58 MANKIBULATA. HYMENOl'TERA. 



behind on the metathorax also yellow; abdomen with the Istj Uh to 8th 

 segments broadly edged with yellow, the 2nd and 3rd sometimes with 

 a minute streak only on each side ; femora black, the 2 anterior luteous in 

 front, with their coxae and the 2 hinder ones spotted with luteouvS, tibise and 

 tarsi entirely luteous: wings reddish-yellow, clouded with brownish 

 towards the apex. 

 Occasionally found in plenty, in July, on umbelliferous plants 



within the metropolitan district : I once met with it abundantly at 



Dover in the beginning of July. 



Sp. 2. annulatus. Niger, ahdomine fasciis 8, 2-da late interrupta, thoracis sou- 

 tello, collare pedumque tibiis tarsisque Jiavis. (Long. corp. 7 — 7glin.; Exp. 

 Alar. 12i— 13 lin.) 



Te. (All.) annulata. Klug. — All. annulata. Steph. Catal. 333. No. 3867. 



Black : antennae fulvous, 2 or 3 of the basal joints black on the inner side ; 

 labrum yellow ; front and sides of the collar and scutellum luteous ; abdomen 

 with the margins of all the segments broadly edged with yellow, the 2nd 

 interrupted ; femora black, the 4 anterior with a yellow streak in front ; 

 tibiae and tarsi luteous-yellow ; wings luteous, with the apex slightly 

 clouded. 



The male has the 2 hinder femora with a yellow streak below, a spot on the 

 anterior coxae, and the entire posterior ones, yellow. 

 Taken near Hornsey wood in April 1811, and apparently very 



rare. 



b. Antennae with the basal joint alone yellow, or testaceous. 



Sp. 3. vespiformis. Ater, squamisj'errugineis,pedibusferrugineovariisj collare, 

 abdomine cingulis tribus, 1-mo remoto, anoque Jiavis, (Long. corp. 5^ — 6 lin.; 

 Exp. Alar. 10— 11 lin.) 



Te. vespiformis. Latreille — All. tricinctus. Steph. Catal. 333. No. 3868. 



Black : base of the antennae pale testaceous ; clypeus yellow at the base ; 

 margins of the collar yellow ; abdomen with the 1st, 4th, and 5th segments 

 broadly edged with yellow, the apex luteous; femora black, ferruginous at 

 the base and apex, tibiae and tarsi ferruginous, dusky towards the tip ; 

 wings somewhat hyaline, with the costal portion rather obscure ; nervures 

 fuscous, costa and scales at the base ferruginous. 



The male has the labrum and entire clypeus yellow, the base of the antennae 

 and the femora entirely black. 



In some examples the 3rd, 6th, and 7th segments of the abdomen have the 

 margins more or less edged with yellow. 

 Apparently rather scarce : I have taken it, towards the end of 



June, at Darenth, and at Dover and Ripley. 



Sp. 4. Viennensis. Niger, collare, pedum tibiis abdominis fasciis 3-bus, l-7na 

 rcmota, anoque Jiavis. (Long. corp. 5>j—5k lin.; Exp. Alar. 10— 10^ lin.) 



