Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
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first and second joints with scale-like hairs on under and upper side; eyes very 
large, round, naked; antennae about |rd of costa, bipectinate except last ninth 
part; pectination about four times shaft, gradually tapering towards apex, 
which is serrate; first joint of shaft with a dense tuft of hair; fore tibia with 
a somewhat curved, broad process, rounded at tip, nearly as long as tibia and 
towards the inner side fringed with long hairs; mid and hind tibiae with two 
terminal spurs which are short and pointed; femora and tibiae of all legs 
covered with very long hairs; tarsi of all legs on inner side with a large number 
of spines and further covered with scales. 
Fore wing rather long; costa nearly straight, except the apical part which 
is well rounded; apex somewhat rounded; termen obliquely rounded; inner 
margin straight ; 1 b well curved at base ; 2 from lower median at beyond f rd ; 
3 from well before lower angle; 4 from lower angle; 5 from middle of disco- 
cellulars which are erect; 6 from before ^rd of areole; 7 from just before end 
of areole; 8 and 9 from end of areole, stalked for over middle of 8 ; 10 from upper 
median at |-th, then anastomosing with stalk of 8, 9 a little beyond 7 to form 
the areole, which is narrow and as long as half length of vein 10 ; 11 from upper 
median at frd; 12 parallel to costa. Hind wing triangular; costa very much 
arched; termen obliquely rounded; inner margin rounded; apex and tornuS 
well rounded; 1 a and 1 b nearly straight; 2 from frd lower median; 3 from well 
before lower angle; 4 from lower angle; 5 from middle of discocellulars, which 
are erect ; a forked veinlet into the cell ; 6 and 7 from upper angle, stalked for 
less than half of 6 ; 8 free, remote and parallel to upper median, then to apex ; 
frenulum very long; abdomen with dorsal and lateral tufts of spreading 
hairs. 
I have no doubt that Melebaeas Dist. and Amy ops are the same, though 
there is one small difference ; vein 6 of fore wing namely does not come from the 
upper angle, but from the areole. This character varies, however, in species 
of other genera as well. Distant’s brief description is insufficient, but as I am 
sure of the correct identification of my specimens, as the very good figure 
enables one to be, I could very carefully compare this genus with the fairly full 
description given by Karsch. I do not think that this genus is directly related 
to Hoplitis, as one would think from Distant’s comparison, as Hoplitis has no 
areole, 4 spurs on the hind legs ; upturned and quite long palpi ; and the shape 
of the fore wing is very different. Only one species is found so far in South 
Africa, the other species (A. ingens Karsch) is from Togo. 
Amyops Gigas. 
(PL V, figs. 11-14; PI. VII, figs. 18, 19.) 
Hoplitis gigas Dist. A.M.N.H. 7. hi. p. 463 (1899). 
Melebaeas gigas Dist. Ins. Transv. iv. p. 93, PI. IV, fig. 6. 
I think the description was drawn up from a very poor, faded specimen; 
the colour description does not correspond with the figure in many ways. The 
plate, however, is very good. 
There is a possibility that Karsch’s A. ingens is the same as A. gigas ; they 
are, at any rate, very much like each other. 
I have this species from Barberton (Miss de Beer) ; and a fine <$ from 
S. Rhodesia (Umtali), 5. 1. T8 (Janse). 
