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4. ataculations on tergites only lateral spots fuscipennis. 



Maculations on turgites consisting of fasciae 5. 



5. Fasciae limited to first and second tergites 6. 



Fasciae present on tergites 2-5 pulcherrima. 



6. Large, length 35 mm. or more ; ventral and dorsal areas of clypeus separated 



by a well-defined transverse ridge magniflca. 



Smaller, length 25 mm. ; ventral and dorsal areas of clypeus ill defined ; 

 transverse ridge almost lacking adonis. 



EDITHA MAGNIFICA (Perty) 

 Figures 25, 26, 75 



Monedula ina'jnifica VEmr, Delectus Animal, Art. 144, pi. 28. fig. 3, 1834.— 

 Handlirsch, Sitz. Akad. Wissensch. Wien, Math.-Nat. CI., vol. 99, 1890, 

 p. 122.— Dai.la Torbh, Cat. Hyin., vol. 8. 1897, p. 498. 



This handsome wasp, measuring from 35 to 45 mm. in length, is 

 the largest species known among the bembicids. Its color is intense 

 velvety black, with yellow markings on the head, broad yellow fasciae 

 on first and second tergites, and yellow lateral spots on the second 

 sternite. The temples in this species are very broad and yellow in 

 color. 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Brazil: Chapada (March). 



EDITHA ADONIS (Handlirsch) 



Monedula adonis Handliksch. Sitz. Akad. Wis-sensch. Wien, Math.-Nat. CI., vol. 



99, 1890, p. 130 ; vol. 104. 1895, p. 969.— Daixa Toere, Cat. Hym., vol. 8, 1897, 



p. 496. 

 Monedula stridulans Strand, Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geoi. and Biol., p. 147. 



A careful study of Strand's description of M. str'idulmis and a 

 comparison of this description with Handlirsch's description of M. 

 adonis convinces me that the two descriptions deal with one and the 

 same species. In color this species so closely resembles magnifica that 

 it appears to be only a smaller form of that species. The male of 

 this species, however, differs from the male of magniflca in having the 

 sixth sternite provided with a row of spines closely applied to the 

 ventral surface of the sternite. The female is distinguished from the 

 female of magnifca by its smaller size and by the lack of a transverse 

 ridge .separating the dorsal and ventral areas of the clypeus. 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Brazil: Chapada (March). 



Paraguay: A.suncion, Villa Morra (January 7, 1906, J. D. Auisits, Det. Strand). 



Handlir.sch reports this species also from Ipanema. Brazil. 



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