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middle of the hiud border, a large S2:»ot near each tegula, two spots on 

 the scutellum, a narrow abbreviated posterior band, a large spot on 

 each side of the metathorax, six abdominal bands, six ventral bands, 

 a spot before and a patch behind each side of the first abdominal 

 band ; first ventral baud notched in the middle of its hind border ; 

 third, fourth, fifth and sixth ventral bauds very widely interrupted. 

 First joint of the antennaj pale yellow beneath. Legs pale yellow ; 

 femora above at the base and trochanters black. Wiugs blackish ; 

 veins black, tawny at the base. Length of the body 4i lines. 



Dableck. 



187. Odyneeus DisjuNCTUs. Female. — Black, thickly and 

 minutely punctured ; markings yellow. A broad streak behind each 

 eye, another in the notch of each eye, a triangular spot in connection 

 with the face, a broad band on the fore part of the thorax deeply 

 excavated on its hind side, a spot near each tegula, an abbreviated 

 band on the scutellum, a narrower posterior abbreviated band, a large 

 spot on each side of the metathorax, three abdominal bands, one 

 ventral band ; first abdominal band broad, excavated in the middle of 

 the fore border ; second and ventral band broader on each side. First 

 joint of the anteunse yellow, with a black streak above at the tip. 

 Legs yellow ; femora at the base, trochanters and coxce black. Wings 

 blackish ; veins black. Length of the body 4 lines. 



Cairo. 



188. Odyneeus alienus. Male. — Black, thickly and minutely 

 punctured ; markings yellowish white. A slender streak in the notch 

 of each eye, face, uarrrow bands on the hind borders of the abdominal 

 and ventral segments from the first to the fourth. First joint of the 

 antennse yellow beneath. Legs tawny ; hind femora above and coxse 

 black. Wings cinereous ; veins black, tawny at the base. Fore 

 ■wings blackish along the costa. Length of the body 3 lines. 



Allied to 0. minutus ; thorax wholly black in front. 



Wady Genneh. 



Fam. VESPiD^, Steph. 



Genus BELENOGASTER, Sauss. 



180. Belenogaster junceus. Yespa juncea, Fair, Ent, Syst. ii. 

 277. 



Cairo. 



Inhabits West Africa. 



