r255l Die Hymenoplc-ren^iiippc der Sphccinen. II. ^53 



lulvous hair; clvpeus almost truncatc at the apcx; vcrtex and front opaquc, closelv 

 aciculate. Thorax opaquc, closelv aciculate; a linc on thc top ol tlic proiiotum, thc 

 tubcrcles, a line at thc basc of the metanotum, an oblique one along the metapleurae, 

 and a spot on cither sidc of thc metanotum, silverv; the hair pale fulvous, long and 

 dense, espcciallv on the metanotum; thc furrow on the mesonotum shallow; scutellum 

 convex, without depression in thc centrc. Pctiolc a liitlc longer than the hind coxae; 

 silverv-pilosc, and covercd with long pale hair. Abdomen with a bluish tinge, sericeous, 

 the basc and apcx bearing fuscous hair; the sides at the basc of the flrst and second 

 Segments rufous; a tuft of golden hair on cither sidc of the apical scgmcnt. Coxae den- 

 selv covered with silverv pile, and with long pale fulvous hair; trochanters, femora, 

 and tibiae sericeous; calcaria, tibial spines, and brush at the base of the metatarsus, red- 

 dish. Second cubital ccUule nearly equal in width at the top and bottom; the third much 

 narrowcd at thc top, bcing there scarcely half the length of the Space bounded by the 

 second rccurrent and second transverse cubital nervures; first recurrent nervure rcceived 

 quite close to the second transverse cubital.« 



179. Sphex subtruncatus l^hlh. 



Sphex subtruncata Dhlb., Hynt. eur., 1, p. 2 5 et 437, 9 1845 



»9. Abdomen totum nigrum. Pollicaris atra obscura, alis sordide lutescentibus 

 apice late fumatis, cellula radiali subtruncata nisi potius obtusa, pedibus ruhs fusco- 

 spinosis basi apiccque nigris (scutcllo, postscutello et metanoto Sphecis fuliginosae). 

 Africa. — Corpus magnum. Pctiolus brevis. Africa.« 



180. Sphex Sundewalli Dhlb. 



Enodia Sundewallis Dh\h., Hym. eur., l, 43() 1846 



Pronoti pars postica convexa centro emarginata. Alae subhyalinae venis fuscis, 

 apice latc fumatae. Abdominis pars apicalis violacca marginibus scgmentorum apicali- 

 bus albidis, valvula anali ventrali rufo-picea. — Port Natal. 



181. Sphex T. 



Pepsis rPal. Bcauv., Ins. Afr. et Amer. i 17, Tab. 111, Fig. 5 . . . . i8o5- 1821 

 »Villosa, fusco-nigra: Pedibus rufis: Alis apice fusco-violaceis: Abdominis segmen- 



tis, Thoracisquc lineis duabus 7' efformantibus, griseo-albis. — Etats-Unis d'Amcnquc; 



Saint-Dominguc.« 



Obs. Elle sc tient dans Ics sables, oü cllc fait son nid. 



182. Sphex vestitus Smith. 



S/'Z/ex j'£'5//7c? Smith, Cat. Hvm. Brit. Mus., IV, 248, 9 i856 



;>Fcmalc. Length i3 lines. P^lack: thc face dcnscly clothcd with short golden 

 pubescence; the cheeks have a thin cincreous pile and also some scattered long pale 

 hairs; the vcrtex and face have a thinly scattered pale pubescence; the mandibles largc 

 and prominent, furnished with a stout tooth iiisidc and iVingcd bencath witii long pale 

 hairs. The thorax denselv clothcd abovc with golden pubescence, which is more or 

 less obliterated on thc scutellum, thc lattcr with a dccp central impressed line; the sides 



