380 The Hunting IVasps 



a yellow band cut deeply into the form 

 of a triangle, or even broken right off ; and 

 this is more noticeable in the less distant 

 segments. 



Under-part of the body, black. Legs, iron- 

 yellow all through. Wings, slightly bronzed 

 at the tip. 



The above is a description of the female. 

 The male is unknown to me. 



In colouring, this species approaches Cerceris 

 labiata, from which it differs more particularly 

 by the shape of the shield and by its size, which 

 is much larger. Observed near Avignon in 



I dedicate this species to my daughter Antonia, 

 whose assistance has often been of great value 

 to me in my entomological researches. 



B 



Cerceris Julii. — H. Fab. 



Length, 7 to 9 milUmetres.^ Black, thickly 

 and deeply spotted. Shield, flat. Face covered 

 with a fine silvery down. A narrow yellow 

 band on either side on the inner edge of the 

 eyes. Mandibles, yellow, with brown tips. An- 

 tennae, black above, pale russet below ; lower 

 surface of their basilar joints, yellow. 



* J to J inch. — Translator's Note. 



