i2 EGYPTIAN AND 



50. Myztne punctifascia. Female. — Black, clothed with whitish 

 hairs. Head and prothorax thickly punctured. Abdomen thiulj 

 punctured, with five narrow yellow bands, of which the fore border is 

 notched on each side ; first and second bands dilated and including a 

 black dot on each side; under side with two rows of transversely 

 elongated yellow spots. Aculeus curved upward. Legs yellow ; 

 femora black ; fore femora yellow towards the tips ; tibiae black 

 beneath; tarsi with a brown band on the end of each joint and with 

 brown tips. Wings pellucid ; veins black. Fore wings with a black 

 stigma. Length of the body 5 lines. 



The red legs of M. nitida distinguish it from this species. 



Wady Genneh. 



Genus DISCOLIA, Sauss. 



De Saussure's monograph of the Scoliadte includes some new sub- 

 genera, and they are here recorded. 



Genus Liacos, Guer. Second discoidal areolet petiolated in the 

 second cubital areolet. 



Subgenus 1. Triliacos. Three entire cubital areolets. 



Subgenus 2. Diliacos. Two complete cubital areolets. 



Genus Scolia, Fahr. One recurrent vein. 



Subgenus 1. Triscolia, Three complete cubital areolets. 



Subgenus 2. Discolia. Two complete cubital areolets. 



Genus Elis, Fair. Two recurrent veins. 



Subgenus 1 . Trielis. Three complete cubital areolets. 



Subgenus 2. Dielis. Two complete cubital areolets. 



51. Discolia lateralis. Scolia lateralis, King, Symh. Fhys. pi. 

 .26, f. 3, 4. 



Akeek. Harkeko, 



Inhabits Cyprus. 



52. Discolia mauka. Scolia raaura, Fabr. Ent. Syst. ii. 233. 

 Wady Hebran. Mount Sinai. 



Inhabits South Europe and North Africa. 



53. Discolia Hottextotta, Sauss. Cat. Scol. 89. 

 Wady Genneh. 



Inhabits South Africa. 



