144 POMPILIDJE. 



the anterior tibiae and tarsi ciliated, the first two joints of the latter 

 ferruginous ; the second submarginal cell one third broader than 

 the third, which is narrowed moderately towards the marginal. 



Hah. Natal. 



13. Pompilus vindex. 



Female. Length 6 lines. — Black, with the head, antennae, pro- and 

 mesothorax above, as well as the legs, ferruginous. The hinder 

 margin of the prothorax and scutellum, and also the postscutellum, 

 pale yellow; wings navo-hyaline, with their apex beyond the 

 middle of the marginal cell dark fuscous; the metathorax ob- 

 scurely ferruginous in the middle, and with a central longitudinal 

 channel. The abdomen has, at the basal lateral margin of the second, 

 third, and fourth segments, an oblong transverse macula, pointed 

 within ; the apical segment ferruginous. 



Male. Differs in having the abdomen, femora, and tarsi black. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. 



14. Pompilus iridipennis. 



Female. Length 12 lines. — Black ; the abdomen blue ; wings dark 

 brown-black, with a bright violet iridescence. The clypeus with 

 scattered punctures, its anterior margin rounded. The pro- and 

 mesothorax, as well as the scutellum, with shades of blue and 

 purple ; the scutellum compressed ; the metathorax rounded behind. 

 Abdomen smooth and shining, with tints of purple and blue. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. 



15. Pompilus crudelis. 



Female. Length 11-13 lines. — Black; the antennae, the clypeus, 

 which is smooth and shining, the tibiae, tarsi, and tips of the 

 femora ferruginous ; wings dark brown and with a violet irides- 

 cence. The mandibles towards their base ferruginous ; the anterior 

 margin of the clypeus rounded. The posterior margin of the pro- 

 thorax subangulated ; the metathorax with a longitudinal channel 

 that terminates at the verge of the truncation, and is also trans- 

 versely striated, strongly so towards and on the truncation. The 

 entire insect opaque, being covered with a very short velvety pile. 



Hah. South Africa. 



16. Pompilus hilaris. 



Female. Length 10 lines. — Black ; the mandibles, palpi, antennae, 

 tibiae, tarsi, and tips of the femora ferruginous ; wings fulvous, 



