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the tarsi blackish ; wings hyaline, the stigma fuscous, the nervures black, 
the recurrent nervure largely bullated, received one-fourth of the length 
of the transverse cubital nervure beyond the latter. Flagellum of antennae 
fuscous, a broad obscure yellow band beyond the middle, the scape for the 
greater part yellow. Metanotum regularly areolated, the areola four times 
longer than wide, the base narrowed gradually to a sharp point, the apex 
transverse ; the puncturation is much stronger than it is on the mesonotum ; 
the posterior median area is transversely striated. The striation on the 
second abdominal segment is weak. Male. 
Length, 6 mm. 
Pretoria. October. 
This species is clearly con-generic with P. flavo-orbitalis, from which 
it may be known by the paler, more yellowish colour of the body, by the 
yellowish head and prothorax, and by the second abdominal segment 
being entirely black above, it being also less strongly striated. 
Androna latimaculata, sp. n. 
Rufo-testaceous ; the head pale yellow, the scape of antennae pale 
yellow, the flagellum black, fuscous below on the basal half, the stemmatum 
black, the mark continued on to the vertex, it becoming gradually narrowed 
behind, mesosternum, a large mark of equal width, three times longer 
than wide, on the basal three-fourths of the metanotum, the basal fourth 
of the first abdominal segment, the basal half of the second and the greater 
part of the following segments above, black ; the legs paler coloured ; 
tarsi fuscous. Male. 
Length, 5 mm. 
Pretoria. March. 
Androna fuscicornis, sp. n. 
Rufo-testaceous ; without yellow, except on the mandibles, which are 
pale yellow with black teeth ; the stemmaticum, the mark rounded behind, 
a mark of equal width and two-and-a-half times longer than wide, its 
apex transverse on the basal two-thirds of metanotum, the basal fourth 
of the first abdominal segment, a narrow line, widened at the base, on the 
basal two-thirds of the second, and wide marks on the base of the following 
segments, the apical two larger than on' the others, black ; and the basal 
ventral segment is narrowly black at the base ; antennal scape pale 
testaceous, the flagellum fuscous, darker at the base. Wings hyaline, the 
stigma and nervures fuscous, the former paler in front. The apex of the 
areola and the posterior median area transversely striated. Pleural smooth. 
Legs paler coloured than the body ; a line near base of the hind tibiae 
and a wider one on the apex, the base and apex of the hind tibiae and 
the hind tarsi fuscous. Wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures fuscous. 
Abdomen almost twice the length of the thorax, the ovipositor two-thirds 
of its length. Female. 
Pretoria. February. 
The centre of the face and of the clypeus tinged with rufous, as well 
as the middle of the front ; the former two are covered with short white 
pubescence. Metanotum closely and rather strongly transversely striated . 
