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gênera recognized by Bischoff, the species appears to agrée best 

 with Ctenotilla, of which we hâve, however, seen no known species. 

 It is possible that it may be necessary eventually to place it in a distinct 

 genus. 



Dasylabris somalica (Fox). 



Mutilla somalica Fox, 1896, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 

 548, fig. 1 (on p. 549) ($). 



We hâve examined the female type from Finik, Somaliland (A. 

 Donaldson Smith) at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 

 The species is closely allied to Dasylabris porphyrea (Gerstaecker) 

 of which it is perhaps only a variety. As shownin Fox' figure, the se- 

 cond tergite is covered with bright golden tomentum except for a 

 design of narrow, black lines. Compared with the description of 

 porphyrea, in somalica the very broad, apical, transverse, golden 

 fascia of the second tergite is not continuous,but broadly interrupted 

 in the middle; in addition this golden fascia is prolonged anteriorly 

 on the sides to form elongate, triangular spots broadly separated from 

 the very large, elongate, médian golden spot of the base. 



Dasylabris foxi, new name. 



Mutilla leda Fox, 1896, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 547 

 ($) (not Mutilla leda Blake, 1872, Trans. American Ent. Soc, 

 IV, p. 72). 



The female type from near Gelani, Somaliland (A. Donaldson 

 Smith), at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, differs 

 from ail other Dasylabris we hâve seen in the absence of a pygidial 

 area limited by latéral carinae. The last sternite is smooth and shiny 

 over the greater part of its middle surface. 



Bischoff, who has not seen this species, suggests that it might 

 belong in the deckeni -group and perhaps be related to D. neavei 

 Bischoff. It reminds us, however, much more of the group of D. 

 quinquenotata André. Front and vertex with two broad, latéral bands 

 of silvery white tomentum which run close to the inner orbits and 

 are distinctly, though narrowly separated on the occiput; they 



