﻿some 
  HymenoiJterous 
  Insects 
  from 
  Northern 
  India. 
  47 
  

  

  Vespa 
  obl'derata. 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Black 
  ; 
  head 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  the 
  eyes 
  and 
  teeth 
  of 
  the 
  

   mandibles 
  black 
  ; 
  the 
  prothorax, 
  a 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  mesothorax 
  touching 
  

   the 
  scutellum, 
  the 
  scutellum, 
  post-scutellum, 
  the 
  space 
  between 
  

   them, 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  wings, 
  the 
  tegulee, 
  and 
  a 
  spot 
  beneath 
  

   the 
  wings, 
  reddish-yellow 
  ; 
  the 
  legs 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  colour 
  ; 
  the 
  

   coxae, 
  intermediate 
  and 
  posterior 
  femora, 
  except 
  the 
  apex 
  of 
  each, 
  

   black 
  ; 
  the 
  apical 
  joints 
  of 
  the 
  tarsi 
  fuscous. 
  Abdomen 
  black 
  ; 
  

   the 
  apical 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  basal 
  segment 
  narrowly 
  piceous 
  ; 
  the 
  

   entire 
  insect 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  pubescence, 
  that 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  

   and 
  thorax 
  being 
  yellow, 
  but 
  that 
  on 
  the 
  abdomen 
  black. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Northern 
  India. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  only 
  seen 
  one 
  specimen 
  of 
  this 
  very 
  distinct 
  species 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  

   in 
  the 
  cabinet 
  of 
  J. 
  S. 
  Baly, 
  Esq., 
  who 
  obtained 
  it 
  from 
  Captain 
  

   Boys' 
  collection. 
  

  

  Bomhus 
  exim'ms. 
  (Tab. 
  VIII. 
  fig. 
  5.) 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Black 
  ; 
  head, 
  thorax 
  and 
  abdomen 
  clothed 
  with 
  black 
  

   pubescence 
  ; 
  the 
  tegulae 
  nigro-piceous 
  ; 
  wings 
  hyaline, 
  with 
  a 
  

   ferruginous 
  tinge 
  towards 
  their 
  base 
  ; 
  the 
  nervures 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  

   the 
  intermediate 
  and 
  posterior 
  tibia^, 
  and 
  tarsi, 
  ferruginous, 
  and 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  ferruginous 
  pubescence, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  the 
  anterior 
  tarsi 
  

   beneath. 
  

  

  Length 
  H 
  lines. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Silhet. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  British 
  Museum 
  there 
  are 
  specimens 
  of 
  this 
  fine 
  species. 
  

   I 
  have 
  not 
  seen 
  it 
  in 
  any 
  other 
  collection. 
  

  

  Bomhus 
  funer 
  arms. 
  (Tab. 
  VIII. 
  fig. 
  6.) 
  

   Female. 
  — 
  Black 
  ; 
  the 
  clypeus 
  very 
  smooth 
  and 
  shining, 
  its 
  

   anterior 
  margin 
  ferruginous 
  ; 
  the 
  mandibles 
  also 
  ferruginous, 
  having 
  

   two 
  longitudinal 
  deep 
  sulcations, 
  their 
  apex 
  rounded 
  ; 
  the 
  face 
  has 
  

   a 
  little 
  black 
  pubescence 
  above 
  the 
  clypeus 
  and 
  also 
  along 
  the 
  

   vertex, 
  intermixed 
  with 
  a 
  little 
  silvery 
  grey 
  ; 
  the 
  thorax 
  above, 
  

   and 
  the 
  basal 
  segment, 
  clothed 
  with 
  silvery 
  grey 
  pubescence, 
  

   very 
  dense 
  and 
  shining 
  ; 
  the 
  thorax 
  beneath, 
  the 
  coxae, 
  tro- 
  

   chanters, 
  and 
  femora, 
  clothed 
  with 
  long 
  silvery 
  hairs 
  ; 
  the 
  apical 
  

   joints 
  of 
  the 
  tarsi 
  ferruginous, 
  claws 
  black 
  ; 
  the 
  three 
  apical 
  seg- 
  

   ments 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen 
  clothed 
  with 
  silvery 
  pubescence, 
  the 
  ex- 
  

   treme 
  apex 
  intermixed 
  with 
  fulvous, 
  particularly 
  beneath 
  ; 
  the 
  

   wings 
  fusco-hyaline. 
  

   Length 
  9 
  lines. 
  

  

  