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This species is nearest to M, clan'penm's (Bingh.), and would fit 

 thus into Bingham's Key. 

 A. 

 b 

 b^ 



a3 Madian S82;ment smooth and shinins;, with a short trian^ 

 gnlar longitudinal impression at base clanpenm's 



b^ Median segment o])aque, finely rugose, Avith a longitudi- 

 nal furrow in the middle ..hortata, 



SCOLIA PILA, n. sp. 



$ Head, thorax, and abdomen somevvhat sparsely punctured ; the 

 portion of the front between the bases of antennse raised, a deep 

 groove, widest posteriorly, from the anterior ocellus towards, but not 

 reaching, the bases of antennae ; median segment short, broad, and 

 truncate at apex. Black ; the mandibles, except their tips, the 

 centre of the clypeus, the antennae, legs, and apical abdominal segment, 

 light red ; the clypeus, except the centre, a triangular spot above it, 

 the portion of the head round the eyes, the.pronotum, lateral margins of 

 tlie mesonotum, the scutellum, postscutellum, and broad lateral maculae,, 

 covering nearly the whole of the dorsal portions of abdomiiial segments 

 2—5 (sometimes also 1st segment), yellow, tho ventral portions of 

 abdominal segments 2 — 5 have obscure yellow spots towards their 

 apical margins laterally ; wings with two cuhital cells, bright flavo- 

 hyaline at base, apical portions fuscous, nervures and tegulse light red. 



Length 10 ; exp. 20 mm. 



Habitat : Deesa. 



This species would come in Bingham's Key near S. elizabethce ; 

 (Bingh.), having antennae light red, but it is abundantly distinct, and 

 has quite a different general appearance. 



PoMPiLUS Paulus, n. sp. 



$ Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth ; clypeus short and broad, its 

 anterior margin slightly rounded, a deep groove from base of antennas 

 to anterior ocellus, scutellum much raised, long and narrow; legs stout, 

 anterior tarsi ciliated, intermediate and posterior tibias and tarsi spinose. 

 Head and thorax black, abdomen, femora, tibiae, and tarsi of legs bright 

 red antennae dark red or reddish black ; a line along both the inner 



