Aculeate Hymenoptera.in Oxford Museum. 551 



Family SCOLIIDAE. 

 1. ScoLiA (Discolia) cyanea, Lepeletier, 



Scolia cyanca, Lepel, Hist. Nat. Ins. Hym., iii, 1845, p. 

 525 ^; Burm., Abh. iiaturf. Ges. Halle., i, pt. 4, 1853, 

 p. 38 $ ^; Biiigli. A.M.N.H. (7), ix, 1902, p. 345. 



Scolia (Discolia) c//anea, Sauss. and Sicb., Cat. Spec. 

 Gen. Scol., 1864, p. 81 ? $. 



Natal s ? (Ooll. W. W. Saunclers) ; Durban ^ (G. F. 

 LeigJi). 



2. Scolia (Discolia) melanaria, Burmeister. 



Scolia melanaria, Burm., Abb. naturf. Ges. Halle., i, pt. 4, 

 1853, p. 88 <^ ; Gerst. Peters Reise n. Mozamb., ZooL, v, 

 1862, p. 494 ? ^; Bingh., A.M.N.H. (7), ix, 1902, 

 p. 344. 



Scolict (Discolia) melanaria, Sauss. and Sicb., Spec Gen. 

 Scol., 1864, p. 82 ? <^. 



Discolia rujicornis, var. melanaria, Grib., Mem. Acad. Sci. 

 Bolog. (3), iv, 1896, p. 47. 



Gaboon $, Natal $ (Coll. W. W. Sannders) ; Rhodesia • 

 East Loangwa, Petauke 2400 feet $ ^ (S. A. Neavc). 



3. Scolia (Discolia) ruficornis, Fabricius. 



Scolia rujicornis, Fabr., Ent. Syst., ii, 1793, p. 230 ; Gerst, 

 V. d. Deck, Reise in Ost. Afr., 1873, p. 334 $ ^; 

 Bingb. A.M.N.H. (7), ix, 1902, p. 244. Scolia 

 {Discolia) ruficornis, Sauss. and Sicb., Cat. Spec. Gen. 

 Scol., 1864, p. 85 ?^. 



Witbout locality, but probably Natal ^ $ (6W/ W. W. 

 Saunders) ; RHODESIA : East Loangwa, Petauke 2400 ft. ^ 



(S. A. Neavc). 



One pair ^ and ^ from the Saunders collection have tbo 

 flagellum of tbe antennae (except the basal joint) brigbt 

 yellow, not red, and the $ of this pair has the front of the 

 head dusky red. It is quite possibly distinct, but then 

 they are both without locality. 



4. Scolia (Discolia) terminalis, Saussure. 



Scolia (Discolia) terminalis, Sauss., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (3), 

 vi, 1858, p. 207 $ ^ ; id. and Sicb., Spec. Gen. Scol., 

 1864, p. 95. 



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