GG ^Ir. R. E. Turner o/i Ff.^s )ri'd ll^uienoptcra. 



the postscutcllum. Head, thorax, and median segment 

 covered -with dense golden pubescence, which becomes thin 

 on the vertex, tlie disc of the mcsonotum, and the scutelluni. 

 Petiole as long as the third joint ol" the hind tarsus. Basal 

 joint of the fore tarsi with nine long spines. Third abscissa 

 of the radius scarcely more than half as long as the first. 

 Scntcllum convex. 



Hob. N. Queensland, probably from the Cape York 

 Peninsula. 



Allied to vest it us, Sm., but may be easily distinguished 

 by the colour of the legs and by the much greater size, in 

 which points it approaches staudingeri, Grib,, from New 

 (luiuea. 



Subfamily Philantsikm. 

 Cerceris calida, sp. n. 



2 . Flava ; capite fascia lata inter oculos, antice utrinque ad an- 

 tennarura basin producta, mesonoto f'asciis tribiis longitiidinalibus, 

 sc'gmeiito mediano area b:isali hnea angusta basalilineaquelongi- 

 tudinali mediaua, segmcutis dorsalibus teitio quartoque basi iu 

 nieJio late, quiutoque basi angiiste nigris ; petiolo fascia lata 

 longitudiuali, segraento secundo macula basali flava, area pygidiali 

 }iedibu3(j[ue posticis pallide ferrugiueis ; alls hyalinis, cellula 

 radiali infuscata, venis fcrruginois ; flagcllo i)allide ochraceo. 



J . Feminse similis, segmeuto mediauo area basali tota nigra. 

 Long., $ 7, d 6 mm. 



. $ . Clypeus with the median lobe broader at the base 

 than long, narrowed towards the apex, slightly porrect at the 

 apex, the margin broadly and shallowiy eraargiuate. An- 

 tennae inserted nearly half as far again from the anterior 

 ocellus as from the base of the clypeus, the frontal carina 

 short, but high and pointed between the antennae; second 

 joint of the flagellum distinctly longer than the third ; meso- 

 ])leur8e without spines or tubercles ; basal area of the median 

 segment smooth, Avith a longitudinal sulcus and a few large 

 punctures at the extreme base and on the sides ; postscutellum 

 smooth ; the head, thorax, and abdomen coarsely and closely 

 j)uncturcd. Petiole longer than broad, distinctly broader 

 at the base than at the apex; pygidial area elongate-ovate, 

 narrowly truncate at the apex. 



^ . Petiole nearly twice as long as the breadth at the 

 base ; median lobe of the clypeus longer than broad. 



Hab. Kuranda, N. Queensland; May. 



This is nearest to pradura, Turn., but, in addition to the 



