SCIENTIFIC RESULTS 



OP 



THE SECOND YARKAND MISSION, 



HYMENOPTERA. 



BY FREDERICK SMITH, Zoological Department, British Museum. 



THE collection made by Dr. Stoliczka while attached to the Second Yarkand Expedition 

 contains sixty-three species, only nine of which appear to have been previously describ- 

 ed ; among them are species belonging to the families, Andrenidce, Apidce, Formicidce, 

 Myrmicida, Scoliadcs, Pompilida}, Sphegidce, JJarridce, Eumenidce, Vespidce, Tenthredinidce, 

 and Ichneumonid(B. 



Tribe ANTHOPHILA (Latr.) 

 Division 1 SOLITARIES. 

 fsaa^ANDRENIDJE. 

 1. PROSOPIS FERVIDTTS. 



Femina. P. atra,frontemaculata, tibiis omnibus Jlavo-annulatis ; abdommis segmentorum 

 marginibus rufo-testaceis. 



Black ; the head closely and finely punctured ; a yellow line on each side of the face 

 along the margin of the eyes ; the flagellum of the antennae fulvous, slightly fuscous above. 

 Thorax punctured above and shining ; the metathorax rugose in the middle of its base ; the 

 collar, tubercles, tegulse, the anterior tibiae and tarsi, the intermediate and posterior tibise at 

 their base, and their tarsi, yellow ; the wings hyaline and iridescent ; their nervures towards 

 the base pale testaceous, beyond, fuscous. 



Abdomen shining, very finely and closely punctured ; the apical margins of the segments 

 rufo-testaceous. Female, length 2f lines. 



Hab. Sind valley, Kashmir. Taken in August. 



The genus Prosopis has a wide geographical distribution. Species occur both in the 

 Old and New World ; in Europe not less than forty species are found. The genus also occurs 

 in Egypt, at Natal, and in the Cape of Good Hope; in Australia it is plentiful, and 



