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THYNOTD.E. 



TlIYSNUS TAENIOLATUS, Sp. 710V. 



Male. Length, 6 lines. 



Head black, round, covered with white hairs on face, finely 

 rugose on forehead ; thorax and legs black, a pale white band 

 along the outer margin of mesothorax, which is finely punctured, 

 with an impressed line on eitiier side, a white mark on either 

 side of the mesothorax from the base of hindwing to the bottom 

 of scutellum ; scutellum broad at base, twice the width of apex, 

 which is margined with a white mark. Wings slightly fuscous. 

 Abdomen black, first segment marked with pale yellow fascia 

 almost divided in two by small black line ; second, third, fourth, 

 and fifth segments marked with broad yellow fasciae, which are 

 roundish, and interrupted in centre with small black line, the 

 outer edge of these segments margined with whitish yellow. 

 Underside of first segment with small wedge-shaped spot, of 

 third, fourth, and fifth marked with club-shaped patch, the apex 

 of each margined the lower edges of the segment with dull 

 white. 



One specimen in damaged condition, having lost its antennae. 



RlIAGIGASTKR IXTEGER, Fabr. 



This is a connnon species, having a very wide distribution over 

 the greater part of Soutliern Australia. 

 Victoria Desert. 



LARRID.E. 

 Piso:n, 



Blount Squires. 



Fraser llanee. 



sp. 



POMPIUD.E. 

 Fereeola, sp. 



EUMENID.E. 

 Odynerus, spp. 



Three species of this genus are represented, though it is quite 

 possible that one is only a variety. Many of our Australian 

 Odynerus are described in Saussure's " Supplement to his Mono- 

 graph of the Vespidffi," a work that is not obtainable in any t of 

 our Australian libraries. 



Mount Squires. 



ANDRENID.5i; 



Halticus, sp. 



Mount Squires ; one specimen, a small burrowing bee, probably 

 a new species. 



