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Mr. \\. E. TiinuM o/i Fuss trial Ihimenoplcra. 



ocelli in an almost c(iuilatcriil trianj^le, the posterior pair 

 almost as tar from each other as from the eyes. Auteniife 

 stout, the second joint of the flaj^cUum not as lonj^ as the 

 third and fourth combined, the fourth as broad as lonji. 

 I'riMiotum smooth ; mesouotum Nhininir, closely juiucturcd, 

 more closely anteriorly than posteriorly, clothed with black 

 hairs ; scutelium and postscutellum almost smooth, pleurae 

 closely punctured. Aledian se<::ment closely and finely 

 punctured, tlie sulci defining the basal area almost obsolete, 

 a broad longitudiual dcprc-sion on the middle of the dorsal 

 surface not quite extending to tlie base. Abdomen smooth 

 and shining, sixth teigite delicately longitudinally striated ; 

 stcrnitcs sparsely punctured. Foi'e metatarsus with seven 

 spines. Cubitus of the liirid wing originating distinctly 

 beyond tlie transverse median nervure. 



cJ . The sculpture throughout rather stronger than in the 

 female, scutelium sjiarsely punctured, median segnient 

 finely punctured-rugose ; tergites smooth and shining, the 

 seventh tergite with large scattered j)unctures. Ft)urth 

 joint of the flagellum distinctly longer than broad. 

 Distance between the eyes on the vertex about equal to the 

 length of flagellar joints 2-4-. 



Uab. Mt. Kokanjero, S.VV. of Elgon, Uganda Protectorate, 

 G400 ft. {S. A. Neave), August 1911; Ruweuzoii, 7000- 

 8000 ft. {Scott Elliot). 



Males Avith the black pubescence somewhat shorter arc in 

 the collection from Ankole-Toro Border, E. of Lake George 

 {S. A. Neave), Octoher 1911; Nandi Escarpment, 5800 ft. 

 (S. A. Neave), Mav 1911 ; and Uchwezi Forest, British E. 

 Africa \s. A. Neave), March 1912. 



Philanthus niyrohirtns, subsp. calvus, subsp. n. 



Specimens of both sexes from the Luangwa Valley, N.E. 

 Rhodesia, are without the long black hairs on the head and 

 thorax, but do not differ appreciably otherwise. For this 

 form I su{igest the above subspecific name. The female is 

 •without yellow marks on the vertex. This approaches 

 J\ stecki, Schulz, but the eyes are a little further apart on 

 the vertex, the posterior ocelli in stecki being distinctly 

 nearer to the eyes than to each other. Specimens apparently 

 not distinct specifically fi-om calvus from W. Africa 

 (Gambia, Gold Coast, Togo_, and N. Nigeria) often have 

 eight spines on the fore metatarsus. These seem to be 

 distinct from P. camerunensis , Tullgr., in which the posterior 



