COLLECTED IN BOENEO, ETC. 89 



Div. 3. The anterior wings with three submarginal cells and one 

 recurrent nervure. 



5. Scolia patricialis, Burnt. Abh. Nat. Ges. Halle, i. 19. 

 Hab. Malacca. Sumatra. 



6. Scolia rubiginosa, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 241. 

 Hab. Malacca. Java. 



7. Scolia cincta, Smith. S. nigra; vertice flavo ; alisnigris; abdo- 

 mine fascia pubescente ferruginea. 



Black ; the head, from the insertion of the antennae to the hinder 

 margin of the vertex, yellow, glossy smooth. The thorax closely and 

 strongly punctured ; a smooth shining space in the middle of the disk, 

 the scutellum also shining, with a few large scattered punctures ; the 

 wings brown-black with a splendid violet iridescence, rather paler 

 towards their base with the nervures ferruginous ; the metathorax 

 truncated and slightly concave. Abdomen : closely but more finely 

 punctured than the thorax, with a shining nearly impunctate space in 

 the middle of each segment ; the posterior margin of the second 

 segment with a fringe of bright ferruginous pubescence, also a little 

 ferruginous pubescence at the tip of the apical segment. 



Female. Hab. Borneo (Sarawak). Length 13 lines. 



This species is most closely allied to S. patricialis, but has the sculpture 

 of the thorax very different and has no yellow markings on the 

 scutellum, base and third segment of the abdomen, which distinguishes 

 that species. 



8. Scolia procera, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 241. 

 Hab. Sarawak. Java. 



Nearly all the specimens of this fine species have been brought from 

 Java. I believe it has occurred in India, but Borneo is probably the 

 extent of its geographical range to the south. 



9. Scolia opalina, Smith. S. atra; alis nigris; metathoraoe abdo- 

 mineque opalino pulcherrime lavatis. 



Black, with splendid prismatic colours reflected in certain lights ; the 

 head smooth and shining, and with a few scattered punctures ; the 

 scape of the antennae smooth and shining, the flagellum opake. 

 Thorax : above shining, somewhat distantly but evenly punctured, a 

 smooth space on the disk of the mesothorax ; wings brown-black 

 with a splendid violet iridescence. The abdomen smooth and shining, 

 the sides and the two apical segments rather closely punctured, in the 

 middle of the three basal segments only a few fine scattered punctures; 

 beneath strongly but not very closely punctured. Female. Length 

 12 lines. 



The male resembles the female, but is, if possible, more beautiful in th^ 

 splendour of its metallic lustre. Length 9 lines. 



Hab. Sarawak. 

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