410 Mr. W. F. Kirby on the 
Vespide. 
35. Belenogaster bidentatus. 
Exp. al. 12 lin. 
Female.—Black, mouth-parts pale testaceous ; clypeus with 
the sides emarginate beneath; mandibles reddish, avery narrow 
reddish line behind the upper part of the eyes ; antenne ending 
in a sharp point; this, the two preceding joints, and the base 
beneath are testaceous; thorax thickly punctured; the pro- 
thorax, a large lateral spot below and rather in front of the 
black tegule, two large spots on the scutellum, contiguous, 
but not united, the hinder part of the postscutellum, and the 
sides of the metathorax above (the middle is black and 
channelled) red; legs red, coxee black; abdomen black and 
shining, the petiole rather wide at its extremity, where 
it is slightly marked with reddish beneath and on the 
lateral angles; on the under surface the median line of 
the petiole is first carinated and then channelled rather beyond 
the middle ; on the under surface is a small projecting tooth 
on each side. 
Pandana, Fiji, Aug. 1874. 
36. Polistes perplexus. 
Polistes perplexus, Cress. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 245 (1872). 
Bermuda, April and June 1873. 
Originally described from Texas. 
37. Polistes aurdfer. 
Polistes aurifer, Sauss. Mon. Guépes Soe. p. 78 (1858). 
Honolulu, Aug. 1875. 
38. Polistes rubiginosus. 
Polistes rubiginosus, St.-Farg. Hym. i. p. 524 (1836), 
San Jago, Cape Verdes, Aug. 10, 1873. 
39. Polistes fortunatus. 
Long. corp. 73 lines. 
Female.—Ferruginous-tawny, with more or less extended 
black markings, and clothed with a slight golden pile. Ver- 
tex black, the colour sometimes extending as far ag the 
antenne, and sending off a branch behind to the occiput; in 
any case the furrows below the antenne are always more or 
less marked with black. Clypeus subconvex, sparingly pune- 
