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Tulinei'us rubriprs, J $ , sp. ii. 



Tvpr (mail'), type (fcmalt-), and a scrii's of nialfs and 

 i'lMualis Iroin Mlanji", Nvasalaiid (>'. A. Xcave), lUl.'J. 



A small species ilistiiijjiiislu'd rroin 'I'olmerus pavnnr/us, 

 Speiser, and Tulvierus niyri/jis, sp. n., by the red colour of 

 the tibiie at l)ast; and tlie curve in the posterior branch 

 of the third vein is more pronounced. 



Len;,'th, cf l.i-l 1 mm., V 13-1 Inim. 



Md/c siniihir to Tolnwrus nii/rij)cs\ sp. n., except in the 

 lollowmj^ paiticnhirs : — 



Tliura.c with a third black at sides anteriorly. Scutelluui, 

 with fewer or no yellow hairs. Abdumen with brighter- 

 coloured sedimentations, and the yellow bristles at sides are 

 very noticeable. Goiltalia rather smaller : the upper forceps 

 slighter, and the lower ones a tritle lon«i:er, no black bristles 

 are present; j)ubesceuce short, yellow. L('iJf< black; the 

 tibiic dull red on basal third ; the tarsi reddish yellow at 

 base of joints, tlie red colour is more extended on the liind 

 tibire : pubescence and bristles yellow as in Tolmenisnuirijies. 

 II ill (/s clear, but with pale grey shading at apex and on hind 

 bonier. 



I'finale identical. Ovipositor shorter. 



Tolmtrus /lirsutus, J V , sp. n. 



Male (type) from Mara Kivcr, Masai Kescrvc, Brit. E. 

 Africa {Copt. A. C Lucknuni) ; female (ty[)c) from same 

 locality. 



A species distinguished by the short pale pubescence on 

 the black legs ; the tibiie being reddish yellow at their base, 

 extending on the outer side nearly to the a})ices of the 

 middle and hind i)air, the bristles arc chiefly ^\liite on the 

 fore legs, and black and white on the others; the fore 

 femora with long white haiis and a lew weak bristles. 



Length, c? 12, ? 13 mm. 



Male. — Face with moustache black above, a few white 

 hairs below. 77/o/7/jr with three black side-sjjots. ,^((ite/li<in 

 (lenudetl. Aidoimii has a I'aint longitudinal stripe down the 

 middle, composed t)f small brown spots superimposed on 

 the large faintly brown ones. Geii'Ualia black ; the upper 

 forceps stout, notched at their apices with dull yellow 

 j)ubescencc and small black bristles on tlie lower edge of 

 the under pair. M iuys greyish, the curve in tlie lower 

 biaiich of the third vein not pronounced. 



Ftiitulc identical. Moustache chietly black. Ovipositor 

 Idack, not (^uile so long as the last two segments. 



