ODYNERUS. 323 



Odyn.fuscipes 1 Sauss. Et. Vespid. I, 143, 28 (l*. r ,2). 

 Odyn. pedestris Sauss. Ibid. Ill, 143, 28, % (1854). 

 Odijn. proximus Sauss. Revue de Zool., IX, 1857, 274. 



£> . Total length, 10 mm. ; wing, 8 mm. 

 £ . Total length, 9 mm. ; wing, 7 mm. 



9. Form as in 0. conformis, or a little less elongate, but, 

 rather more lengthened than in 0. vagus. Clypeus cribrose with 

 large punctures. Head circular, strongly punctured, as is also the 

 thorax; metathorax not so roughly punctured, velutinous; its 

 concavity superiorly margined with rugosities. First abdominal 

 segment strongly punctured, slightly elongate, becoming more 

 rugose anteriorly. Second segment not as strongly puuctured, 

 elongate, constricted at base ; its margin coarsely punctured, a 

 little canaliculate. 



Black, shining; scape beneath, a spot on the mandibles, a 

 frontal dot, two spots or an arcuate line on the summit of the 

 clypeus, a post-ocular spot and a spot in the sinus of the eyes, an 

 interrupted band or two macula? on the prothorax, a spot under 

 the wing, another before the scutel, post-scutel, and inferior edges 

 of metathorax, yellow. Tcgula) ferruginous, spotted with yellow. 

 Abdominal segments 1-4 regularly margined with yellow; the 2d 

 adorned with two separate yellow spots near the base. Knees, 

 tibiae, and tarsi, yellow. 



Var. a. No yellow spots on the disk of mesothorax. 



b. Only the segments 1-2 margined with yellow ; metathorax 

 immaculate. 



c. Segments 3-4 partly margined with yellow. 



d. Metathorax more rounded. 



e. Two very small free spots on the 1st segment. 



%. Clypeus polygonal, a little bidentate, as broad as long, 

 yellow; inner orbits yellow. Hook of antennae black. Disk of 

 mesothorax and metathorax generally quite black. Margin o( 

 2d segment often more reflexed. 



Var. The tip of clypeus black ; spots o\ y the 2d segment very 

 small. 



Eess. a. diff, — This may be a mere variety of 0. conformist. 

 The same size, same punctures, same livery, excepl the two 

 oblique yellow lines o\' the first segment, which arc wanting 



1 This name had boon previously employed by Herrioh Sch»ffer 



