824 Bob. Lucas-. 



B. 



Arton, deren Stellung in den vorigen Tabellen 



nicht ermitteil werden könnt«'. 



1. Pepaia affinia Dahlb. 

 PqtSXS af'/inis Dahlb., Hvm. I, 1846, pag. 464, no. 9. 

 Aus der Bestimmungstabelle (1. c.) ergiebt sich: 



Alae nigro-violaceae. ;i | > i < ■ e nonnihil dilutiores. Metanoti carinula 

 transversalia ultima in cristam elevata. Corpus magmim Clypena apice 

 siibtruncatus. Alae subcyaneae, venis nigris. — Surinam. 



.'. /'■ r - i i /'" m ipen ii it F. Sm. 



I'. Smith, Catalogue of Hym. Ins. in the coli, of 

 the Brit Mus III. 1855, pag 192, no. 14 Qcf. 



Female Lengtb 16 lines. — Black: the head and thorai with an 

 obscure aeneons tinge; the Baren apieal joints of the antennae ereara-co- 

 loured; the tringa amokj hyaline, the anterior pair having a broad dark 

 fuscous cloud at their apieal margins. the aerrnrea blaok, aaffoaed with 

 fuscus: the legs obscurely bloe; the metathorai tranareraelj Btrigose. Ab- 

 domen adorned with an obscure greenieb blne irideacent pilej the apex 

 clothed with black pabe* 



Mal.'. Very elosely reaembling bbe famale. in coloar; the antennae 

 porrect, the aeven apieal segments enlirelv eream-coloured, with usually 

 three or four additional joints, white beneatb; the posterior legs very long, 

 the tarsi broad and compressed Abdomen subpetiolate, of an obscure hlue- 

 black coloar j beneatb smootb and shining. the fourth segment thinly co- 

 vered with black pnbescence 



The number of pale apieal joints in the antennae of this species varies 

 greatly, of four speeimens examined (males). the number are three. Bve, 

 seven, and eight and a half: the number is the same in all the female.s 

 yet obtained, namely seven. 



'•'. P< p« ia seric ans Pel. 

 JRsjpa St Karg., Hym. III. 1845, p. 473, No. 6 Q. 



Caput nigrum, nigro pubescens p'ilosumque. Antennae nigrae. Thorax 

 niger, nigro pilosus multumque pubescens; metathoracis dorso longitudina- 

 liter unisubsulcato. Abdomen nigrum, subnudum. Pedes nigri, pilis spinis- 

 que nigris. Alae ferrugineae, apice nigrae; nervuris, puncto marginali, 

 costa squamaque nigris. — Femelle. Long. 1 pouce 5 lignes. 



Exotique. Sans patrie. Musee de M. Serville. 



4. Pepsis ferruginipennia F. Sm. 



Punq)ilus ferruginipennis Halid., Trans. Linn. Soc. XVII, 1837, pag. 

 326, no.40 $. 

 Es scheint sehr fraglich, ob diese Art wirklich eine Pepsis ist. Warum 

 hat Haliday sie nicht dazu gestellt, da er doch von einer Pepsis heros F. 

 spricht. 



Cyaneus; autennis alisque ruris. Fem. Long. corp. 10 lin. Alar. 18 lin. 



