3 2 2 H - Friese, 240 



Striae going on to the front, which is rugosely punctured. Mesonotum shining ; closely, but not strongly punctured ; 

 the scutellum similarly punctured, more closely on the apical half. Central area of metanotum closely rugose; 

 the rest sparsely but distinctly punctured. Abdomen smooth and shining; the apical segments thickly covered 

 with long rufous hair. Pleurae rather strongly punctured, the punctures large and irregulär, intermixed with 

 fine Striae. The second abscissa of cubitus as long as the third; second transverse cubital nervure oblique and 

 straight in front, the rest roundly curved. In front it is slightly less than the space bounded by the recurrent 

 nervures. The hair on the hind tarsi is more rufous in tint than it is on the others. Tegulae large, piceous, 

 pale on the outer side. 

 Cape Town. 



Alphabetische Uebersicht der Arten von Lithurgus 1 ). 



1. Lithurgus aethiops Sm. 4. Lithurgus pullatus Vach. 



2. „ capensis Friese. 5. „ sparganotes Schlett. 



3. „ ovatus Cam. 5. „ ? spiniferus Cam. 



Idthurgus aethiops Sm. 



1853 Megachile aethiops Smith, ?, in: Catal. Hymen. Brit. Mus., Vol. I, p. 166. 



?. Black, head and thorax closely and strongly punctured, clypeus produced, its anterior margin waved, 

 mandibles very stout at their base and acute at their apex, not toothed; on the cheeks at the base of the 

 mandibles is a short obtuse spine. Thorax nearly naked, a little sooty black pubescence at the sides of the 

 metathorax ; wings very dark fuscous, palest at their apical margins and having a violet iridescence ; legs black, 

 the anterior and intermediate tibiae have a short, acute, stout spine at their apex, above which as well as the 

 claws are ferruginous. Abdomen short, very convex above, the pubescence black, very sparing above; closely 

 punctured and towards the apex having some larger punctures intermixed; the apical segment beneath smooth 

 and shining, the sides broadly grooved, the groove roughened and pubescent. L. 7 lines (= 15 mm). 



Afrika. 



Lithurgus capensis Friese. 

 1905 Lithurgus capensis Friese, <??, in: Zeitschr. f. syst. Hym., Bd. V, p. 18. 



?. Nigra, fulvo-hirta, ut L. chrysurus, sed minor; facie crasse rugulosa, nitida; mandibulis buccatis, subtus 

 dentatis; abdomine latiore, subtilius et densius ruguloso-punctato, segmentis 2. — 5. fulvo-fimbriatis, 6. longe rufo- 

 hirto; scopa flavida. 



$. Mandibulis apice 3-dentatis. 



?. Schwarz, wie L. chrysurus, aber kleiner; Gesicht gröber gerunzelt, glänzend; Höcker einfach, oben 

 nicht gerandet; Mandibelbasis auf der Fläche mit diversen Wülsten und Höckern, ein Höcker unten zahnartig 

 vorspringend. Abdomen viel breiter, feiner und dichter runzlig-punktiert (bei L. chrysurus einzeln und grob 

 punktiert) ; Segment 2 — 5 gelbbraun gefranst, 6 lang rot behaart ; Scopa heller, gelblich. Flügel wie bei chrysurus. 

 L. 10 — 11 mm, Br. 4 mm. 



ö* kaum von L. chrysurus 8 zu unterscheiden, nur viel kleiner; Mandibelspitze 3-zähnig, der mittlere 

 Zahn am längsten vorragend; Thorax und Abdomen etwas gröber skulpturiert. L. 10 mm, Br. 3 1 / 2 mm. 



1) Analytische Tabelle folgt später nach Eingang von größerem Vergleichsmaterial. 



