60 P. CAMERON, OX THE MAF.AY FOSSORIAl. 



fron) the eyes. Apex of clypeus broadly transverse, the sides 

 rounded. Pronotum large, as long as the head, slightly angled 

 in the middle behind. Calcaria and leg. spines black ; the long 

 spur of the hind tibiae reaches to the middle of metatarsus. 

 Radial cellule short ; the 2""^ and 3"' transverse cubital ner- 

 vures are roundly curved and converge greatly in front, almost 

 touching there ; the recurrent nervures are received shortly 

 beyond the middle ; the transverse median nervure is received 

 shortly behind the transverse basal. Accessory nervure in hind 

 wings almost interstitial. 



Sphegidae. 



Ampulex j avana sp. no v. 



Blue, the metanotum distinctly violaceous, the pleurœ green, 

 the fore legs black, tinged with violaceous, the hind femora 

 red to near the apex, their coxae dark violaceous, green on 

 the outerside ; their tibiae and tarsi dark violaceous, the hinder 

 femora blue, tinged with violet beliind. Antenna3, mandibles 

 and apex of clypeus black. Wings with 2 tranverse cubital 

 nervures, fuscous, tinged with violaceous, the stigma and 

 nervures black. <^. 



Length 20 mm. 



Tjibodas. Java. (R. Semon leg.). 



The 2"*^ (apical) transverse cubital nervure received close 

 to the apex of the radial cellule as in A. latifrons (cf. Kohl, 

 Ann. K. K. Hofmus, VIII, pi. XI, f. 14), the apical transverse 

 cubital nervure roundly curved outwardly below. Antennae 

 short ; the scape as long as the 3'"'^ joint ; the 2""' and 3''* 

 joint united are nearly as long as the following two united. 

 Head large ; shining, almost bare ; the front and vertex dis- 

 tinctly punctured, but not strongly or closely, the vertex 

 more closely than the front, except on the outer edge which 



