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pubescence ; the anterior tibiae and the base of the inter- 
mediate and posterior pairs, and the anterior and inter- 
mediate tarsi, pale testaceous ; the wings hyahne and iri- 
descent ; the tegular testaceous ; the abdomen with a fine 
cinereous pile, observable in certain lights. 
Male. Length 5 lines. Differs in having the antennae 
entirely black, and the abdomen less red at the base. 
Hab. — Hiogo. 
PHILANTHIDiE. 
Genus Cerceris, Latr. 
1. Cerceris navitatis. 
Female. Length 5^ lines. Black, with the legs ferru- 
ginous, variegated with yellow markings. The head, 
thorax and abdomen closely, evenly, and strongly punc- 
tured ; with a triangular shape at the base of the meta- 
thorax, smooth and shining. Head : a broad oblong- 
quadrate spot on each side of the face; a minute one 
behind the eyes, and the base of the mandibles, yellow. 
Thorax : a minute spot on each side of the collar, and the 
tegulfe yellow ; the wings subhyaline, with their apical 
portion clouded. The apical margins of the second, third 
and two following segments with a narrow yellow fascia ; 
all more or less attenuated in the middle, one or more 
usually interrupted ; abdomen smooth and shining beneath 
with the apical margins of the segments coarsely punc- 
tured. 
Hah. — Hakodadi. 
niPLOPTERA. 
EUMENIDiE, Westw. 
Genus EuMENES, Fabr. / 
1. Eumenes fraterna. ' 
Female. Length 6 lines. Extremely like the E. 
coarctata of Europe. Black, with the clypeus longer 
than in " coarctata,^^ notched at the apex, forming two 
teeth, a transverse yellow spot at the base ; a minute 
yellow kite-shaped spot between the antennjE, which have 
their scape yellow in front. Thorax : the anterior margin 
of the prothorax narrowly yellow ; a small, oblong spot 
beneath the wings ; the margin of the tegulse, the post- 
scutellum, and a small ovate spot on each side of the 
