1915.] F. H. Gravety: Indian Insects, Myriapods, etc. 493 
Chrysidae. 
Bingham refers to the habits of Chrysis fuscitpennis in 
J .B.N.H.S., XII, p. 586, Cretin to those of Stilbum splendidum, 
WOBAN AS 3, LV y pp: 823-4. 
Mutillidae. 
Wroughton refers to the habits of an Indian Mutillid 
ies o., Vip. 118): 
Pompiliidae. 
The food of several members of this family is recorded by 
Bingham, who also describes the capture of a Galeodid by Salius 
sycophanta (J.B.N.H.S., XIII, pp. 178-180). 
Sphegidae. 
Bingham mentions the food of several species of Sphegidae, 
and a remarkable concentration of the nests of a variety of Sphex 
umbrosus (J.B.N.H.S., XIII, pp. 177-8). 
Notes on the habits and food of Sfhex lobatus are contributed 
by Lefroy ((J/.B.N.4.S., XV, pp. 531-2), and by Beadnell 
CBN T'S ; XVII, p.-546). 
Wickwar describes the habits of Scel¢phron violaceum (Spolia 
Zeylanica, VI, p. 179), Cory those of S. inirudens (J.B.N.H.S., 
XXII, p. 648), and Field those of S. coromandelicum (J.B.N.H.S., 
XXIII, pp. 378-9). 
Eumenidae. 
Concerning Eumenes conica see Bingham (/.6.N.H.S., XII, 
pp. 585-6), and Ramakrishna Aiyer (J.B.N.H.S., XX, pp. 243-4). 
The former author deals with the construction of the nest and 
with pugnacity displayed towards a parasitic Chrysis, and the 
latter with breeding habits and development. 
For notes on Eumenes dimidiatipennis see Cretin, /.B.N.H.S., 
XIV, pp. 820-824. 
Odynerus punctum is recorded as cleaning out and using empty 
cells of Eumenes dimidiatipennis (Cretin, /.B.N.H.S., XIV, p.824). 
Vespidae, 
Battles between wasps and bees are recorded by Hewett 
(J.B.N.H.S., IV, p. 312) and by Drieberg (Spolia Zeylanica, IV, 
p. 33). In the former case the wasps were Vespa magnifica and 
the bees ‘‘the large jungle bees’’ (? Afis dorsata). A battle be- 
tween two kinds of wasp, apparently Vespa cincta and Polistes 
hebraeus, is recorded by Cunningham (‘‘ Plagues and Pleasures ”’, 
p. 31). The habits of the former wasp are dealt with on pp. 29-33 
of the same book, and of the latter on pp. 23-28. Mr. Fletcher 
has given me the following additional note on this subject: ‘‘ Last 
