46 MANDIBUI.ATA. HYMENOPTERA. 



yellow ; wings pale, testaceous at the base, costa and nervures the same, 



the latter at the apex and the stigma fuscous. 



Found in the neighbourhood of the metropolis in June. 



Sp. 3. luteiviBhtris. Nigra, nitida, abdomine luteo, ano punctisque dorsalibus 



nigris, pedibus luteis, tarsis posticis nigricantibus, alts nigricanti-hyalinis. 



(Long. Corp. 2|— 3 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 5f — 64 lin.) 

 Te. (All.) luteiventris. J?"/?/^.— Se. luteiventris. Steph.CataJ.3Sl. No. 3882. 

 Antennae, head, and thorax, entirely shining black ; mouth pitchy ; abdomen 



luteous, with the apex and some dorsal spots black ; legs luteous, with the 



posterior tarsi dusky ; wings hyaline, blackish, with the nervures, costa, 



and stigma darker. 

 Some examples have the abdomen more evidently spotted with black than 



others. 



Not very uncommon : taken at Coombe and Darenth woods, in 

 June. 



Sp. 4. hyalina. Nigra, abdomine luteo, bast apiceque nigra, pedibus testaceis, 

 alis hjalinis. (Long. corp. 2§— 2f lin. ; Exp. Alar. 5|— 6J lin.) 



Te. (All.) hyalina. Klug.—'&e. hyalina. Steph. Catal. 331. No. 3834. 



Antennae, head, and thorax black ; abdomen luteous, with the 2 basal and 2 

 apical joints black above, the basal one with a triangular yellowish spot ; 

 legs pale testaceous, with the tips of the hinder tibiae and the hinder tarsi 

 fuscescent ; wings hyaline, with nervures fuscous, costa and stigma 

 blackish. 

 Not uncommon at Darenth wood in June, and also found at 



Coombe and Hertford. 



Sp. 5. Spinolse. Nigra, nitida, ventre pedibusque luteis, alis fusco-hyalinis. 



(Long. corp. 2^— 3|lin.; Exp. Alar. ^k—Q lin.) 

 Te. (All.) Spinolffi. ^Zwg-.—Se. Spinolse. Steph. Catal. 331. No. 3833. 

 Head, antennae, and thorax black; abdomen luteous, with the 2 basal 



segments black ; legs luteous, immaculate ; wings hyaline, fuscous. 



Rare : found at Coombe wood, in June. 



Sp. 6. scapularis. Nigra, antennis subtus, humeris abdomine pedibusque testa- 

 ceis, alis subjlavescentibus, stigmate testacea. (Long. corp. 2| lin. ; Exp. Alar. 

 5|lin.) 



Se. scapularis. Steph. Catal. 331. No. 3835. 



Antenna above, head and thorax black, the former testaceous beneath ; sides 

 of the thorax and a portion of the pleura bright testaceous ; abdomen tes- 

 taceous, with the two basal joints black above ; legs totally pale testaceous ; 

 wings hyaline, with a slightly yellowish tinge ; nervures pale at the base, 

 testaceous-brown at the apex ; stigma testaceous. 

 Also rare : taken in June in the vicinity of London. 



