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as wide, forming with the mesonotum a convexity which is a little 

 higher behind than in front. Mesonotum a little wider than long, 

 as long as the metanotum, from which it is separated by a deep 

 suture. The metanotum, seen in profile, is angular, the stigmata 

 placed at the apex of the angle, the anterior plane a little longer 

 than the subvertical posterior plane. Meta-epinotal suture fairly deep. 

 Epinotum convex, the dorsum twice as wide as long. Scale sub- 

 ovate, rounded transversely above, as high as the petiole is long. 



9. 3*3 mm. (hitherto undescribed). Dark brown, the mandibles, 

 antennae and legs brownish ochreous, the femora somewhat darker 

 or yellowish brown. Head, thorax and petiole shining, the abdomen 

 moderately so, the legs and antennae subopaque. Clothed with a 

 very fine, decumbent greyish yellow pubescence, which is most 

 abundant on the abdomen, and rather scanty on the dorsum of the 

 thorax. Apical margins of the abdominal segments with a few long 

 brown hairs. 



Head and abdomen closely and microscopically punctured, the 

 vertex rather sparsely, the thorax almost impunctate above. Head 

 subquadrate, hardly narrowed in front, the posterior angles narrowly 

 rounded, the posterior margin shallowly concave in the middle. 

 Mesonotum and scutellum flat above; the former is as long as wide 

 between the tegulae, the scutellum a little less than half as long 

 as the mesonotum. The dorsum and declivity of the epinotum form 

 a single oblique plane when seen in profile. Scale of petiole wider 

 above than below, nearly as wide as high, the anterior face convex 

 transversely, inclined forwards. Deflated. 



Stamford Hill, Natal (Traegaordh) ; Durban, (Arnold, Bell-Marley). 



The examples in my collection had been erroneously determined 

 by Dr. Forel as P. Brunni Mayr, to which they bear a very strong 

 likeness, but from which they may be easily distinguished by their 

 larger size and by the very different structure of the thorax. (S.A.M., 

 R.M., G.A. colls. ; type of Q in m^ collection). 



P. (sub-gen. Anacantholepis) Deweti, Forel. 



Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. vol. 48, p. 423, & 9. 1904. 



^. 2-5-2-7 mm. Mandibles Smooth, shining, with a few large 

 punctures, armed with 5 or 6 unequal teeth. Clypeus subcarinate, 

 the anterior margin convex. Frontal carinae short. Eyes fairly large, 

 placed barely in front of the middle of the sides. Three distinct 

 ocelli. Head oval-rectangular, the posterior margin rounded at the 



