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or imagines of other insects which she has pro- 

 vided for its sustenance. Pupa changes in a 

 silken cocoon spun by the larva at the bottom of 

 its domicile. Imago with antennae composed of 

 about thirteen joints, very short, recurved, almost 

 forming a ring ; mandibles short, strong, dentate ; 

 maxillae long, their feelers also long; labium longer 

 than in the Formicina ; its ligula trilobed ; ocelli 

 three, distinct ; wings alike in both sexes ; legs 

 short, stout, spiny ; female with a pungent sting. 

 Solitary ; inhabits sandy districts, settling occa- 

 sionally on umbellate flowers ; feeds on insects. 

 Tiphia. 



705. Sapygites (Sapygites). Larva and pupa 

 supposed to be as in the preceding order. Imago 

 with antennas composed of about thirteen joints, 

 exteriorly incrassated, particularly in the males, 

 longer and more robust than in the preceding 

 order; mandibles, labium, &c. nearly as in the 

 Scholiites ; ocelli, three, distinct ; wings alike in 

 both sexes ; legs short but slender, and without 

 spines ; female with a sting. Solitary ; female 

 inhabits walls, palings, and posts ; male settles 

 on umbellate flowers. Sapyga. 



706. Sand-wasps (Pompilites). Larva and 

 pupa as in Scholiites, the food of the former 

 consisting frequently of spiders provided by its 

 parent. Imago with antennae composed of about 

 thirteen joints, more long and slender than in the 

 two preceding orders, attenuated exteriorly, and 



