JULY, 1906. 
PARASITIC HYMENOPTEBA FROM CAPE COLONY. 
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Eyes large, bare. Cheeks large, nearly smooth. Thorax bino- 
dose, the posterior node the longer. Pronotum with a very deep 
transverse impression just in front of the middle; shagreened. 
Mesonotum distinct, but very small, scarcely one-fourth the width 
of the pronotum. and about as long as wide, narrowed behind. 
Tegulae present, rufous. Wings as long as the mesonotum, 
whitish and without apparent venation. Scutellum convex, about 
one-half as long and narrower than the mesonotum. Posterior 
thoracic lobe consisting of the mesopleurae and the metathorax, 
distinctly separated by a suture which extends obliquely along the 
side of the entire node. The metathorax is very coarsely 
transversely strigose, opaque, the metapleurae and under 
side of the lobe more irregularly strigose. Abdomen ovate, 
pointed, consisting of seven distinct dorsal segments ; the first 
segment rather strongly petioliform ; surface shining, not hairy. 
Legs long, rufous or brownish, the anterior trochanters three- 
fourths as long as their femora, with a long narrow basal stalk 
which is longer than the swollen apical portion. First and fourth 
tarsal joints nearly equal, the second and third together one-half 
as long, equal. Chelar claw straight, strongly bent at the tip. 
The chela with the usual squamules rather sparsely placed. 
Middle femora thick, more strongly so on basal one-half. Pos- 
terior pair slender, swollen on basal half. Tibiae and tarsi 
slender. 
One female from Algoa Bay, Capland, Dr. Brauns. 
I take great pleasure in dedicating this remarkable species to 
my friend and colleague. Dr. Hans Brauns of Willomore, through 
whose zeal and kindness I have been enabled to study the present 
interesting collection. 
FAMILY SCELIONIDJE. 
SCELIO PUIvCHRIPENNIS Sp. nOV. 
Female. Length 3.5-4 mm. Black, rugose, whitish, hairy ; tarsi 
brownish ; wings fuscous, spotted with white. Head flattened, 
seen from above a little over two times as wide as thick ; the 
surface reticulate rugose, tending to form irregular oblique stride 
about the base of the antennae. Antennae 11-jointed, the flagellum 
one and one-half times the length of the scape ; pedicel as long as 
the first two flagellar joints ; second and third submoniliform, 
equal, each two-thirds as long as the first ; club 7-jointed, the 
joints of nearly equal length, somewhat over twice as wide as 
