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Mr. G. Meade-Waldo on 



Black ; llic clypcus, an iuterrupted lateral line on 

 antennae^ the front, a narrow line behind the the eyes, pro- 

 notum, tegulaj, a small spot on the apex of the scutellum, 

 broad yellow fascise on the apical margin of abdominal 

 segments 1-G, tlioseon segments 2, 3, 4 narrowly broken on 

 the medio-dorsal surface, golden yellow. A small round 

 spot on each side of sternite 4, the apex of the femora, the 

 tibiae and tarsi of the anterior legs, and tibiae and tarsi of 

 intermediate and posterior legs for the most part golden 

 yellow. 



Apical joints of tarsi and tubercles on abdominal sternites 

 2 and 3 ferruginous, Clypeus as broad as long, shallowly 

 emarginate at apex, a blunt tubercle on front between base 

 of antennae. Tubercles oa abdominal sternites 2 and 3 

 similar in structure, that on sternite 2 rather less prominent 

 than that on sternite 3, which is slightly truncate at apex. 



Length 8^ mm. 



Hab. Cairo, Egypt [F. T). Morice, 4. iv. 99) . 



This specimen was in the collection of the late Edward 

 Saunders, to whom it was presented by the Rev. F. D. 

 IMorice, and in whose collection there are further specimens. 



The following should facilitate the diftereutiation of the 

 new subspecies from typical Masaris vespiformis, F. : — 



Maaaris vespiformis, F., 

 siibsp. cer/yptiacus, subsp. u. 

 IJlack and golden yellow. 

 Mosotliorax totally black, minute 

 j-ellow spot at tip of scutellum. 



Clypeus entirely yellow. 



Median segment black. 



Small tubercle on iuter-autennal 

 space. 



M. vesjnfvrmis, F. 



Black and pale or whitish yellow. 



" Thorax dorso niger, macula 

 media antice emarginata, flava. 

 Marge et scutellum llava." (Eut. 

 Syst. ii. p. 284.) 



"Clypeus emarginatus flavus, 

 margiue tenui nigro." (Lepel. 

 Hist'. Nat. Ins. ii. p. 58fl.) 



Median segment with angles of 

 truncation yellow. 



No tubercle on inter-anteuual 

 space. 



JuGUKTiA, Sauss. 



Jugw'tia simiisoni, sp. n. 



Niger, flavo variegatus ; alis byalinis. 



? . Black ; the scape beneath, clypeus except the base, 

 two large subquadrate marks on the front, continuing round 

 the sinus of the eyes, a line behind the eyes, anterior 

 margin of pronotum, its posterior margin along the hinder 

 half; the tegulic posteriorly, a small mark on the disk of the 



