630 Annals of the South African Museum. 



clearly delimited. Tibiae feebly compressed, not setose below. Other- 

 wise like the Qj. type species. 



§ minor, 6*3 mm. Head a little paler than in the Qj., the blackish 

 bands on the abdomen more diffuse; the two faces of the epinotum 

 less clearly delimited. Otherwise like the Qj., excepting the usual 

 differences between the castes. 



Port Elizabeth, (Brauns); Kammagas, S. W. A. (Schultze). 



The above description is based on cotypes presented to me by 

 Dr. Brauns. Other specimens from Willowmore, (leg. Brauns), differ 

 slightly from the type of the race in being a little larger, and in 

 having the colour of the head and thorax paler and the darker ab- 

 dominal bands much paler, or brownish ochreous. 



(S.A.M., R.M., G.A. colls.). 



Race pictiventris, var. octomaculata, Forel. 

 Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. vol. 54, p. 442, §, 1910. 



"§, 6-11 mm. A little larger than the type of the race. The 

 brown colour of the abdomen darker. It is more extensive, although 

 still more distinctly defined, and in such a way as to reduce the 

 yellow colour to four rounded lateral spots on the first four segments 

 and to a fairly narrow posterior band on the first three segments. 

 The rest of the body is of a more reddish yellow and brighter. 

 Otherwise identical; tibiae not setose." 



Natal, 3,500 ft. (Wroughton). 



Some specimens from the Matroosberg, Hex River Mountains, 

 3,500-5,000 ft. (leg. R. W. E. Tucker) are intermediate between this 

 variety and the race, the colour of the head and thorax being brighter 

 than the type, the dark colour of the abdomen paler or more reddish 

 brown, and with the yellow markings narrower, especially on the 

 4th segment. 



(S.A.M., R.M., G.A. colls., Matroosberg form). 



Race thoracius, Fab., var. incommoda, Forel. 

 Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sc. Nat. vol. 50, p. 250, §. 1914. 



Qj., 14 mm. Head and scapes black, thorax ochreous below and 

 brownish red above, petiole and first two segments of abdomen 

 ochreous, the latter with diffuse transverse brown bands over their 

 apical halves, the rest of the abdomen blackish, all the segments 

 with translucent and testaceous apical margins. Flagellum and legs 

 reddish ochreous, the metatarsi almost brown. Head and thorax 



