198 MUTILLIDJE. 



nearly occupies the entire segment ; thinly sprinkled with erect 

 black pubescence, that on the maculae is pale. 



Hab. Lake Nyassa. 



This species is allied to M. bilunata of Gerstaecker, but differs 

 from it in the form of the thorax, and also in the markings on 

 the abdomen. 



Asiatic Species. 



Div. I. Head and thorax ferruginous. (Sp. 26, 27.) 



26. Mutilla placida. 



Female. Length h\ lines. — Head, thorax, and legs ferruginous ; 

 abdomen black, with the first segment, the apical margin of the 

 second, and the third segment covered with golden-coloured pu- 

 bescence. The head small, narrower than the thorax, and rugose ; 

 [the antennae wanting]. Thorax narrowed from the middle ante- 

 riorly and posteriorly; the middle produced at the sides into a 

 tubercle or blunt tooth ; rugose above ; the legs with fulvous pu- 

 bescence. Abdomen longitudinally coarsely rugulose; the basal 

 segment small and campanulate. 



Hab. Bombay Presidency. 



27. Mutilla aurifex. 



Female. Length 6 lines. — Head and thorax ferruginous and coarsely 

 rugose, the latter oblong, slightly narrowed behind, and having on 

 each side, a little before the middle, a stout tooth ; legs black ; the 

 tibiae and tarsi with golden- coloured pubescence. Abdomen black, 

 with black pubescence ; the basal segment with a small triangular 

 spot of golden pubescence ; the second segment with a broad fascia 

 of golden pubescence, its hinder margin being emarginate on each 

 side ; the third and fourth segments covered with golden pubes- 

 cence, with a narrow longitudinal line . in the middle of black 

 pubescence ; beneath, the segments are fringed with golden pu- 

 bescence. 



Male. Length 7^ lines. — Coloured like the female, and the head 

 and thorax similarly sculptured ; the eyes emarginate. The meta- 

 thorax black and covered with golden pubescence, its posterior 

 lateral angles slightly produced and subacute ; wings dark fuscous 

 and subhyaline at their base ; the tegulae large and acute ; legs 

 black, the tibiae and tarsi with golden pubescence. Abdomen with 

 similar pubescence to that of {he female, but the spot on the basal 

 segment wanting. 



Hab. Bombay Presidency. 



