Species of Austral'ian Hymenoptera 55 



border at their apical margins. Abdomen slightly shining, 

 covered with cinereous silky pile, which is most dense at the base 

 of each segment. 



Length 9 lines. 



Hab. Australia (near Sydney). 



Tn my own Collection. 



Gorylcs bellicosus. 



G. niger, clypeo antennarum scapo suhtus Jlavo, I'lnea prolhorace 

 et subscutello segmenlis duobus abdomineque riifo-Jlains, 



Female, — Black, slightly shining, and with two yellow fascise on 

 the abdomen. Head rather narrower than the thorax ; the 

 clypeus, scape of the antennae in front, and their apex, yellow ; 

 the anterior margin of the clypeus traversed by a groove, the 

 groove black ; the face with a short thin silvery pubescence ; the 

 vertex with a sparing pale fulvous pubescence. Thorax : the 

 collar with a narrow interrupted yellow line ; the suture at the 

 base of the scutellum consute ; the metathorax obtusely rounded, 

 with a deep longitudinal central channel, the inclosed space at its 

 base coarsely striated longitudinally, the sides rugose, and with a 

 thin griseous pubescence ; the wings sub-hyaline, with the anterior 

 margin of the superior pair fuscous ; the tibiae and tarsi dull fer- 

 ruginous, stout, and spinose ; the anterior tarsi ciliated, the claw- 

 joint enlarged, with the claws simple, and a large pulvillus pro- 

 duced between their fork. Abdomen : a sub-interrupted yellow 

 fascia a little before the apical margin of the first segment ; the 

 second segment swollen at the sides, the third with a yellow fascia 

 on its apical margin ; the sixth segment ferruginous at the apex, 

 shining, and faintly punctured. 



Length 6g lines. 



Hab. Adelaide. 



In my own Collection. 



Gorytes eximius. 



G. niger, clyjieo antennarum scapo subtus Jlaxio, abdomine fasc'ns 

 tribus Jlavis, tibiis basi tarsisque ferrugineis. 



Female. — Black ; the abdomen with orange bands, the legs 

 annulated with yellow and white. The clypeus, basal joint of the 

 flagellum and the scape, yellow ; the latter with a fuscous spot 

 behind. The thorax closely punctured ; a narrow yellow line on 

 the collar, and the tegulse yellow ; an orange spot on the clypeus ; 

 the metathorax obtusely rounded and rugose ; the inclosed space 

 at its base longitudinally striated ; the suture at the base of the 



