Some Solitary ^Yasps of Texas. 31 



pay no attention to the big Bemhex buzzing about. Though scarcely 

 a quarter of an inch in length she hunts much like her comparatively 

 gigantic congener. Her prey consists of gnats and other very small 

 flies which she catches with greater facility than Benibex catches 

 her prey. I have seen Notoglossa texanus rest on horses' feet and 

 '^oaf around" for hours, apparently on the lookout for her quarry. 

 On one occasion I saw a tiny wasp appear repeatedly among a swarm 

 of gnats that had gathered around a sore on my horse's ear. 



