104 z - BOUCEK 



swollen ridge; hind coxa with smooth streaks; apex of hind tibia produced into 



long spine (Text-fig. 164); 8-11 mm ..... holubi sp. n. (p. 136) 



- Dorsellum rugulose at base, its margin finely carinate; scutellum posteriorly and 



mesoscutum laterally yellow; in $ ovipositor reaching at most to base of fifth 

 tergite (Text-fig. 166), first tergite punctured dorsally, simple; hind coxa with 

 streaks of transverse rugae; apex of hind tibia not spine-like but with distinct 

 spur (Text-fig. 165); 3-0-4-5 mm ..... namibica sp. n. (p. 138) 



17 Mesoscutum in anterior third with conspicuous cross-carina; basal tooth of hind 



femur not much shorter than the second (Text-fig. 161); pronotum transversely 

 depressed in middle; wings blackish with violaceous tint; body red and black; 

 ovipositor reaching base of fifth tergite (Text-fig. 160) . . . . . 18 



- Mesoscutum without cross-carina; basal tooth of hind femur notably shorter than 



the second ; in other respects partly different from alternate . . . . 19 



18 Thoracic dorsum red, gaster and legs black fuelleborniana Enderlein (p. 134) 



- Thorax dorsally mainly black, gaster and hind legs reddish . reversa sp. n. (p. 135) 



19 Dorsellum rounded-subconical, not bidentate; in § propodeum without median 



carina and plicae but with distinct convexity medio-basally ; sheaths of ovipositor 

 subhorizontal, never reaching beyond middle of first tergite .... 20 



- Dorsellum posteriorly more or less bidentate, teeth distinct though sometimes blunt; 



propodeum in $ otherwise . . . . . . . . . .21 



20 North African; head longer (Text-fig. 158), face about as broad as length of eye; in 



(J orange-yellow bands on gaster narrowed in middle . . miniata Klug (p. 132) 



- South African; head relatively shorter (Text-fig. 157), face distinctly broader than 



length of eye ; in g orange colour on gaster separated into sublateral spots 



incarnata Westwood (p. 133) 



21 North African (Palaearctic) ; hind femur moderately swollen (Text-fig. 176); apical 



spine of hind tibia shorter than breadth of tibia, latter without carina at base; 

 ovipositor longer, reaching at least to hind margin of first tergite ... 22 



- From Ethiopian region ; hind femur unusually swollen at base (Text-figs 147-149, 156), 



if less so, then premarginal carina on pronotum missing; breadth of hind tibia 

 inferior to length of apical spine, base of tibia usually with a keel separating 

 outer and dorsal side; ovipositor always shorter, at most reaching base of fifth 

 tergite ; body very short .......... 23 



22 Flagellar segments 2-4 in $ distinctly elongate, in £ sometimes only as long as 



broad; face long, clypeus strongly produced (Text-fig. 1) ; in $ ovipositor reaching 

 at most to base of first tergite; in £ second gastral band usually narrower than the 

 third .......... gigas Fabricius (p. 149) 



- Basal flagellar segments in § subquadrate, in $ subtransverse ; face short, relatively 



more coarsely rugulose than in alternate, clypeus hardly produced (Text-fig. 185) ; 

 ovipositor usually fully reaching thorax; in $ second and third yellow bands on 

 gaster subequal in extent ...... intermedia Illiger (p. 153) 



23 Premarginal carina on pronotum not developed ; dorsal edge of hind coxa anteriorly 



not carinate, not punctured (Text-fig. 147) ; thoracic dorsum usually without pale 

 markings, wings blackish; ovipositor reaching base of fifth tergite, also fourth 

 tergite in £ with ovipositorial furrow (Text-fig. 148) . . parvula sp. n. (p. 125) 



- Premarginal carina distinct ; dorsal edge of hind coxa carinate throughout at inner 



side, usually punctured ; thorax often with pale markings, wings often otherwise ; 

 fourth tergite in ^ without ovipositorial furrow but usually with fine median 

 groove, ovipositor often shorter ......... 24 



24 In $ fifth tergite with ovipositorial furrow shortened (Text-fig. 149), in anterior 



subhorizontal quarter or third replaced by fine groove; genae and antennae 

 relatively short, flagellar segments 2-4 not or hardly longer than broad; in <J 

 gastral carapace with three pairs of oblique pale yellow spots, anterior pair 

 narrowly, second pair broadly separated schlettereri Schulthess-Schindler (p. 131) 



