68 HENRY SKINNER, EDITOR. 



sphegim:. 



A mmopliila varipes Cress 



One 9 » having the apical abdominal segment black instead of 

 red as in the type. The fifth dorsal abdominal segment is distended 

 by a pupa case, presumably that of a species of Stylopidse. 



A mmopliila stremia Cress. 



One 9, one % . The 9 is 17 mm. long, length of type 22 mm. 

 The three apical abdominal segments have a dull metallic greenish 

 lustre, in the type the same segments have a deep blue metallic 

 lustre. No other difference was noticed after a careful examina- 

 tion. The male is smaller by about 1 mm., differs only in the sexual 

 characters. First record of the male of this species. 



% mmopliila extremitata Cress. 



One £ , also the first record of male of this species, head and 

 thorax totally black, without any silvery pubescence, sculpture like 

 that of 9, second, third, and base of fourth abdominal segments 

 ochreous. 



\ mmopliila vulgaris Cress. 



Two 9 , two % , one of the males has a black stripe dorsally on 

 the pale segments, the specimen mentioned was collected July 28 

 (T. D. A. Cockerell). 



Psammophila luctuosa Cress. 



Ammophila luctuosa Sm., Brit. Mus. Cat. Hym., iv, 224, 9. 1856. 



Two 9 9 • 



Psammopliila cemeiitaria Sm. 



Ammophila cementaria Sm., Brit. Mus. Cat. Hym., iv, 223, 9> 1856. 

 Ammophila robusta Cress., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., iv, 461, 9 > 1865. 

 Ammophila communis Cress., id., 462, % , 1865. 



One 9 , three $ I . The 9 and S , July 29, Aug. 13, respectively 

 (T. D. A. and W. P. Cockerell). 



CHialybiou cseruleum L. 



One $. 



VESPOIDEA. 

 CEROPALID^]. 



Anoplius a^thiops Cress. 

 One 9- 



