Australian Species of the Genus Scolia. 171 



I liave seen without tlie orniipe flpots are from South-west 

 Australia and have the (iiHt alxlouiinal sc;rmi'iit biouiicr than 

 ill Kastcrn siK'tiiiU'iis ; hut I can find no (liiroreiicc in tho 

 ftiuale. Shoiihl the ditlVri'iiCf hctween the niaU's prove t) he 

 entirely local, consavgutuea m'\\::\\\ stand a.s a subspecies. 



I lab. Eastern Australia, Adelaide to Tuowooinbu ; Swan 

 River, W .A. 



2. Campaomeris JUtv'ulula, Sm. 



5ro/m/../v M-w. Siu. Cat. Ilyni. B. M. iii. p. 1I6(18.'>6), 9. 



Elu (Trielit) lituratu, JSau»8. et Sichel, Spec. gen. Scotui, p. l-J.'J 



(1864), 9. 

 ElU ( TriflU) au$tralen$u, .SaiHS. et Sichel, Spec. gen. Sculia, p. 144 



(1K34), d- 



Hub. South Australia. 



St. coiifjener^ noin. nov, 



Eli* (Trielia) Jfaviduta, Sauss. et Sich. Spec. gen. Scolia, p. 143 (I8G4), 

 $ (nee Suiith). 



This is di.stiiiguishable from tho ty|)ical form by a ."smooth 

 phining area on the disc of the niesonotuin, and the colour of 

 the \viiig.s, which in some specimens are flii.shed with purplo 

 at the apex. 1 have only seen one male and cannot be sure 

 whether Saus.suve's description of aiistrulenais applie.-} to the 

 typical form or the present. 



JJub. South-west Australia. 



3. Cawpsonieris zonata, Sm. 



Scolia sonata, Sni. Cat. Ilym. B. M. iii. p. 116 (1856), cj 9 • 



Hah. Sydney, N.S.W. {Fro,j(jatt); Woodford, N.S.W. 

 (Cr. ^-1. Water hvH.se) ; Kuranda, Q. {Turnfr). 



'ihe orange bands on the dorsal abdominal scgmcnt.s are at 

 the base in Loth sexes. Jn a female specimen from Kuranda 

 the band on the third segment is almost obsolete, though well 

 developed in other ^pecinlens from the same locality. 



4. Campsonuris gihsi, sp. n. 



?. Clyjeus very coarsely longitudinally rugo.ee; tho 

 apical margin dcpre.-sod and smooth, very broadly roumled, 

 almost transverse. Staj c smooth above, spar:«ely j)unclured 

 beneath. Head shining, sparsely puncluied, u largo smooth 

 area behind the ocelli, the |)Osterior margin raoie closely 

 punctured ; the sides of the clypeus, front above the base of 

 the antenna', and the postcri- r margin of the head clothed 



