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the costa to the apex of the latter ; the middle region of the radial 

 cellule largely, the first cubital cellule entirely, the base and apex of 

 the second, the apical cloud the larger and wider part in front, the 

 black cloud having an irregular apex, longest behind the base of the 

 third cellule, the cloud widest in front ; the first discoidal cellule 

 except for a large triangular cloud at the base, a small, less clearly 

 defined, cloud at the apex of the third, the base of the first posterior 

 cellule broadly, and of the second posterior more obscurely, yellowish- 

 hyaline ; the base of the stigma luteous, the rest of it and the nervures 

 black. Apical joint of the four hinder tarsi black. ? . 



Length 23 mm. ; terebra 40 mm. 



Cape Colony. Brak Kloof. 



Head and thorax smooth and shining, the face with a yellowish 

 hue, rugose, finely, closely striated on the sides below. Third 

 abscissa of radius longer than the basal two united ; the recurrent 

 nervure interstitial. Abdomen with the basal six segments closely 

 rugosely punctured ; the area on the second segment triangular, not 

 reaching to the middle of the segment, closely longitudinally striated 

 and surrounded by a less closely, more strongly, more obliquely 

 striated border ; there is a narrow, closely longitudinally striated 

 line down the centre of the third, fourth, and fifth segments ; there 

 is a large smooth spot on the basal half of the third segment ; the 

 transverse furrows on the others are smooth and shining on the 

 sides. 



This species, in its strongly punctured abdomen, more resembles 

 Iphiaulax than Bracon, but it wants the oblique and transverse 

 furrows of that genus. 



Bracon stellenboschensis, sp. nov. 



Luteous, the antennae, the ocellar region, the occiput broadly in 

 the centre, apex of mesonotum, middle of metanotum and the meso- 

 sternum black ; wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma fuscous. ? . 



Length slightly over 2 mm. ; terebra 1 mm. 



Hah. Cape Colony. Stellenbosch. 



Head and thorax smooth ; the centre of metanotum irregularly, 

 rather strongly, obliquely striated. The second, third, and fourth 

 abdominal segments aciculated ; metapleurse covered with long 

 white pubescence ; the suturiform articulation closely striated. 

 Palpi pale testaceous. Mandibles testaceous. Third abscissa of 

 radius as long as the basal two united. The second abdominal seg- 

 ment is obscurely, closely striated ; it has no central keel nor basal 

 area. Ventral surface pale yellow. 





