136 MK. SMITU'S DESCRIPTIONS OF HTMENOPTEROUS INSECTS 



Gen. Anthophoba, Latr. 



1. Anthophora zonata, Linra. Syst. Nat. i. 955. 



Hab. Bachian ; Dory ; Celebes ; Am ; Borneo ; Ceylon ; India ; Java ; 

 Hong-Kong ; Shanghai ; Philippine Islands. 



2. Anthophora elegans. Smith, Proc. Ldnn. Soc, iii. 135. 

 Hab. Amboyna ; Key Island. 



Fam. PEOCTOTRUPID^, Steph. 



Gen. Epyris, Westw. 



1. Epyris krraticus. E. niger; capite thoraceque fortiter punctatis ; 

 tibiis tarsisque obscure ferrugineis j alis fuscis. 



Female. Length 2| lines. Black ; the head oblong, transverse behind, 

 with the lateral angles rounded, with scattered strong punctures ; the 

 eyes large, ovate, placed forwards at the sides of the head ; the antenna; 

 .fulvous beneath, 13-jointed. Thorax oblong, shining, and with strong 

 distant punctures ; the metathorax quadrate, truncate, and having three 

 longitudinal carinse not extending to the verge of the truncation, be- 

 tween the carinae roughly striated transversely, beyond which the 

 striation is much finer ; the wings fuscous ; the tibiae and tarsi ob- 

 scurely ferruginous. Abdomen very smooth and shining ; the apex 

 and also the ovipositor rufo-testaceous. 



Hab. Dory. 



This, I believe, is the first species of the genus which has been discovered 

 out of Europe. 



Fam. TEN^THEEDINID^, Leach. 



Gen. Crtptocampus, Ha/rtig. 



1. Cryptocampus nigripes. C. niger; pedibus ferrugineis; tibiis 



apice tai'sisque nigris ; alis fuscis basi hyalinis. 

 Female. Length 3 lines. Black and shining ; the anterior femora, tibiae, 



and base of the tarsi, and the intermediate femora and base of the 



tibiae, ferruginous ; the wings hyaline at their base and brown at their 



apex, with a violet iridescence. 

 Hab. Dory. 



Gen. Selandeta, Leach. 



1. Selandria Doryca. S. cacrulea; antennis pedibusque nigris; 

 alis fuscis iridescentibus. 



Female. Length 4 lines. Head, thorax, and abdomen blue ; the an- 

 tennae and legs black ; the wings dark brouTi, with purple or violet 

 iridescence ; the legs and antennae very pubescent. 



Hab. Bachian. 



