218 Lieut.-Colonel (J. T. Bingham on 



Pelopoeus violaceus, Ach. Costa, Ann. Mus. Zool. Napoli, Iv. (1807) 



p. 76, S>c^. 

 Sceliphron vivlaceum, Dalla Torre, Cat. Hym. vii. (1897) p. 392. 



One male, Barberton [Rendall). 



Genus Ammopiiila, Kirby. 

 Ammophila ludovicus, Smith. 

 Ammophila ludovicus, Smith, Cat. Hym. R. M. iv. (1856) p. 212, $. 

 Two females, one male, Pretoria [Distant). 



Ammophila honaspei, Lepel. 



AmmojMla bontsspei, Lepel. Hist. Nat. Ins., Ilym. iii. (1845) p. 382, 

 5 cS ; Lucas, Expl. sc. A\g6v., Zool. iii. (18^0) p. 27G. 



Eight males, Pretoria (Distant) ; Durban (A. Ross). 



Ammophila ferrugineipes, Lepel. 



Anwiopliila ferrnffineipes, Lepel. Hist. Nat. Ins., Hvm. iii. (1845) 

 p. 383, 2 ; Smith, Cat. Hym. B. M. iv. (1856) p' 212; Gribodo, 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xxi. (1884) p. 297, $. 



Five females, nine males, Pretoria {Distant) ; Fort John- 

 ston, Nyasaland (Rendall). 



Ammophila beniniensis. Pal. Beauv. 



Sphex beniniensis, Pal. Beauv. Ins. rec. Afr. et Am^r. (1811) p. 48, 



Hym. pi. vii. fig. 1. 

 Avimojyhila beniyiiensis, Smith, Cat. Hym. B. M. iv. (1856) p. 213. 



Five females, two males, Pretoria [Distant) ; Durban 

 [A. Ross); Delagoa Bay [Distant); Fort Johnston, Nya.sa- 

 land [Rendall). 



Genus Trypoxylon, Latr. 

 Trypoxylon conf rater, Kohl. 



Trifpoxylon confrater, Kohl, Ann. Naturh. Ilofmus. Wien, ix. (1894) 

 p. 2t 2, $ , pi. xiii. fig. 11, and pi. xvi. figs. 109 & 110. 



A single female from Fort Johnston, Nyasaland [Rendall). 



Tribe DIPLOPTERA. 



Family Eumenidae. 

 Genus Discoelius, Latr. 

 Discoelius transvaalensis, sp. n. 

 9 . Black, pubescent, the mandibles, apical half of the 



