Hymenoptera Orien talis. 109 



19. Sphex zanthoptera, Cam., hifra. 



Hab. Barrackpore, Mussourie Hills {Rothney). 



Sphex splendida, Fab. 



Rjtfa, abdoviine negro-cccnileo ; alls flavo-hyalinis, apicc 

 fwnatis, nervis nifo-testaceis. Long. 17 mm. 



Scape of antennae on lower side bearing short black, 

 bristly hairs ; the second joint curved inwardly on the inner 

 side ; the third thin, more than one-half longer than the 

 fourth. Head almost shining, sparsely covered with black 

 hairs ; the front and vertex closely punctured ; the face and 

 clypeus more shining, imperceptibly punctured ; the labrum 

 and clypeus fringed with short black hairs, the latter with 

 two short stumpy teeth on either side of the middle ; a thin 

 furrow runs down from the vertex to the ocelli ; the central 

 part of the vertex slightly raised, but not forming a distinct 

 field. Mandibles bearing long black hairs ; and some stout 

 furrows towards the middle tooth ; the apex is black. 

 Palpi reddish. Thorax shining, sparsely covered with short 

 black hair ; the pronotum strongly striolated ; the top 

 shining, impunctate, and with a wide and deep furrow in the 

 centre. Mesonotum with scutellum very shining, almost 

 glabrous, sparsely and minutely punctured. Median seg- 

 ment striolated, depressed in the centre and with a furrow 

 along the sides above; the apex rounded, semi-perpendicular, 

 and bearing long black hair ; the oblique furrow on pleura 

 is wide and deep, and is divided at the top by an oblique 

 raised projecting part. Abdomen shining ; sparsely punc- 

 tured ; pygidial area covered with long black hairs. Legs 

 longish ; the hinder row of spines on the hind tibiae black ; 

 the others reddish, and there is a tuft of black spiny hair on 

 the apex of the hinder femora. Tarsal spines thick and 

 stout ; metatarsal brush short, thick, reddish. There are 

 some stiff black hair on the hinder tarsi before the claws. 

 Second cubital cellule a little wider at the bottom than at 



