NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXVI. 1919. 79 



below subcostal and above median neivures, the former expanding into a spot in 

 middle of cell ; discoidal bar black defined by fiery red, strongly on inner side ; 

 a fiery red fascia beyond the cell below the costa and a fiery red streak above 

 inner margin ; the termen and cilia black-brown. Hind\\'ing hyaline, the veins 

 and margin narrowly black. Underside of forewing with the costal area, the 

 veins to beyond the cell, and inner margin fiery red ; hindwing with the costa 

 and veins limiting the cell fiery red. 



N. W. Rhodesia, Mwengwa (Dollman) 1 $ type, Kashitu 1 $ in Coll. DoUman. 

 Exp. 40 mill. 



(2) * Megalosphecia gigantipes. 



Megalosphecia gigantipes Le Cerf, Oberth. £t. Lep. Comp. xii. i. pi. 381. f. 3192 (1916) ; id. Lc. 



xW. p. 360. 

 Megalosphecia gigantipes var. obscura Le Cerf, Oberth. St. Lip. Comp. xii. 1. pi. 381, £. 3191 (1916) ; 



id. l.c. xiv. p. 361. 



Cameroons. 



Gen. Toleria. 



Type. 

 Toleria Wit., xxxi. 19 (1864) abiaeformU 



(1) Toleria sinensis. 



t Sphecia sinensis W\k., xxxi i (1864). 

 Hong Kong. 



(2) Toleria abiaeformis. 



t Toleria aliaeformis Wlk., sxxi. 20 (1864) . 

 N. China. 



Gen. Dasysphecia nov. 

 Type, D. bombiformie. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of 

 head and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd rather long, acuminate and 

 slightly hairy ; frons with rounded prominence ; eyes smooth eUiptical ; antennae 

 of female almost simple, dilated towards extremity, and ending in a tuft of hair ; 

 build stout ; thorax and abdomen clothed with long rough hair, the latter short ; 

 tibiae dotted with long hair, the tarsi with slight tufts of hair at the joints. Fore- 

 wing narrow towards base, expanding towards extremity, the apex rounded ; 

 vein 2from well before angle of cell ; 3 from just before angle ; 5, 6 well separated; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9, 10, 11 from cell. Hind-«ing with vein 2 from 

 well before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 moderately stalked , 4 absent ; 6 from below 

 upper angle of cell ; 7 from angle ; 8 concealed in a fold. 



Dasysphecia bombiformis. 



t Sphecia bombiformis Roths., Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 45 (1911) and xix. pi. iv. f. 30. 

 Assam, Khasis. 



Gen. Aegerosphecia. 



Type. 

 Aegerosphecia Le Cerf, Oberth. St. Lip. Comp. xiv. p. 363 (1917) .... caUiptera 



(1) Aegerosphecia romanovi. 

 t Sphecia romanovi Leech, P.Z.S. 1888. p. 591. pi. 30. f. 1 ; Bartel, Seitz, Gr. Schm. pal. ii, 

 pi. 51. a ; Mats, Thoiuand Ins, Jap, Suppl, L pL 34, i, 1. 

 Japan. 



