ENTOMOLOGICAL CABINET. 



TIPHIA FEU GRATA. Fabr. 



Black and hairy : head large, round and com- 

 pressed, of the width of the thorax : eyes large, of 

 an elongate oral : antenna; moniliform, curved and 

 inserted at the base of the clypeus : thorax black, 

 shining and punctured, the scutellum very large : 

 wings slightly tinged, with a little irridescence on 

 the lower pair : abdomen black, shining and hairy 

 towards the extremity : legs short, the thighs angu- 

 lated, tibiae very short ; the anterior pair black, the 

 four hinder red, all the tarsi are black. 



Length of the body 33 to 4 lines. 



Expansion of the wings 6£ lines. 



Inhabits sandy places. 



Tiphia is the only genus of the Scoliadce found in 

 England. Three species are generally enumerated in 

 the lists of British Insects, but we have the pleasure 

 of stating that to the labours of a young, but very 

 superior entomologist, we are indebted for speci- 

 mens, and a knowledge of a fourth species— the 

 Tiphia minuta of Van-der- Linden. Our friend Mr. 

 Shuckard (who is now paying much attention to the 

 Hymenoptera) has furnished us with the following lo- 

 cality and observations on this new species : "Taken 

 on Hani[;stead Heath, at the bet-inning of June : the 

 females very raie, and the males varying in size 

 from 1 to 3 lines ; some individuals having but one 

 submarginal cell." 



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