202 ALBATROSS EXPLORATIONS, INSECTS HOWARD. 



The collection contains besides these a specimen from Gregory Bay 

 denuded of scales and so torn as to be wholly indeterminable. 



HYMENOPTERA. 



Family ICHNEUMONID^E. 



A specimen of the genus Amblyteles and a brilliant colored specimen 

 of a Stiljmus were found at Gregory Bay. 



Family FORMICID.E. 



A female specimen of the genus Camponolus was captured at Lota, 

 Chili. 



Family POMPILIDyE. 



Three specimens of a Pompilus were found at Gregory Bay. 



Family APIDyE. 

 Bombus chilensis Spin., Gay, Hist. Chil. 



Of this very large Chilian species two specimens were taken at Borja 

 Bay. 



Family VESPID.E. 

 Odynerus vespiformis Halid. 



One specimen from Sandy Point. 



DIPTERA. 



Family TIPULIDvE. 



Two specimens of the genus Pachyrhina were taken at Straits of Ma- 

 gellan, 



Family TABANID.E. 



Two specimens, each of a different species of Tabanus are from the 

 Straits of Magellan. 



Family AS1LID.E. 



Two females and one male of the genus Asilus are from the Straits 

 of Magellan (Gregory Bay). The species would be located in the genus 

 Philodicus, save for the absence of spines at the tip of the very short 

 conical ovipositor. The abdomen is brownish gray, with three rows of 

 rounded brown spots ; the wings hyaline, with small clouds on the basal 

 cross-veins, anterior cross- vein, aud furcation of the third. 



Family SYRPHID.E. 

 Dolichogyna nigripes Bigot, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1884, 346, Chili. 



One female specimen from the Straits of Magellan. The description 

 applies sufficiently well, but it is not impossible that the form is only 

 a variety of I), faseiata, Macq., described from this region by Bigot, as 



