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The colour of the ahdomen in the 9 like that of the Of. The ^ 

 minor and the cT do not differ to any noteworthy extent from those 

 of the type of the species. 



Durban. I have a Qj., received from the British Museum, bearing 

 a label in Smith's handwriting. 



Race traegaordhi, Santschi. 

 Goteborgs K. Vetens. Vitterh. Handl. XV, 2, p. 38, % $, 9, tf. 1914. 



Qj., 105 mm. Head black, thorax and abdomen brown, tibiae dark 

 brown, mandibles and scapes blackish, femora and tarsi pale brown, 

 the former becoming paler towards the base. Trochanters, coxae, 

 petiole and flagellum ochreous. Margins of the abdominal segments 

 translucent and testaceous; the paler spots on the 1st and 2nd seg- 

 ments very dark, diffuse and relatively larger than in the type of 

 the species. Pilosity rusty red, sparse on the thorax and abdomen, 

 slightly more abundant on the anterior third of the head. Tibiae 

 not setose below. Head subopaque, the occipital angles slightly 

 shining, the rest of the body shining. Sculpture as in the type of 

 the species. Head less convex-sided and less narrowed in front than 

 in the type, and less deeply concave behind, a trifle longer than wide. 

 Mandibles a little more strongly punctured. The scape extends be- 

 yond the hind margin of the head by about one-fourth of its length. 

 Thorax relatively longer and narrower than in the type, and less 

 convex above, L = 4 H. The angle between the two faces of the 

 epinotum, although considerably rounded, is more distinct than in 

 the type, and the dorsum is about twice as long as the declivity. 

 Scale higher than wide at the base, narrower than in the type, but 

 more convex in front. Abdomen longer than wide and narrower than 

 in the type. Tibiae slightly compressed. 



Q minor, 7*5-8 mm. Colour of the head, thorax and legs like that 

 of the Qj., but the head is a little darker. Abdomen pale brown, the 

 spots on the first 3 segments much lighter and larger than in the 

 Qj. of this race, or in the ^ minor of the type species. Moderately 

 shining all over. The sides of the head behind the eyes are longer 

 and less convex than in the type species. The scapes extend beyond 

 the hind margin of the head by nearly half their lenght. Otherwise 

 like the Q minor of the type. 



"9, 11-12 mm. Head as in the £5 media, more rectangular than 

 in the Qj., one-filth narrower in front, fairly shining. The eyes, 



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