472 MEMOIRS OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM 



LiRATA SUEGENS (Walker). 



Thoracantha surgens Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. London (3), I., 1862, p. 384, c?. 

 Lirata surgens Shipp, The Entom., XXVII., 1894, p. 188.— Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., 

 v., 1898, p. 367. 

 Brazil : Santarem. 



Genus KAPALA Cameron. 

 Kapala alta (Walker). 



Thontranfha a/ta Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc. London (3), 1., 1862, p. 383, 9.— Dalla 

 Torre, Cat. Hym., V., 1898, p. 365. 



Brazil. 



Kapala anchuea (Walker). 

 Thoracantha (nichurus Walker, List Chalc. Brit. Mus., I., 1846, p. 88.— Dalla Torre, 

 Cat. Hym., 1898, p. 365. 

 Brazil. 



Kapala furcata (Fabricius). 

 Eacharis furcafa Fabricius, Syst. Piez., 1804, p. 158, 9. — Latreille, Gen. Crust, et 

 Ins., III., 1807, p. 21. — Lamarck, Hist. nat. anim. s. vert., IV., 1817, p. 

 160.— Lamarck, opus clt., Ed. 2% IV., 1835, p. 370.— Walker, Monogr. 

 Chalc, II., 1839, p. 65. 

 EiLcharis flahellatm Fabricius, Syst. Piez., 1804, p. 158, d". 

 Thoracantha furcata Walker, The Entom., I., 1841 ; PI. 9, f. 2. 



Chirocerus furcatus Brulle, Hist. nat. Ins. Hym., IV., 1846, p. 571 ; T. 38, f. 5.— 

 Lucas, La Sagra's Hist, fis., etc., Cuba., VII., 1856, p. 762. — Desmarest, 

 Chenu. Encycl. hist. nat. Annelles, 1860, p. 161 ; fig. 141. 

 Schizaspidia furcata Walker, Notes on Chalc, Pt. 4, 1871, p. 66, f. 2.— Walker, The 



Entom., VI., 1872, p. 88, fig. 

 Kapaki furcata Cameron, Biol. Centr.-Am. Hym., I., 1884, p. 103; PL 5, f. 15. — 

 Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., V., 1898, p. 365. 

 Brazil : Chapada, in May and April ; Santarem. Six female and four male 

 specimens. 



When in Berlin in the winter of 1889-90, I saw specimens of this species bear- 

 ing IMS. names : Thoracaidha clcrafa Westw., T. .'<pinosa Illiger, etc. 



Kapala inexagens (Walker). 

 Thoracantha inc.ragcus Walker, Trans. Ent. Soc London (3), I., 1862, p. 381, 9.— 

 Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym., V., 1898, p. 365. 

 Brazil : Santarem (Bates) ; ( 'hapada, in May. One specimen. 

 I am inclined to think this species is only a variety of K. furcata Fabr. 



