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in the British Museum collection, three of which are in the 

 British collection. 



1. Sinicra myrifex. 

 Sphex myrifex, Sulz. ; Ghalcis sispcs, Fabr., Hiibn., Panz., & 

 Nees (but not of Linne) ; Vespa dearticulata, Fourcr. ; 

 Smiera petiolatus, Curt. ; Sniiera nigrifex, Walk. 

 Black, with yellow tegulae and petiole, and the legs varied 

 with black and yellow. 



In the British Museum collection, from Paris, Munich, and 

 Albania. Curtis states that it is "said to have been captured in 

 the neighbourhood of London " ; and Walker erroneously mentions 

 two specimens from Georgia ; these, however, were placed among 

 the series of S. sispes, and in fact belong to a species allied to 

 the latter, but perfectly distinct ; they have nothing to do with 

 S. myrifex. 



2. Smiera sispes. 

 Sphex sispes, Linn. ; Chrysis sispes, Fabr. (Syst. Ent. ; but 

 not of his later works) ; Smiera sispes. Walk., Curt. ; 

 Chalcis clavipes, Fabr., Panz., Nees ; Sphex fissipes, 

 Be Vill. 

 Black ; tegulee ferruginous ; legs varied with ferruginous ; 

 hind femora wholly ferruginous, except at the tip, which is black. 

 In the British Museum, from England, France, Munich, and 

 Albania. This species stands in the ' List of British Animals : 

 Nomenclature of Hymenoptera ' as ''Smiera nigrifex, Walk." 



3. Smiera microstigma. 



Smiera microstigma, Thoms. 



Occurs in Sweden. I know nothing of this species beyond 



Thomson's description. It is said to be very similar to S. sispes, 



but the wings are less clouded and the thorax is less coarsely 



punctured. 



4. S)nicra melanaris. 

 Chaleis melanaris (misprint) and melanaris, Dalm. ; Smiei'a 

 melanaris, Thoms. ; Smiera Macleanii, Curt. ; Chalcis 

 higuttata, Spin., Nees. 



Black ; knees, tarsi, aud more or less of the tibiae ferruginous; 

 tegulse, a spot towards the tip of the hind femora, and one on the 

 outside, at the base, on which stands the outermost of two large 

 teeth, white or yellow. 



