Aculeate Hymenoptera in Oxford Musewm. 553 
8. ScoLIA (DISCOLIA) ALARIS, Saussure. 
Scolia alaris, Sauss., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (3), vi, 1858, 
p. 203, 2 $; Bingh., A.M.N.H. (7), ix, 1902, p. 344. 
Scolia (Discolia) alaris, Sauss. and Sich., Cat. Spec. Gen. 
Scol., 1864, figs. 97 and 282 9 &. 
Without locality, but probably NATAL; f not typical 
(Coll. W. W. Saunders). 
9. ScoLIA (DISCOLIA) MICROMELAS, Sichel. 
Scolia (Discolia) micromelas, Sich., Sauss. and Sich ; Cat. 
Spec. Gen. Scol., 1864, p. 82 2. 
RuHopEsIA: Mashonaland, Salisbury 5000 ft. t (G. Mar- 
shall); East Loangwa, Mbala country (S. A. Neave). 
10. ScoL1A (DISCOLIA) MEGAERA, Saussure. 
Lacosi megaera, Sauss., Stett. Ent. Zeit., xx, 1859, p. 180 9. 
Scolia (Discolia) megaera, Sauss. and Sich., Cat. Spec. Gen. 
Scol., 1884, p. 90 9. 
NATAL 2 (Coll. W. W. Saunders) ; near Durban 2 (G4. F. 
Leigh). 
The specimen from the Saunders collection is in bad 
condition, and I am doubtful whether I have identified it 
correctly. 
11. Sconta (DIScoLiA), MERIDIONALIS, Saussure. 
Lacosi meridionalis, Sauss., Stett. Ent. Zeit., xx, 1859, 
p. 182 . 
Scolia (Discolia) meridionalis, Sauss. and Sich., Cat. Spec. 
Gen. Scol., 1864, p. 92 9. 
Nata: S. of Durban f (G4. F. Leigh). 
The specimen, which I identify as the ~ of the above 
form, differs from Saussure’s description of the ? as follows. 
Head black, not obscure rufo-ferruginous, the emargination 
of the eyes in front and a line behind them reddish ferru- 
ginous, the sides and apical margin of the clypeus also 
similarly stained. Otherwise in sculpture and pubescence 
it is identical with meridionalis as described by Saussure. 
