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8. ScoLiA (Discolia) alaris, Saussure. 



Scolia alaris, Sans?., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (3), vi, 1858, 

 p. 203, ? $ ; Bingh., A.M.N.H. (7), ix, 1902, p. 344. 



Scolia (Discolia) alaris, Sau.ss. and Sich., Cat. Spec. Gen. 

 Scol., 1864, figs. 97 and 282 $ ^. 



Without locality, but probably Natal ; $ 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 $. 



Rhodesia: Mashonaland, Salisbury 5000 ft. ^ {G. Mar- 

 shall) ; East Loangwa. Mbala country {S. A. Ncave). 



10. Scolia (Discolia) megaeka, Saussure. 



Lacosi megaera, Sauss., Stett. Ent. Zeit., xx, 1859, p. 180 %. 

 Scolia {Discolia) megaera, Sauss. and Sich., Cat. Spec. Gen. 

 Scol., 1884, p. 90 $. 



Natal ? {Coll. W. W. Saunders) ; near Durban $ {G. F. 

 Leigh). 



The specimen from the Saunders collection is in bad 

 condition, and I am doubtful whether I have identified it 

 correctly. 



11, Scolia (Discolia), meridionalis, Saussure. 



Lacosi m^eridionalis, Sauss., Stett. Ent. Zeit., xx, 1859, 



p. 182 %. 

 Scolia {Discolia) meridionalis, Sauss. and Sich., Cat'. Spec. 



Gen. Scol., 1864, p. 92 ?. 



Natal : S. of Durban $ {G. 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. 



