190 O R D E R V. Sphex. 



in the bodies of thefe infe&s, they carefully clofe 

 the holes with earth. 



It is very probable that fome fpecies of Apte- 

 rous Spheges are found in England, which 

 matter mult be determined by the external ap- 

 pearance, the fling's being concealed within the 

 abdomen, and the number of articulations in 

 the antennae* 



The Sphex is called by fome, the Ichneumon- 

 Waft. 



Genus 



