402 TESPID^. 



a line on the scape of tlae antennse above, the mesonotum, the 

 thorax beneath, the coxa? and femora beneath, a medially inter- 

 runted line on the 1st abdominal segment, and a doubly interrupted 

 line on the 2nd, w ith the apical four segments entirely, dark brown 

 or black ; wings brownish hyaline, darker towards the base and 

 along the costal margin of the fore wing; the thorax and abdomen, 

 and especially the tibiae and tarsi of the legs, with golden pile in 

 certain lights. 



^ similar; the pronotum, tegulae, tibia), and tarsi yellowish 

 red ; the posterior margins of the basal two segments, sometimes 

 also' the 3rd, with a transverse band of bright yellow. 



cJ similar : head ferruginous ; the posterior margin of the 

 pronotum, two large marks on the mesonotum anteriorly, a spot on 

 the tet^ulfe, the posterior half of the scutellum, the anterior tibiie 

 above, and the basal two segments of the abdomen ferruginous ; a 

 spot on each side beneath the scutellum, the posterior margin of 

 the 2nd segment of the abdomen, and the 3rd and 4th segments 

 entirely yellow ; the 2nd segment with a line of black in front of 

 the vellow. 



Hah. Nepal; Shillong, Assam. $. Length 40; exp. 82 mm. 

 i^ . Length 29 ; exp. 76 mm. d . Length 30 ; exp. 76 mm. 



698. Vespa cincta. Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 362 ; Sauss. Mm. Gucp. Soc. 

 p. 152 : Sinitfi. Cat. v, p. 118. 

 Sphex tropica, Sulz. Ahgek. Gesch. Ins. pi. xxvii, fig. 5. 

 Vespa unifasciata, Oliv. Encifcl. Meth. vi, p. 677. 

 Crabro tenebrioiiis, Christ, Naturg. Im. p. 216. 

 Yespa affinis, Fabr. Mant. Ins. i, p. 287 ; Sauss. Mon. Guep. Soc. 

 p. 154; Smith, Cat. \, p. 118. 



9 or ^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen punctured, with erect stiff 

 hairs springing from the punctures ; the clypeus nearly square, 

 emarginate anteriorly, closely and strongly punctured ; the punc- 

 tures on the rest of the head, on the thorax and abdomen, few and 

 scattered; median segment entirely smooth, 

 im punctate, the medial groove short, deep 

 at base, barely continued to the apex of 

 the segment. Head, the pronotum, tegulae, 

 and scutellum brownish red ; the 2nd abdo- 

 minal segment bright yellow, with its base 

 narrowly black ; the rest of the thorax 

 and abdomen black ; legs black, getting 

 reddish brown towards the tarsi, and in 

 certain lights covered with a ferruginous 

 golden pile ; wings dark fuscous brown, 

 ^^, paler along their apical margins. 



Vespa dncta!'k ■ I- 7?"M"); ^''T^ abdominal segment 



reddish, with an obsenre clouding ot yellow 

 on the sides ; wings ferruginous. 



Var. (h). Head, thorax, and abdomen, except the 2nd segment, 

 entirely black ; the 2nd segment deep yellow. 



