790 BIK, B. A. ELLIOTT ON THE 



punctate. Mesonotvim indistinctly transrugose ; scutelkim 

 nitidulous, with fine and diffuse small punctures. Metanotuni 

 relatively elongate, sharply longitudinally striate. Pi'opleuite 

 separated from pronotum by a narrow sulcus ; mesopleurte 

 rugose-punctate ; metapleurte rugose, apically trans-striate below, 

 sparsely aciculate above. Median segment not veiy closely 

 punctate, separated from the metapleurge by a shining, curvate 

 impression. Petiole finely striate, about as long as rest of 

 abdomen. Terebra slightly shorter than body, sheaths red-brown, 

 apically black. Hind coxae finely trans-striate. 



Black ; mandibles basally, sis basal antennal joints, ai:iterior 

 legs, apices of hind femora, basal half of hind tibiae and hind tarsi 

 red-brown or chestnut. Wings hyaline, nervures brown. 



Length 15 mm. 



Habitat: Bismarcksburg, Togo. L. Conradt ; March 1893. 



11. LACTEIPENNIS Schlett. 



Stephanus lacteipennis Bchlett., ip. 119, $. 



9 . Frons rather finely and arcuately punctato-rugose ; vertex 

 arcuately rugose, occipvit gradually more irregularly. Posterior 

 margin of head simple. Basal flagellar joints normal. Neck 

 finely but distinctly trans-striate ; semiannular smooth and 

 shining, apically and laterally finely trans-striate. Mesonotum 

 rather coarsely transversely punctato-rugose. Scutellum with 

 larger section smooth, lateral lobes diffusely punctate. Meso- 

 pleuree smooth and shining, rugoso-punctate in front ; meta- 

 pleurge and median segment very coarsely cribrate punctate, 

 separated by an indistinct sulcus. Petiole finely trans-striate, 

 about as long as remainder of abdomen and distinctly shorter 

 than the hind coxte, trochanters, and femora together ; second 

 segment basally finely rugose, rest of abdomen dull. Terebra 

 slightly shorter than body, sheaths black, white-banded before 

 apex. Hind legs with coxee distinctly trans-striate ; femora 

 anteriorly shining smooth, posteriorly finely trans-striate and 

 rather dull, bidentate ; tibiae not longer than femora, compi^essed 

 to beyond middle. 



Black ; head, mandibles basally, and scape ferruginous ; a pale 

 streak from; cheeks along eyes; anterior legs chestnut-brown, 

 their joints pale marked. Wings milky white. 



Length 22 mm. 



Habitat : Borneo. Type in National Museum, Budapest. 



The peculiar milky-white wings and short tibiae are distinctive 

 of this species. 



12. LONGiooLLis Cam. 



Megiseleius longicollis Cam, (3), p. 32, § . 



$ . Frons coarsely and closely striate, obliquely above, trans- 

 versely below ; vertex and occiput closely obliquely striate, latter 



