2 1\ I>. Moriee; 



6. Scolia erythroaephala F. One d", Khartum 31 i, two ?$, 

 Cairo Hi. [Southern Europe, Western Asia, the Whole of Africa]. 



7. Pompilus teterrimus Grib. One 9, Cairo 11 ii. [Abys- 

 sinia: Schoa]. 



8. Pompilus platyacanthus Kohl. Two $9. Cairo 1 L ii. 

 [Egypt: Cairo]. 



9. Cyphononyx croceicornis Klug. Two qV ed Dueim LO ii 

 Goz Abu-Gomr 14 ii. [Southern Europe, Northern and Eastern 

 Africa]. 



10. Hemipepsis verendus Kohl. One cf • Goz Abu-Gomr, 14 

 ii. [Mozambique]. 



11. Hemipepsis sp.? One d% Cairo 11 ii. (A large black 

 species, about 20 mill, long., with mandibles, and antennae (ex- 

 cept at base and apex) rufescent. Wings violet fuscous through- 

 out with bright blue metallic reflections. As Herr Kohl does 

 not recognize it, it is probably new, but I do not venture to 

 introduce a new name for this single specimen.) 



12. Sceliphron spirifex L. Six cV, two 99. Khartum 1 and 

 2 ii. [Southern Europe, Northern and Western Africa]. 



13. Sphex umbrosus Chr. Two oV, White River 60 miles 

 south of Omdurman, 4 iv. [Greece, Asia, Syria, Arabia, India, 

 China, Japan, Ceylon, Sumatra, Java etc., Celebes, New Guinea, 

 Australia, Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, 

 Congo, Transvaal]. 



14. Stizus zonatus Klug. One d, ed Dueim 10 ii. [Egypt]. 



15. Stizus poecilopterus Handl. One d% Goz Abu-Gomr 14 

 ii. [The whole Ethiopical region of Africa]. 



The above name is used by Handlirsch to denote the 

 "Larra fasciata" of Klug, a species of Stizus differing from 

 that which Fabricius originally described as "(Bembex) fasehifa" 

 ( = Stizus fasciatus, Handl.). 



The male seems to be still undescribed. It closely resembles 

 the female as described by Handlirsch, but the occiput, disc 

 of mesonotum, and propodeum (segmentum mediate, Handl.) are 

 black. The general ground-colour of the head and thorax (in- 



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