ELIS. 95 



and long on the head, the thorax, and on the median segm(;nt 

 above ; head and thorax closely and somewhat coarsely punctured ; 

 the region ot" the ocelli and the vertex smooth ; the median seg- 

 ment posteriorly concavo-truucate, finely punctured ; abdomen 

 smooth, each segment having a double subapieal transverse row of 

 punctures. Black, the pubescence rich ferruginous red ; tlie 

 mandibles, clypeus, antennae, and legs red ; the pleurae and sides 

 of the median segment covered with dense golden pile ; the apical 

 margins abo\e of abdominal segments 1-3 with transverse bands 

 of rich dark yellow ; these bands on the 2nd and 3rd segments 

 much broader in the middle, with the sides of the broad portion 

 slightly incurved or emarginate ; wings flavo-hyaline, the costal 

 margin of the front wing rufescent or ferruginous, and the apex 

 with a large subapieal spot of fuscous ; nervures and tegulae 

 yellow. 



J similar, but slighter, the pubescence not so dense, the basal 

 segment of the abdomen constricted, and the wings having only an 

 indication of the subapieal fuscous spot ; in colour it differs in 

 having the clypeus, the pronotum in front, and a broad transverse 

 band on the 4th abdominal segment also yellow. 



Hah. Ceylon. §. Length Ib-lS \ exp. 28-32 mm. S- Length 

 14-17 ; exp. 28-30 mm. 



200. Elis luctuosa. 



Scolia luctuosa, Smith, Cat. iii, p. 101, 5 • 



Scolia quadriguttulata, Sams, {nee Bunn.) Mel. Hym. p. 58, fig. 12. 

 Elis luctuosa, Sauss. Sf Sich. Cat. Scol. p. 194, $ S ; Cam. Mem. 

 Manch. L. Ph. Sue. (4) v, 1892, p. 110. 



5 . Head and thorax punctured, shining ; abdomen smooth, with 

 a few distant punctures ; the front between 

 the antennae very closely and coarsely punc- 

 tured ; the region of the ocelh, the centre 

 of the mesouotum, the scutellum and post- 

 scutellum smooth, the punctures few and 

 distant ; abdomen — the basal segment, the 

 posterior margins of the 2nd and 3rd and 

 the whole of the 4th and 5th segments with 

 a few scattered punctures, the basal three- 

 fourths of the 2nd and 3rd and the apical 

 j,^ig ]8. segments dull and opaque. Black, the 2ud 



Elis luctuosu, 2 • I- ^iid ^I'^i abdominal segments with yellow 

 lateral spots, the front and the back of the 

 head with a little cinereous pubescence, the pubescence on the 

 abdomen and legs black. 



c? . The abdomen has a blue effulgence. 



Var. with the yellow lateral spots also on the 1st and 4th 

 segments of the abdomen, minute, or entirely wanting. 



JIab. 8ylhet, Assam ; ISikhim ; Burma ; Tenasserim ; Malacca ; 

 Java ; Philippines. $ . Length 33-44 ; exp. 46-50 mm. 



