the ApitLu in the liritish Musewn. 331 



less completely dusted with fulvous-<^rt'y ptiheacence ; tergite 

 (5 and steriuteH 5 niul t) have the chitiu d(jll red. Legs 

 sparsely clutlied witii greyish hair, tar.-}i with ferruginous-red 

 puhescence within. 



Wiii<i;s hyaline. 



Mandibles robust, with two distinct apical teeth and two 

 smaller ones towards the base, hardly carinate. 



Cli/pens short, convex, the apex with a broad shallow 

 emar<;ination, its ed<^e somewhat irregular. 



Al)d(Mnen short, widest in the middle. 



Whole insect tor the most part covere 1 with small even 

 puncturing ; tergites 4-6 more coarsely punctured, the 

 enclosed area at b:ise of median segment, the truncation of 

 segment, and tegulte impunctate. 



Length 11 mm. 



cJ . Similar to the ? in general appearance, but with the 

 three last tergites dull red. 



Fi-. 1. 



Afeffachile leeuwinensis, (S . Anterinr tarsi. 



Anterior tarsi for the most part ferruginous, the dilatation 

 on joint 2 ivory-white ; first tarsal joint with a fringe of 

 silky-white hairs of medium length on the outside ; mixed 

 with this fringe are a few (about ten) very long, stout, ferru- 

 ginous hairs, second tarsal joint with a long spine at apex, 

 the remaining tarsal joints with ferruginous hair. Tergite 7 

 concave, the apex with two small tubercles rather widely 

 separated. 



S.W. Australia: Yallingup, 23rd Dec. 1913-23rd Jan. 

 lOU (/?. E. Turner). 10 ? ? , 8 cf c? • 



Rather resembles a large M. apicafa, Smith. The dilated 

 second tarsal joint is an interesting cliaracter in the (J, and 

 the curious long, stout hairs on the metatarsus are very 

 noticeable. 



