4 ['2 yir. It. E. Turner on Fossorial Ilymennptera. 



Bembex funehr'is, Turn. 



Bemhex severa, Sm. Ann. & Mag. Nat. [list. (4) xii. p. 298 (1873). 



6 (nee 2). 

 Bembex fiinebris, Turn. Pioc. Zool. Soc London, p. 353 (1910). S • 



Hab. South Perth, W.A. [Giles] ; Busselton, W.A. 



{Turner). 



The male may be distinguished from tlie nearly allied 

 otrifrons by the complete or almost complete absence of 

 abdominal fasciae, the only markings being on the legs, by 

 the greater extent of the serration of the intermediate femora, 

 and by the greater apical breadth of the seventh dorsal 

 segment. The lobes of the basal joint of the fore tarsi are 

 less developed than either in atrif runs or trepida. The female 

 is unknown, llie specimen described by Smith as the male 

 of severa has the fascite of segments 2-4 developed, but 

 broadly interrupted. 



Bembex aureofasciuta, Turn. 

 Bemhex aureofasciata, Turn. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 354 (1910). J . 



Hab. South Perth, W.A. [Giles) ; Waroona, W.A. 



[Berthuud). 



In structure this is allied io funebris, but may at once be 

 distinguished by the broad orange fasciae of the three basal 

 dorsal segments and by the almost smooth seveuth dorsal 

 segment. 



Bembex lubimana, Handl. 

 Bemhex lohimana, Ilandl. Sitzber. Akad. "Wiss. Wien, cii. p. 755 (1893). 



Hab. New South Wales. 



I have only seen the female of this large species. The 

 basal joint of the fore tarsus has seven spines. The clypens 

 of the male is much more broadly flattened in front than in 

 the female. 



Bembex marsupiaia, Handl. 



Bembex marsnpiata, Ilandl. Sitzber. Akad. ^^'is3. Wien, cii. p. 757 

 (1893). 6 2- 



Hab. Waroona, W.A. (Bert/toud). 



Both this species and lohimnna have the abdominal fascire 

 very broad, and have seven spines on the basal joint of the 



