54 Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell — Descriptions and 



{Belonogaster massaicus, Cam. h c. p. 17l) = -B. diihius, KobI 

 (Ib')-l), var. witli ferruginous clypeus. Only inner 

 margin of eyes yellow. 



(^Belonoqasier G-nmcuIatus, Cam,, (^ ,1. c. p. n4) = B.faciah's, 

 Buyss., cJ (1908). 



Cameron's type, a unique male, is in very poor condition. 



Paramischocyttarus, Magretti. 

 Paramischocyttarus african us. 



Tanyzethus africanus, Cam. I. c. p. 195, described as the 

 iypQ of a new genus, is certainly this genus. Cameron 

 places his geims in the Eumenidinre, or solitary wasps, but; 

 there is no jiistitication for transferring Faraniischocyttarua 

 to tliis subfamily until our knowledge of the genus is con- 

 siderably greater as regards nesting-habits &c. 



Paramischocyttarus forms, together with Ischnogaster, as 

 pointed out by Colonel Bingham (Fauna J3rir. India, Hymen, 

 vol. i. p. 375), a link between the social and solitary Vespidse 

 as regards structural characters. l)r. P. Magretti has been 

 kind enougli to examine his type of the genus and conrirms 

 my observation that the intermediate tibice are armed vnth tvuo 

 cafcaria and the tarsal chncs dentate. We know from the 

 rest-iiabitrt of Ischnogasier that it is social in habits; so there 

 is every reason to expect Paramischocyttarus has a similar 

 life-history. 



ISCHNOGASTEROIDES, Magretti. 



On structural cliaracters this genus should be placed in the 

 solitary wasps or Einiienidinoe, since Dr. P. Magretti informs 

 me that there is only one calear on the intermediate tibia 

 and tiie tarsal claws are deritate. The clypeus is strongly 

 Eumenid in appearance according to the figure. Unfortu- 

 nately nothing is known of the nesting-habits. 



III. — Descriptions and Records of Bees. — XL VIII. 

 By T. D. A. Cockerell, University of Colorado. 



Augochlora {Avgochloropsis) charapina, sp. n. 



? . — Head and thorax green ; abdomen shining crimson. 

 Exactly like the Mexican A. subignita, Ckll., except as 



