sconA. 75 



159. Scolia opalina, Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. 1858, p. 89, 2 S ; Sauss. 



eS- Sich. Cat. Scol. p. 42 ; Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. (4) v, 

 1892, p. 100. 

 Scolia unimaculata, Kirby, Traiis. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 446, 5 • 



2 . Strongly punctured and sparsely pubescent ; clypeus oval, 

 its posterior margin tuberculate in the middle just below the base 

 of the antennoe, anterior bent downwards and arclied ; the face in 

 front, the vertex, the middle of the mesonotum, a central space 

 above on the basal three segments of the abdomen, and a space 

 along the middle of the \\hole of the ventral segments with 

 distinct but sparse and scattered punctures ; the pro- and meta- 

 notum, the sides of the thorax and of the abdomen more closely 

 punctured. Black, with splendid prismatic purple and green 

 colours reflected in certain lights ; wings dark fuscous brown, 

 with a brilliant green effulgence, the cell enclosed by the recurrent 

 nervure flavo-hyaline. 



Bab. Sikhim ; Tenasserim ; Borneo. $ . Length 40-45 ; exj}. 

 80-87 mm. J . Length 19 ; exj). 46 mm. 



160. Scolia tyrianthina, Kirbi/, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 446, pi. xv, 



tig-. 2,$. 



2 • Head and thorax coarsely and somewhat closely punctured ; 

 abdomen more sparsely and finely punctured ; the vertex above 

 the ocelli, the disc of the mesonotum, and the median portion of 

 the 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments smooth, or with only a few 

 scattered punctures ; the punctures on the basal segment of the 

 abdomen anteriorly coarse like those on the thorax ; two parallel 

 abbreviated lateral furrows on the disc of the mesonotum. 

 Intense black, ^vith short black pubescence on the back of the 

 head, sides of the thorax and of the abdomen, the last with a 

 brilliant purple effulgence in certain lights ; wings very dark 

 fuscous, with a magnificent purple and violet effulgence. 



Hab. Andaman Islands ; Tenasserim. $ . Length 21 • exp. 38 mm. 



161. Scolia procer, Illig. Mag., his. i, p. 196, § S- 



Scolia procera, Leptl. Hym. iii, p. 519 ; Smith, Cat. iii, p. 111. 

 Scofia patricialis, Burm. Abh. Nat. Ges. Halle, i, pt. 4, p. 19. 



2 . Head, thoi-ax, and abdomen smooth and shining, in parts 

 pubescent and punctured ; the disc of the clypeus raised in the 

 middle, subconcave on each side, coarsely punctured, its anterior 

 margin rounded ; the front, the mesonotum in the centre, and the 

 middle of the abdominal segments, above and below, at their base 

 smooth and shining ; the vertex, the prothorax in front, the 

 mesonotum anteriorly, at the sides and at the apex, the scutellum 

 and postscutellum, the median segment, and the apex and sides of 

 the abdominal segments with coarse punctures, dense on some parts ; 

 legs densely spined and pubescent with stiff hairs. Black, the 

 front of the face above the antennae up to the vertex, the shoulders 

 of the pronotum, the scutellum in the middle and a spot on the 



