HYMENOPTERA. 
By G. MEADE-WALDo. 
Fam. VESPIDAE. 
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Polistes jadwigae D.T. One specimen from T’ai-yiian Fu, Shensi. 
This species was first described as ‘‘ /aponicus”’ but later was 
changed to jadwigae by Dalla Torre. A rare species, of which the 
British Museum possessed but one specimen previous to the present 
addition. A much darker species than P. Aebraeus F., of which it is 
possibly a subspecies. 
Polistes hebraeus F. Two specimens from Yii-lin Fu, Shensi, on 
border of Ordos Desert. 
This species is much commoner and more widely spread than 
P. jadwigae and may be found all over North China. Inhabits towns 
and villages, gathering material for its nest from the paper windows 
of the houses. 
SPHEGIDAE. 
Ammophila tydei Guill. One specimen from Yii-lin Fu, Shensi, on 
border of Ordos Desert. 
A sand-loving race. In the British Museum collection there are 
specimens from Sfax in Tunis, Spain, Madeira, Cyprus, Teneriffe, 
Karachi, in North-West India, and from South-Western Persia. 
POMPILIDAE. 
Pompilus sp. incert. 
APIDAE. 
Sphecodes sp. incert. 1 3 
FORMICIDAE. 
Camponotus sp. incert. 
ICHNEUMONIDAE. 
Coelichneumon sp. incert. 
Ophion sp. incert. 
Both these genera are widely distributed, and the species, which 
it is impossible to identify, are not unlike those found in Europe and 
even in Great Britain. 
HEMIPTERA. 
Lygaeus equestris Linn. Several specimens from Yii-lin Fu, 
Shensi, on borders of Ordos Desert, 11-XI-1908. 
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