Ampulicidae. 407 
höchst. in Frage komm. auriceps ist grösser u. hat die Beine z. grösst. Theil rot) 
p.23 Q (Ceylon, Trincomali). — tabrobanae (nigra, dense aureo pilosa ; femor., 
tib. tars. rufo-test, al. hyal., nerv. test. — Die einz. bish. bek. Sp. m. goldgelb. 
Pubesc. ist monetaria) p.23 Q (Ceylon). — maeculitarsis (nigr. dense argent. pilos., 
apieibus tars. ant. ruf., alis hyal., stigmate cost. nervisque rufo-test.) p.24 2 
(Barrackpore). — trivittatus Kirby, Bull. Liverpool Mus. III p. 16 (Sokotra). 
Ampulicidae (Fam. XXV]). 
Gruppierung siehe vor. Ber. p. 447. 
Ampulex pilosa (caerul.; fem. post. late rufis; capite thoraceque dense longe 
pilos.; al. fuse.-viol.) Cameron, P., Ann. Nat. Hist. (7) Vol.5 p.37Q (Khasia). 
— pulchriceps (viridis, vert'ce abdominalisque dorso purpureis; antenn. nigr.; 
fem. 4 post. ruf.; tib. post. purpureis al.-fusc.-fum., stigmate nervisque nigris) 
p.38 & (Khasia). 
Superfamilia Ill. Vespoidea. 
Ashmead theilt sie in den Proc. of the Un. States Nat. Mus. 1900 p. 195 —7 
folgendermassen ein (dieselb. Anordn. findet sich auch: Ashmead in John 
B. Smith’s Insects of New Jersey [State Board of Agrie., Catal. of Insects 
Trenton. 1900 p. 524—536 u. im Canad. Entom. 1900 p. 146—149)): 
1. 
Abd. either sess. or petiol., w. the 1. ventr. sgm. distinetly separ. from the 
2. by a more or less deep constrietion or transv. furrow; legs most 
frequently fossor. 5. 
Abd. either sess. or petiol,, but the 2. ventr. sgm. not separ. from the 1. 
by a strong constriet. or transv. furrow; if somewh. constrict., then the legs 
are not foss. a. the wings are usually fold. in repose; in the form. case the 
legs may be eith. foss. or simple. 
Post. legs usually short, the fem. rarely reaching to or at least 
extending much beyond the middle of the abd., legs most freq. not foss. 2. 
Post. 1. long, the fem. more freq. reach. to or beyond the tip of the 
abd.; tib. in @ most. freq. serr. or spinous, more rarely entirely smooth, 
middl. tib. w. 2 apic. spurs. Fam. XXVII Pompilidae. 
Wings not fold. in repose; Q sometimes apterous. 3. 
Wings fold. in rep., never apterous,. 
Claws simple; middl. tib. w. 2 apie. spurs; sexes 3: 9, 9, d- 
Fam. XXVIII. Vespidae. 
Claws w. 1 or more teeth beneath, middl. tib. w. 1 or 2 apic. spurs; sexes 
2:9, d. Fam. XXIX. Eumenidae. 
Metathor. angles usually acutely produced, the metanot. posteriorly concave, 
scutell. large, flat, convex, conical or spined; if the metath. angl. are 
rounded (rarely), the abd. has only from 3 to 5 visibl. sgms. 
Abd. norm., with at least 6 distinet sgms., the venter flat; antenn. usually 
strongly clavate, in @ knobbed at apex; scutell. very large, flat, species not 
metallic; antenn. never more than 12-jointed. Fam. XXX. Masaridae. 
Abd. abnorm., w. 3 to 5 visible sgms., the term. sgms. most freq. retract., 
telescopic-like, the venter concave or flat; species metallic; antenn, most 
