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The stigma is large ; the radius issues from shortly behind its 

 middle. Legs of moderate size; the fore claws bifid, the basal tooth 

 the shorter ; the other claws simple. Calcaria not reaching to the 

 middle of metatarsus. Malar space large. Eyes parallel, not con- 

 verging. A stout keel between the antennae. The $ has only 

 six abdominal segments ; the apical two are not toothed ; the last 

 is broadly rounded at the apex. It is more pilose than the $ . 



The relationship of this genus appears to be with Spinaria. That 

 genus has the abdomen differently formed, and with only five 

 segments, the spines, too, being much more conspicuous ; the head 

 is smaller, with the temples obliquely narrowed ; the antennae much 

 longer and thinner ; the eyes incised on the inner side ; the pro- 

 thorax is much more elongate and narrowed and often spined ; and 

 the abdominal segments longitudinally striated. Szepligeti (Termes 

 Fuz. xxiv. 45) describes a genus, Mesobracon, from the Congo, which 

 appears to be allied to Paraspinaria, but the apical abdominal seg- 

 ments are not spined. As this genus probably extends to Cape 

 Colony I give the full description of it as given by Szepligeti : Head 

 transverse, radial cellule long, not reaching to the apex of the 

 wing, abdomen closely granular-rugose. Seven segments visible, 

 the second with a cental area. At p. 45 I.e. it is stated that the 

 abdomen is not spined in the $ , the only sex described. 



Paeaspinaeia V-oenata, sp. nov. 



Black ; the apex of the first abdominal segment, the edges of the 

 area on the second segment, forming a V-shaped mark and a line 

 down the centre of the third, fourth, and fifth segments, brown ; 

 wings yellowish hyaline to the apex of the stigma, beyond that 

 fuscous, except for a small hyaline cloud on either side of the 

 second transverse cubital nervure, the base of the radial cellule 

 being yellowish hyaline ; the apical fourth of the hind wings 

 fuscous. Mandibles rufo-testaceous. $ and $ . 



Length 14 mm. ; terebra 5 mm. 



Cape Colony. Brak Kloof. 



Head smooth and shining, the face indistinctly keeled. An 

 oblique fovea or depression on the sides of the clypeus, its apex 

 with an indistinctly crenulated furrow, the edge sharply turned up. 

 Metanotum widely and deeply furrowed in the centre, its sides 

 oblique. First abdominal segment coarsely irregularly reticulated 

 in the centre ; the others closely rugosely punctured, the centre 

 irregularly reticulated. The area on the second segment reaches 

 to the apex of the segment and forms a triangle ; the transverse 



