91 

 HYMENOPTERA. 



POLISTES MACAENSIS. 



Plate LVII. fig. 4. 

 Genus. Polistes, Zalreille. 



Species. Polistes Macaensis : capite flavo, inter oculos nigro ; thorace flavo, dorso obscu- 

 ruro, lineis tribus nigris; scutello flavo bilineato ; abdomine flavo strigis tribus 

 undatis. Long Corp. unc. 1. 

 Polistes : with the head yellow, black between the eyes ; thorax yellow, darker 

 above, with three black longitudinal lines ■ scutellum yellow, with two transverse 

 lines; abdomen yellow, with three waved black transverse lines. Length of the 

 body, 1 inch. 



Syn. Vespa Macaensis, Fahr. Ent. Syst. 2. p. 259. Syst. Piez. p. 272. 



" The specimen from which our figure is copied, is in the cabinet of the Right 

 Hon. Sir J. Banks, Bart., from Macao." — Donovan. It is also very common in China, 

 and appears to be the species so frequently represented in the drawings sent to this 

 country, together with its nest, which is attached to the twigs of trees, and is com- 

 posed of cells without any outer covering. 



POLISTES TEPIDA. 



Plate LVII. fig. 5. 



Species. Polistes Tepida : capite nigro ; labro ferrugineo ; thorace nigro ; collare punctis- 

 que duobus magnis dorsalibus ferrugineis ; abdominis segmento primo nigro, 

 secundo et tertio nigiis, margine ferrugineo, reliquis totis ferrugineis. Long. 

 Corp. -jL unc. 

 Polistes : with the head black ; upper lip ferruginous ; thorax black ; collar and 

 two large dorsal spots ferruginous ; first segment of abdomen black, second and 

 third black with the margin ferruginous, the remainder entirely ferruginous. 

 Length of the bod}', T 9 „ths of an inch. 



Stn. Vespa tepida, Fair Ent. Syst. 2. p. 262. Syst. Piez. p. 271. 



Fabricius gives as the habitat of this insect, " Nova Hollandia, Mus. Bom, 

 Banhs." 



n 2 



