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Materiaf examined: Kabul, Aliabad, 1800 m, University Park netted: 20-21. 4. 1974 (No.

47) 3?; 28.4. 1974 (No. 54) 1 9; 4.5.1974 (No. 75) 2 o"; 1-2.6.1974 (No. 143) 17 d*, 10 ? (Gen.prep.); 13. 6.1974 (No. 148) 3 cf. - Kabul, Aliabad, 1800, netted along a gutter from outskirts of city, 13.6.1974 (No. 149) Id*. - Herat, 6 >km SW from city centre, 980 m, netted in a vineyard and flower-garden, 20.5.1974 (No.

112) Id*, 1 ?. - Herat, Hari Rud river, about 15 km from city centre and about 200 m from Hari Rud river, netted In a willows with high grass and Trifolium sp. 21,5. 1974 (No. 120) 2 cf (Gen.prep). - Herat, 1000 m, netted in a city park, 21.5.1974 (No. 121) Id*. - Prov. Paktya: 22 km SE from Gardez, 2450-2500 m, from ethylene-glycol soil traps, 14.5-15.6.1974 (No.

155)1 d*, 2 9 (Gen.prep.). - Kabul, Darulaman, 1820 m, netted on grass and flower-beds in Palace park, 18. 6.1974 (No.

159) 11 d", 12 %) in addition 60 cf and 26 ? preserved in alcohol). The specimens from Afghanistan well correspond with those from Mongolia, the only difference deserving attention is that the metatarsus of hind leg not swollen, i.e. similarly constructed as the other joints, and the colour of the other tarsal joints agree with that of metatarsus. It was striking to note that the male specimens from Herat (Nos.

120,121) have light brown (and not yellow) tarsal joints and tibiae of front legs. In spite of these deviations the genital apparatus Is identical with that of mongolica. Apparently the species is just as common In Afghanistan as is in Mongolia. 4. Trixoscelis discolor sp.n. Female. - Head yellow, but orbital plates, a triangle around ocellar triangle, vertex and occiput (excepting its lowermost part) heavily greyish pruinose, frons, face, genae and lowermost part of occiput yellow, very slightly whitish pruinose. Head as long as high (10.5:10,5), ratio of height and width as 10.5:15, Eye somewhat transverse, elongate elliptical in shape. Width of gena one-sixth of height of head (9:1.5). Margins of frons parallel, as long as wide. Antenna vivid yellow, antennái joint 3, excepting basal part velvety black. Arista dark brown, its thickened basal part yellow; covered with dense, adpressed microscopic pubescence. Basic colour of thorax and scutellum black, but entire surface covered by a silvery grey pruinosity, perhaps only lateral margins of mesonotum and margin of scutellum yellowish pollinose. Below notopleural suture a fading longitudinal stripe present, also pollinose. Coxae, especially front pair whitish yellow, legs yellow but front femora, excepting basal onefourth and knee, and all tarsal joints black. Femora velvety black, anteriorad finely greyish pruinose. Ultimate (5th) tarsal joints somewhat lighter in colour. Wing brownish transparent, without any darker pattern or shading. Ratio of m3:m4=l:l

. 5, t^-tp: :tp=2:l. Haltère white, stalke short, knob large. Basic colour of abdomen black, but whole surface covered by silvery grey pruinosity. Tergites 4-6 on either side of medial line with one brown spot, same on tergites 1+2 and 3 perceptible only under suitable light conditions, outlines vague. Body length 2.8 mm, alar length 2.5 mm. Male unknown. Holotypus, ? "Afghanistan, PTOV. Herat, 21.5.1974" "Hari Rud 15 km SE from Herat, 950 m" "No. 120, L.PAPP". The new species comes close to T. nigritarsis Soós, 1977, but it differs from the latter mainly in the colour of the leg, proportion of wing veins and the width of genae. 5. Mycetaulus confusus sp.n. Since we have good and detailed descriptions of the known three Palaearctic My ce ta ulu s species (bipun ctatu

s (Fallén, 1823), hispanicus Duda, 1927 and a s i a t i c u s Gregor, 1971) the identification of the specimens from Afghanistan appeared an easy task. The specimens on hand cannot be identified with bipunctatus since among other features the crossveins in our case are immaculate. On the other hand, the Afghan specimens bear characteristics found on the other two species. Accordingly, they are unidentifiable as either hispanicus or asiaticus. Nevertheless, it comes closest to hi span! eus

, although the only known locality for the latter species is Spain; thus the Afghan specimens are much farther away from hispanicus than from asiaticus (Hindukush). This is why I think it is better to describe the species as new rather than identifying it with one of the latter two species. The available 40 specimens gave me ample opportunity to study them in detail and to draw attention to certain differences extant. I wish to stress that I deem it