176 Piexata, 
LXXXVIL Mellinus, 
/Chaxact. gen, primar, .Os maxillis palpisque abs: 
que lingna. . Palpi elongati, articulis | cylindricis, 
Labium ovatum longitudine maxillae, sub apice pal- 
pigerum, Antennae cylindricae: articulo primo lon- 
gion. 
Charact, gener. secund, Corpus parv. oblong. 
glabr. immmarg. capite exserto thorace latiore, oculis 
ovat. antennis brevib, supra labium. insert, vertice 
stemmat, trib. thorace ovat,. obtus. scutello- rotundat, 
promin. abdom. ovat. aculeo recond, punctor, alis qua- 
tuor inazequal. plicat, pedib, brevib, tarsis 5 articul.- 
colore vario, 
Character specierum. 
525. M. campestris, ater, scutello flavo, abdo- 
nine fasciis quatuor flavis: prima interrupta. Fabr. 
En!0om. system. 5. 257. 6. 
Vespa campestris, nigra thorace lineola punctis duo- 
bus scutelloque flavis, abdomine fasciis quatuor flavis, 
prima interrupta, Fabr. Syst. Entom, 369. 51. Spec. 
insect. 1. 405. 41. Mant. Insect, 1, 291. 50. | 
Vespa campestris, migra thorace lituris quatuor ab- 
dominisque fasciis quatuor flavis, prima interrupta, 
Linn, Syst. natur. 2, 950, 19. Faun. Suec, 1677. 
Passim. 
596. M. avvensis, ater scu:eilo flavo, abdomi- 
ne fasciis quatuor flavis: tertia interrupta, Fabr. En- 
tom. system, 3. 207. 7. 
, Vespa 
