior tarsi is grooved 

 behinil. 



The female is coloured much as the male ; hair on inner 

 sido of hiial tar.si very blight ferruginous, as in Lithnrgus 

 audrewsi. 



Prosopis maoriana, sp. n. 



? . — Extremely like /*. afjilis, Smith, but has the clypeua 

 broader anil more closely punctured ; the lateral marks of 

 the face triangular, pointed above, the upper inner side about 

 equal to tlie lower inner (in agilis they are bluntly cuneiform, 

 broadly truncate above). Wings greyish (reddish in agilis) ; 

 second r. n. reaching second s.m. very near apex (some 

 dist;ince before apex in a<jilif<). Both have the tubercles and 

 an interrupted band on prothorax yellow. 



Jlab. New Zealand. 



A specimen in the British Museum, determined by 

 Cameron as P. agilis, but upon comparison with Smithes 

 type seen to be quite distinct. On the other hand, P. Icevi- 

 guta, Sm., as represented in the Museum, is a .slight variety 

 ot P. agtlisj having the lateral face-marks obliquely truncate 

 above. 



The New-Zealand species of Pros'^pis may be separated 

 thus : — 



Tubercles black ; slender black species, 7 mm. 



or a little over ; leg's black, the antfriur 



tibitc fen'ugiuoiis iu front ; lateral facf- 



inarks uot coutinuous with sides uf 



clypeus. cJ innoccns, Cam. 



Tubercles yellow 1, 



1. Male ; lirst r. n. entering apex of first s.m.; 



lateral face-marks continuous %\ith sides 



of clypeus releyata, Sm. 



Females ; clypeus black 2. 



2. Small species with a curious quadrate head ; 



lateral face-marks nearly semicircular, deep 



chrome-yellow capitosn, .Sm. 



Head normal 3, 



3. Lateral face-marks longer, dull paleyellowish ; 



black species, about '.) mm. long; face 

 broad ; lirst r. n. meeting iir.st t.-c. a little 

 on outer side ; mesotborax dull, with lino [/ro»M, Cam., preocc). 



punctures cameroni, Ckll. {sulci- 



Lateral face-marks shorter, deep chrome- 

 yellow maoriana, sp. n., and 



ayilia, Sm., sejiamted as above. 



