﻿36 
  Mr. 
  F. 
  Smith's 
  Descriptions 
  

  

  Rhynchhim 
  ornatum. 
  (Tab. 
  VIII. 
  fig. 
  10.) 
  

   Female. 
  — 
  Black 
  ; 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  coarsely 
  punctured, 
  the 
  

   upper 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  clypeus, 
  a 
  spot 
  between 
  the 
  antennae, 
  the 
  scape 
  

   in 
  front, 
  and 
  a 
  dot 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mandibles, 
  yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  

   mesothorax 
  has 
  a 
  central 
  short 
  impressed 
  line 
  in 
  front, 
  and 
  towards 
  

   the 
  scutellum 
  a 
  central 
  slightly 
  raised 
  portion, 
  smooth 
  and 
  

   shining, 
  less 
  closely 
  punctured 
  than 
  the 
  other 
  part 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  

   the 
  metathorax 
  are 
  roughened 
  with 
  separate 
  deep 
  punctures 
  ; 
  the 
  

   anterior 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  prothorax 
  has 
  a 
  bright 
  orange 
  stripe, 
  at- 
  

   tenuated 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  the 
  outer 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  tegulae 
  slightly 
  

   ferruginous 
  ; 
  wings 
  fuscous, 
  darkest 
  towards 
  their 
  anterior 
  margins 
  ; 
  

   the 
  anterior 
  tibiae 
  have 
  a 
  yellow 
  line 
  in 
  front, 
  and 
  the 
  intermediate 
  

   pair 
  also 
  an 
  indistinct 
  stripe 
  ; 
  the 
  knees 
  slightly 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  

   claws 
  of 
  the 
  anterior 
  tarsi 
  testaceous. 
  The 
  first 
  segment 
  of 
  the 
  

   abdomen 
  is 
  orange-yellow, 
  having 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  a 
  triangular 
  black 
  

   patch 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  segment 
  black, 
  and 
  having 
  a 
  broad 
  orange- 
  

   yellow 
  fascia 
  at 
  its 
  apical 
  margin, 
  deeply 
  notched 
  in 
  front 
  ; 
  the 
  

   insect 
  is 
  entirely 
  black 
  beneath. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Tein-tung, 
  near 
  Ning-po, 
  amongst 
  the 
  mountains. 
  

  

  AncistrocerusJlavo-jm7iclatus. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Black 
  ; 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  deeply 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  

   clypeus, 
  a 
  spot 
  between 
  the 
  antennae, 
  the 
  scape 
  beneath, 
  and 
  a 
  

   minute 
  spot 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mandibles, 
  orange-yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  

   tegulae 
  rufo-piceous 
  ; 
  wings 
  fusco-hyaline 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  meta- 
  

   thorax 
  coarsely 
  rugose 
  ; 
  tips 
  of 
  the 
  femora, 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibiae 
  in 
  

   front, 
  and 
  the 
  claws, 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  the 
  legs 
  have 
  a 
  beautiful 
  golden 
  

   reflection 
  ; 
  the 
  abdomen 
  coarsely 
  punctured, 
  except 
  the 
  second 
  

   segment, 
  which 
  is 
  finely 
  and 
  distantly 
  punctate 
  ; 
  the 
  margins 
  of 
  

   the 
  first 
  and 
  second 
  segment 
  have 
  a 
  bright 
  orange-yellow 
  fascia 
  on 
  

   their 
  apical 
  margins 
  above 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  segment 
  is 
  considerably 
  

   wider 
  than 
  the 
  basal 
  one, 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  beautiful 
  sericeous 
  reflection 
  ; 
  

   the 
  body 
  beneath 
  entirely 
  black. 
  

  

  Length 
  8 
  lines. 
  

  

  This 
  beautiful 
  species 
  I 
  have 
  not 
  seen 
  from 
  any 
  other 
  locality 
  

   than 
  Ning-po. 
  

  

  Eumenes 
  decoratus. 
  

   Female, 
  —Black 
  ; 
  the 
  head 
  and 
  thorax 
  coarsely 
  and 
  closely 
  punc- 
  

   tured 
  ; 
  the 
  clypeus, 
  a 
  spot 
  between 
  the 
  antennae, 
  triangular-shaped 
  

   towards 
  the 
  vertex, 
  and 
  two-thirds 
  of 
  the 
  basal 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  

   scape 
  in 
  front 
  yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  two 
  apical 
  joints 
  of 
  the 
  antennae 
  yellow 
  

  

  