HÒ NEW GUINEA IN 1904 axD 1905. PART 1. 991 
Sceliphron Bruinjnü, Maind. 
Cf. Cameron, L. c., p. 46. 
Merauke ; Etna Bay. 
The markings on the head, thorax and four front legs are 
pale, whitish yellow ; the apex of the elypeus is broadly bilobate. 
Sceliphron papuanum SP. nov. 
Black ; the antennal scape, elypeus except narrowly round 
the apex and a larger trilobate mark above, the lateral lobes 
large, rounded and narrowed towards the apex, the central 
much shorter, narrower and more sharply pointed; a line on 
the pronotum, basal two-kinds of scutellum, an irregular mark 
on the base of the metanotum at the sides, 2 smaller, longer 
than wide, marks in the middle, the apical fourth (the mark 
rounded behind), base of tegule, a small triangular mark 
below them, and, touching the latter, a longer curved horn- 
shaped mark; the dilated part of the abdominal petiole and 
broad lines on the apices of the 3°¢ and following segments, 
bright yellow, slightly tinged with orange; the abdominal 
petiole, apical half of the 4 anterior femora, the apical three 
fourths of the posterior and the tibie and tarsi, reddish ; 
wings hyaline, tinged with fulvous, the nervures and stigma 
rufo-testaceous. ©. 
Length 18 m.m. 
Merauke. 
Head and thorax densely covered with long white pubes- 
cence. Apex of clypeus broadly bilobate. The pubescence on 
the face and on lower inner orbits is pale golden ; the rest 
of the upper part of the head is thickly covered with long 
pale hair. Front punctured, but not strongly or closely ; its 
lower half with a deep furrow in the centre. Antennal tuber- 
cles with a yellow mark. Mesonotum finely, closely trans- 
versely striated. Base of scutellum finely punctured ; its apex 
