818 Bob. Lucas: 



nervaria, puncto marginali eoetaqae nigricaatibas; iquaraa nigra — Peroelle. 

 Long. 1 pouce 2 lignea. 



B um patrie Knaäe de M Serville. 



:'?. Peps i» ' yan esceti » Pel. 

 Pepsis cyanescens 81 Parg üjm 111, 1845, pag. 485, No 26rjf. 

 Capnl nigram, nigro pnbeecena rillosumque. Antennae nigrae Tho- 

 rai niger, nigro pnbeacena nlloanaque; metathoracia dorso villosiori. Ab- 

 domen nigram, nigro-caernleo pobeacem. Anus nigro pilosns. Pedea nigri 

 Ala.- nigrae, riolaeeo-caernleo micantee, riridiqne sapnitentes; nervaria, 

 puncto marginali, coeta Bqaamaque nigri«. Male Long. II lignet 

 Sana j>;it ii •- Ifosi M Berrille. 



86. Pept i» ob 8 cur a Pel 

 31 Parg lll. 1846, pag. 490, No. S6 cf. 



Antennae nigrae. Capnt nigro-caeralenm. Tborai nlgro-caeralea*, riridi 

 bitena Scntellum maxiine elevatum. Metathoracia doraom tranaveree stri- 

 atiiiu, linea media longitadinali raaxfme impreaanm, linea tranaremali elerata 

 terrainatnm Abdomen nigro-eaernleum, pnbe breri, denea, nigra viridi 

 nitente reatitnm. Pedee nigro-caernlei Pili nigri. Alae nigro-riolaceao. 



Pemelle 



M i- Omnea partes riolaceo-nigrae, obaeare viridi nitentea Alae viridi- 

 anreo nitente« 



Breail afna< •■ de Prance. 



89. Pepsit purp " rasa ns V. Sm. 

 Pepsis purpurascent Smitb, <'atalot. r u>- of Hym. Ins in the coli, of 

 the Brit .Mus 111, 1855, pag. 194, No. 19 Q. 

 K- -nuile. Lengtb !' linee. — Black, adorned witb changeable rieh pnrple 

 pile; the antennae liave the scape ruio-piceooa in front, the Aagellnm fascoaa 

 above, rufo-fulvcuis beneatb, the labritm, mandiblea in the middle, and the 

 palpi rufo-testaeeous ; inetathorax elongate. transversely striate and chan- 

 neled down the centre; the Bidea of the BCntelhim and base of the meta- 

 tborai exbibiting in certain ligbta a golden effulgence; wings rufo-fuscous, 

 tbeir extreme apex hyaline: the legs have a rieh purple iridescence, with 

 a golden reflection in certain ligbts. Abdomen subpetiolate, bright purplc, 

 the apieal margins of the segments obscurely rufo-pieeous. 

 Hab Brazil (Santarem). (Coli. H. W. Bates). 



30. Pepsis decolorata Pel. 

 Pepsis decolorata St. Parg., Hym. 111. 1845, pag. 474, No. 7 Q. 



Caput nigrum, nigro pubescens pilosumque. Antennae, articulis (duobus 

 salteni baseis. caeteri desunt) nigris. Thorax niger, nigro pilosus; meso- 

 thorace supra longitudinaliter oniearinato, metathoracis dorso transverse 

 striato, longitudinaliter quadricarinato. Abdomen nigrum, subnudum, ano 

 rufo-fusco, piloso. Pedes nigri, nigro pilosi spinosique. Alae ferrugineae, 

 apiee decolori; nervuris ferrugineis, puncto marginali, costa squamaque ni- 

 gris. — Feruelle. 



Cayenne. Musee de M. Serville. 



