484 Mr. R. E. Turner on some 



a female of the common North-American Plesia subsequently 

 described by Fabricius as Tiphia namea, which name 

 must sink. The locality given by Fabricius is of course 

 erroneous. 



3. T. variegata, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. This is the 



European Polar us flavipes, Fabr., described by Fabricius as 

 Crabro flavipes. Both names appeared in the same work, 

 but variegata has priority. The species must therefore 

 stand as Palarus variegata, Fabr. The type has the scutellum 

 and postscutellum yellow. 



4. T. hcemorrhoidaKs, Fabr. — The specimen in the Banksian col- 



lection, not the type, agrees with the short description, but 

 is a Stizus which I identify with little doubt as *S', chrysor- 

 rhoeus, Handl. 



5. T. radula, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. A common 



Australian species, now known as Dielis radula. 



6. T. co7/a/-?'s, Fabr. — The specimen in the Banksian collection is 



marked, probably erroneously, as the type. It is the 

 Oriental species now known as Dielis Jtmhriata, Burm. 



7. T. pedestris, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection, without the 



abdomen. A female Thynnus of the typical group. It 

 seems to be still unique. 



Genus ScOLiA. 



1. ^S'. nigrita, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. A common 



African species. 



2. S. qtiadrimaculaia, Fabr. — Previously figured by Drury as Veip>a 



maculata. 



3. S. septemcinda, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. A common 



Australian species. I have no hesitation in sinking the 

 name, considering it to be the male of Dielis radula, Fabr. 



4. S. Jlavifrons, Fabr. — A common South European species. 



5. S. ferruginea, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. Locality, 



Cooktown, Queensland. 



6. S. quinqu-efasciata, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. I am 



not sure that this is the same insect described by Saussure 

 under the name, the description being too short for 

 certainty. 



7. S. radula, Fabr. — Previously figured by Drury as Sj^hex 



plumipes. 



8. S. morio, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. This is a female 



of the species now standing in the British Museum coDectiou 

 as Scolia cyanea, Lep. 



9. S. bicinda, Fabr. — Type in Banksian collection. A common 



Korth American species. 



