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abdominal segment with greyish, pile. The third cubital cell seems to 

 vary considerably in size ; in one specimen this cell is petiolate on one 

 side, and very much narrowed above on the other. 



Length 7-9 ; exp. 12-16 mm. 



Habitat : Deesa. 



This species would come in Bingham's Key after P. capitosus 

 (Smith). 



POMPILUS BRUTUS, n. Sp. 



$ Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth, clypeus broad, slightly 

 emargirate anteriorly, the sides rounded, eyes very slightly emarginate, 

 an impressed line from between bases of antennae t j anterior ocellus ; 

 pronotum short, its posterior portion slightly depressed, scutellum 

 much raised, median segment rather long, with a median longitudinal 

 groove posteriorly, first abdominal segment long, about half as wide at 

 base as at apex, intermediate and posterior legs stout and very long, 

 all t.bias and tarsi with minute spines. Red, the median segment, 

 posterior cuxse, and base of first abdominal segment, black, the median 

 segment with sparse silvery pile ; wings sub-hyaline, infuscated at 

 apex and across recurrent nervures, tegulse red, nervures black. 



Length 12 ; exp. 22 mm. 



Habitat : Deesa. 



POMPILUS cassius, n. sp. 



9 Head, thorax, and abdomen smooth, clypeus broad, emarginate 

 anteriorly, an impressed line from base of antennas to anterior ocellus ; 

 pronotnm short, its posterior portion slightly depressed, median 

 segment long, rounded and steeply sloped posteriorly and transversely 

 shriate, with a median longitudinal groove ; first abdominal segment 

 subpetiolate, with a transverse furrow ; legs long and slender, tibise 

 and tarsi sparsely spinose. Red, the median segment, intermediate and 

 posterior coxa3, and extreme base of first abdominal segment black ; a 

 little silvery pile on coxee ; forowing sub-hyaline, hind wing hj aline, 

 both wings infuscated at apex. 



Length 11 ; exp. 18 mm. 



Habitat : Deesa. 



POMPILUS HORATIUS, n. Sp. 



$ Resembles P. cassius^ above, but is smaller, and differs as follows i 

 clypeus transverse anteriorly, median segment smo(*th and pilose, not 



