Hymenoptera. 



By G. Meade-Waldo. 

 Fam. Vespidae. 



PoUstes j'adwigae D.T. One specimen from T'ai-yuan Fu, Shensi. 



This species was first described as "faponicus" but later was 

 changed to j'adwigae 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. hebraeus F., of which it is 

 possibly a subspecies. 



PoUstes hebraeus P. Two specimens from Yii-lin Fu, Shensi, on 

 border of Ordos Desert. 



This species is much commoner and more widely spread than 

 P. j'adwigae and may be found all over North China. Inhabits towns 

 and villages, gathering material for its nest from the paper windows 

 of the houses. 



Fam. Sphegidae. 



Ammophila tydei Guill. One specimen from Yu-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. 



Fam. Pompilidae. 



Pompilus sp. incerf. 



Fam. Apidae. 



Sphecodes sp. incert. i ^ 



Fam. Formicidae. 



Camponoius sp. incert. 



Fam. 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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