318 Mr. R. E. Turner on Fossorial Hyjneno'ptera. 



second abscissa of tlie radius is much longer. In the latter 

 cliaracter it resembles the Central-American E. pulclirina, 

 Cam., and E. hici?icta, Sm., but differs from both in markings 

 and in the finer and closer puncturation. 



Family Sapygidae. 

 Sapygafurtlva, sp. n. 



$ . Nigra ; antennis ferrugineis, apice infuscatis ; clypeo lateribus, 

 fascia arciiata inter anteniia.s, orbitis iuternis anguste, orbitis 

 externis supra, pronoto margine ant.ico late interrupto, meso- 

 pleuris macula sub alis, posfscutello fascia transversa interrupta, 

 segmento raediano macula mngna aincali utrinque, segmeutis 

 abdoiniualibus 2-5 fascia lata transversa, sextoque dorsali 

 macula magua ante apicem llavis ; femoribus subtus, tibiis, tarsis, 

 segmento dorsali prirao fascia mediana, veutralique secundo basi 

 ferrugiueis ; alis byalinis, veuis nigris, area radiali infumata. 



Loug. 11 mm. 



$ . Mandibles very broad, tridentate at the apex ; clypeus 

 snbrectangular, broader than long, the apical angles pro- 

 duced, longitudinally rugose. Head closely punctured- 

 rugose ; antennfe thickened towards the apex, much stouter 

 at the base than in clavicornis ; posterior ocelli at least half 

 as far again from the eyes as from each other. Thorax very 

 closely punctured ; abdomen shining^ minutely and closely 

 punctured. Second abscissa of the radius half as long as the 

 tliird, more than twice as hmg as the first. 



Ilab, Simla Hills, 6300 ft. 



Nearly allied to clavicornis, but differs in colouring, in the 

 larger second cubital eel?, and in the stouter basal joints of 



the fiagellum. 



Family Crabronidse. 



Subfamily Larsinm, 



Jjt'morpJia rvjicaudata, sp. n. 



Long. 8 mm. 



? . Head sparsely punctured, the clypeus and front clothed 

 with long cinereous hairs, clypeus very short, transverse at 

 the apex, finely punctured and snbcarinate in the middle ; 

 second joint of the fiagellum distinctl}' longer than the third ; 



