1 



108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE IfATIONAL MUSEUM vol. To 



and white, conspicuous on head and propodeum, less so on the side 

 of the thorax. The variation in maculations is not great. The black 

 on the base of the clypeus is always more extensive on the female 

 than on the male, and on some females it is more extensive than on 

 others. On most of the males the anterior orbits are represented 

 only by a pair of spots in line with those below the anterior ocellus, 

 but on others they are more or less well developed. On some males 

 the scape is yellow below. The maculations on the males from 

 Deesa vary from pale yellow to pale creamy white and the fasciae on 

 the tergites show both shades of color. The males from Burma, 

 however, do not show this variation. On the females this variation 

 is much less evident. On two of the males from Deesa the process on 

 the second sternite is much better developed than on the type; in fact, 

 it presents a large well-developed tubercle. On these two specimens 

 and on one other the second sternite is marked by a well-developed 

 posterior yellow fascia. On one female the fifth tergite bears a 

 continuous fascia and on two the fascia on the first tergite is 

 interrupted. 



Length 15 mm. Described from 9 males and 13 females, of which 

 4 males and 9 females, including the type and allotype, are from 

 Deesa, India; 5 males and 3 females from Tavoy, Burma; and 1 

 female from Sikhim. This last and those from Tavoy were collected 

 by Bingham. 

 ' Type.— C2it. No. 40842, U.S.N.M. 



BEMBIX MISERABILIS, new species 



Figures 138-140 



Type (male). — Black: labrum; mandibles, except tips; clypeus; 

 scape below; broken line on middle of frons; broad anterior orbits 

 shortened above; posterior orbits; posterior border of pronotum 

 connected with spot on side; tubercles in part; short, narrow line 

 on scutum above base of wing; fascia on posterior border of scutel- 

 lum; fascia on metanotum; curved fascia or dorsum of propodeum 

 extended on its posterior surface ; lateral angles and small spot on side 

 of propodeum; three spots on mesopleura; broad continuous fasciae 

 on all tergites, the first much narrowed medially, the others biemar- 

 ginate on anterior border, the posterior ones only slightly so ; lateral 

 spots joined by apical lines on sternites 2-6; medial spot on sternites 

 2-4; legs, with exception of black spot on coxae and trochanters and 

 black line on posterior surface of anterior femora; yellow. 



The flagellum is broadened apically and the last five segments are 

 roundly spinose on posterior border (fig. 140), and are excavated 

 below. The intermediate femora are distinctly dentate. The sec- 

 ond sternite bears a small, median, compressed process and the sixth 

 a small, pointed i:)rocess. The seventh sternite, which is relatively 



