264 Mr. Cameron on 



Cerceris interstincta, Fab. 



What this species may be is rather doubtful. On the 

 whole the description fits best with the $ of humbertiana, 

 but it differs from it in no mention being made of the two 

 marks on the median segment. With this exception, how- 

 ever, the description, so far as it goes, suits humbertiana 

 fairly well. 



Cerceris dissecta, Fab. 



I am quite unable to recognise this species from the 

 description. It may be added that neither Smith nor 

 Schletterer includes this species in their Catalogues. 



The description of the Fabrician species are subjoined. 



Philanthus interstinctus. 



P. niger fiavo varius abdominis segmento primo rafo. 

 A lis apice nigris. 



Habitat in India Dom. Daldorff. 



Statura et magnitudo P. ruficornis, antennae ferrugineae 

 articulo primo flavo. Caput flavum vertice nigro. Thorax 

 niger, margine antico, puncto calloso ante, lineis duabus 

 scutelli, macula utrinque sub alis, et subscutello flavis. 

 Abdomen nigrum segmento primo rufo, reliquis apice flavis, 

 ano tamen toto nigro, alae albae, anticae apice nigrae. Pedes 

 flavi geniculis nigris. 



Philanthus dissectus. 



P. niget fiavo varius, abdominis basi rufo, macula fiava- 



Habitat in India Dom. Daldorff. 



Praecedente paullo minor, antennse rufse, basi flavse ; 

 caput nigrum, labio albo, thorax nigermargine antico utrinque 

 lineola, puncto ante alas scutelloque flavis ; abdomen nigrum 

 petiolo toto ferrugineo, segmento primo basi ferrugineo, 

 macula flava, secundo quartoque apice imprimis ad latera 

 flavis. Pedes flavi femoribus supra nigris. 



