AHABIAX HYMENOPTEEA. S5 



121. Laura btzonata, Stilus bizonatiis, Spin, Ann. Soc, Ent. 

 Fr. vii. 4T3. 



Akeek, Harkeko, 



V22. Lahp.a NUBiLiPENKiS; Smith, Cat. Hym. iv. 347, 

 Wadv Hebrau, 



133. Larea thidexs. Crabro trideus, Fahr, Ent, Si/st. ii. Ji98. 

 Taj lira. 

 Inhabits South Europe and North Africa. 



124. Larra vespoides. Female. — Pioeous. Front of the head 

 pale luteous, with silvery tomentum. Abdomen yellow ; first 

 segment black ; second witli a narrow black basal band, which on 

 each side is dilated and connected with a narrow black band on the 

 hind border of the same segment ; third segment with a narrosv black 

 band on its hind border ; fourth, fifth and sixth segments with a narrow 

 red band on the hind border of each ; the fore borders of these five bands 

 are dentate in the middle ; tip piceons, with a spine on each side; under 

 side black, luteous and with blackish patches towards the tip. "Wings 

 cinereous ; veins piceous. Fore wings brown along the costa towards 

 the tips. Length of the body 14 lines. 



Rafla. 



125. Larra subapicalis. Female. — Black, with whitish hairs. 

 Orbits of the eyes, front and face yellow ; a black dot on each side of 

 the fore border of the front. Antennce red, piceous above towards 

 the tips; first joint yellow. Thorax very finely punctured; fore 

 border, tubercles, a band on the scutellum with a much excavated 

 fore border, and an interrupted band on the metathorax yellow. 

 Abdomen with five yellow bands ; first interrupted ; second, third and 

 fourth occasionally interrupted ; under side also with variable bands. 

 Legs yellow ; femora towards the base and coxae black. Wings 

 slightly cinereous ; veins tawny, piceous towards the tips. Fore wings 

 with a brown subapical patch. Length of the body Gi — 7 lines. 



Nearly allied to L. ruficornis. 



Wady Ferran. 



126. Larra latifascia. Female. — Black. Head with silvery 

 tomentum, yellow and more brihiantly silvery between the insertion 

 of the antennae and the mouth. Antennae yellow. Thorax bordered 

 with testaceous in front and on each side and more broadly on the 



