Hymenoptera. 



By G. Meade-Waldo. 

 Fam. Vespidae. 



Polistes jadwigae D.T. One specimen from T'ai-yiian Fu, Shensi. 



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

 changed to jadwigae 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. 



Polistes hebraeus F. Two specimens from Yu-lin Fu, Shensi, on 

 border of Ordos Desert. 



This species is much commoner and more widely spread than 

 P. jadwigae 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. 



Ammophita tydei GmW. One specimen from Yii-Iin 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. incert. 



Fam. Apidae. 



Sphecodes sp. incert. i <? 



Fam. Formicidae. 



Camponotus 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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