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André (Termes. Füzetek, XIX, p. 12) suggests that cordigera 

 Rad. and Sichel, may be a form of uraida. This, however, 

 can hardly be the case if the figure of that species as given 

 by the two authors just mentioned (Horse Soc. Ent. Ross. 

 1870, pi. VII, fig. 8) be correct ; cordigera is figured as 

 having the base of thorax narrowed and rounded ; in urania 

 it is broad and transverse. Smith's description is not good. 

 The first abdominal segment is more clearly separated from 

 the second than usual, forming a well marked disc at the 

 apex. It is probably, as André suggest's (Ann. Soc. Ent. de 

 France, LX VII, 31), spread all over Malaya and Eastern 

 Asia. Andre's statement 1. c. that M. sinensis Smith is a black- 

 headed form of urania is doubtless correct, 



Scoliidae. 



Triscolia procera 111. 

 Java. One example. 



Triscolia patricialis Burm. 



Java ? (Dr. Ploem leg.). 



This species is regarded by Saussure and Sichel (Cat. Spec. 

 Gen. Scolia, p. 16) and Bingham (Fauna of Brit. India, Hym. 

 I, 75), as a variety of 2\ procera. I am inclined to regard it 

 as a good and easily recognized species. Apart from the 

 differences in colouration — the absence of black on the pro- 

 thorax, the continuous band on the 3'''^ abdominal segment, 

 instead of 2 lateral spots, it difiers in other respects ; e. g., 

 the yellow spots on the prouotum and on base of abdomen 

 are densely covered with fulvous pubescence, the apex of the 

 P* abdominal segment is also fringed with fulvous hair ; the 

 thorax is much more densely covered with black hair ; the 



