210 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



Fam. ENDOMYCHID^E. 

 Ancylopus fuscipennis, sp. n. (Tab. IV. fig. 10.) 



Head and prothorax reddish brown, elytra dark brown. Pro- 

 notum slightly transverse, thickly and minutely punctulate, with 

 a short longitudinal impression on each side near the base ; sides 

 of the pronotum very slightly diverging from the base to a 

 little beyond the middle, thence converging anteriorly; anterior 

 margin arcuately emarginate. Elytra thickly and minutely 

 punctulate. Legs and underside dark brown, with the bases 

 of the femora and the middle of the breast somewhat reddish. 

 Long. 5 millim. Pretoria. 



This species appears to be most nearly allied to Ancylopus 

 bivittatus, Perch., which it closely resembles in form and punc- 

 tuation, but from which it. is to be distinguished by its smaller 

 size and the dark brown coloration extending over the whole of 

 the elytra. (C. /. Gahan.) 



HYMENOPTERA. 



I am indebted to Mons. Henri de Saussure for having worked 

 out my collections in this order. The types of the new species 

 which he has described are now in his fine collection at 

 Geneva. 



Fam. APID^E. 



Xylocopa inconstans, Smith. Pretoria. 



Megachile maxillosa, Guer. Pretoria. 



Helioryctes melanopyrus, Smith. Pretoria. 



Fam. VESPID^E. 



Eumenes tinctor, Chr. Pretoria. 



Synagris mirabilis, Guer. Pretoria. 



Pterochilus insignis, Sauss. Pretoria. 



Belonogaster rufipennis, De Geer. Pretoria. 



Fam. SPHEGID.E. 



Larra ornata, Lep. Pretoria. 



Chlorion xanthocerum, Meig., var. Pretoria. 



Sphex nigripes, Sm., var. Pretoria. 



Pelop&us spirifeXj Linn. Pretoria. 



Ammophila bonce spei, Lep. Pretoria. 



Ampukx nigro-carulea, sp. n. Pretoria. 



