DŒLis. — sp. 263. 249 



Tiphia tricincta, Fabr. Syst. Ent. 354, 6, cf; Ent. syst. II, 



227, 15, cf; S. P. 235, 18. 

 Scolia tricincta, Burm. Scol. 30, 38, c. 

 Elis tricincta, Sauss. Ann. Ent. Fr. 1858, 246, 5, Q. 



Q. E. Hmosœ (sp. 2C4) affinissima ' ; nigra; capite 

 et thorace rufo-villosis ; metathorace argenteo-sericeo, 

 utrinque rotundato, supra subcristato-marginato; ab- 

 domine velutino, atro, segmentorum 1-3 marginis api- 

 calis fascia aurantiaca, antice profunde emarginata; 

 3-6 rufo fimbriatis et setosis ; pedibus rufis ; alis fer- 

 rugineo-hyalinis vel sordide flavo-hyalinis, costa ferru- 

 ginea, apicis leviter cœrulescenti- vel violascenti-mi- 

 cantis interdum macula cinerea vel infuscata. — Long. 

 24-25 millim. , al. 15-16 mm. 



Variât segmentis 1-3 flavo-maculatis vel emarginato- 

 fasciatis, 4° flavo- vel aurantiaco-marginato, femoribus 

 uigris 2 . 



cf. Nitidus; antennis nigris, articulo primo rufo; ca- 

 pite et thorace fulvo-villosis ; metathorace sericeo, vil- 

 loso; clypeo, pronoto, scutellis tegulisque flavo-ornatis; 

 abdomine cyanescenti, fulvo-hirto ; segmentis 1-3 flavo- 

 marginatis, reliquis rufis, rufo-ciliatis; pedibus rufis, 

 femoribus nigris ; alis hyalinis, venis costaque ferru- 

 gineis, apice secundum costam infuscato. — Long. 15- 

 17 millim., al. 13-14 mm. 



Variât : a. scapo nigro, abdominis 1° segmento infra 

 flavo, 4° nigro, flavo-marginato (Mus. Dom. Guérin) ; 

 — b. scapo nigro, abdomine nigro, 4° segmento nigro- 



1 Anne ejus varietas? Sculptura eadem, excepto metathoracis mar- 

 gine superiori. cf var., Musei Sicheliani, médium tenet inter E. tri- 

 cinctam et limosam. (Sichel.) 



2 Elidi limosœ simillima est haec varietas ac vix ab ea distinguenda. 



