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the anlorior tibiio ami tarsi ciliated, the tirst two joints of the latter 

 fornif^iiious ; the second 8ubmar}:;inal cell .one third broader than 

 the third, wliich is narrowed moderately towards the marginal. 



Bab. Natal. 



i;i Pompilus vindex. 



l^vmalc Length G lines. — Black, with tho head, antenna), pro- and 

 mosothorax above, as well as the logs, ferruginous. Tho hinder 

 margin of the prothorax and scuteUum, and also the postscutellura, 

 pale yellow ; wing.s Havo-hyalinc, with their apex beyond tho 

 middle of the marginal coil dark fuscous ; the metathorax ob- 

 scurely ferruginous in the middle, and with a central longitudinal 

 channel. The abdomen has, at the basal lateral margin of the second, 

 third, and fourth segments, an oblong transverse macula, pointed 

 Avithin ; the apical segment ferruginous. 



Male. Differs in having the abdomen, femora, and tarsi black. 

 JIub. Sierra Leone. 



14. Pompilus iridipennis. 



Female. Length 12 lines.— Black ; the abdomen blue ; wings dark 

 brown-black, with a bright violet iridescence. The clypeus with 

 scattered punctures, its anterior margin rounded. The pro- and 

 mcsothorax, as Avell as the scutellum, with shades of blue and 

 purple ; the scutellum compressed ; the metathorax rounded behind. 

 Abdomen smooth and shining, with tints of purple and blue. 



Hab. Sierra Leone. 



15. Pompilus crudelis. 



Female. Length 11-13 lines.— Black ; the antennae, the clypeus, 

 which is smooth and shining, tho tibise, tarsi, and tips of the 

 femora ferruginous ; wings -dark brown and with a violet irides- 

 cence. The mandibles towards their base ferruginous ; the anterior 

 margin of the clypeus rounded. The posterior margin of the pro- 

 thorax subangulated ; the metathorax with a longitudinal channel 

 that terminates at the verge of the truncation, and is also trans- 

 versely striated, strongly so towards and on the truncation. The 

 entireinsect opaque, being covered with a very short velvety pile. 



Hab. South Africa. 



16. Pompilus hilaris. 



Female. Length 10 lines.— Black ; the mandibles, palpi, antennse, 

 tibi«, tarsi, and tips of the femora ferruginous; wings fulvous. 



