236 Jcurnal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVIII, 
the unfortunate changes sometimes necessitated by a strict 
appliance of priority rules. ! 
In Dr Bequaert’s paper (pp. 12-17) a new classification of 
the diplopterous wasps is proposed. We are of opinion that it 
is more satisfactory than previous systems ne have therefore 
adopted it here. 
In the preparation of this note we have received much 
help from Mr. G. R. Dutt of Pusa who looked over the rough 
ia and suggested es emendations and also added 
me notes based on specimens in the Pusa collection. To 
hire our sincere thanks are 2 
Family VESPIDAE. 
Subfamily ZerHinas. 
Zethus dolosus Bing. 
Sikkim ; Pashok, Darjeeling District. 
Labus humbertianus Sauss. 
Kangra Valley ; Sikkim; Kobo, Abor country, 400 ft. 
(S. W. Kemp, 2 Sur £4): Mergui, L. Burma 
Snbfamily EuMENINAE. 
EHumenes greene Sauss. 
Nilgiri Hills, 2,50) ft. (H. @. Andrewes, vil0). Repre- 
sented inthe Pusa collection Hout Mavmyo, Burma, =. 500 ft. 
(viii 14) and Margherita, Assam (19°v-20). 
Eumenes architectus Smith. 
Sikkim : pierce sty of E. Himalayas, 500 ft. (N. Anan- 
dale, 1-vi'08); Sadi N.E. Assam: Calcutta; Mergui and 
Dawna Hills, MN orastoelas: We have specimens under the name 
rufipes Ritsema, which is undoubtedly the same as this 
— from Bangalore, Poona and Calcutta. 

' The synonymy of the genus is as follows :—- 
Genus Stenogaster acon Méneville. 
1831. Stenogaster Guérin in Duperrey’s Voy. de la Cog. Ins., pl. es 
1838. Ischnogaster Guérin in Duperrey’s Voy. de la Cog. Ins. IT, pt- 
1853 Toshnogarier Bon , Mon. Guep. Sociales, Bs 6, pl. ii, fg. la-I/- 
1897. Ischnogaster idee a ’ Faun. Brit. Ind. Hym 
1904. Tochnogaste Dalla Torre, in Wytsmant 8 Genera Insectorum, 
_ 83, pl. 6, on 
Type: Sten ides ter full ‘ pennis Guéri 
Range: Australian and 0 Oriental pegidid. 




