HYMENOPTERA. 189 



liant metallic iridescence, partaking of shades of blue, green and 

 pm-ple. Abdomen black, having a blue iridescent pile. 



Hah. West Africa. 



26. Mygnimia herds. B.M. 



Pompilus heros, Guer. Voy. Abyss. Lefeb. vi. p. 35. 4. t. 7- f. 9 ? • 

 Hab. Senegal; Abyssinia; Gambia. 



26. Mygnimia ustulata. 



Hemipepsis ustulata, Dahlb, Hym. Europ. i. 123. 2. 



Hab. Mexico. 



Genus 13. PEPSIS. 



Sphex, pt., Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 198 (1793). 

 Pepsis, pt., Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 207 (1804). 

 Pompilus, Halid. Trans. Linn. Soc. xvii. 326. 



1. Pepsis elevata. B.M. 



Pepsis elevata, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 213. 30. 

 Pepsis Chiliensis, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 480. 1/ ? 

 Pepsis obscura, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 490. 35, var. S • 

 Pepsis floralis, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 490. 36 ? . 



Hab. South America ; Chili. 



2. Pepsis apicalis. 



Pepsis festiva, Fabr. Syst. Piez. 214. 31 ? 



Pepsis apicaUs, Gray, Cuv. An. King. Griff, p. 516. t. 76. f . 1 c? . 



Pepsis Thunbergi, Dahlb. Hym. Europ. i. 121. 9. 



Pepsis pulchella, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 491. 37. 



Hab. Brazil. 



3. Pepsis pretiosa. B.M, 



Pepsis grossa, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 214. 32(?? 

 Pepsis pretiosa, Dahlb. Hym. Europ. i. 121. 7- 

 Pepsis bicolor, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 488. 31 c? . 

 Pepsis grossa, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 487. 30 ? 



Hab. Brazil. 



The quotations of Fabricius and St. Fargeau are extremely 

 doubtful, since both authors give the locality India for the spe- 

 cies ; a mistake may have been made in the first instance, and 

 St. Fargeau may have adopted it. 



