160 POMPILID^. 



314. Pompilus leucophaeus, Synith, Jour. Linn. Soc. 1858, p. 92, c? ; 

 ide7n, 1867, p. 3.52. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth, densely pruinose ; 

 clvpeus transverse, subconvex, its anterior margin slightly emar- 

 ginate ; thorax long, nearly as long as the abdomen, the median 

 segment with a very slight slope to its apex ; the tibiae and tarsi 

 spinose, the calcaria of the intermediate and posterior tibiae about 

 two-thirds the length of the metatarsus ; abdomen subpetiolate, 

 sliffhtly flattened vertically. Black, covered with dense slate- 

 coloured pile, which forms broad bands on the abdomen at the base 

 of the segments : wings fusco-hyaline, clearer at their base ; a large 

 spot on each side on the clypeus, the inner margin of the eyes to 

 above the base of the antennae, an abbreviated line on the outer 

 margin, and the posterior margin of the pronotiim yellow ; the 

 antennae beneath fulvous, the calcaria of the intermediate and 

 posterior legs white. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Tenasserim ; Malay Peninsula, c? • Length 11; 

 eay. 22 mm. 



315. Pompilus limbatUS, Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. 1861, p, 78, c? ; idein, 

 1867, p. 353. 



(^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth, pruinose; clypeus 

 subconvex, its anterior margin truncate ; the pronotum short, its 

 posterior marein arched ; the median segment with a steep slope, 

 slierhtly rounded, and bearing an obscure impressed line down its 

 middle ; legs very long, the tibiae and tarsi spinose ; the calcaria 

 of the intermediate and posterior tibiae nearly as long as the meta- 

 tfirsus ; abdomen subpetiolate. Head, thorax, and abdomen blue- 

 black ; the sides of the clypeus, the lower portion of the inner 

 margin of the eyes, an abbreviated line behind them, and a line on 

 the posterior margin of the pronotum yellow ; the antennae fulvous 

 beneath ; the face in front, the sides of the thorax, the coxae, 

 trochanters, and femora, and a band at the base of the 2nd and 3rd 

 segments of the abdomen covered with a thin sericeous silvery 

 pile ; wings fusco-hyaline, lighter at the base. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Tenasserim, extending to Celebes. S- Length 16; 

 exp. 30 mm. 



316. Pompilus ephippiatus, S^nith, New Sp. Hym. B. M. p. 148. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth : the clypeus subconvex, 

 its anterior margin very slightly emarginate ; thorax long, pro- 

 thorax bulging at the sides, broader than the mesothorax ; median 

 segment level, rounded and truncate at apex; legs with stout 

 scattered spines, anterior tibiae and tarsi ciliated on the outer side, 

 claws bifid. Black, with the pro- and mesonotum and scutellum 

 ferruginous red ; wings fusco-hyaline. with a broad darker fuscous 

 border ; a line along the inner margin of the eyes and an abbre- 

 viated one behind them yellow, vertex ferruginous ; the median 

 segment and legs with a fine changeable silvery pile, and the apical 



