384 Records of the Indian Museum. [Vol. XXII, 



The species is founds except in very dry regions, throughout 

 India, Burma, Tenasserim, and the Andamans. It is fairly com- 

 mon on Barkuda. 



Salius perplexus (Smith), p. 130. 



Barkuda, 2 ex., 25-vii-4-viii-i7 (Annandale). 



Represented in the collection of the Z.S.I, from Bangalore, 

 Ranchi, Satara district in the Bombay Presidency, and Gopkuda 

 I. in Lake Chilka. 



Salius madraspatanus (Smith), p. 139. 



Barkuda, 5 ex.. i5-22-vii-i6 (Gravely); 25-vii-4-viii-i7 (An- 

 nandale). 



This species is common all over the Indian Empire and in 

 Ceylon. It is the most abundant Pompilid on the island. 



Pompilus analis (Fab.), p. 150. 



Barkuda, 4 ex., r5-22-vii-i6 (Gravely) ; 3-iq-viii-i9 (Gravely) ; 

 25-vii-4-viii-i7 (.innandale) ; 1.6-ix-ig (Brunetti). 



Found throughout India, Burma and Ceylon extending to the 

 Malayan subregiou. The labels on three of the specimens bear 

 the remarks " carrying a large Thomisiid," "carrying a large 

 Sparassus,'" and "carrying a young cockroach,' ' which seem to 

 corroborate Bingham's description of the habits of the genus. 



Pompilus rothneyi Cam., p. 169, 



Barkuda, i ex., i7-vii-i4 (Chilka Survey). 



Recorded from Sikkim, Barrackpore, Burma, Tenasserim, and 

 Ceylon; the species is represented in the Z.S.I, collection by only 

 one specimen — the present one. This form closely resembles, and 

 is probably a variety of, P. pedestris Smith, and also inhabits the 

 same area as that species. P. rothneyi \s usually rarer in collec- 

 tions and on this point Bingham remarks :— " The two species exist 

 together, but, so far as I have been able to observe, P. rothneyi 

 frequents the thickest forest, while pedestris is to be found in the 

 open and occasionally comes into houses," 



Family Sphegid.^e. 

 Tachytes modcsta Smith, p. 190. 



Barkuda, i ex., 2i-vii-i4 (Chilka Survey). 



Calcutta and Bangalore (represented by specimens in the 

 Z.S.I, collection) may be added to the localities given bj' Bing- 

 ham. The species is common in Calcutta and Barrackpore. 



Ammophila atripes vSmith, p. 229. 



Barkuda, 7 ex., 2i-vii-i4 (Chilka Survey); i5-22-vii-i6 

 (Gravely); 25-vii-4-viii-i7 (.innandale); ig-ix-19 (Brunetti); 3- 

 i9-viii-i9 (Gravely). 



